Big Ten

Northwestern Wildcats

Evanston, Illinois

Season

Northwestern

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 34 18

Points / Game 34.0 18.0

Total Offense

Total Yards 497 432

Plays 55 88

Yards / Play 9.04 4.91

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 31 40

Rushing Yards 224 147

Yards / Attempt 7.23 3.67

Rushing Touchdowns 3 1

Passing

Pass Completions 14 23

Pass Attempts 24 48

Completion % 58.3% 47.9%

Net Passing Yards 273 285

Yards / Attempt 11.38 5.94

Passing Touchdowns 1 0

Interceptions Thrown 0 1

First Downs

First Downs 19 27

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 5 8

3rd Down Attempts 12 20

3rd Down % 41.7% 40.0%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 0 3

4th Down Attempts 0 3

4th Down % — 100.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 0 1

Fumbles Lost 0 0

Interceptions Thrown 0 1

Fumbles Recovered — —

Defense

Sacks 2 2

Tackles for Loss 3 3

Interceptions 1 —

Interception Return Yards 4 —

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 —

Penalties

Penalties 9 6

Penalty Yards 61 45

Possession

Possession Time 25:52 34:08

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 2 2

Kick Return Yards 31 49

Yards / Return 15.50 24.50

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 1 —

Punt Return Yards 5 —

Yards / Return 5.00 —

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 —

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.50

Success Rate 50.9%

PPA 0.480

Explosiveness 1.485

Opportunities 6

Drives 11

Plays 55

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 10.7%

Power Success 100.0%

Line Yards 3.95

Second-Level Yards 1.75

Open-Field Yards 3.14

Line Yards Total 111

Second-Level Yards Total 49

Open-Field Yards Total 88

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 53.6%

PPA 0.524

Explosiveness 1.320

Play Rate 50.9%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 46.2%

PPA 0.467

Explosiveness 1.852

Play Rate 47.3%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 61.1%

Standard Downs PPA 0.529

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.388

Standard Downs Rate 65.5%

Passing Downs Success Rate 31.6%

Passing Downs PPA 0.386

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.840

Passing Downs Rate 34.5%

Field Position

Average Start 73.5

Average Predicted Points 1.104

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 12.7%

Front Seven Havoc 5.5%

Defensive Back Havoc 7.3%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.677

Adjusted Success Rate 14.7%

Adjusted PPA 0.404

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.203

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.414

Adjusted Stuff Rate 11.8%

Adjusted Power Success 43.4%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 11.7%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 2.71

Success Rate Allowed 42.2%

PPA Allowed 0.128

Explosiveness Allowed 1.058

Opportunities Faced 7

Drives Faced 12

Plays Faced 90

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 13.2%

Power Success Allowed 77.8%

Line Yards Allowed 3.31

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.89

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.13

Line Yards Total Allowed 126

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 34

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 44.7%

PPA Allowed 0.097

Explosiveness Allowed 0.604

Play Rate Faced 42.2%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 40.0%

PPA Allowed 0.135

Explosiveness Allowed 1.438

Play Rate Faced 55.6%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 46.9%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.101

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.917

Standard Downs Rate Faced 71.1%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 30.8%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.197

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.586

Passing Downs Rate Faced 28.9%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 67.9

Average Predicted Points -1.473

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 18.9%

Front Seven Havoc 3.3%

Defensive Back Havoc 15.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.238

Adjusted Success Rate 2.9%

Adjusted PPA 0.123

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.192

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.197

Adjusted Stuff Rate -3.9%

Adjusted Power Success -9.4%

Adjusted Havoc 1.1%