Big TenWildcats
Northwestern
81st of 1344–8
Rank
81st
of 134 FBS teams
Rating
90% range −14.8 to 5.6
Offense
22.1
100th: points scored vs an average team
Defense
26.6
66th: points allowed vs an average team
Record
4–8
Playoff
—
no field saved for this season
Schedule
Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.
Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 6Oct 5 · 3:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#22
IndianaNeutral L
24–41
IndianaNeutral L
24–41 Rating changeΔ−0.3
Wk 8Oct 19 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#21
WisconsinNeutral L
3–23
WisconsinNeutral L
3–23 Rating changeΔ−0.8
Wk 12Nov 16 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#1
Ohio StateNeutral L
7–31
Ohio StateNeutral L
7–31 Rating changeΔ+0.8
Rating through 2024
90% range
Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.
Past seasons
| Season | Conference | Rank# | Rating | Off. | Def. | RecordW–L | CFP entryCFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Big Ten | 62 of 133 | 0.3 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 8–5 | — |
| 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 | — |
Profile
NU offenseFBS average
Points per drive · points per possession.