ST. PAUL – For the second time in as many weeks, the University of Northwestern football team put up more than 50 points, cruising to a 57-7 win over visiting Iowa Wesleyan on Homecoming Saturday at Reynolds Field. The Eagles move to 4-0 and remain undefeated in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference play.
The Northwestern defense was once again dominant, surrendering just a fourth quarter touchdown, while holding the Tigers to 88 yards of total offense. On the other side of the ball, the Eagled racked up 366 yards of total offense and picked up 21 first downs to IWU's seven.
Zac Cash (Highlands Ranch, Colo. /Mountain Vista ) helped UNW jump out to a 35-0 halftime lead, as the senior ran to three touchdowns in the first 30 minutes of play to jumpstart the offensive attack. BJ Foster – who scored on a 41-yard scamper early in the third – finished with 111 yards on just seven carries to lead a balanced ground attack.
Defensively,
Gideon Burnham (Alexandria, Minn./Jefferson) led a stout defense, as the sophomore linebacker was in on eight stops and blocked a punt.
Nick Swore (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian) recorded a pick and returned a blocked punt for a touchdown late in the second quarter.
Tyler Van Maanen recovered a fumble in the end zone to score UNW's final touchdown of the afternoon.
The Eagles will hit the road next Saturday, as they travel to Jacksonville, Ill. for a game with MacMurray.
Notes:*
It is the most points a Northwestern team has scored in a game since 2007, when the Eagles defeated Trinity Bible 65-0.
*The Eagles are now 7-0 at the newly renovated Reynolds Field.
*In honor of the 25th Anniversary of Reynolds Field, the late Coach Chub Reynolds and family were recognized in a halftime ceremony, along with the 1990 football team.
*Also honored at halftime was the 1992 Northwestern wrestling team, who was inducted into the Northwestern Hall of Fame last Thursday night.
