Big TenWildcats

Northwestern

31st of 13010–3

Rank

31st

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+9.6

90% range −0.1 to 19.2

Offense

31.1

47th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

21.5

24th: 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 2 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Nevada W 31–20

Rating change−1.7

Wk 2Sep 9 · 12:00 PM ET at

Duke L 17–41

Rating change−3.3

Wk 3Sep 16 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Bowling Green W 49–7

Rating change+2.6

Wk 5Sep 30 · 12:00 PM ET at#10

Wisconsin L 24–33

Rating change+0.8

Wk 6Oct 7 · 12:00 PM ET vs#5

Penn State L 7–31

Rating change−0.5

Wk 7Oct 14 · 3:30 PM ET at

Maryland W 37–21

Rating change+2.0

Wk 8Oct 21 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Iowa W 17–10

Rating change+0.5

Wk 9Oct 28 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Michigan State W 39–31

Rating change+0.5

Wk 10Nov 4 · 3:30 PM ET at

Nebraska W 31–24

Rating change+1.1

Wk 11Nov 11 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Purdue W 23–13

Rating change−1.3

Wk 12Nov 18 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Minnesota W 39–0

Rating change+3.5

Wk 13Nov 25 · 4:00 PM ET at

Illinois W 42–7

Rating change+1.0

PostDec 29 · 4:30 PM ET vs

KentuckyNeutral W 24–23

Rating change−0.6

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2016	Big Ten	35 of 128	7.8	30.1	22.3	7–6	—
2015	Big Ten	77 of 128	−1.4	21.9	23.4	10–3	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

NU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles