Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Northwestern State | - | - | - | - | 0 |
 Cincinnati | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 70 |
| Northwestern State | Qtr | Cincinnati |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Q1 | 35 |
| 0 | Q2 | 21 |
| 0 | Q3 | 7 |
| 0 | Q4 | 7 |
| 0 | Final | 70 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q1 13:24 Touchdown Cincinnati Joe Royer Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Joe Royer for 21 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK) 0-7
Q1 11:18 Touchdown Cincinnati Caleb Goodie Sr. Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Caleb Goodie for 55 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK) 0-14
Q1 7:07 Touchdown Cincinnati Tawee Walker Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Tawee Walker for 10 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK) 0-21
Q1 4:11 Touchdown Cincinnati Joe Royer Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Joe Royer for 2 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK) 0-28
Q1 2:46 Touchdown Cincinnati Isaiah Johnson Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Isaiah Johnson for 8 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK) 0-35
Q2 9:40 Touchdown Cincinnati Brendan Sorsby Brendan Sorsby run for 23 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK) 0-42
Q2 5:38 Touchdown Cincinnati Tawee Walker Tawee Walker run for 15 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK) 0-49
Q2 0:16 Touchdown Cincinnati Cyrus Allen Brady Lichtenberg pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 29 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK) 0-56
Q3 4:14 Touchdown Cincinnati Chance Williams Chance Williams run for 3 yds for a TD (Dino Beslagic KICK) 0-63
Q4 5:00 Touchdown Cincinnati Isaiah Johnson Samaj Jones pass complete to Isaiah Johnson for 42 yds for a TD (Dino Beslagic KICK) 0-70
Rivalry highlights
Series record
0-3
Northwestern State first, 3 meetings since 1977
Series leader
Cincinnati
Cincinnati lead 0-3 in 3 meetings since 1977
Widest recent margin
70 points
Northwestern State 0-70 Cincinnati, 2025
Tightest recent margin
41 points
Northwestern State 0-41 Cincinnati, 1977
Highest recent total
75 points
Northwestern State 9-66 Cincinnati, 2013
Head to head
Full rivalry page Northwestern State 0 3 meetings since 1977 3 Cincinnati
Cincinnati lead 0-3 in 3 meetings since 1977 Series leader: Cincinnati.
Team stats, this game
Northwestern StateCincinnati102Total yards605
33Passing yards362
69Rushing yards243
1Turnovers0
0Sacks1
6First downs26
42Penalty yards65
Key players by position
| Northwestern State | Pos | Cincinnati |
|---|
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
--10050100
1st2nd3rd4th
Current drive Game leaders
NWST CIN Northwestern State vs Cincinnati player stats
Passing
| Northwestern State | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abram Johnston | 7/11 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Anderson | 3/5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Sorsby | 15/15 | 253 | 5 | 0 |
| Brady Lichtenberg | 4/6 | 56 | 1 | 0 |
| Samaj Jones | 2/2 | 53 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Northwestern State | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolbe Burrell | 12 | 31 | 0 | 8 |
| Myion Hicks | 8 | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| Jeremiah James | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Eli Anderson | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Zay Davis | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Abram Johnston | 6 | -7 | 0 | 7 |
| Cincinnati | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tawee Walker | 6 | 66 | 1 | 22 |
| Manny Covey | 4 | 43 | 0 | 24 |
| Brendan Sorsby | 2 | 39 | 1 | 23 |
| Evan Pryor | 6 | 38 | 0 | 20 |
| Samaj Jones | 3 | 26 | 0 | 12 |
| Brady Lichtenberg | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Zion Johnson | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Chance Williams | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Jakorion Caffey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving
| Northwestern State | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Carter | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Camryn Davis | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Ben Buisson | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Amaaz Eugene | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Joseph Moreland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Gower | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dane Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolbe Burrell | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5 |
