Northwestern 38, South Dakota 7
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 22, 2012
Where: Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois
Temperature:
55°
Head Official:
Todd Geerlings
Attendance:
28641
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Northwestern 38, South Dakota 7: Northwestern running back Venric Mark ran through visiting South Dakota for 117 yards and three touchdowns en route to a Wildcats rout.
Treyvon Green (33 yards) and Tyris Jones (five yards) added rushing scores for Northwestern (4-0). Quarterbacks Trevor Siemian and Kain Colter combined to go 11-of-14 for 118 yards.
The Coyotes (1-2) finally got on the board after 35 straight Wildcat points to begin the game when quarterback Josh Vander Maten carried the ball in from the Northwestern 4-yard line with four minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Wildcats wide receiver Tony Jones caught four passes for 63 yards as Northwestern completed a perfect non-conference slate.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Mark's performance gives Northwestern a 100-yard rusher in three straight games for the first time since 2007. … South Dakota's third-quarter score matched the number of touchdowns (one) that the Coyotes had scored in all four of their previous meetings against Northwestern.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| South Dakota |
|
Northwestern |
|
Terrance Terry
| Player |
Tony Jones
|
|
5 |
Receptions |
4 |
|
66 |
Yards |
63 |
|
13.2 |
Avg Yards |
15.8 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| South Dakota
|
240 |
51 |
189 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
1 |
| Northwestern
|
408 |
277 |
131 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
