Football

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
Briefly
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
Briefly
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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