| Myion Hicks | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Goodie | 3 | 106 | 1 | 55 |
| Cyrus Allen | 4 | 59 | 1 | 29 |
| Jeff Caldwell | 3 | 58 | 0 | 28 |
| Isaiah Johnson | 2 | 50 | 2 | 42 |
| Joe Royer | 3 | 23 | 2 | 21 |
| Tawee Walker | 2 | 23 | 1 | 13 |
| Patrick Gurd | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Noah Jennings | 2 | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| Elijah Jones | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Defense
| Northwestern State | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolbe Cage | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Washington | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Marion Bonner | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Hickey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Sears | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Cook | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Landry Huddleston | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Rahmaan Rinkin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton Anokwuru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Newman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kabriel Anderson-Dale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamron Neal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Blevins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Jackson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Mikah Coleman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew McDoom | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cincear Lewis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simms III | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Marqavious Saboor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquaze Parker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevon Gola-Callard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Leibold | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Gipson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Northwestern State | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No kicking stats | ||||
| Cincinnati | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Rusnak | 0/0 | 0 | 8/8 | 8 |
| Dino Beslagic | 0/0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
Northwestern State: last 6 games before this one
1-5 in the last 6 · 11.8 scored · 50.3 allowed
Cincinnati: last 14 games before this one
6-8 in the last 14 · 25.2 scored · 23.9 allowed
WON 38-20 scored 38 · allowed 20 See game LOST 27-28 scored 27 · allowed 28 See game WON 27-16 scored 27 · allowed 16 See game WON 34-0 scored 34 · allowed 0 See game LOST 41-44 scored 41 · allowed 44 See game WON 19-13 scored 19 · allowed 13 See game WON 24-14 scored 24 · allowed 14 See game LOST 23-34 scored 23 · allowed 34 See game LOST 24-31 scored 24 · allowed 31 See game LOST 17-34 scored 17 · allowed 34 See game LOST 15-41 scored 15 · allowed 41 See game LOST 13-20 scored 13 · allowed 20 See game LOST 17-20 scored 17 · allowed 20 See game WON 34-20 scored 34 · allowed 20 See game
The matchup
| Northwestern State | Split | Cincinnati |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | 2025 record entering | 1-1 |
| 20 | Points for | 51 |
| 76 | Points against | 40 |
| L1 | Form | W1 |
Recent meetings
2025
Northwestern State 0 : 70 Cincinnati
0 : 70 Cincinnati 2013
Northwestern State 9 : 66 Cincinnati
9 : 66 Cincinnati 1977
Northwestern State 0 : 41 Cincinnati
0 : 41 Cincinnati Northwestern State · QB Zach Wilcke Pass yards
816
Pass TD
7
Comp-Att
79-144
INT
2
Davis rush
200 yds
Davis rec
262 yds
Cincinnati · QB JC French Pass yards
949
Pass TD
6
Comp-Att
86-123
INT
0
Payne rush
392 yds
Gibson rec
267 yds
2 
Brendan Sorsby QB 5 
Samaj Jones QB 9 Zebulin Kinsey QB 15 
Will Kocher QB 16 
Brady Lichtenberg QB 3 
Tawee Walker RB 5 
Jakorion Caffey RB 7 
Chance Williams RB 13 
Zion Johnson RB 21 
Evan Pryor RB 28 
Manny Covey RB 0 
Isaiah Johnson WR 2 Caleb Goodie Sr. WR 4 
Cyrus Allen WR 7 
Barry Jackson Jr. WR 8 
Dakarai Anderson WR 9 
Jeff Caldwell WR 13 
Noah Jennings WR 14 
Elijah Jones WR 14 Kale Woodburn WR 18 
Giyahni Kontosis WR 27 
Taizaun Burns WR 81 Zane Kinsey WR 89 Nash Biglin WR 11 
Joe Royer TE 21 
Patrick Gurd TE 82 
Ka'Maurri Smith TE 83 
Devyn Zahursky TE 85 
Lyviel Waters TE 86 
Kellen Davis TE 87 
Gavin Grover TE 88 
DaMari Witherspoon TE 50 
Evan Tengesdahl OL 53 
Gavin Gerhardt OL 56 Deondre Buford OL 59 
Jake Wheelock OL 63 
Zac Clarke OL 66 
Xavier Lozowicki OL 69 
