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Colorado vs Northwestern

Final · Week 4 · Sat Sep 19 · 7:30 PM ET · Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium

Colorado BuffaloesColorado2-1

FinalSep 19, 2026

Northwestern WildcatsNorthwestern2-0

TVFox

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

COLO+145

NU−175

Spread

COLO +3.5−110

NU −3.5−110

Total O/U

Over 47.5−112

Under 47.5−108

Spread: Northwestern −3.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 47.5 (48 points).

Recap

Northwestern routed Colorado 41-7 at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston on Sep 19, 2026, a 34-point win to move to 2-0.

Northwestern won the turnover battle 4-1.

Score by quarter

Colorado Buffaloes and Northwestern Wildcats, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
COLO	0	0	7	0	7
NU	7	14	14	6	41

Scoring plays

First Quarter

NUTouchdown · 0:43Aidan Chiles 1 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)0-7

Second Quarter

NUTouchdown · 7:59Joseph Himon II 18 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick)0-14
NUTouchdown · 0:59Aidan Chiles 3 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)0-21

Third Quarter

COLOTouchdown · 10:24Joseph Williams 50 Yd pass from Julian Lewis (Elliot Arnold Kick)7-21
NUTouchdown · 6:27Joseph Himon II 25 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick)7-28
NUTouchdown · 3:15Joseph Himon II 3 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick)7-35

Fourth Quarter

NUField Goal · 13:09Jackson Kleather 36 Yd Field Goal7-38
NUField Goal · 3:06Jackson Kleather 21 Yd Field Goal7-41

Team stats

COLONU

1st Downs: 18; 21
Total Yards: 348; 423
Passing: 168; 241
Rushing: 180; 182
3rd down efficiency: 4-12; 5-13
Turnovers: 4; 1
Possession: 23:07; 36:53

Top performers

Colorado BuffaloesNorthwestern Wildcats

Passing

Julian Lewis19/29, 168 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT

Aidan Chiles17/22, 241 YDS, 3 TD

Rushing

JaQuail Smith8 CAR, 91 YDS

Caleb Komolafe11 CAR, 49 YDS

Receiving

Joseph Williams5 REC, 88 YDS, 1 TD

Griffin Wilde5 REC, 85 YDS

Sacks

Tyler Martinez1

Kobie McKinzie1

Tackles

Randon Fontenette13

Robert Fitzgerald11

Player stats

Colorado · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Julian Lewis	19/29	168	5.8	1	2	32.1

Colorado · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
JaQuail Smith	8	91	11.4	35
DeKalon Taylor	7	34	4.9	16
Damian Henderson II	7	23	3.3	9
Micah Welch	7	14	2.0	5
Quentin Gibson	1	11	11.0	11
Julian Lewis	3	7	2.3	15

Colorado · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Joseph Williams	5	88	17.6	1	50
DeAndre Moore Jr.	7	56	8.0	0	16
DeKalon Taylor	2	15	7.5	0	9
Micah Welch	1	3	3.0	0	3
Charlie Williams	1	3	3.0	0	3
Quanell Farrakhan Jr.	1	2	2.0	0	2
JaQuail Smith	2	1	0.5	0	5

Colorado · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Damian Henderson II	1	1	0
Micah Welch	1	1	0
Naeten Mitchell	0	0	1

Colorado · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR
Randon Fontenette	13	9	0	0.5	0
Naeten Mitchell	11	6	0	0	0
Gideon ESPN Lampron	10	4	0	0	0
Liona Lefau	6	2	0	0	0
Quency Wiggins	4	4	0	1	1
Tyler Martinez	4	2	1	1	0
Cree Thomas	4	2	0	0	0
Santana Hopper	3	3	0	2	0

Colorado · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
DeKalon Taylor	2	37	18.5	22
Ben Finneseth	1	18	18.0	18
Kylan Salter	1	8	8.0	8

Colorado · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
DeKalon Taylor	1	1	1.0	1	0

Colorado · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Elliott Arnold	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Colorado · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Damon Greaves	4	161	40.3	0	2	45

Northwestern · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Aidan Chiles	17/22	241	11.0	3	0	87.6

Northwestern · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Caleb Komolafe	11	49	4.5	0	11
Gavin Sawchuk	12	48	4.0	0	21
Joseph Himon II	4	28	7.0	0	18
Drew Wagner	2	24	12.0	0	21
Nicco Marchiol	1	19	19.0	0	19
Daniel Anderson	3	14	4.7	0	15
Marcus Romain	4	5	1.3	0	4
Aidan Chiles	9	2	0.2	2	4
Robby Preckel	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	4	-8	-2.0	0	0

Northwestern · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Griffin Wilde	5	85	17.0	0	32
Joseph Himon II	3	46	15.3	3	25
Ricky Ahumaraeze	2	40	20.0	0	24
Luke Dehnicke	2	27	13.5	0	21
Caleb Komolafe	3	27	9.0	0	11
Drew Wagner	2	16	8.0	0	12

Northwestern · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Caleb Komolafe	1	1	0
Robert Fitzgerald	0	0	1
Braydon Brus	0	0	1

Northwestern · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Robert Fitzgerald	11	1	0	0	0	0
Braydon Brus	8	3	0	1	0	1
Braden Turner	8	3	0	0	0	0
Damon Walters	7	6	0	0	0	0
Michael Kilbane	6	4	0	1	0	0
Josh Fussell	5	4	0	0	2	0
Ore Adeyi	5	3	0	0	1	0
Kobie McKinzie	4	2	1	2	0	0

Northwestern · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Braden Turner	1	22	0
Ore Adeyi	1	0	0

Northwestern · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Joseph Himon II	2	54	27.0	37	0

Northwestern · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Carson Grove	1	4	4.0	4	0

Northwestern · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jackson Kleather	2/2	100.0	36	5/5	11

Northwestern · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Nikola Dugandzic	3	133	44.3	0	1	49

Game info

VenueNorthwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, Evanston, IL

Attendance12,023

TVFox · national

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