| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Syracuse Field Goal - 22-yarder by Ross Krautman. 10:47 Time Remaining. |
| Syracuse Field Goal - 33-yarder by Ross Krautman. 3:57 Time Remaining. |
| Northwestern Touchdown - 82-yard punt return by Venric Mark. (Jeff Budzien extra point is good.). 0:23 Time Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Syracuse Touchdown - 14-yard run by Prince-Tyson Gulley. (Ross Krautman extra point is good.). 10:58 Time Remaining. |
| Northwestern Touchdown - 21-yard pass from Kain Colter to Venric Mark. (Jeff Budzien extra point is good.). 6:53 Time Remaining. |
| Northwestern Touchdown - 14-yard pass from Kain Colter to Christian Jones. (Jeff Budzien extra point is good.). 3:49 Time Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Northwestern Touchdown - 33-yard fumble return by Chi Chi Ariguzo. (Jeff Budzien extra point is good.). 13:32 Time Remaining. |
| Northwestern Touchdown - 1-yard run by Kain Colter. (Jeff Budzien extra point is good.). 7:34 Time Remaining. |
| Syracuse Touchdown - 7-yard pass from Ryan Nassib to Marcus Sales. (Ross Krautman extra point is good.). 2:21 Time Remaining. |
| Syracuse Touchdown - 50-yard pass from Ryan Nassib to Jeremiah Kobena. (Ross Krautman extra point is good.). 0:00 Time Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Syracuse Touchdown - 7-yard pass from Ryan Nassib to Jeremiah Kobena. (Ryan Nassib pass incomplete to Jarrod West, two-point conversion failed.). 6:42 Time Remaining. |
| Syracuse Touchdown - 20-yard pass from Ryan Nassib to Christopher Clark. (Prince-Tyson Gulley rushed left for the two-point conversion.). 2:40 Time Remaining. |
| Northwestern Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Trevor Siemian to Demetrius Fields. (Jeff Budzien extra point is good.). 0:44 Time Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Northwestern | Syracuse |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 33 |
| By Rushing | 7 | 6 |
| By Passing | 12 | 23 |
| By Penalty | 2 | 4 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 5-14-36.0 | 12-20-60.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-2-0 | 1-1-100 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 337 | 596 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 72 | 95 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 124 | 114 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 40 | 29 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 213 | 482 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 5-27 | 1-4 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 32-22-0 | 66-45-1 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 6.7 | 7.3 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 5-36.2 | 3-52.0 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 216 | 0 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 2-134 | 1-0 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 3-49 | 5-102 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-49 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 7-77 | 12-72 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 1-1 | 3-2 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 6 | 5 |
| Rushing | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | 3 | 4 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 6-6 | 3-3 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 42 | 41 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 27:20 | 32:40 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Northwestern | Syracuse |
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| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| R.Nassib | 66 | 45 | 482 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 66 | 45 | 482 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 1 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| C.Ariguzo | 1 | 49 | 49 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| B.Williams | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 3 | 51 | | Total | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 3 | 51 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| J.Fisher | 3 | 156 | 52.0 | 0 | 58 | | Total | 3 | 156 | 52.0 | 0 | 58 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| V.Mark | 2 | 134 | 82 | 1 | | Total | 2 | 134 | 82 | 1 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| R.Desir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| V.Mark | 3 | 49 | 28 | 0 | | Total | 3 | 49 | 28 | 0 |
| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| J.Kobena | 5 | 102 | 26 | 0 | | Total | 5 | 102 | 26 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| J.Budzien | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 | | Total | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| R.Krautman | 2/3 | 66.7 | 33 | 3/3 | 9 | | Total | 2/3 | 66.7 | 33 | 3/3 | 9 |
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