Big Ten Late Game Final: Northwestern Stumbles at Syracuse

SYRACUSE 37, NORTHWESTERN 34

Mike Kafka was nearly flawless. The senior quarterback was 35-of-42 for 390 yards passing with three touchdowns. But it was his one mistake, an interception with under two minutes remaining in a tied game, that proved most costly.

The Orange would kick a field goal as time expired and Pat Fitzgerald's Wildcats would fall to 2-1 on the season heading into Big Ten play. On a positive note, the performance by first year starter Kafka is a promising sign for a Northwestern team in search of playmakers.

Receivers Drake Dunsmore and Zeke Markshausen had big performances as well for the Wildcats.