College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami (Ohio) 17, Northwestern 14
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 24, 2022
Where: Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois
Temperature: 67°
Head Official: Tom Stapleton
Attendance: 23773

Graham Nicholson kicked a 36-yard field goal with 21 seconds left to give visiting Miami (Ohio) a 17-14 upset win against Northwestern on Saturday night in Evanston, Ill.

Keyon Mozee rushed for 171 yards on 21 carries to lead the RedHawks (2-2), who overcame a 14-7 deficit midway through the fourth quarter.

Northwestern quarterback Ryan Hilinski completed 24 of 42 passes for 232 yards. He also rushed for a touchdown.

Cam Porter scored on a 2-yard run off a direct snap with 8:34 left to give Northwestern a 14-7 lead, but Miami quickly answered.

Mozee's 66-yard run to the Wildcats' 1-yard line on the next drive set up a short touchdown run by quarterback Aveon Smith to tie the score 14-14 with 7:23 left.

The RedHawks got the ball back on their final drive with 6:24 remaining and marched into Northwestern territory for the winning field goal.

Northwestern (1-3) struggled to move the ball from the start.

Hilinski kept the first scoring drive alive when he completed a 3-yard pass to Malik Washington on fourth-and-1 from the Miami 34-yard line.

Miami (2-2) stopped Evan Hull on third-and-goal from the 1, but the RedHawks were penalized for offsides and Hilinski scored on a quarterback sneak on the next play to give Northwestern a 7-0 lead with 3:36 left in the first quarter.

Miami punted on its first four possessions, and Nicholson missed a 38-yard field goal on the fourth drive after the RedHawks recovered a fumble on their own 24-yard line.

The special teams for Miami came through later in the first half, however.

Caiden Woullard blocked a punt by Luke Akers and he recovered the ball at the Northwestern 8-yard line.

Two plays later, Smith tossed a 12-yard touchdown pass to Mac Hippenhammer to tie the score 7-7 with 27 seconds left in the first half.

Miami had a chance to take its first lead, but Northwestern blocked a 43-yard field goal attempt by Nicholson with 2:03 left in the third quarter.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Miami (Ohio)   Northwestern
Keyon Mozee Player Evan Hull
21 Attempts 21
171 Yards 62
8.1 Avg Yards 3.0
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Miami (Ohio)   Northwestern
Mac Hippenhammer Player Malik Washington
2 Receptions 8
20 Yards 81
10.0 Avg Yards 10.1
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Miami (Ohio) 280 218 62 2 1 0 0.0 2
Northwestern 366 109 257 2 0 0 3.0 1