Chiles Leads Northwestern Past Colorado, 41-7

Northwestern defeated Colorado 41-7. Aidan Chiles completed 17 of 22 passes for 241 yards with three touchdown passes to Joseph Himon II and added two rushing touchdowns, from 1 yard and from the 3. Northwestern led 21-0 at halftime after Colorado's three first-half turnovers and won the turnover battle 4-1, holding possession over 36 minutes. Northwestern gained 423 yards; Colorado 348. Julian Lewis threw for 168 yards and a touchdown; Joseph Williams had 88 receiving yards including a 50-yard score. JaQuail Smith rushed for 91 yards. David Braun said of Chiles, "There were some plays that certainly went off-script, but his athleticism and his ability to keep his eyes downfield, that's really hard to defend." Braun also said, "Looking at yardage stats is for losers." Chiles said, "We worked on it all week. We knew what we were gonna' get and we came out and executed." CONTESTED: No factual disputes appear across sources on the score, statistics, or scoring sequence. Rated coverage is 0 left, 1 center, 0 right with no partisan divergence. Northwestern next faces Indiana; Colorado goes to Baylor. The game was the last at Martin Stadium ahead of Ryan Field's opening versus Penn State.