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#24 Northwestern Beat Rutgers 42-14 as Aidan Chiles Throws 3 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, October 24, 2026

Rutgers Scarlet Knights14@Northwestern Wildcats42

The #24 Northwestern Wildcats routed the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 42-14 at Ryan Field in Evanston, IL on Saturday, October 24, 2026 in FBS college football Week 8 action.

Northwestern led 28-6 at halftime. The first quarter swung it: Northwestern outscored its opponent 21-3.

Northwestern moves to 6-1, while Rutgers falls to 2-5.

Top performers

• AJ Surace (RUTG, QB): 7/18, 64 YDS, 1 INT
• Antwan Raymond (RUTG, RB): 18 CAR, 150 YDS, 1 TD
• KJ Duff (RUTG, WR): 3 REC, 33 YDS
• Aidan Chiles (NU, QB): 19/25, 219 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
• Caleb Komolafe (NU, RB): 13 CAR, 150 YDS, 1 TD
• Griffin Wilde (NU, WR): 9 REC, 133 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 9:54NUGriffin Wilde 13 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles0-7
2. Q1 4:26RUTGDane Pizzaro 43 Yd Field Goal3-7
3. Q1 1:32NUAidan Chiles 1 Yd Run3-14
4. Q1 0:49NUAlex Honig 8 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles3-21
5. Q2 1:46NUCaleb Komolafe 33 Yd Run3-28
6. Q2 0:00RUTGDane Pizzaro 35 Yd Field Goal6-28
7. Q3 0:08RUTGAntwan Raymond 46 Yd Run14-28
8. Q4 10:32NUDrew Wagner 4 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles14-35
9. Q4 4:33NUAidan Chiles 37 Yd Run14-42

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