Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
1-2 , 1-0
Southern Illinois
1-2 , 0-0
Salukis Score Late Touchdowns to Defeat Northwestern
9/17/2022 3:33:00 PM | Football
EVANSTON, Ill. - Southern Illinois scored 17 second half points and defeated Northwestern 31-24 on Saturday afternoon at Ryan Field. Each team is now 1-2 on the season.
Evan Hull totaled 124 yards to lead the Wildcats ground attack and added one touchdown, his fifth straight game finding the end zone. Hull also tacked on 33 receiving yards on eight catches. Cam Porter recorded 40 yards on the ground as Northwestern logged 167 rushing yards.
Ryan Hilinski threw for 213 yards, completing 27-of-43 passes and tossed one touchdown and two interceptions. He also scored a rushing touchdown, the third of his career.
Xander Mueller paced the Northwestern defensive effort, totaling eight tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, and one interception. Aidan Hubbard added 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sack and Ryan Johnson had 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sack in the loss.
How It Happened
Northwestern got on the scoreboard first and opened up a 7-0 lead with 2:14 remaining in the first quarter.Southern Illinois then tied the game at 7-7 before the NU responded with a one-yard touchdown rush from Hillinski from to jump back ahead, 14-7.
After Southern Illinois scored to take a 17-14 lead, Northwestern responded with a field goal to tie it at 17-17 with 14:56 to go in the fourth quarter.Southern Illinois fought back to take a 31-17 lead. The 'Cats scored a late touchdown to bring the game within one score.
Game Notes» Northwestern outgained Southern Illinois 380-357, including a 167-96 advantage on the ground.
» Northwestern had their highest scoring quarter in the fourth period, when they put up 10 points.
» Northwestern converted 6 of 16 third downs while Southern Illinois was successful on 5 of 16.
» NU had three players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Bryce Gallagher, who had 12.
» Nic Baker led the SIU passing attack, completing 23 of his 34 attempts for 241 yards and three touchdowns with one interception.
» Tyce Daniel was Southern Illinois' leading receiver with 65 yards and one touchdown.
Northwestern wraps up its three-game homestand next weekend against Miami (Ohio) at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 24. The game will air on BTN.
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Team Stats
SIU 0, NWU 7
NWU - Hilinski,Ryan 1 yd run (Stage,Adam kick), 14 plays, 88 yards, TOP 05:40
SIU 7, NWU 7
SIU - Daniel,Tyce 57 yd pass from Baker,Nic (Baumgarte,Jake kick) 5 plays, 84 yards, TOP 02:16
SIU 7, NWU 14
NWU - Hull,Evan 1 yd run (Stage,Adam kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:56
SIU 14, NWU 14
SIU - Garrett,Jacob 18 yd pass from Baker,Nic (Baumgarte,Jake kick) 1 plays, 18 yards, TOP 00:05
SIU 17, NWU 14
SIU - Baumgarte,Jake 45 yd field goal 11 plays, 47 yards, TOP 05:20
SIU 17, NWU 17
NWU - Stage,Adam 26 yd field goal 9 plays, 55 yards, TOP 04:08
SIU 24, NWU 17
SIU - Baker,Nic 9 yd pass from Baker,Nic (Baumgarte,Jake kick) 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 02:20
SIU 31, NWU 17
SIU - Baker,Nic 1 yd run (Baumgarte,Jake kick), 2 plays, 10 yards, TOP 00:45
SIU 31, NWU 24
NWU - Washington,Malik 3 yd pass from Hilinski,Ryan (Stage,Adam kick) 16 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:50
