Northwestern (IL) FBS P5 : Big Ten AQ/P5

Location
Evanston

Spirit Name
Wildcats

Mascot
Willie

Stadium:
Ryan Field/FBS Rank 69th
Capacity: 47,130
Surface: Grass

Offense Data | Defense Data

University Snapshot

Year	Annual Record	Coach	Head Coach Record	Overall Record	Total Win Rank / Winning %	Returning Letterman	Returning Starters	Attendance
2009	8-5	Pat Fitzgerald	@ NW 27-23 / Winning Percentage 54.00	475-619-44 / Winning Percentage 43.67	Total Win Rk 84 Win % Rk 111	Total 48 Offense 24 Defense 23 S.T. 1	Offense 5 Defense 8	24,190 Decrease Rank 84
2010	7-6	Pat Fitzgerald	@ NW 34-29 / Winning Percentage 53.97	482-625-44 / Winning Percentage 43.79	Total Win Rk 83 Win % Rk 111	Total 55 Offense 24 Defense28 S.T. 3	Offense 7 Defense 6	36,449 Increase Rank 68
2011	6-7	Pat Fitzgerald	@ NW 40-36 / Winning Percentage 52.64	488-632-44 / Winning Percentage 43.81	Total Win Rk 82 Win % Rk 112	Total 56 Offense 26 Defense 28 S.T. 2	OffenseS 9* Defense 7	33,442 Decrease Rank 70
2012	10-3	Pat Fitzgerald	@ NW 50-39 / Winning Percentage 56.18	498-635-44 / Winning Percentage 44.18	Total Win Rk 82 Win % Rk 113	Total 58 Offense 29 Defense 25 S.T.4	Offense 5 Defense 5	35,697 Increase Rank 65
2013	5-7	Pat Fitzgerald	@ NW 55-46 / Winning Percentage 53.47	502-643-44 / Winning Percentage 44.07	Total Win Rk 84 Win % Rk 113	Total 54 Offense 27 Defense 23 S.T. 4	Offense 8* Defense 7	39,307 Increase Rank 63
2014	5-7	Pat Fitzgerald	@ NW 60-53 / Winning Percentage 52.21	507-650-44 / Winning Percentage 44.05	Total Win Rk 86 Win % Rk 115	Total 55 Offense 31 Defense 22 S.T. 2	Offense 9 Defense 8	38,613 Decrease Rank 59
2015	10-3	Pat Fitzgerald	@ NW 70-56 / Winning Percentage 55.12 RK 49	517-653-44 / Winning Percentage 44.40	Total Win Rk 83 Win % Rk 114	Total 62 Offense 29 Defense 28 S.T. 5	Offense 6 Defense 8	33,366 Decrease Rank 65
2016	7-6	Pat Fitzgerald	@ NW 77-62 / Winning Percentage 55.40 RK 59	524-659-44 / Winning Percentage 44.50	Total Win Rk 84 Win % Rk 113	Total 57 Offense 29 Defense 24 S T 4	Offense 6* Defense 6	34,798 Increase Rank 64
2017	10-3	Pat Fitzgerald	@ NW 87-65 / Winning Percentage 57.24 RK 55	534-662-44 / Winning Percentage 44.84	Total Win Rk 81 Win % Rk 113	Total 50 Offense 27 Defense 22 S T i	Offense 8* Defense 8	35,853 Increase Rank 63
2018	9-5	Pat Fitzgerald	@ NW 96-70 / Winning Percentage 57.83 RK 53	543-667-44 / Winning Percentage 45.06	Total Win Rk 80 Win % Rk 114	Total 61 Offense 33 Defense 26 ST 2	Offense 7* Defense 7	43,873 Increase Rank 46
2019	3-9	Pat Fitzgerald	@ NW 99-79 / Winning Percentage 55.62 RK 54	546-676-44 / Winning Percentage 44.87	Total Win Rk 82 Win % Rk 114	Total 66 Offense 30 Defense 32 ST 4	Offense 6 Defense 6	37,763 Decrease Rank 58
2020	7-2	Pat Fitzgerald	@ NW 106-81 / Winning Percentage 56.68 RK 47	553-678-44 / Winning Percentage 45.10	Total Win Rk 81 & Winning Percentage Rank 113	Total 73 Offense 36 Defense 33 ST 4	Offense 10* Defense 9	Covid-19
2021	3-9	Pat Fitzgerald	@ NW 109-90 / Winning Percentage 54.77 RK 58	556-687-44 / Winning Percentage 44.91	Total Win Rk 83 Win % Rk 113	Total 56 Offense 24 Defense 28 ST 4	Offense 4 Defense 4	30,679 Decrease Rank 68
2022	1-11	Pat Fitzgerald	@ NW 110-101 / Winning Percentage 52.13 RK	557-698-44 / Winning Percentage 44.57	Total Win Rk 85 Win % Rk 116	Total 43 Offense 24 Defense 19 S.T. 0	Offense 9 Defense 5	28,697 Decrease Rank 73
2023	8-5	David Braun	@ NW 8-5 / Winning Percentage 61.54 RK 36	565-703-44 / Winning Percentage 44.74	Total Win Rk 85 Win % Rk 116	Total 47 Offense 22 Defense 22 S.T. 3	Offense 4* Defense 8	TBD
2024	0-0	David Braun	@ NW 8-5 / Winning Percentage 61.54 RK 30	565-703-44 / Winning Percentage 44.74
* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2018)

