South Dakota State 18–34 Northwestern: Player Stats & Box Score

South Dakota State5-218

Final

Team	1	2	3	4	T
South Dakota State	0	6	6	6	18
Northwestern	7	3	7	17	34

34Northwestern5-1

Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium, Evanston, IL

Box score

Excitement index

4.93

Northwestern Elo

1,549 → 1,549

South Dakota State final win probability

2.4%

Northwestern final win probability

97.6%

Team stats

South Dakota StatevsNorthwestern

First downs

27

19

Third-down efficiency

8-20

5-12

Fourth-down efficiency

3-3

0-0

Total yards

432

497

Passing yards

285

273

Completions / attempts

23-48

14-24

Yards per pass

5.9

11.4

Rushing Yards

147

224

Rushing Attempts

40

31

Yards per rush

3.7

7.2

Penalties / yards

6-45

9-61

Turnovers

1

0

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

1

0

Time of possession

34:08

25:52

Passes defended

4

13

QB hurries

1

3

Sacks

2

2

Tackles

29

43

Defensive touchdowns

0

0

Tackles for loss

3

3

Kicking Points

12

10

Kick returns

2

2

Kick Return TDs

0

0

Kick Return Yards

49

31

Passing touchdowns

0

1

Rushing touchdowns

1

3

Passes Intercepted

—

1

Interception TDs

—

0

Interception Yards

—

4

Punt returns

—

1

Punt Return TDs

—

0

Punt Return Yards

—

5

Player stats

Passing

South Dakota State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Chase Mason	23/48	285	5.9	0	1

Northwestern

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Aidan Chiles	14/24	273	11.4	1	0

Rushing

South Dakota State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Josiah Johnson	19	79	4.2	1	12
Chase Mason	13	39	3.0	0	11
Corey Blair Jr.	7	28	4.0	0	12
Lofton O'Groske	1	1	1.0	0	1

Northwestern

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Joseph Himon II	4	87	21.8	1	80
Gavin Sawchuk	8	69	8.6	0	21
Caleb Komolafe	10	46	4.6	1	11
Aidan Chiles	8	18	2.3	1	14
Drew Wagner	1	4	4.0	0	4

Receiving

South Dakota State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Grahm Goering	9	117	13.0	0	25
Jack Smith	5	79	15.8	0	20
Lofton O'Groske	4	60	15.0	0	34
Greyton Gannon	2	16	8.0	0	9
Coleman Kuntz	2	13	6.5	0	13
Corey Blair Jr.	1	0	0.0	0	0

Northwestern

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Griffin Wilde	3	104	34.7	0	71
Drew Wagner	3	43	14.3	0	22
Luke Dehnicke	2	41	20.5	0	35
Caleb Komolafe	2	37	18.5	0	25
Alex Honig	2	25	12.5	1	14
Joseph Himon II	1	15	15.0	0	15
Hayden Eligon Ii	1	8	8.0	0	8

Defensive

South Dakota State

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Chase Van Tol	9	6	0	0	1	0	0
Jes Krcil	7	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dontay Johnson	7	2	0	0	1	0	0
Michael Farr III	6	5	0	0	0	0	0
Myles Green	5	3	0	0	0	0	0
Cullen McShane	4	2	1	1	0	1	0
Ife Current	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Johnson	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Noah St-Juste	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
Reis Kirschenman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carter Sitzman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Leiferman	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Dawson Ripperda	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rhett Schaefer	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Logan Green	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amaje Parker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Stanard	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Northwestern

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Robert Fitzgerald	14	8	0	0	1	0	0
Kobie McKinzie	9	4	0	0	1	1	0
Damon Walters	9	4	0	0	1	0	0
Braden Turner	7	5	0	1	3	0	0
Braydon Brus	7	2	1	1	1	0	0
Josh Fussell	5	4	0	0	3	0	0
Montae Pate	5	4	0	0	1	0	0
Brendan Flakes	4	2	1	1	1	0	0
Tyler Gant	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jamaal Johnson	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Payton Roth	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ore Adeyi	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
Callen Campbell	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Dominic Kirks	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Caden O'Rourke	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jon Jon Stevens	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amare Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Smith	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Kick returns

South Dakota State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ramon McKinney Jr.	2	49	24.5	34	0

Northwestern

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Joseph Himon II	1	16	16.0	16	0
Gavin Sawchuk	1	15	15.0	15	0

Kicking

South Dakota State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tristan Alvano	4/5	80.0	33	0/0	12

