Big TenWildcats

Northwestern

62nd of 1338–5

Rank

62nd

of 133 FBS teams

Rating

+0.3

90% range −9.0 to 9.5

Offense

24.1

83rd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

23.9

45th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 3 · 12:00 PM ET at

Rutgers L 7–24

Rating change−2.5

Wk 2Sep 9 · 3:30 PM ET vs

UTEP W 38–7

Rating change+3.2

Wk 3Sep 16 · 3:30 PM ET at

Duke L 14–38

Rating change−2.1

Wk 4Sep 23 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Minnesota W 37–34

Rating change+0.4

Wk 5Sep 30 · 12:00 PM ET vs#5

Penn State L 13–41

Rating change+0.1

Wk 6Oct 7 · 3:00 PM ET vs

Howard W 23–20

Rating change−2.5

Wk 8Oct 21 · 3:30 PM ET at

Nebraska L 9–17

Rating change−0.3

Wk 9Oct 28 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Maryland W 33–27

Rating change+1.5

Wk 10Nov 4 · 3:30 PM ET vs

IowaNeutral L 7–10

Rating change+0.1

Wk 11Nov 11 · 3:30 PM ET at

Wisconsin W 24–10

Rating change+3.1

Wk 12Nov 18 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Purdue W 23–15

Rating change−0.1

Wk 13Nov 25 · 3:30 PM ET at

Illinois W 45–43

Rating change+1.2

PostDec 23 · 7:30 PM ET vs#25

UtahSRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl W 14–7

Rating change+2.2

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2023

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
2022	Big Ten	92 of 131	−6.5	19.9	26.4	1–11	—
2021	Big Ten	111 of 130	−12.0	18.6	30.6	3–9	—
2020	Big Ten	20 of 127	13.6	28.6	15.0	7–2	—
2019	Big Ten	71 of 130	−1.6	21.0	22.6	3–9	—
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