Northwestern Football Statistics

Game Results
Team Statistics
Individual Statistics
Defensive Statistics
Combined Statistics
Game Highs

Game Results

DateOpponentScoreOverallConf.TimeAtt
09/03/16     Western Michigan L, 21-22 0-1-0 0-0-0 3:13   30635
09/10/16     Illinois State L, 7-9 0-2-0 0-0-0 3:16   30748
09/17/16     Duke W, 24-13 1-2-0 0-0-0 3:17   34464

Team Statistics

Team StatisticsNorthwesternOpp.
Scoring5244
Points Per Game17.314.7
First Downs5375
Rushing1830
Passing2942
Penalty63
Rushing Yardage295400
Yards gained rushing383462
Yards lost rushing8862
Rushing Attempts106112
Average per rush2.83.6
Average per game98.3133.3
TDs rushing34
Passing Yardage707784
Comp-Att-Int50-102-283-126-3
Avg. per pass6.96.2
Avg. per catch14.19.4
Avg. per game235.7261.3
TDs passing41
Total Offense10021184
Total Plays208238
Avg. per play4.85.0
Avg. per game334.0394.7
Kick Returns: #-Yards7-1713-55
Punt Returns: #-Yards6-423-26
Int Returns: #-Yards3-282-0
Kick Return Average24.418.3
Punt Return Average7.08.7
Int Return Average9.30.0
Fumbles-Lost2-13-1
Penalties-Yards13-12719-181
Average Per Game42.360.3
Punts-Yards18-81316-746
Average Per Kick45.246.6
Net punt average40.444
Kickoffs-Yards11-70110-617
Average Per Kick63.761.7
Net kick average42.839.6
Time of Possession/Game26:3033:29
3rd-down Conversions17-4715-47
3rd-down Pct.36%31%
4th-down Conversions5-76-8
4th-down Pct.71%75%
Sacks by-Yards6-3511-57
Touchdowns Scored75
Field Goals-Attempts1-34-7
On-Side Kicks0-00-1
Red-Zone Scores(3-6) 50%(8-12) 67%
Red-Zone Touchdowns(3-6) 50%(5-12) 42%
PAT Attempts(7-7) 100%(2-4) 50%
Attendance95847
Games/Avg Per Game3/319490/NAN

Score by quarters1st2nd3rd4thTotal
Northwestern140172152
Opponents019101544


Overall Indvidual Statistics

RushingGPAtt.GainLossNetAvg.TDLongAvg./G
Justin Jackson 3 63 280 20 260 4.1 3 46 86.7
Warren Long 1 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 9.0
A. Anderson 2 5 19 2 17 3.4 0 9 8.5
Solomon Vault 3 5 12 1 11 2.2 0 5 3.7
Matt Alviti 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 3.0
John Moten IV 3 2 5 0 5 2.5 0 3 1.7
Clayton Thorson 3 24 55 57 -2 -0.1 0 14 -0.7
Jelani Roberts 2 2 0 3 -3 -1.5 0 0 -1.5
Northwestern 3 106 383 88 295 2.8 3 46 98.3
Opponent 3 112 462 62 400 3.6 4 19 133.3


PassingGPEffic.Comp-Att-IntPctYardsTDLongAvg./G
Clayton Thorson 3 116.3 50-102-2 49.0 707 4 58 235.7
Northwestern 3 116.3 50-102-2 49.0 707 4 58 235.7
Opponent 3 116.0 83-126-3 65.9 784 1 39 261.3


ReceivingGPNo.YardsAvg.TDLongAvg./G
Austin Carr 3 18 283 15.7 2 58 94.3
Macan Wilson 3 5 103 20.6 0 35 34.3
Garrett Dickerson 3 8 82 10.3 1 26 27.3
Flynn Nagel 3 5 77 15.4 0 33 25.7
Solomon Vault 3 5 74 14.8 1 44 24.7
Justin Jackson 3 4 49 12.3 0 37 16.3
Andrew Scanlan 3 4 32 8.0 0 13 10.7
Bennett Skowronek 3 1 7 7.0 0 7 2.3
Northwestern 3 50 707 14.1 4 58 235.7
Opponent 3 83 784 9.4 1 58 261.3


Punt ReturnsNo.YardsAvg.TDLong
Flynn Nagel 6 42 7.0 0 13
Northwestern 6 42 7.0 0 13
Opponent 3 26 8.7 0 10


InterceptionsNo.YardsAvg.TDLong
Jared McGee 1 25 25.0 0 25
Godwin Igwebuike 1 3 3.0 0 3
Montre Hartage 1 0 0.0 0 0
Northwestern 3 28 9.3 0 51
Opponent 2 0 0.0 0 30


Kick ReturnsNo.YardsAvg.TDLong
Solomon Vault 7 171 24.4 0 37
Northwestern 7 171 24.4 0 37
Opponent 3 55 18.3 0 25


Fumble ReturnsNo.YardsAvg.TDLong
Northwestern 1 11 11.0 0 11
Opponent 0 0 nan 0 0


   | -------------- PATs -------------- |    
ScoringTDsFGsKickRushRcvPassDXPSafPoints
Justin Jackson 3 0 0-0 0-0 - 0 0 18
Austin Carr 2 0 0-0 0-0 - 0 0 12
Jack Mitchell 0 1 7-7 0-0 - 0 0 10
Garrett Dickerson 1 0 0-0 0-0 - 0 0 6
Solomon Vault 1 0 0-0 0-0 - 0 0 6
Northwestern 7 1 7-7 0-0 0 1-2 0 0 52
Opponent 5 4 2-4 0-0 0 0-4 0 0 44


Total OffenseGPPlaysRushPassTotalAvg./G
Clayton Thorson 3 126 -2 707 705 235.0
Justin Jackson 3 63 260 0 260 86.7
Warren Long 1 1 9 0 9 9.0
A. Anderson 2 5 17 0 17 8.5
Solomon Vault 3 5 11 0 11 3.7
Matt Alviti 1 1 3 0 3 3.0
John Moten IV 3 2 5 0 5 1.7
Jelani Roberts 2 2 -3 0 -3 -1.5
Northwestern 3 208 295 707 1002 334.0
Opponent 3 238 400 784 1184 394.7


Field GoalsMade-AttPctLongBlkd
Jack Mitchell 1-3 33.3 40 0


FG SEQUENCENorthwesternOpponents
vs. Western Michigan50, (47), (27), (30)
vs. Illinois State3349, (33)
vs. Duke34, (40)34
Number in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTINGNo.YardsAvg.LongTBFCI2050+Blkd
Hunter Niswander 18 813 45.2 62 3 5 0 5 0
Northwestern 18 813 45.2 164 3 5 7 5 0
Opponent 16 746 46.6 0


KICKOFFSNo.YardsAvg.TBOBRetnNet
Jack Mitchell 11 701 63.7 7 1
Northwestern 11 701 63.7 7 1 18.3 42.8
Opponent 10 617 61.7 2 24.4 39.6


ALL-PURPOSEGPRushRec.PRKRIRTotalAvg./G
Justin Jackson 3 260 49 0 0 0 309 103.0
Austin Carr 3 0 283 0 0 0 283 94.3
Solomon Vault 3 11 74 0 171 0 256 85.3
Macan Wilson 3 0 103 0 0 0 103 34.3
Garrett Dickerson 3 0 82 0 0 0 82 27.3
Flynn Nagel 3 0 77 42 0 0 119 39.7
Andrew Scanlan 3 0 32 0 0 0 32 10.7
Warren Long 1 9 0 0 0 0 9 9.0
A. Anderson 2 17 0 0 0 0 17 8.5
Jared McGee 3 0 0 0 0 25 25 8.3
Matt Alviti 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 3.0
Bennett Skowronek 3 0 7 0 0 0 7 2.3
John Moten IV 3 5 0 0 0 0 5 1.7
Godwin Igwebuike 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 1.0
Montre Hartage 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Clayton Thorson 3 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.7
Jelani Roberts 2 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -1.5
Northwestern 3 295 707 42 171 28 1243 414.3
Opponent 3 400 784 26 55 0 1265 421.7



Overall Defensive Statistics

 TacklesSacksPass DefenseFumblesBlkd
Defensive LeadersGPSoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsInt-YdsBUPDQbhRcv-YdsFFKickSaf
Jaylen Prater 3 17 13 30 0.5-1 . . 1 1 . . . . .
Godwin Igwebuike 3 16 6 22 2-2 . 1-3 4 5 . . . . .
Montre Hartage 3 19 1 20 . . 1-0 3 4 . . . . .
Joseph Jones 3 8 7 15 1-3 1-3 . . . . . . . .
Nate Hall 3 13 2 15 2.5-9 . . . . . . . . .
Kyle Queiro 2 6 4 10 . . . 1 1 . . . . .
Xavier Washington 3 7 3 10 1-7 1-7 . . . 1 . . . .
Jared McGee 3 5 5 10 . . 1-25 2 3 . . . . .
Trae Williams 3 8 . 8 . . . 2 2 . . . . .
Joe Gaziano 3 4 3 7 1-9 . . . . 1 . . . .
Matthew Harris 2 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . . .
I. Odenigbo 3 3 3 6 1-8 1-8 . . . 4 . . . .
Fred Wyatt 3 3 3 6 0.5-0 . . 1 1 . . . . .
C.J. Robbins 3 4 1 5 2-5 1-3 . . . . . . . .
Greg Kuhar 3 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Lancaster 3 3 . 3 1-1 . . . . . . . . .
Nathan Fox 3 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . .
Parler Westphal 3 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan Thompson 2 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . . .
Alex Miller 3 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . .
Trent Goens 2 2 . 2 1-4 . . . . . . . . .
Alonzo Mayo 2 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . .
Marcus McShepard 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . .
Brett Walsh 3 1 . 1 1-8 1-8 . . . . . . . .
Jelani Roberts 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . .
Northwestern 3 149 68 217 17-67 6-35 3-28 15 18 7 1-11 1 . .
Opponents 3 125 50 175 22-84 11-57 2-0 18 20 24 1-0 2 . .



