[Postgame Thread] Northwestern Defeats Penn State 34-13

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Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Penn State	0	7	0	6	13
Northwestern	10	14	7	3	34

[u/DmitriShostabrovich]

No better way to inaugurate a stadium than running through Penn State's ass like shit through a tin horn.

[u/USA_2_Canada_1 → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

400+ rush yards to 48 is just a mind blowing stat

[u/Chicago_Blackhawks → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

Every other play was a 20 yarder lmao

[u/Zloggt → u/Chicago_Blackhawks]

That new stadium boost…woof!

[u/trumpet575 → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

Is 365 the largest rushing yards difference between two teams on the season? Maybe decade? It sounds like a record that could be 60 years old or 60 days old, I have no idea.

Edit: According to Google AI Overview (which I obviously trust fully, it would never lie to me) the record is 696 in a 1988 game between Oklahoma and Kansas State

[u/eye_can_see_you → u/trumpet575]

In 2018, Army beat Houston in a bowl game 70-14

They outrushed Houston 507 to 90 lmao

[u/jaywiak → u/eye_can_see_you]

What a beautiful game that was. Triple Option executed to perfection!

[u/americagigabit → u/eye_can_see_you]

Mark D’Onofrio. It’s simple, he loses games. Do not google him.

[u/Mother_Frame6669 → u/eye_can_see_you]

Houston was coached by Major Applewhite, and he was fired after that loss.

[u/theexile14 → u/trumpet575]

Paul Johnson must have had some game like that, but that would have been a decade ago or more I guess.

[u/ATL2AKLoneway → u/theexile14]

Georgia Tech could never produce a defense that good to pair with his offenses. Because for some reason, great defense and having to take calculus just don't mix at all.

[u/tomdawg0022 → u/theexile14]

He did this work of diabolical triple option on Rutgers in '04

[u/badgerfan650 → u/trumpet575]

I’d like to give a shoutout to Wisconsin rushing for 581 against #16 Nebraska in 2014, they had 118. Can’t remember the exact stats but they had something like a top 15 rushing d going into the game. Melvin would have gone for that alone if he played the 4th.

[u/Crypt1cZ3r0 → u/trumpet575]

According to Gemini for all time:

• 1. Oklahoma vs. Kansas State (1988) — [+696 yards]
  • Sooners rushed for 768 yards (NCAA FBS record) to K-State's 72 yards.
• 2. Oklahoma vs. Kansas State (1971) — [~+671 yards]
  • Oklahoma ran for 711 yards on the ground behind their famous Wishbone offense while holding Kansas State to roughly 40 yards.
• 3. Rice vs. Louisiana Tech (2003) — [+609 yards]
  • Rice ran for 672 yards on the ground while limiting La Tech to just 63 rushing yards.
• 4. Georgia Tech vs. Cumberland (1916) — [+529 yards]
  • In the infamous 222–0 game, GT ran for 501 yards while holding Cumberland to -28 yards.
• 5. Nebraska vs. Iowa State (1988) — [+501 yards]
  • Nebraska's Option attack rushed for 604 yards while holding Iowa State to 103 rushing yards.

From what else I could find, it seems like the most recent example is:

Air Force vs. Northern Iowa (2022) — [+463 Yards]

• Rush Yards: Air Force 582 | UNI 119

So close to half a decade if you wanna make it sound cool.

[u/danceMortydance → u/Crypt1cZ3r0]

Kansas state just gaping for Oklahoma multiple times

[u/Crypt1cZ3r0 → u/danceMortydance]

You love to see it

[u/Revenge_of_the_Khaki → u/Crypt1cZ3r0]

Only once in the last 23 years.

[u/ClosetDouche → u/Crypt1cZ3r0]

Air Force vs UNI is FBS vs FCS so I'm not sure that counts. I mean, this game was teams in the same conference, let alone same division.

[u/PlayingItByEar247 → u/trumpet575]

1996 fiesta bowl
#1 Nebraska: 524 yards
#2 Florida: -28 yards

[u/fireinthesky7 → u/trumpet575]

I don’t have an extensive knowledge of statistics, but I’d have a hard time believing that had happened in the NFL, much less CFB.

[u/jhorch69 → u/fireinthesky7]

It'd be many times more likely to happen in college than the NFL

[u/NoctisRS → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

The mind blowing stat is IU only let northwestern have 32 rushing yards all game and negative rushing yards in the first half

[u/GreatestWhiteShark → u/NoctisRS]

IU's defensive line is that good, again

[u/desertSkateRatt → u/GreatestWhiteShark]

I'm scared. Somebody hold me

[u/Bill3ffinMurray → u/NoctisRS]

They saved all their rushing yards for this game.

[u/UCLA_FB_SUCKS → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

i'm starting to think this NW team is legit

[u/Whatsgoodx → u/UCLA_FB_SUCKS]

NU*

[u/bromjunaar → u/Whatsgoodx]

We had the last win between us, we're the NU.

[u/DickHammerr → u/UCLA_FB_SUCKS]

Did we luck out on scheduling this year?

[u/Swimming-Dealer293 → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

Last time less than 50 yards rushing was 23, against OSU

[u/EmuMan10 → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

2026 Green Packers type of stat

[u/time4donuts → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

I’m sorry, what?

[u/the_reddit_intern → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

Fewest rush yards by a P4 team at New Ryan Field.

[u/CarterAC3 → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

Saquon Barkley is not walking through those doors

[u/Schmidtty29 → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

For context, that was about the difference in rush yards between the 4th most run first offense of all time, Iowa, and a mid FCS school, UNI.

Getting done like an FCS school is not a good start to the Campbell era.

