FINAL SCORE
Northwestern Wildcats at Boston College Eagles game details
Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 12:00 PM ET
Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Put the final score in perspective.
Northwestern finished 7 points ahead. The teams combined for 41 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Northwestern 10, Boston College 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Boston College outscored its opponent in 0 and Northwestern in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Northwestern | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
 Boston College | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 21 | 20 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-15 | 8-17 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 424 | 455 |
| Passing | 204 | 372 |
| Comp/Att | 17/24 | 24/44 |
| Yards per pass | 8.2 | 8.0 |
| Rushing | 227 | 104 |
| Rushing Attempts | 54 | 30 |
| Yards per rush | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| Penalties | 4-26 | 5-35 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 17:38 | 19:02 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Northwestern Wildcats
passing
| Kain Colter | 17/24 | 197 | 8.2 | 0 | 1 | 51.3 |
rushing
| Mike Trumpy | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 1 | 34 |
| Kain Colter | 23 | 71 | 3.1 | 1 | 26 |
| Adonis Smith | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 1 | 12 |
| Jacob Schmidt | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Jeremy Ebert | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Treyvon Green | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| Jeremy Ebert | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | 23 |
| Christian Jones | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 27 |
| Rashad Lawrence | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Demetrius Fields | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Charles Brown | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jacob Schmidt | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Drake Dunsmore | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Adonis Smith | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Jordan Mabin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Venric Mark | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 24 | 0 |
kicking
| Jeff Budzien | 1/1 | 100.0 | 43 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Brandon Williams | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Boston College Eagles
passing
| Chase Rettig | 24/44 | 351 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 26.8 |
rushing
| Andre Williams | 22 | 114 | 5.2 | 2 | 69 |
| Tahj Kimble | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Chase Rettig | 5 | -18 | -3.6 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| Ifeanyi Momah | 8 | 171 | 21.4 | 0 | 38 |
| Bobby Swigert | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | 26 |
| Colin Larmond | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Alex Amidon | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Chris Pantale | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Andre Williams | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
interceptions
| Luke Kuechly | 1 | 23 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Tahj Kimble | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 27 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Bobby Swigert | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
kicking
| Nate Freese | 1/3 | 33.3 | 19 | 2/2 | 5 |
punting
| Ryan Quigley | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 12:49 | BOSTON COLLEGE 19 yard field goal GOOD. | 0 – 3 |
| 1 | 7:01 | NORTHWESTERN 43 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 – 3 |
| 2 | 8:03 | BOSTON COLLEGE rush for a touchdown. | 3 – 10 |
| 2 | 8:03 | BOSTON COLLEGE Extra point GOOD. | 3 – 10 |
| 2 | 0:38 | NORTHWESTERN rush for a touchdown. | 9 – 10 |
| 2 | 0:38 | NORTHWESTERN Extra point GOOD. | 10 – 10 |
| 3 | 11:53 | NORTHWESTERN rush for a touchdown. | 16 – 10 |
| 3 | 11:53 | NORTHWESTERN Extra point GOOD. | 17 – 10 |
| 4 | 9:24 | NORTHWESTERN rush for a touchdown. | 23 – 10 |
| 4 | 9:24 | NORTHWESTERN Extra point GOOD. | 24 – 10 |
| 4 | 6:00 | BOSTON COLLEGE rush for a touchdown. | 24 – 16 |
| 4 | 6:00 | BOSTON COLLEGE Extra point GOOD. | 24 – 17 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 10, 11:45 PM UTCData methodology