Spokesman-Review
College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northwestern 31, Eastern Illinois 7
When: 7:30 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 14, 2024
Where: Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, Evanston, Illinois
Attendance: 10631
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Eastern Illinois 0 7 0 0 7
Northwestern 7 7 10 7 31
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 1:22
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 7 - Eastern Illinois 0
Cam Porter 1 yd. run (Jack Olsen kick)
2nd Quarter - 10:37
Eastern Illinois   TD  Northwestern 7 - Eastern Illinois 7
Eli Mirza 13 yd. pass from Pierce Holley (Drew Schiller kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:14
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 14 - Eastern Illinois 7
Joseph Himon II 32 yd. run (Jack Olsen kick)
3rd Quarter - 8:18
Northwestern   FG  Northwestern 17 - Eastern Illinois 7
Jack Olsen 46 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 2:39
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 24 - Eastern Illinois 7
A.J. Henning 3 yd. pass from Jack Lausch (Jack Olsen kick)
4th Quarter - 6:58
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 31 - Eastern Illinois 7
Marshall Lang 9 yd. pass from Jack Lausch (Jack Olsen kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Eastern Illinois Northwestern
W‑L 1 - 2 - 0 2 - 1 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Eastern Illinois Northwestern
Score 7 31
1st Downs 13 22
3rd Down Efficiency 3-for-11
27%		 4-for-11
36%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-2
50%		 1-for-2
50%
Total Yards 207 450
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 20-40 35-203
Average/Rush 2.0 5.8
Passing
Comp-Att 17-31 21-32
Passing Yards 167 247
Average/Pass Play 4.9 7.5
Penalties-Yards 2-15 6-39
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Interceptions Thrown 1 0
Time of Possession 24:28 35:32
PLAYER STATS
Eastern Illinois (1 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
P. Holley 17/31 167 1 1
Northwestern (2 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Lausch 20/31 227 2 0
M. Wright 1/1 20 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Pearson 8 29 3.6 0
M. Flowers 7 17 2.4 0
P. Holley 5 -6 -1.2 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
C. Porter 15 77 5.1 1
J. Lausch 7 62 8.9 0
J. Himon II 5 49 9.8 1
C. Komolafe 7 12 1.7 0
M. Lang 1 3 3.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Willman 6 66 11.0 0
A. Manaves 1 32 32.0 0
T. Gipson 3 26 8.7 0
M. Flowers 3 19 6.3 0
E. Mirza 2 17 8.5 1
C. Nelson 2 7 3.5 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
A. Henning 7 117 16.7 1
M. Lang 2 28 14.0 1
T. Gordon 2 25 12.5 0
J. Himon II 3 24 8.0 0
H. Welcing 1 20 20.0 0
B. Kirtz 3 18 6.0 0
C. Johnson II 1 16 16.0 0
C. Porter 2 -1 -0.5 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
D. Roberts 1.0 8.0
A. Hubbard 1.0 5.0
M. Kilbane 1.0 5.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
T. Johnson 4 0
X. Mueller 3 1
M. Uihlein 2 0
R. Fitzgerald 2 2
E. Smith 2 2
K. Soares Jr. 1 0
N. Story 1 0
B. Turner 1 1
D. Turner 1 1
D. Roberts 1 1
B. Flakes 1 2
G. Metz 1 2
A. Hubbard 1 2
M. Kilbane 1 2
B. Brus 0 1
J. Reynolds II 0 1
G. Wallace 0 1
L. Akers 0 1
C. Azema 0 1
H. Knez 0 1
J. Dehaan 0 2
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
D. Roberts 1.0 8.0
A. Hubbard 1.0 5.0
M. Kilbane 1.0 5.0
D. Turner 1.0 2.0
Fumbles
  NO.
C. Porter 1