Updated through Week 7 results

Team · Big Ten

NORTHWESTERN

record 5-1 · Big Ten 2-1 · streak W3

Public data fetched Oct 18, 2:51 PM CT · through Week 7 (final)

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STAT SHEETS

through Week 7

Offense

Stat	Value	FBS rank	B1G rank
Points per game	33.5	T-40	7
Total yards per game	424.5	44	6
Net passing yards per game	233.0	T-67	13
Completion %	68.5	18	3
Passing TDs	9	T-80	T-13
Rushing yards per game	191.5	39	5
Yards per rush	4.85	46	6
Rushing TDs	14	T-32	T-3
First downs per game	22.5	35	6
4th-down conversion %	66.7	T-27	T-5
Sacks allowed per game	2.33	T-102	T-15
Turnovers lost	2	T-1	1
Penalty yards per game	54.8	62	10

Defense

Stat	Value	FBS rank	B1G rank
Points allowed per game	17.0	26	8
Total yards allowed per game	368.0	T-84	15
Net passing yards allowed per game	230.5	100	15
Opp. completion %	61.6	70	12
Rushing yards allowed per game	137.5	59	13
Opp. yards per rush	4.27	88	15
Sacks	9	T-107	T-13
Sacks per game	1.50	T-102	12
Interceptions	6	T-33	T-7
Takeaways	n/a	—	—
Turnover margin	n/a	—	—

Special teams

Stat	Value	FBS rank	B1G rank
Field goal %	84.6	T-38	T-6
Field goals made	11	T-14	T-2
Long field goal	52	T-28	2
Extra point %	100.0	T-1	T-1
Gross punt average	38.8	134	17
Kick return average	20.6	61	7
Opponents' avg. starting field position	27.7	—	9
Punts inside the 10	1	—	T-15
Punts inside the 5	1	—	T-7

Method note (Oct 13, 2026): Turnover margin is computed from game box scores (defensive interceptions + opponent fumbles lost, minus giveaways).

Source: public data feeds: game summaries (box scores) for every final FBS game, standings, team season stats and player season stats (cross-checks). Team and player figures are sums of public box scores of final games. National rank = among the 138 FBS teams with a final game; B1G rank = among the 18 Big Ten teams. Ranks are computed by B1G+A from those public feeds values (T- = tied). Anything that failed a cross-check against public season totals is left out.

HIDDEN YARDAGE & ADVANCED

6 games · Aug 29 – Oct 17

Red zone

Stat	Value (B1G rank)
Red zone trips per game	4.83 (T-6)
Red zone scoring %	93.1 (1)
Red zone TD %	65.5 (8)
Red zone FG %	27.6 (14)
Empty red zone trips	2 (T-1)
Opp. red zone trips per game	3.33 (11)
Opp. red zone scoring %	70.0 (1)
Opp. red zone TD %	45.0 (5)
Red zone stops (empty opp. trips)	6 (T-1)

Chunk plays

Stat	Value (B1G rank)
Chunk plays per game (20+ pass, 15+ run)	7.50 (2)
20+ yd passes per game	3.83 (8)
10+ yd runs per game	6.83 (1)
15+ yd runs per game	3.67 (1)
Chunk plays allowed per game	4.17 (7)
20+ yd passes allowed per game	2.50 (7)
10+ yd runs allowed per game	3.83 (8)
15+ yd runs allowed per game	1.67 (10)

Money downs

Stat	Value (B1G rank)
3rd-down conversion %	43.5 (8)
Opp. 3rd-down conversion %	37.8 (12)
4th-down conversion %	66.7 (T-5)
Opp. 4th-down conversion %	61.1 (11)

Turnovers

Stat	Value (B1G rank)
Turnover margin	+7 (2)
Takeaways	9 (9)
Giveaways	2 (1)
Interceptions thrown	0 (T-1)
Fumbles lost	2 (T-8)
Turnovers on downs (offense)	2 (T-1)
Interceptions (defense)	6 (T-7)
Fumbles recovered (opp. fumbles lost)	3 (T-6)
Turnovers on downs forced	7 (T-4)
Points off turnovers	27 (T-11)
Points allowed off giveaways	14 (T-6)
Takeaways turned into points %	55.6 (13)

Drives

Stat	Value (B1G rank)
Points per possession	3.23 (5)
Opp. points per possession	1.64 (8)
3-and-out rate %	10.0 (3)
Forced 3-and-out rate %	13.1 (18)
Avg. starting field position (own yd line)	27.9 (18)
Opp. avg. starting field position	27.7 (9)
Field position edge (yds)	+0.2 (15)

Punting

Stat	Value (B1G rank)
Net punt average	35.3 (18)
Gross punt average	38.8 (17)
Punts per game	3.17 (8)
Punts inside the 20	6 (15)
Punts inside the 10	1 (T-15)
Punts inside the 5	1 (T-7)
Punt touchbacks	1 (T-4)
Opp. net punt average	—

B1G+A advanced stats from public play-by-play feeds, each game checked against the box score; — means withheld because a check failed (hover for why). Full reports: Red Zone Report Card · Chunk Play Index · Money Down Rankings · Hidden Yardage · Drive Efficiency · Turnover Report.

TEAM LEADERS

public season stats

Passing yards

Aidan Chiles

1398

98/139, 1398 yds, 9 TD, 0 INT · 6 G

Passing TDs

Aidan Chiles

98/139, 1398 yds, 9 TD, 0 INT · 6 G

Rushing yards

Caleb Komolafe

401

75 rush, 401 yds, 4 TD · 6 G

Rushing TDs

Aidan Chiles

60 rush, 98 yds, 7 TD · 6 G

Receiving yards

Griffin Wilde

482

30 rec, 482 yds, 3 TD · 6 G

Receptions

Griffin Wilde

30 rec, 482 yds, 3 TD · 6 G

Receiving TDs

Joseph Himon II

5 rec, 72 yds, 3 TD · 6 G

Total tackles

Robert Fitzgerald

45 tackles (20 solo), 0 sacks, 2 INT · 5 G

Sacks

Braydon Brus

37 tackles (18 solo), 3 sacks, 1 INT · 6 G

Interceptions

Robert Fitzgerald

45 tackles (20 solo), 0 sacks, 2 INT · 5 G

Field goals made

Jackson Kleather

FG 11/13, XP 22/22 · 6 G

Gross punt average (min. 2 punts per team game)

Nikola Dugandzic

38.8

19 punts, 738 yds · 6 G

Kick return yards

Joseph Himon II

146

7 kick returns, 146 yds · 6 G