Big TenWildcats

Northwestern

43rd of 1309–5

Rank

43rd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+6.2

90% range −2.6 to 15.0

Offense

28.8

67th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

22.7

25th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

9–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

14 games, 9–5

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 30 · 8:00 PM ET at

Purdue W 31–27

Rating change+0.2

Wk 2Sep 8 · 12:00 PM ET vs#20

Duke L 7–21

Rating change−1.5

Wk 3Sep 15 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Akron L 34–39

Rating change−2.7

Wk 5Sep 29 · 4:47 PM ET vs#3

Michigan L 17–20

Rating change+0.9

Wk 6Oct 6 · 12:00 PM ET at#20

Michigan State W 29–19

Rating change+1.6

Wk 7Oct 13 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Nebraska W 34–31

Rating change−1.2

Wk 8Oct 20 · 12:00 PM ET at

Rutgers W 18–15

Rating change−1.4

Wk 9Oct 27 · 12:00 PM ET vs#12

Wisconsin W 31–17

Rating change+0.9

Wk 10Nov 3 · 7:15 PM ET vs#11

Notre Dame L 21–31

Rating change−0.6

Wk 11Nov 10 · 3:30 PM ET at#18

Iowa W 14–10

Rating change+1.1

Wk 12Nov 17 · 12:00 PM ET at

Minnesota W 24–14

Rating change+0.7

Wk 13Nov 24 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Illinois W 24–16

Rating change−2.0

Wk 14Dec 1 · 8:00 PM ET vs#5

Ohio StateNeutral L 24–45

Rating change+0.2

PostDec 31 · 7:00 PM ET vs#18

UtahNeutral W 31–20

Rating change+0.2

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

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
2017	Big Ten	31 of 130	9.6	31.1	21.5	10–3	—
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