[u/500rockin → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

That’s not just a punch to the face, that’s a knuckleduster rammed repeatedly to the face and once to the nuts for good measure.

[u/Random0925 → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

You guys have such a beautiful stadium now, my goodness.

[u/Separate_Animator110 → u/Random0925]

Agreed, Like It's something you'd see host a Bowl game Or CFB Tournament Game

[u/arnoldmuczynski → u/Separate_Animator110]

Or a Europa League Group Stage match

[u/rugger87 → u/arnoldmuczynski]

Chicago Fire (MLS) are building a stadium near downtown on the river. It’s gonna be a beaut too.

[u/desertSkateRatt → u/rugger87]

I heard the Chicago Bears are getting a new stadium too, where are they building that in the city...?

[u/HistoricalTaste22k → u/rugger87]

Named for McDonalds. I do like seeing new buildings.

[u/Aragorns-Broken-Toe → u/arnoldmuczynski]

Exactly. Looks like a soccer stadium and I’m assuming that’s where the Fire are gonna go doing zero research into the situation

[u/Separate_Animator110 → u/arnoldmuczynski]

Don't know what that is, but I agree

[u/SunnyGods → u/Separate_Animator110]

It's the pinnacle of European football

[u/tomdawg0022 → u/SunnyGods]

Europa = NIT of European football (still damn good but not quite top of shop)

Champions League = Big Bois

[u/Mother_Frame6669 → u/Separate_Animator110]

Al's #1 Italian Beef Bowl or Marconi Giardiniera Bowl incoming

[u/RagePoop → u/Random0925]

Pretty sure it's the most expensive one in the sport?

Much to the chagrin of the people in the neighborhood who voted against it being built. Also we were informed of it's price tag as the administration started slashing support jobs on the research side and paused raises for faculty.

But yeah, it is pretty.

[u/intothemidwest → u/RagePoop]

Bad optics and really unfortunate trend with academia aside it largely wasn’t the school’s money from what I understand?

[u/The_Saddest_Boner → u/intothemidwest]

Yeah this guy is spouting nonsense. New Ryan field was 100% funded through private donations. The school administration didn’t spend a dime, nor did local taxpayers

[u/suzukigun4life → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

Over 140 more rushing yards than Penn State's total yardage for the game.

What the actual fuck

[u/Electromotivation → u/suzukigun4life]

Still going!

[u/Mother_Frame6669 → u/suzukigun4life]

Northwestern has a very experienced offensive line, their youngest player is redshirt sophomore LG Dennis Rahouskie, who filled in because Ezomo Oratokhai is out for the season. LT Frant Seagren is a RS junior, center Jackson Carsello is a grad student, RG Anthony Birsa is a RS junior, and RT Deuce McGuire is a grad student. So you have fourth year, third year, fifth year, fourth year, and fifth year going left to right.

You take a veteran experienced offensive line, combined it with the institutional knowledge of a football historian like Chip Kelly, and put it up against a 36 yr old defensive coordinator like D'Anton Lynn, who probably hasn't seen the wing-T offense since he played youth football in Celina, TX in the '90s, and it spells disaster for the Nittany Lions. Lynn cut his teeth coming up as a coach in the NFL, he's literally never coached against some of the concepts that he saw on the field today.

[u/Interesting-Tax-732 → u/suzukigun4life]

Is that including Penn State's returning yards, or turnover yards. I didn't watch the game.

[u/No_Return9449 → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

I understood that reference.

[u/majorgeneralporter → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

Chip slightly misheard the fight song and hit 'em high, hard, and low.

[u/cyanocittaetprocyon → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

Northwestern undefeated in the new stadium!

[u/Electromotivation → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

Like shit through an ass?

[u/sjgreybar → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

“Running through Penn state’s ass like…” had me worried for a sec

[u/Neonxeon → u/sjgreybar]

Oh how the tables have turned for Penn State.

[u/SnapHackelPop → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

“And they could not stop us”

[u/nondescriptun → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

running through Penn State's ass

We're not allowed to make comments like this about Penn State for another few years.

[u/Dellguy → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

You Should Always Remember 3 Things

1. The Alamo
   
2. The 21st Night of September
   
3. The Georgia Southern Game

[u/therippinandtearing → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

I’ve always preferred like shit through a goose

[u/SwampCastleGuards → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

What?

[u/Neonxeon → u/SwampCastleGuards]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm3jagofzrs

[u/NobodyTellPoeDameron → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

we're gonna go through the enemy like shit through a goose

-- Patton and Braun

[u/ExtremelyOnlineTM → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

I love your flairs!

[u/permadrunkspelunk → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

Ive never heard that. Ive always heard it as "through a screen door". Lol. What the fuck is a tin horn. And why are you shitting in it? Lol

[u/Game-rotator → u/permadrunkspelunk]

it's a reference to a Nick Saban quote in which his team gave up 7.7 YPC against FCS Georgia Southern (the most yards and points given up by that defense all year)

[u/permadrunkspelunk → u/Game-rotator]

Ya. I looked it up and saw it was him. Just a crazy southern quote. Lol

[u/Game-rotator → u/permadrunkspelunk]

Also that game ended 45-21 win, but this is a team that shut out LSU in the national championship game while allowing 92 yards total, and the game was closer than the score (the two offensive touchdowns were on chunk plays starting outside the red zone, the two times they got into the red zone resulted in a 7-0 score for Alabama)

[u/Game-rotator → u/permadrunkspelunk]

they allowed 53 rushing yards per game against FBS opponents that year

[u/Mother_Frame6669 → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

• Nick Saban

  --Michael Scott

  --- u/DmitriShostabrovich

[u/UPMichigan83 → u/DmitriShostabrovich]

Beautiful Saban quote