Northwestern Rushes for 413 Yards in 34-13 Win Over Penn State in Ryan Field Opener

Northwestern rushed for 413 yards and beat Penn State 34-13 on Friday evening within the first recreation on the new Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. ESPN’s recreation information lists the attendance at 35,000.

The Wildcats (3-1, 1-1 Big Ten) by no means trailed. Kicker Jackson Kleather made a 50-yard area objective on their opening drive, the longest by a Wildcat since 2002, the varsity mentioned. Quarterback Aidan Chiles then scored on a 2-yard run to make it 10-0 within the first quarter.

Penn State obtained inside 10-7 on a landing run by Carson Hansen. The rating got here after freshman cornerback Josiah Zayas recovered a fumble, in accordance with Penn State’s recap. Northwestern then pulled away. Running again Joseph Himon II scored on runs of 38 and 11 yards earlier than halftime for a 24-7 lead, and working again Caleb Komolafe added a 1-yard rating late within the third quarter.

Komolafe rushed for 188 yards on 25 carries. Himon had 162 yards on 10 carries, in accordance with the field rating. Northwestern mentioned they’re the primary pair of Big Ten teammates to every prime 100 dashing yards in the identical recreation. The group’s 413 yards are its most because it ran for 444 in opposition to Illinois on Nov. 22, 2003, the varsity mentioned. Chiles accomplished 10 of 14 passes for 93 yards and rushed for 21 yards and a landing. Northwestern outgained Penn State 506 yards to 291.

Penn State (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten) was held to a season-low 48 dashing yards, Northwestern mentioned, and didn’t rating within the third quarter. Quarterback Rocco Becht threw a 16-yard landing go to receiver Chase Sowell with 7:53 left within the recreation, however the two-point conversion failed. Kleather’s 37-yard area objective with 2:17 left set the ultimate rating. Becht accomplished 26 of 41 passes for 243 yards with one landing and two interceptions. Northwestern mentioned Braydon Brus and Robert Fitzgerald every had one.

Penn State mentioned kicker Ryan Barker missed a 45-yard area objective strive on fourth-and-5 on the finish of the primary half. The Nittany Lions additionally mentioned linebacker Tony Rojas had a career-high 12 tackles, together with 3.5 for loss.

“This is something that dreams are made of — a night like tonight,” Northwestern coach David Braun mentioned within the faculty’s recap. “What we saw with this community tonight is something that gets me emotional.”

Northwestern hosts Ball State for homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 11:30 a.m. CT on Big Ten Network, the varsity mentioned. Penn State hosts No. 18 USC the identical day for the White Out at Beaver Stadium, in accordance with its launch.