Big TenWildcats

Northwestern

71st of 1303–9

Rank

71st

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−1.6

90% range −11.6 to 8.4

Offense

21.0

114th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

22.6

33rd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

3–9

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 3–9

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 31 · 4:00 PM ET at

Stanford L 7–17

Rating change−0.2

Wk 3Sep 14 · 3:30 PM ET vs

UNLV W 30–14

Rating change−0.7

Wk 4Sep 21 · 12:00 PM ET vs#19

Michigan State L 10–31

Rating change−2.4

Wk 5Sep 28 · 12:00 PM ET at#6

Wisconsin L 15–24

Rating change+2.1

Wk 6Oct 5 · 4:00 PM ET at

Nebraska L 10–13

Rating change+1.0

Wk 8Oct 18 · 8:30 PM ET vs#2

Ohio State L 3–52

Rating change−2.3

Wk 9Oct 26 · 12:00 PM ET vs#21

Iowa L 0–20

Rating change−0.2

Wk 10Nov 2 · 7:00 PM ET at

Indiana L 3–34

Rating change−1.9

Wk 11Nov 9 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Purdue L 22–24

Rating change−0.2

Wk 12Nov 16 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Massachusetts W 45–6

Rating change−1.8

Wk 13Nov 23 · 12:00 PM ET vs#16

Minnesota L 22–38

Rating change−1.4

Wk 14Nov 30 · 12:00 PM ET at

Illinois W 29–10

Rating change+2.6

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2019

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
2018	Big Ten	43 of 130	6.2	28.8	22.7	9–5	—
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