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2025 GameAbove
Sports Bowl Page
Created
1/1/26
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Played December 26, 2025
Ford Field, Detroit, MI
Attendance: 27,857
Northwestern's 2025 regular season record: 6-6 overall, 4-5 B1G.
Final season record: 7-6
Coach: David Braun
Captains: Carmine Bastone, Cam Porter, Preston Stone, Caleb Tiernan, Mac Uihlein
Opponent: Central Michigan
NU / CMU series record (prior to bowl): NU led, 1-0
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'Cats Handle CMU 34-7 to Take Detroit
 
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21
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13
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34
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0
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SCORING SUMMARY
NU: P. Stone 23-yd pass to G. Wilde (J. Olsen kick), Q2 06:33
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NU 7, CMU 0
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NU: C. Komolafe 2-yd run (Olsen kick), Q2 03:43
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NU 14, CMU 0
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NU: Stone 23-yd pass to L. Albright (Olsen kick), Q2 03:31
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NU 21, CMU 0
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NU: B. Turner 47-yd fumble recovery (Olsen kick missed), Q3 12:39
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NU 27, CMU 0
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NU: Stone 11-yd pass to Wilde (Olsen kick), Q3 02:31
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NU 34, CMU 0
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CMU: J. Labas 3-yd pass to B. Townsend (C. Graham kick), Q4 06:11
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NU 34, CMU 7
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Northwestern won its sixth-straight bowl game, pasting Central
Michigan 34-7 in the 2025 GameAbove Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit. The
'Cats and the Chips ended the first quarter knotted at zero before CMU
imploded. In the second quarter, the Northwestern defense took the ball
from CMU in three straight drives ending in turnovers. Each turnover
resulted in an immediate Wildcat touchdown, burying CMU's hopes in a
matter of minutes.
NU's offense, much maligned during the season, caught fire in Detroit.
Preston Stone, playing in his final game as the 'Cats' quarterback,
torched CMU for 226 yards and three touchdowns, with no interceptions.
Meanwhile, NU wideout Griffin Wilde, the eventual MVP of the bowl game,
ended up just shy of a hundred receiving yards and two trips into the
endzone.
On defense, Braydon Brus notched eleven tackles, while Aidan Hubbard
came away with three sacks. But it was Braden Turner's 47-yard fumble
recovery and touchdown that was arguably the defensive highlight for
the day.
With the win, Coach David Braun has resided over two bowl victories in his first three seasons leading NU.
Turner runs it back! [ESPN]
Stone celebrates [DFP]
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