Northwestern had won five straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they bumped up to 4-3 to make it six. They breezed past the Wabash Apaches to the tune of 48-13. With the Tigers ahead 41-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Colin Cook
| 10/03/25 @ Wabash | 148.8 |
| 09/20/24 vs Whitko | 133.9 |
| 09/19/25 @ Whitko | 133.6 |
| 08/22/25 vs Manchester | 108.7 |
| 09/12/25 @ Peru | 88.2 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northwestern to victory, but perhaps none more so than Colin Cook, who threw for 334 yards and five TDs while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt. The dominant performance also gave Cook a new career-high in passer rating (148.8). Jayden West did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 63 receiving yards.
Northwestern's run defense was locked in: Wabash could only muster 2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Alex McKoon for the heroic effort on defense: he. Northwestern is a perfect 3-0 when they shut down the run game so well.
As for Wabash, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6. Having soared to a lofty 41 points in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
Although Wabash took the loss, they still got scores from Davon Osborn and Treyce Daughtry.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northwestern will square off against Rochester at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers will need to watch out since the Zebras have now posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups. As for Wabash, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lewis Cass at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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