Northwestern

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jackson Kleather	2/2	100.0	38	4/4	10

Punting

South Dakota State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Max Pelham	3	119	39.7	0	1	48

Northwestern

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Nikola Dugandzic	5	120	24.0	1	0	37

Interceptions

Northwestern

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Damon Walters	1	4	0

Punt returns

Northwestern

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Drew Wagner	1	5	5.0	5	0

Advanced stats

South Dakota StatevsNorthwestern

Total predicted points added

Plays

90

55

Overall · Total

8.1

26.4

Overall · Q1

-2

4.7

Overall · Q2

-0.9

1.3

Overall · Q3

4

8.8

Overall · Q4

7

11.5

Passing · Total

3.3

12.1

Passing · Q1

-3.8

5.4

Passing · Q2

-0.9

1.3

Passing · Q3

4.6

4

Passing · Q4

3.5

1.4

Rushing · Total

3.7

14.7

Rushing · Q1

0.6

-0.7

Rushing · Q2

0.1

0

Rushing · Q3

-0.5

5.2

Rushing · Q4

3.5

10.1

Explosiveness

Overall · Total

1.06

1.49

Overall · Q1

1.19

1.83

Overall · Q2

0.38

1.12

Overall · Q3

1.04

0.92

Overall · Q4

1.3

2.43

Field position

Average starting field position

67.9

73.5

Average starting predicted points

1.47

1.1

Havoc

Defensive backs

7.3%

15.6%

Total

12.7%

18.9%

Front Seven

5.5%

3.3%

Predicted points added per play

Plays

90

55

Overall · Total

0.09

0.48

Overall · Q1

-0.12

0.36

Overall · Q2

-0.05

0.09

Overall · Q3

0.23

0.63

Overall · Q4

0.2

0.88

Passing · Total

0.07

0.47

Passing · Q1

-0.32

0.77

Passing · Q2

-0.16

0.15

Passing · Q3

0.65

1.01

Passing · Q4

0.14

0.23

Rushing · Total

0.1

0.52

Rushing · Q1

0.15

-0.11

Rushing · Q2

0.01

0

Rushing · Q3

-0.05

0.58

Rushing · Q4

0.32

1.44

Rushing profile

Line Yards

126

111

Stuff Rate

13.2%

10.7%

Power Success

77.8%

100%

Open Field Yards

5

88

Line Yards Average

3.3

4

Second Level Yards

34

49

Open Field Yards Average

0.1

3.1

Second Level Yards Average

0.9

1.8

Scoring opportunities

Points

19

27

Opportunities

7

6

Points Per Opportunity

2.71

4.5

Success rates

Overall · Total

42.2%

50.9%

Overall · Q1

47.1%

46.2%

Overall · Q2

36.8%

40%

Overall · Q3

38.9%

71.4%

Overall · Q4

44.4%

46.2%

Passing Downs · Total

30.8%

31.6%

Passing Downs · Q1

0%

20%

Passing Downs · Q2

0%

33.3%

Passing Downs · Q3

33.3%

0%

Passing Downs · Q4

50%

50%

Standard Downs · Total

46.9%

61.1%

Standard Downs · Q1

53.3%

62.5%

Standard Downs · Q2

53.8%

44.4%

Standard Downs · Q3

41.7%

83.3%

Standard Downs · Q4

41.7%

42.9%

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

South Dakota State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Chase Mason	QB	67.8%	70.6%	52.6%	55.6%	80.6%	28.9%	100%
Coleman Kuntz	TE	3.3%	5.9%	0%	5.6%	2.8%	0%	6%
Corey Blair Jr.	RB	12.2%	11.8%	21.1%	22.2%	2.8%	18.4%	8%
Grahm Goering	WR	16.7%	17.6%	5.3%	11.1%	25%	0%	30%
Greyton Gannon	TE	7.8%	11.8%	0%	0%	13.9%	0%	14%
Jack Smith	WR	10%	5.9%	5.3%	5.6%	16.7%	0%	18%
Josiah Johnson	RB	20%	17.6%	26.3%	27.8%	13.9%	47.4%	0%
Lofton O'Groske	WR	11.1%	11.8%	15.8%	11.1%	8.3%	2.6%	18%

