EVANSTON, Ill. (October 4, 2025) — Northwestern picked up its second consecutive victory on Saturday, securing a 42-7 Homecoming Weekend win over ULM at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium.
Behind
Preston Stone’s 262 passing yards, 49 dashing yards and three touchdowns, the Wildcats (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) closed non-conference play with a convincing end result of their conflict with the Warhawks (3-2, 1-0 Sun Belt).
Caleb Komolafe picked up the place he left off from his 119-yard efficiency towards UCLA final week, propelling the Northwestern floor sport with 75 dashing yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Dashun Reeder led all rushers with 79 yards on the bottom.
While ULM opened the scoring on a 34-yard connection from Aidan Armenta to Nic Trujillo with 10:47 remaining within the first quarter, Northwestern proceeded to pile on 18 unanswered factors to construct an 18-7 halftime lead.
After the break, the Wildcats recorded touchdowns on three consecutive drives to stretch their result in 39-7. On the defensive facet of the ball, Northwestern maintained its stronghold over Saturday’s Sun Belt Conference foe, seldom relenting any opposing momentum.
The hosts amassed 515 complete yards within the lopsided victory, whereas surrendering simply 273 yards to the Warhawks.
Northwestern will hit the street for its first sport away from Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium since August 30 when the Wildcats tackle Penn State in Beaver Stadium on Saturday, October 11. The 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff will air on FS1 and WGN Radio 720.
Key Moments: — Stone and
Hayden Eligon II, who established an early rapport in Saturday’s contest, related for a 37-yard passing landing with 13:57 remaining within the second quarter. The sophomore has snagged two receiving touchdowns this season after seeing motion in 9 video games as a real first-year in 2024.
—The Northwestern protection hunkered right down to shut down a ULM fourth-and-2 simply exterior the crimson zone with 9:47 left within the second quarter.
Najee Story made the essential cease on Warhawk quarterback Hunter Herring.
— On the Wildcats’ first drive of the second half, Komolafe broke free for a 39-yard dashing landing. The play — his fourth dashing rating of the season — set a brand new career-long rush for the redshirt sophomore.
— Griffin Wilde hauled in a 49-yard receiving landing with 5:12 remaining within the third quarter. Wilde’s explosive catch and run is a brand new season-long move play for Northwestern.
Top Performers: —
Preston Stone: 20-of-31 passing, 311 complete yards, three landing passes.
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Caleb Komolafe: 13 rushes for 75 yards (5.8 yards per carry), two touchdowns.
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Hayden Eligon II: Three receptions for 80 yards and a landing.
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Fred Davis II: Two tackles, two move breakups.
Numbers to Know: 30: Stone’s season-long rush, which he broke off on the second play of the second quarter.
7: Third-down conversions from Northwestern within the first half (9 makes an attempt), serving to the Wildcats rating on their first three drives of the sport. The hosts completed 11-of-16 on third down.
8: Consecutive drives the place the Wildcat protection held the Warhawks scoreless.
6.5: Yards per carry from Northwestern rushers (38 makes an attempt for 246 yards). Reeder (79), Komolafe (75) and Stone (49) all eclipsed 40 yards on the bottom.
1: Number of punts the Wildcats tried on Saturday — the fewest since November 30, 2019 at Illinois.