2026 · First Round
56
45
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northwestern
|
7 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 56 |
Houston
|
3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
MVP
Joseph Himon II
MVP
Makhi Hughes
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Team stats | ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Score | 45 |
| 16 | First Downs | 19 |
| 498 | Total Offense | 331 |
| 45 | Total Plays | 55 |
| 11.1 | Yards Per Play | 6.0 |
| 29-350-5 | Rushes - Yards - TDs | 24-107-3 |
| 12.1 | Yards Per Rush | 4.5 |
| 8-16-1 | Comp - Att - TDs | 13-31-1 |
| 8.8 | Yards Per Pass | 7.2 |
| 140 | Passing Yards | 224 |
| 5-9 (56%) | 3rd Down Conv. | 3-10 (30%) |
| 1-3 (33%) | 4th Down Conv. | 2-3 (67%) |
| 0-0 | 2-Point Conv. | 0-0 |
| 2-0-22% | Red Zone TD-FG-% | 4-1-71% |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Fumble Lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 36 | PR Yards | 0 |
| 146 | KR Yards | 339 |
| 680 | Total Yards | 670 |
| 0-0.0 | Punts - Avg | 2-41.0 |
| 1-15 | Penalties - Yards | 0-0 |
| 15:46 | T.O.P | 16:14 |
| Passing | Yds | TD | INT | Comp | Att | % | Rat | YPC | Sck | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. ChilesQB | 140 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 50% | 131.6 | 17.5 | 1 | 64 |
| Passing | Yds | TD | INT | Comp | Att | % | Rat | YPC | Sck | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. WeigmanQB | 224 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 42% | 100.3 | 17.2 | 3 | 41 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Fum | BTk | YAC | Lng | 20+ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Himon IIHB | 16 | 211 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 81 | 2 | 13.2 |
| G. SawchukHB | 7 | 117 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 75 | 1 | 16.7 |
| A. ChilesQB | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3.8 |
| C. KomolafeHB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 |
| C. FarrellWR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Fum | BTk | YAC | Lng | 20+ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. HughesHB | 17 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 4.5 |
| C. WeigmanQB | 7 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21 | 1 | 4.3 |
| A. ThomasWR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| H. Broussard IIIWR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Q. DrakeWR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T. WalkerWR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | RAC | Lng | Drp | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. WildeWR | 3 | 86 | 1 | 63 | 64 | 0 | 28.7 |
| A. BushTE | 3 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 9.0 |
| C. FarrellWR | 2 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 13.5 |
| C. KomolafeHB | 1 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 |
| G. SawchukHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| J. Himon IIHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | RAC | Lng | Drp | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. OvermyerTE | 5 | 79 | 0 | 23 | 41 | 1 | 15.8 |
| T. WalkerWR | 2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 25.5 |
| A. ThomasWR | 2 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 14.5 |
| M. HughesHB | 2 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 13.5 |
| H. Broussard IIIWR | 1 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 23.0 |
| K. YoungWR | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Q. DrakeWR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |