Northwestern University Athletics
Saturday, September 11
Evanston, Ill.
11 a.m. CT
Northwestern
vs
Indiana State
Photo by: Northwestern Athletics
'Cats Host Indiana State on Heroes Day
9/8/2021 4:39:00 PM | Football
| NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL: GAMEDAY INFORMATION | ||||||
| DATE | Opponent | TIME | LOCATION | Live Stats | TELEVISION | RADIO |
| Saturday, Sept. 11 | Indiana State | 11 a.m. CT | Ryan Field | Stats | B1G Network | AM-720 WGN Radio |
| 2021 VIRTUAL PRESS BOX | GAMEDAY INFORMATION | TICKETS | ||||||
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern opens up the non-conference portion of its campaign on Saturday, Sept. 11, when it welcomes Indiana State to Ryan Field for an 11 a.m. CT kick.
Northwestern (0-1) dropped a 38-21 decision to Michigan State in the opener on Sept. 3. Six Wildcats made their first career starts including true first year Anthony Tyus III, sophomores Bryce Kirtz and Josh Priebe, juniors Khalid Jones and Malik Washington and senior Peter McIntyre. Indiana State opened their campaign with a win over Eastern Illinois.
SATURDAY'S PROMOTIONS:
Band Day: Join hundreds of local band members as they head to Ryan Field for a halftime performance with the Northwestern University 'Wildcat' Marching Band.
Heroes Day: Join the Wildcats as we honor local heroes at the game. If you're interested in purchasing game tickets to be used by local heroes, email cat-tix@northwestern.edu
Willie's Kids' Club Day. All members of Willie's Kids' Club are invited to the game for on-field pregame access. To sign up for the Kids' Club, click here.
STORYLINES:
• Saturday is the first-ever meeting between Northwestern and Indiana State.
• QB Hunter Johnson posted career numbers in completions (30), attempts (43), yards (283) and touchdowns (3) in the season opener and 10 different Wildcats caught passes – the most since the 2018 Big Ten Championship Game.
• WR Bryce Kirtz finished with a career-high seven receptions and led the team with his career-high 80 receiving yards. WR Stephon Robinson Jr. finished his first game as a Wildcat with 79 receiving yards and a touchdown. Robinson Jr. averaged 15.8 yards per reception, the highest average for a Wildcat receiver in a season opener with at least five receptions since Dan Vitale and Christian Jones averaged 20.2 and 18.8 yards per reception, respectively, in the 2013 season opener. TE Trey Pugh posted career-highs in receptions (4) and touchdowns (2). Pugh is the first Wildcat Tight End to score two touchdowns since Garrett Dickerson caught two passes in the end zone on Nov. 18, 2017 against Minnesota.
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