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Record 2018

Overall: W:9 L:5 T:0
Conf: W:9 L:5 T:0
Division: W:9 L:5 T:0

Game Date

Home VS Away

Score

Game Stats

Aug-30 2018

Purdue
-VS-
Northwestern

WIN
27 - 31

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Purdue	9-95	202	270	472	3	15	8
Northwestern	6-56	166	235	401	0	17	6

Sep-08 2018

Northwestern
-VS-
Duke

LOSS
7 - 21

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Northwestern	2-20	99	282	381	2	20	9
Duke	4-42	97	204	301	0	15	4

Sep-15 2018

Northwestern
-VS-
Akron

LOSS
34 - 39

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Northwestern	3-35	86	405	491	3	18	6
Akron	15-140	90	277	367	1	16	4

BYE WEEK!

Sep-29 2018

Northwestern
-VS-
Michigan

LOSS
17 - 20

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Northwestern	2-25	28	174	202	0	13	5
Michigan	11-100	180	196	376	0	16	7

Oct-06 2018

Michigan State
-VS-
Northwestern

WIN
19 - 29

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Michigan State	5-49	96	329	425	1	15	4
Northwestern	3-35	8	373	381	2	14	5

Oct-13 2018

Northwestern
-VS-
Nebraska

WIN
34 - 31
Overtime

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Northwestern	1-5	32	455	487	2	18	8
Nebraska	9-89	231	251	482	3	16	8

Oct-20 2018

Rutgers
-VS-
Northwestern

WIN
15 - 18

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Rutgers	7-60	107	81	188	0	14	2
Northwestern	6-49	128	150	278	1	18	7

Oct-27 2018

Northwestern
-VS-
Wisconsin

WIN
31 - 17

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Northwestern	3-20	182	167	349	3	17	8
Wisconsin	5-54	165	158	323	3	12	4

Nov-03 2018

Northwestern
-VS-
Notre Dame

LOSS
21 - 31

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Northwestern	0-0	108	141	249	0	15	5
Notre Dame	8-58	121	343	464	1	14	5

Nov-10 2018

Iowa
-VS-
Northwestern

WIN
10 - 14

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Iowa	3-35	64	269	333	2	13	3
Northwestern	5-40	184	122	306	2	19	7

Nov-17 2018

Minnesota
-VS-
Northwestern

WIN
14 - 24

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Minnesota	3-34	109	197	306	3	12	5
Northwestern	2-20	95	230	325	0	13	4

Nov-24 2018

Northwestern
-VS-
Illinois

WIN
24 - 16

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Northwestern	1-15	261	110	371	0	13	8
Illinois	7-66	154	281	435	1	15	7

Dec-01 2018

Ohio State
-VS-
Northwestern

LOSS
45 - 24

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Ohio State	9-90	108	499	607	2	18	10
Northwestern	3-15	151	267	418	3	15	5

Dec-31 2018

Utah
-VS-
Northwestern

WIN
20 - 31

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Utah	4-35	91	302	393	4	14	5
Northwestern	3-28	81	241	322	0	14	3

Record 2018

Overall: W:9 L:5 T:0
Conf: W:9 L:5 T:0
Division: W:9 L:5 T:0

Totals

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Northwestern (IL)	40 - 363 Yards	1609	3352	4961	18	224	86
Opponents	99 - 947 Yards	1815	3657	5472	24	205	76

KEY

Colored Dots Indicate that the game is outside of their division.

= Same Conference
= Non Conf. BCS
= Non Conf. FBS
= non Conf. FCS
= Other

Offense Data Back To Top

Offense Total Yards

Games	Yards	Avg. Yards Per Game
14	4961	354

Offense Passing

Games	Yards	Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
14	3352	239

Offense Rushing

Games	Yards	Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
14	1609	115

Offense Scoring

Games	Total Points	Avg. Points Per Game
14	339	24

Offense Turnovers

Games	Turnovers	Avg. Turnovers Per Game
14	18	1.29

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts	Third Down Coversions	Third Down Conversion Percentage
224	86	38.4%

Offense Red Zone

Games	RZ Drives	RZ Scores	RZ Points	RZ Rushing TD	RZ Passing TD	RZ TD Total	RZ Field Goals	RZ Scoring Percentage	RZ TD Percentage
14	43	36	189	22	5	27	9	84%	63%

Defense Data Back To Top

Defense Total Yards

Games	Opponent Total Yards	Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
14	5472	391

Defense Passing

Games	Opponent Total Passing Yards	Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
14	3657	261

Defense Rushing

Games	Opponent Total Rushing Yards	Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
14	1815	130

Defense Scoring

Games	Opponent Total Points	Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
14	325	23

Defense Turnovers

Games	Opponent Turnovers	Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
14	24	1.71

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts	Opponent Third Down Coversions	Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
205	76	37.1%

Defense Red Zone

Games	Opponent RZ Drives	Opponent RZ Scores	Opponent RZ Points	Opponent RZ Rushing_TD	Opponent RZ Passing_TD	Opponent RZ Zone TD	Opponent RZ Field Goals	Opponent RZ Scoring Percentage	Opponent RZ TD Percentage
14	41	33	159	10	10	20	13	80%	49%

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