Duke 31, Northwestern 23
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 10, 2022
Where: Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois
Temperature:
78°
Head Official:
Mike Wooten
Attendance:
24622
By Field Level Media
Riley Leonard threw for 240 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown Saturday while the Duke defense came up with a dramatic stop to seal a 31-23 nonconference win over host Northwestern in Evanston, Ill.
Evan Hull was about to score a touchdown with 12 seconds left for the Wildcats (1-1) that would have allowed them to try a 2-point conversion to tie the game. But Hull was popped by safety Jaylen Stinson near the goal line, lost the ball and Brandon Johnson recovered for a touchback that sealed the game and improved the Blue Devils to 2-0.
Leonard hit Jordan Moore for an 8-yard strike just 1:27 into the fourth quarter for a 28-16 lead. Northwestern got within five on Ryan Hilinski's 14-yard touchdown pass to Donny Navarro with 5:49 left, but Charlie Ham booted an 18-yard field goal for Duke at the 1:18 mark.
Hilinski completed 36 of 60 passes for 435 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Hull caught 14 passes for 213 yards while running for 65 yards.
Duke established a 21-0 lead by the second play of the second quarter. The Blue Devils initiated scoring less than five minutes into the game on a 16-yard touchdown run by Jaylen Coleman.
It became 14-0 at the 3:17 mark as Jordan Waters scored on a 42-yard gallop. Waters upped the lead to three touchdowns with a 3-yard run less than a minute into the second period.
At that point, Northwestern finally displayed some resistance. Evan Hull got the Wildcats on the board with 11:18 left in the half on a 6-yard run. Adam Stage supplied a 34-yard field goal in the last minute of the half, drawing the Wildcats within 21-10 at intermission.
Hull made the game closer with 1:50 remaining in the third quarter, taking a Hilinski pass 39 yards to pull Northwestern within 21-16.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Duke |
|
Northwestern |
|
Jordan Waters
|
Player |
Evan Hull
|
|
10 |
Attempts |
17 |
|
91 |
Yards |
65 |
|
9.1 |
Avg Yards |
3.8 |
|
2 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
| Duke |
|
Northwestern |
|
Jalon Calhoun
|
Player |
Evan Hull
|
|
6 |
Receptions |
14 |
|
108 |
Yards |
213 |
|
18.0 |
Avg Yards |
15.2 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Duke
|
461 |
221 |
240 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2.0 |
2 |
| Northwestern
|
511 |
76 |
435 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
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