EVANSTON, IL. — This one had disaster written all over it right from the start.
Northwestern football (3-5, 1-4 B1G) fell 41-14 to the Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-2, 4-1) with neither side of the ball looking particularly impressive.
Like 2019’s home game versus Minnesota, the Wildcats buried themselves in an early hole and called Andrew Marty into relief at quarterback. While Marty entered the game in 2019 due to Hunter Johnson suffering an injury, he entered this year’s game due to Ryan Hilinski’s poor performance.
In the first half, Hilinski completed one of five passes for yards with a 23.