Big TenWildcats

Northwestern

77th of 12810–3

Rank

77th

of 128 FBS teams

Rating

−1.4

90% range −13.0 to 10.1

Offense

21.9

103rd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

23.4

23rd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

10–3

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 10–3

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 5 · 12:00 PM ET vs#21

Stanford W 16–6

Rating change+1.6

Wk 2Sep 12 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Eastern Illinois W 41–0

Rating change0.0

Wk 3Sep 19 · 12:30 PM ET at

Duke W 19–10

Rating change+2.6

Wk 4Sep 26 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Ball State W 24–19

Rating change−1.3

Wk 5Oct 3 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Minnesota W 27–0

Rating change+3.3

Wk 6Oct 10 · 3:30 PM ET at#11

Michigan L 0–38

Rating change−3.4

Wk 7Oct 17 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Iowa L 10–40

Rating change−4.2

Wk 8Oct 24 · 12:00 PM ET at

Nebraska W 30–28

Rating change+2.2

Wk 10Nov 7 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Penn State W 23–21

Rating change0.0

Wk 11Nov 14 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Purdue W 21–14

Rating change−0.9

Wk 12Nov 21 · 3:30 PM ET at#17

Wisconsin W 13–7

Rating change+2.4

Wk 13Nov 28 · 3:30 PM ET vs

IllinoisNeutral W 24–14

Rating change+1.2

PostJan 1 · 12:00 PM ET vs

TennesseeOUTBACK BOWL L 6–45

Rating change−3.3

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2015

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

NU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles