On Saturday September 10, 2022, I attended a college football game at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. The Duke Blue Devils were in town to take on the Northwestern Wildcats. The Duke football team beat Northwestern by a score of 31 to 23. Northwestern had a chance to tie the game late with 12 seconds left but running back Evan Hull fumbled near the goal line and Duke recovered in the end zone. Duke opened up to a 21-0 lead early with only about 1 minute having passed in the second quarter. Northwestern twice clawed their way back to within 5 points in the second half but were never able to gain the lead. Northwestern quaterback Ryan Hilinski finished with 36 of 60 passes complete with 435 yards with two touchdown passes and an interception. Northwestern running back Evan Hull gained 65 yards on the ground and also had caught 14 passes for 213 receiving yards. Northwestern tight end Thomas Gordon caught 5 passes for a total of 78 yards. Duke was led by quarterback Riley Leonard who was 13 of 24 for 240 yards with one touchdown pass and an interception and running back Jordan Waters who gained 91 yards on the ground and had two touchdowns.
Below are some pictures from the day at Ryan Field including football action and views from outside the stadium.
