On a day when Northwestern's offense played maybe its best game of the season, the Wildcats’ defense was still the driving force behind their dominant 27-0 win against Minnesota at Ryan Field.
Saturday’s shutout...
Steady play from both the offense and defense allowed No. 16 Northwestern (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) to pull off a 27 shutout in the Cats' first conference game of the season over a key Big Ten West competitor...
What went right: The passing game, the rushing game, the defensive front seven, the secondary, the special teams. So, just about everything.
This was a dominant performance from No. 16 Northwestern...