JP Schrieber OL 70 
Cray Paich OL 71 
Judea Milon OL 72 
Nolan Latulippe OL 73 
Aiden Pastoriza OL 74 
Joe Cotton OL 75 
Marcus McGregor OL 76 
Zach Taylor OL 77 
Taran Tyo OL 78 
Grant Edgington OL 79 Ethan Green OL 2 
Dontay Corleone DL 4 
Marquaze Parker DL 14 
Mikah Coleman DL 21 
CJ McCray DL 26 
Cam Roetherford DL 55 
Isaiah Rogers DL 88 
CD McFee DL 90 
Jalen Hunt DL 92 
Elijah Gunn DL 93 
Harris Adams DL 95 
Lendric Barber DL 96 
Nathan Nunn DL 97 
Kamron Neal DL 99 Rob Jackson DL 15 
Kamari Burns DT 56 
Tim Griffin DT 95 
Keilan Smith DT 16 
Jaylon White-McClain EDGE 17 
Brian Simms III EDGE 24 
Terrell Holcomb EDGE 34 
Myles Harrison EDGE 82 
James Early EDGE 91 
Drew Logan EDGE 3 
Antwan Peek Jr. LB 5 
Marqavious Saboor LB 6 
Cincear Lewis LB 11 
Jake Golday LB 11 Darrell Gipson Jr. LB 15 
Jamari Johnson LB 22 
Jonathan Thompson LB 31 
Simeon Coleman LB 33 
George Leibold LB 35 
Drew Robinson LB 41 Quinn Staten LB 44 
Montay Weedon LB 45 
Ben Blevins LB 49 
Jack Dingle LB 52 
Ronan Casanova LB 1 
Christian Harrison DB 13 Quan Sanks DB 20 
Stanley Clyne DB 0 
Matthew McDoom CB 2 
Kye Stokes CB 6 
Zay Johnson CB 7 
Logan Wilson CB 8 
Ormanie Arnold CB 13 
Patrick Williams CB 23 
Willie Goodwyn CB 25 
Daniel James CB 3 
Tayden Barnes S 6 
Trevon Gola-Callard S 19 
CJ Jones S 20 
CJ Crite S 32 
Landen Schaefer S 36 
Xavier Williams S 93 
Max Lemasters PK 99 
Stephen Rusnak PK 31 
Max Fletcher P 35 
Dino Beslagic P 34 Weston Simmons LS 48 
Eli Stein LS
Brendan Sorsby QB 5 Samaj Jones QB 9 Zebulin Kinsey QB 15 Will Kocher QB 16 Brady Lichtenberg QB 3 Tawee Walker RB 5 Jakorion Caffey RB 7 Chance Williams RB 13 Zion Johnson RB 21 Evan Pryor RB 28 Manny Covey RB 0 Isaiah Johnson WR 2 Caleb Goodie Sr. WR 4 Cyrus Allen WR 7 Barry Jackson Jr. WR 8 Dakarai Anderson WR 9 Jeff Caldwell WR 13 Noah Jennings WR 14 Elijah Jones WR 14 Kale Woodburn WR 18 Giyahni Kontosis WR 27 Taizaun Burns WR 81 Zane Kinsey WR 89 Nash Biglin WR 11 Joe Royer TE 21 Patrick Gurd TE 82 Ka'Maurri Smith TE 83 Devyn Zahursky TE 85 Lyviel Waters TE 86 Kellen Davis TE 87 Gavin Grover TE 88 DaMari Witherspoon TE 50 Evan Tengesdahl OL 53 Gavin Gerhardt OL 56 Deondre Buford OL 59 Jake Wheelock OL 63 Zac Clarke OL 66 Xavier Lozowicki OL 69 JP Schrieber OL 70 Cray Paich OL 71 Judea Milon OL 72 Nolan Latulippe OL 73 Aiden Pastoriza OL 74 Joe Cotton OL 75 Marcus McGregor OL 76 Zach Taylor OL 77 Taran Tyo OL 78 Grant Edgington OL 79 Ethan Green OL 2 Dontay Corleone DL 4 Marquaze Parker DL 14 Mikah Coleman DL 21 CJ McCray DL 26 Cam Roetherford DL 55 Isaiah Rogers DL 88 CD McFee DL 90 Jalen Hunt DL 92 Elijah Gunn DL 93 Harris Adams DL 95 Lendric Barber DL 96 Nathan Nunn DL 97 Kamron Neal DL 99 Rob Jackson DL 15 Kamari Burns DT 56 Tim Griffin DT 95 Keilan Smith DT 16 Jaylon White-McClain EDGE 17 Brian Simms III EDGE 24 Terrell Holcomb EDGE 34 Myles Harrison EDGE 82 James Early EDGE 91 Drew Logan EDGE 3 Antwan Peek Jr. LB 5 Marqavious Saboor LB 6 Cincear Lewis LB 11 Jake Golday LB 11 Darrell Gipson Jr. LB 15 Jamari Johnson LB 22 Jonathan Thompson LB 31 Simeon Coleman LB 33 George Leibold LB 35 Drew Robinson LB 41 Quinn Staten LB 44 Montay Weedon LB 45 Ben Blevins LB 49 Jack Dingle LB 52 Ronan Casanova LB 1 Christian Harrison DB 13 Quan Sanks DB 20 Stanley Clyne DB 0 Matthew McDoom CB 2 Kye Stokes CB 6 Zay Johnson CB 7 Logan Wilson CB 8 Ormanie Arnold CB 13 Patrick Williams CB 23 Willie Goodwyn CB 25 Daniel James CB 3 Tayden Barnes S 6 Trevon Gola-Callard S 19 CJ Jones S 20 CJ Crite S 32 Landen Schaefer S 36 Xavier Williams S 93 Max Lemasters PK 99 Stephen Rusnak PK 31 Max Fletcher P 35 Dino Beslagic P 34 Weston Simmons LS 48 Eli Stein LS 
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Northwestern State vs Cincinnati: result and recap
Northwestern State Demons vs Cincinnati Bearcats finished 0 - 70 on September 13, 2025. This Big 12 game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Northwestern State and Cincinnati team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Big 12 rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of Northwestern State vs Cincinnati?
Northwestern State Demons vs Cincinnati Bearcats finished 0 - 70. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led Northwestern State vs Cincinnati in passing, rushing and receiving?
Brendan Sorsby (Cincinnati) led passers with 253 yards. Tawee Walker (Cincinnati) led rushers with 66 yards. Caleb Goodie (Cincinnati) led receivers with 106 yards on 3 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did Northwestern State play Cincinnati?
This Northwestern State vs Cincinnati game was played on September 13, 2025 at Nippert Stadium.