Northwestern

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Aidan Chiles	QB	58.2%	61.5%	66.7%	42.9%	61.5%	21.4%	100%
Alex Honig	TE	5.5%	7.7%	6.7%	0%	7.7%	0%	11.5%
Caleb Komolafe	RB	21.8%	15.4%	26.7%	35.7%	7.7%	35.7%	7.7%
Drew Wagner	WR	12.7%	23.1%	6.7%	14.3%	7.7%	0%	26.9%
Gavin Sawchuk	RB	14.5%	15.4%	13.3%	7.1%	23.1%	28.6%	0%
Griffin Wilde	WR	7.3%	15.4%	0%	0%	15.4%	0%	15.4%
Hayden Eligon Ii	WR	1.8%	0%	6.7%	0%	0%	0%	3.8%
Joseph Himon II	RB	10.9%	7.7%	13.3%	14.3%	7.7%	14.3%	7.7%
Luke Dehnicke	TE	5.5%	0%	6.7%	7.1%	7.7%	0%	11.5%
Ricky Ahumaraeze	WR	3.6%	0%	6.7%	0%	7.7%	0%	7.7%

Average player PPA

South Dakota State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Chase Mason	QB	0.12	-0.03	-0.1	0.45	0.15	0.05	0.14
Coleman Kuntz	TE	-0.06	-0.8	—	-0.36	0.98	0	-0.06
Corey Blair Jr.	RB	-0.33	-0.99	0.08	-0.37	-0.47	-0.18	-0.6
Grahm Goering	WR	0.6	0.23	-0.31	1.11	0.72	0	0.6
Greyton Gannon	TE	-0.12	1.53	—	—	-0.78	0	-0.12
Jack Smith	WR	0.64	2.24	0.58	0.87	0.34	0	0.64
Josiah Johnson	RB	0.11	0.44	-0.08	0.13	0.08	0.11	0
Lofton O'Groske	WR	0.25	-0.48	-0.31	1.1	0.72	2.06	0.04

Northwestern

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Aidan Chiles	QB	0.47	0.66	0.17	0.76	0.43	0.48	0.47
Alex Honig	TE	1.05	2.52	1.22	—	-0.61	0	1.05
Caleb Komolafe	RB	0.5	0.12	0.97	0.46	-0.38	0.21	1.97
Drew Wagner	WR	0.29	-0.44	-1.1	0.81	2.84	0	0.29
Gavin Sawchuk	RB	0.6	0.4	0.19	1.62	0.67	0.6	0
Griffin Wilde	WR	1.54	3.41	—	—	-0.32	0	1.54
Hayden Eligon Ii	WR	0.23	—	0.23	—	—	0	0.23
Joseph Himon II	RB	0.99	-1.55	-0.53	1.07	6.39	1.24	0.49
Luke Dehnicke	TE	0.03	—	-1.2	1.1	0.2	0	0.03
Ricky Ahumaraeze	WR	-0.41	—	-0.4	—	-0.42	0	-0.41

Total player PPA

South Dakota State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Chase Mason	QB	7.3	-0.3	-1	4.5	4.2	0.6	6.8
Coleman Kuntz	TE	-0.2	-0.8	0	-0.4	1	0	-0.2
Corey Blair Jr.	RB	-3.6	-2	0.3	-1.5	-0.5	-1.2	-2.4
Grahm Goering	WR	9	0.7	-0.3	2.2	6.4	0	9
Greyton Gannon	TE	-0.8	3.1	0	0	-3.9	0	-0.8
Jack Smith	WR	5.7	2.2	0.6	0.9	2	0	5.7
Josiah Johnson	RB	2	1.3	-0.4	0.7	0.4	2	0
Lofton O'Groske	WR	2.5	-1	-0.9	2.2	2.2	2.1	0.4

Northwestern

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Aidan Chiles	QB	15	5.2	1.7	4.6	3.5	2.8	12.1
Alex Honig	TE	3.1	2.5	1.2	0	-0.6	0	3.1
Caleb Komolafe	RB	6	0.2	3.9	2.3	-0.4	2.1	3.9
Drew Wagner	WR	2	-1.3	-1.1	1.6	2.8	0	2
Gavin Sawchuk	RB	4.8	0.8	0.4	1.6	2	4.8	0
Griffin Wilde	WR	6.2	6.8	0	0	-0.6	0	6.2
Hayden Eligon Ii	WR	0.2	0	0.2	0	0	0	0.2
Joseph Himon II	RB	5.9	-1.5	-1.1	2.1	6.4	5	1
Luke Dehnicke	TE	0.1	0	-1.2	1.1	0.2	0	0.1
Ricky Ahumaraeze	WR	-0.8	0	-0.4	0	-0.4	0	-0.8