First Half Action
| North- western |
Kansas | |
| 10 | First downs | 9 |
| 11 | Rushes | 14 |
| 22 | Rushing yards | 15 |
| 24-15-0 | Passing (comp-att-int) |
26-15-0 |
| 117 | Passing yards | 137 |
| 35 | Total offensive plays |
40 |
| 139 | Total offense | 152 |
| 6 | Return yards | 5 |
| 3-38.7 | Punting | 3-44.3 |
| 0-0 | Fumbles-lost | 1-1 |
| 5-37 | Penalties-yards | 6-50 |
| 13:39 | Time of possession |
16:21 |
The two supposedly offensive-minded teams managed a whopping 254 combined total yards. … Kansas averaged .93 yards per rush, while Northwestern averaged 2 yards per rush. … The Jayhawks were flagged for 50 penalty yards.
Northwestern Leaders
Rushing: Noah Herron 5-20, Terrell Jordan 3-8.
Passing: Brett Basanez 15-for-24 for 117 yards.
Receiving: Mark Philmore 5-54, Shaun Herbert 2-21.
Kansas leaders
Rushing: Adam Barmann 3-17, Clark Green 3-9.
Passing: Barmann 14-for-25 for 136 yards..
Receiving: Lyonel Anderson 3-15, Green 2-62.
Final Totals
| North- western |
Kansas | |
| 20 | First downs | 22 |
| 32 | Rushes | 26 |
| 45 | Rushing yards | 47 |
| 33-20-0 | Passing (comp-att-int) |
51-32-0 |
| 192 | Passing yards | 303 |
| 65 | Total offensive plays |
77 |
| 337 | Total offense | 350 |
| 29 | Return yards | 21 |
| 5-38.8 | Punting | 4-44.8 |
| 0-0 | Fumbles-lost | 1-1 |
| 9-64 | Penalties-yards | 11-84 |
| 2-13 | Sacks by (No.-yards) |
2-15 |
| 27:19 | Time of possession |
32:41 |
Northwestern ruled the third quarter, 10-0, but KU rallied with 14 unanswered points in the fourth for a 17-13 lead that held until the Wildcats mounted a 4-play, 81-yard TD drive that concluded at 5:25.
Games to remember
Northwestern: Mark Philmore 7 receptions for 113 yards.
Kansas: Adam Barmann 30-for-48 passing, 294 yards, 2 TDs, 6 rushes, 19 yards.
Game to forget
Kansas: Johnny Beck 0-for-2 on field-goal attempts (of 48 yards with 13 seconds left in the first half and 43 yards with 1:18 left in the fourth quarter).
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING (carries-yards)
Northwestern: Noah Herron 18-85, Terrell Jordan 5-49, Brett Basanez 8-7, Jonathan Fields 1-4.
Kansas: Clark Green 6-25, Adam Barmann 6-19, John Randle 12-18, Charles Gordon 1-(minus-5), Chris Tyrrell 1-(minus-10)
PASSING (comp.-att.-yards)
Northwestern: Brett Basanez 20-for-33 for 192 yards.
Kansas: Barmann 30-for-48 for 294 yards, Jason Swanson 1-for-2 for 8 yards, Green 1-for-1 for 1 yard.
RECEIVING (receptions-yards)
Northwestern: Mark Philmore 7-113, Ashton Aikens 3-18, Brandon Horn 3-17, Shaun Herbert 2-21, Herron 2-11, Fields 2-4, Taylor Jones 1-8.
Kansas: Brandon Rideau 7-84, Lyonel Anderson 5-33, Randle 5-15, Gary Heaggans 4-34, Mark Simmons 4-21, Green 2-62, Gordon 2-31, Marcus Henry 2-22, Barmann 1-1.
PUNTING (No.-average)
Northwestern: Brian Huffman 5-38.8.
Kansas: Kyle Tucker 1-46.0, Tyrrell 3-44.3.
TACKLING LEADERS
Northwestern: Tim McGarigle 10, Bryan Heinz 10, Dominique Price 9, Nick Roach 9.
Kansas: Nick Reid 11, Rodney Harris 7, Tony Stubbs 7, David McMillan 7.
| SCORE BY QUARTERS | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
| Northwestern | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| Kansas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Officials: Randy Christal (r), Steve Storie (u), Mike Moeller 9lm), Kelly Deterding (lj), Len Williams (bj), Terry Porter (fj), Scott Kock (sj), Marc Grossman (s).
Attendance: 24,817.
Time of game: 3:07.
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