FINAL SCORE
Northwestern Wildcats at Stanford Cardinal game details
Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 4:00 PM ET
Stanford Stadium · Attendance 37,179
Put the final score in perspective.
Stanford finished 10 points ahead. The teams combined for 24 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Northwestern 0, Stanford 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Stanford outscored its opponent in 1 and Northwestern in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
 Stanford | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 15 | 21 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 5-14 | 7-16 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 210 | 365 |
| Passing | 117 | 233 |
| Comp/Att | 12/27 | 23/34 |
| Yards per pass | 4.3 | 6.9 |
| Rushing | 93 | 132 |
| Rushing Attempts | 33 | 39 |
| Yards per rush | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| Penalties | 8-67 | 8-78 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 2 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 21:48 | 38:12 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Northwestern Wildcats
passing
| TJ Green | 6/10 | 62 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 26.4 |
| Hunter Johnson | 6/17 | 55 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 | 3.6 |
rushing
| Isaiah Bowser | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | 15 |
| Hunter Johnson | 11 | 13 | 1.2 | 0 | 13 |
| TJ Green | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Jesse Brown | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Moten IV | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Drake Anderson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
receiving
| Ben Skowronek | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 17 |
| Jesse Brown | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| John Moten IV | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Riley Lees | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| JJ Jefferson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Charlie Mangieri | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Kyric McGowan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
fumbles
| Hunter Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| TJ Green | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Gaziano | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Newsome II | 0 | 0 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Riley Lees | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Riley Lees | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
kicking
| Charlie Kuhbander | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
punting
| Daniel Kubiuk | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Stanford Cardinal
passing
| KJ Costello | 16/20 | 152 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 75.8 |
| Davis Mills | 7/14 | 81 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
rushing
| Cameron Scarlett | 22 | 97 | 4.4 | 0 | 17 |
| Dorian Maddox | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| KJ Costello | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Austin Jones | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Davis Mills | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 0 | 4 |
receiving
| Connor Wedington | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 0 | 26 |
| Michael Wilson | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 1 | 13 |
| Colby Parkinson | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Dorian Maddox | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Cameron Scarlett | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Simi Fehoko | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Houston Heimuli | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
interceptions
kickReturns
| Connor Wedington | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Michael Wilson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Michael Wilson | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Jet Toner | 1/2 | 50.0 | 51 | 2/2 | 5 |
punting
| Ryan Sanborn | 5 | 163 | 32.6 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 2 | 3:12 | Michael Wilson 2 Yd pass from K.J. Costello (Jet Toner Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Jet Toner 51 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 10 |
| 4 | 7:49 | John Moten IV 1 Yd Run (Charlie Kuhbander Kick) | 7 – 10 |
| 4 | 0:20 | Jordan Fox 0 Yd Fumble Return (Jet Toner Kick) | 7 – 17 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 5:57 AM UTCData methodology