South Dakota State @ Northwestern Wildcats — Sep 6, 2026

NCAA Interdivisional·Round 1 September 6, 2026
South Dakota State SDKS 0-1, 0-1 Away
18
Final
34
Wildcats Northwestern NW 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
SDKS 0 6 6 6 18
NW 7 3 7 17 34
Top Performers
Passing Yards
C.
C. Mason QB SDKS
285 PASS
A.
A. Chiles QB NW
273 PASS
Rushing Yards
J.
J. Johnson SDKS
79 RUSH
J.
J. Himon RB NW
87 RUSH
Receiving Yards
G.
G. Goering WR SDKS
117 REC
G.
G. Wilde WR NW
104 REC
Passing
South Dakota State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
C. Mason 23/48 285 0 1 2 58.1
Northwestern
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
A. Chiles 14/24 273 1 0 2 112.0
Rushing
South Dakota State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
L. O'Groske 1 1 1.0 0 1
J. Johnson 19 79 4.2 1 12
C. Mason 13 39 3.0 0 11
C. Blair 7 28 4.0 0 12
Northwestern
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
A. Chiles 8 18 2.3 1 14
C. Komolafe 10 46 4.6 1 11
D. Wagner 1 4 4.0 0 4
J. Himon 4 87 21.8 1 80
G. Sawchuk 8 69 8.6 0 21
Receiving
South Dakota State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
L. O'Groske 4 10 60 15.0 0 34 0
G. Goering 9 15 117 13.0 0 25 0
J. Smith 5 9 79 15.8 0 20 0
G. Gannon 2 7 16 8.0 0 9 0
C. Blair 1 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
C. Kuntz 2 3 13 6.5 0 13 0
Northwestern
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
G. Wilde 3 4 104 34.7 0 71 0
A. Honig 2 3 25 12.5 1 14 0
C. Komolafe 2 2 37 18.5 0 25 0
D. Wagner 3 7 43 14.3 0 22 0
J. Himon 1 2 15 15.0 0 15 0
H. Eligon 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
L. Dehnicke 2 3 41 20.5 0 35 0
R. Ahumaraeze 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
South Dakota State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
C. V. Tol 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Leiferman 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
C. McShane 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Ripperda 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Farr III 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northwestern
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
B. Brus 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Fussell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. McKinzie 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Walters 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 0
T. Gant 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Fitzgerald 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Flakes 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kicking
South Dakota State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
T. Alvano 4/5 0/0 12 0
Northwestern
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. Kleather 2/2 4/4 10 0
Returns
South Dakota State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
R. McKinney Jr. 2 49 24.5 0 34 0
Northwestern
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Himon 1 16 16.0 0 16 0
G. Sawchuk 1 15 15.0 0 15 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
South Dakota State
Northwestern
432 Total Yards 497
27 First Downs 19
14 Passing 12
11 Rushing 7
0 Penalty 2
8/20 3rd Down Eff. 5/12
285 Passing Yards 273
147 Rushing Yards 224
1 Turnovers 0
6-45 Penalties 9-61
34:08 Possession 25:52
5/7 Red Zone 5/5
Play-by-Play
Q4 6 - 17 18 - 34
18 - 34 1:15
J. Kleather XP
18 - 33 1:15
J. Himon TD
18 - 27 4:34
J. Kleather XP
18 - 26 4:34
A. Chiles TD
TD J. Johnson
18 - 20 8:16
12 - 20 13:32
J. Kleather FG
Q3 6 - 7 12 - 17
FG T. Alvano
12 - 17 2:16
9 - 17 7:13
J. Kleather XP
9 - 16 7:13
C. Komolafe TD
FG T. Alvano
9 - 10 9:56
Q2 6 - 3 6 - 10
FG T. Alvano
6 - 10 1:16
3 - 10 6:32
J. Kleather FG
FG T. Alvano
3 - 7 10:50
Q1 0 - 7 0 - 7
0 - 7 11:42
J. Kleather XP
0 - 6 11:42
A. Honig TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: NW +16 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Interdivisional
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 6, 2026
Time
12:00 am
Duration
1h 0m