Cincinnati Dominates Northwestern State 70-0 in Week 3
Cincinnati overwhelmed Northwestern State with a dominant 70-0 victory in Week 3. The Bearcats' offense was relentless, scoring 35 points in the first quarter alone and adding 21 more in the second quarter to essentially put the game away by halftime.
Brady Lichtenberg led Cincinnati's passing attack with 56 completions, while the Bearcats' defense stifled Northwestern State throughout the contest. Cincinnati's offense produced several explosive plays, including a 55-yard touchdown pass from Brendan Sorsby to Caleb Goodie in the first quarter and a 29-yard touchdown pass from Lichtenberg to Cyrus Allen in the second quarter. In the fourth quarter, Samaj Jones connected with Isaiah Johnson on a 42-yard touchdown pass to cap the scoring.
Northwestern State managed only modest offensive output, with Camryn Davis leading the receivers with 9 catches and Eli Anderson recording 9 rushing attempts. The shutout victory was decisive, with Cincinnati covering the 48.5-point spread and pushing the game well over the 55.5-point over-under line.
AI-generated recap · Aug 17, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cincinnati | 35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 70 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Northwestern State | Cincinnati |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 10-16 | 21-23 |
| Pass Yards | 33 | 362 |
| Rush Yards | 69 | 243 |
| Total Yards | 102 | 605 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 0-12 | 2-4 |
| Penalties | 5-42 | 6-65 |
| Possession | 39:15 | 20:45 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Evan Pryor run for 20 yds to the NWST 45 for a 1ST down
Brendan Sorsby run for 16 yds to the NWST 29 for a 1ST down
PENALTY NSU Delay Of Game (Hickey,Preston) 5 yards from NSU29 to NSU24. NO PLAY.
Evan Pryor run for 3 yds to the NWST 21
Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Joe Royer for 21 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 60 yds , Zay Davis return for 6 yds to the NWST 41 Northwestern State Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the NWST 11
Kolbe Burrell run for 2 yds to the NWST 13
Abram Johnston run for 1 yd to the NWST 14
Northwestern State Penalty, Offensive Pass Interference (Yards) declined
Cooper Evans punt for 43 yds , Manny Covey returns for 7 yds to the CIN 45
Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Caleb Goodie for 55 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 59 yds , Zay Davis return for 10 yds to the NWST 16
PENALTY NSU False Start (Morphis,Garrett) 5 yards from NSU16 to NSU11. NO PLAY.
Myion Hicks run for 3 yds to the NWST 14
Abram Johnston run for no gain to the NWST 14
Abram Johnston pass complete to Myion Hicks for a loss of 1 yard to the NWST 13
Cooper Evans punt for 31 yds , Manny Covey returns for 2 yds to the NWST 42 Manny Covey fumbled, recovered by CIN Manny Covey
Cooper Evans punt for 31 yds , Manny Covey returns for 2 yds to the NWST 42 Manny Covey fumbled, recovered by CIN Manny Covey
Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 13 yds to the NWST 29 for a 1ST down
(08:41) No Huddle-Shotgun Walker,Tawee rush right for 29 yards gain to the NSU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 08:32 PENALTY CIN Holding offsetting NSU Face Mask offsetting. NO PLAY.
Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Jeff Caldwell for 16 yds to the NWST 13 for a 1ST down
Tawee Walker run for 3 yds to the NWST 10
Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Tawee Walker for 10 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
Abram Johnston sacked by Rob Jackson for a loss of 12 yards to the NWST 13
Myion Hicks run for no gain to the NWST 13
Abram Johnston pass intercepted Tayden Barnes return for no gain to the NWST 12
Cooper Evans punt for 38 yds , Manny Covey returns for 6 yds to the NWST 45
Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Caleb Goodie for 44 yds to the NWST 1 for a 1ST down
Evan Pryor run for a loss of 1 yard to the NWST 2
Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Joe Royer for 2 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 58 yds , Zay Davis return for 15 yds to the NWST 22
Kolbe Burrell run for no gain to the NWST 22
Abram Johnston pass complete to Ben Buisson for 8 yds Ben Buisson fumbled, recovered by CIN Jonathan Thompson
Abram Johnston pass complete to Ben Buisson for 8 yds Ben Buisson fumbled, recovered by CIN Jonathan Thompson
Tawee Walker run for 22 yds to the NWST 8 for a 1ST down
Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Isaiah Johnson for 8 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
Abram Johnston pass complete to Camryn Davis for 9 yds to the NWST 34
Abram Johnston run for 7 yds to the NWST 41 for a 1ST down
Myion Hicks run for no gain to the NWST 41
Abram Johnston pass complete to Luke Carter for 11 yds to the CIN 48 for a 1ST down
Abram Johnston pass complete to Amaaz Eugene for 5 yds to the CIN 43
Kolbe Burrell run for 8 yds to the CIN 35 for a 1ST down
Abram Johnston pass incomplete to Ty Moore
Abram Johnston pass incomplete to Ty Moore
Abram Johnston run for a loss of 2 yards to the CIN 37
Cooper Evans punt for 17 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CIN 20
Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 12 yds to the CIN 32 for a 1ST down
Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Jeff Caldwell for 14 yds to the CIN 46 for a 1ST down
Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 5 yds to the NWST 49
Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Noah Jennings for 12 yds to the NWST 37 for a 1ST down
Evan Pryor run for 8 yds to the NWST 29
Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Joe Royer for no gain to the NWST 29
Evan Pryor run for 6 yds to the NWST 23 for a 1ST down
Brendan Sorsby run for 23 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
Abram Johnston run for a loss of 1 yard to the NWST 24
Abram Johnston pass incomplete to Luke Carter
Abram Johnston pass complete to Kolbe Burrell for 6 yds to the NWST 18
Cooper Evans punt for 49 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CIN 33
Tawee Walker run for 2 yds to the CIN 35
Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Tawee Walker for 13 yds to the CIN 48 for a 1ST down
Tawee Walker run for 5 yds to the NWST 47 Cincinnati Penalty, Offensive Holding (Ethan Green) to the CIN 43
PENALTY CIN False Start (Tyo,Taran) 5 yards from CIN43 to CIN38. NO PLAY.
Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Jeff Caldwell for 28 yds to the NWST 34 for a 1ST down
Tawee Walker run for 19 yds to the NWST 15 for a 1ST down
Tawee Walker run for 15 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
Myion Hicks run for 3 yds to the NWST 28
Eli Anderson pass complete to Joseph Moreland for 1 yd to the NWST 29
Eli Anderson pass incomplete to Amaaz Eugene
Cooper Evans punt for 40 yds for a 1ST down
Evan Pryor run for 2 yds to the CIN 48
Brady Lichtenberg pass incomplete to Barry Jackson Jr.
Brady Lichtenberg pass incomplete to Isaiah Johnson
Max Fletcher punt for 48 yds
Max Fletcher punt for 48 yds
Kolbe Burrell run for 2 yds to the NWST 4
Kolbe Burrell run for no gain to the NWST 4
Kolbe Burrell run for 5 yds to the NWST 9
Cooper Evans punt for 34 yds , Manny Covey returns for 7 yds to the NWST 36
Cooper Evans punt for 34 yds , Manny Covey returns for 7 yds to the CIN 47
Brady Lichtenberg pass complete to Noah Jennings for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
Brady Lichtenberg run for 21 yds to the NWST 29 for a 1ST down
Brady Lichtenberg pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 29 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
E. Anderson takes a knee
End of 2nd Quarter
Eli Anderson run for 2 yds to the NWST 27
Myion Hicks run for 4 yds to the NWST 31
Eli Anderson run for a loss of 1 yard to the NWST 30
Cooper Evans punt for 40 yds
Manny Covey run for 24 yds to the NWST 46 for a 1ST down
Manny Covey run for 7 yds to the NWST 39
Brady Lichtenberg pass complete to Caleb Goodie for 7 yds to the NWST 32 for a 1ST down
Manny Covey run for 9 yds to the NWST 23
Manny Covey run for 3 yds to the NWST 20 for a 1ST down
Brady Lichtenberg pass complete to Patrick Gurd for 17 yds to the NWST 3 for a 1ST down
Chance Williams run for 3 yds for a TD (Dino Beslagic KICK)
Kolbe Burrell run for 4 yds to the NWST 29
Eli Anderson run for 4 yds to the NWST 33
Cincinnati Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the NWST 49 for a 1ST down
Kolbe Burrell run for 4 yds to the CIN 47
Kolbe Burrell run for 4 yds to the CIN 43
Kolbe Burrell run for 1 yd to the CIN 42
Myion Hicks run for 2 yds to the CIN 40 for a 1ST down
Myion Hicks run for 7 yds to the CIN 33
Eli Anderson pass complete to Matt Gower for 1 yd to the CIN 32
Myion Hicks run for 1 yd to the CIN 31
Kolbe Burrell run for no gain to the CIN 31
Samaj Jones run for 9 yds to the CIN 40
Samaj Jones run for 12 yds to the NWST 48 for a 1ST down
(06:38) Shotgun Williams,Chance rush left for 21 yards gain to the NSU27 (Rinkin,Rahmaan; Natali,Joe) PENALTY CIN Holding (Lozowicki,Xavier) 10 yards from NSU48 to CIN42. NO PLAY.
Samaj Jones pass complete to Elijah Jones for 11 yds to the NWST 47
Samaj Jones run for 5 yds to the NWST 42
Samaj Jones pass complete to Isaiah Johnson for 42 yds for a TD (Dino Beslagic KICK)
Eli Anderson run for 4 yds to the NWST 29
Zay Davis run for 4 yds to the NWST 33
Eli Anderson pass incomplete to Dane Wallace
Cooper Evans punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Logan Wilson at the CIN 28
Zion Johnson run for 5 yds to the CIN 33
Zion Johnson run for 1 yd to the CIN 34
Jakorion Caffey run for 1 yd to the CIN 35
Max Fletcher punt for 27 yds
Eli Anderson pass complete to Dane Wallace for no gain to the NWST 38
Cincinnati Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (CJ Crite) to the CIN 39 for a 1ST down
Jeremiah James run for 6 yds to the CIN 33
Jeremiah James run for 1 yd to the CIN 32