Big TenWildcats
Northwestern
62nd of 1367–6
Rank
62nd
of 136 FBS teams
Rating
90% range −7.1 to 12.0
Offense
24.1
77th: points scored vs an average team
Defense
21.7
40th: points allowed vs an average team
Record
7–6
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 7Oct 11 · 3:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#19
Penn State W
22–21
Penn State W
22–21 Rating changeΔ+2.7
Wk 12Nov 15 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#21
MichiganNeutral L
22–24
MichiganNeutral L
22–24 Rating changeΔ−0.8
Rating through 2025
90% range
Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.
Past seasons
| Season | Conference | Rank# | Rating | Off. | Def. | RecordW–L | CFP entryCFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Big Ten | 81 of 134 | −4.6 | 22.1 | 26.6 | 4–8 | — |
| 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.