Individual Game Highs

Rushes    28  Justin Jackson vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Yards Rushing    124  Justin Jackson vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
TD Rushes    Justin Jackson vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Long Rush    46  Justin Jackson vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Pass attempts    41  Clayton Thorson vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Pass completions    18  Clayton Thorson vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Yards Passing    320  Clayton Thorson vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
TD Passes    Clayton Thorson vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Long Pass    58  Clayton Thorson vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Receptions    Austin Carr vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Yards Receiving    135  Austin Carr vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
TD Receptions    Austin Carr vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
  Solomon Vault vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
  Garrett Dickerson vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
  Austin Carr vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Long Reception    58  Austin Carr vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Field Goals    Jack Mitchell vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Long Field Goal    40  Jack Mitchell vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Punts    Hunter Niswander vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Punting Avg    51.0  Hunter Niswander vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Long Punt    62  Hunter Niswander vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Punts inside 20    Hunter Niswander vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Long Punt Return    13  Flynn Nagel vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Long Kickoff Return    37  Solomon Vault vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Tackles    18  Jaylen Prater vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Sacks    1.0  Brett Walsh vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
  1.0  I. Odenigbo vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
  1.0  Joseph Jones vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
  1.0  C.J. Robbins vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
  1.0  Walker, Jr., Anthony vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
  1.0  Xavier Washington vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Tackles For Loss    2.0  Godwin Igwebuike vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
  2.0  C.J. Robbins vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
  2.0  Walker, Jr., Anthony vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Interceptions    Montre Hartage vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
  Jared McGee vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
  Godwin Igwebuike vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)

Team Game Highs

Rushes    44  vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Yards Rushing    123  vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Yards Per Rush    4.0  vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
TD Rushes    vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Pass attempts    41  vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Pass completions    18  vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Yards Passing    320  vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Yards Per Pass    8.9  vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
TD Passes    vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Total Plays    83  vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Total Offense    406  vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Yards Per Play    6.0  vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Total Plays    83  vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Total Offense    406  vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Yards Per Play    6.0  vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Points    24  vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Sacks By    vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
First Downs    22  vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Penalties    vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Penalty Yards    70  vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Interceptions By    vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Punts    vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Punting Avg    51.0  vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Long Punt    62  vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Punts inside 20    vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Long Punt Return    13  vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)

Opponent Individual Game Highs

Rushes    22  BOGAN, Jamuauri, vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Yards Rushing    103  BOGAN, Jamuauri, vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
TD Rushes    BOGAN, Jamuauri, vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
  MOREIRA,George, vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
  Jela Duncan, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
  Shaun Wilson, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Long Rush    19  Jela Duncan, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Pass attempts    48  Daniel Jones, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Pass completions    30  KOLBE,Jake, vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Yards Passing    287  KOLBE,Jake, vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
TD Passes    TERRELL, Zach, vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Long Pass    39  Daniel Jones, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Receptions    WARRUM,Anthony, vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Yards Receiving    116  WARRUM,Anthony, vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
TD Receptions    ESKRIDGE, D, vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Long Reception    39  Shaun Wilson, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Field Goals    HAMPTON, Butch, vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Long Field Goal    47  HAMPTON, Butch, vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Punts    Austin Parker, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Punting Avg    48.5  ATTARD,Reece, vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Long Punt    57  ATTARD,Reece, vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Punts inside 20    ATTARD,Reece, vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Long Punt Return    10  Ryan Smith, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Long Kickoff Return    25  Shaun Wilson, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Tackles    12  DeVon Edwards, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Sacks    1.0  BROWN, Asantay, vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
  1.0  BAILEY, Caleb, vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
  1.0  SPILLANE, R, vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
  1.0  KEENE,Dalton, vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
  1.0  GRAHAM,James, vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
  1.0  BELLO,B.J., vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
  1.0  Corbin McCarthy, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
  1.0  DeVon Edwards, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
  1.0  Joe Giles-Harris, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
  1.0  Dominic McDonald, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
  1.0  Danny Doyle, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Tackles For Loss    3.0  Corbin McCarthy, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Interceptions    Bryon Fields, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
  Breon Borders, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)

Opponent Team Game Highs

Rushes    48  vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Yards Rushing    198  vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Yards Per Rush    4.1  vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
TD Rushes    vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Pass attempts    49  vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Pass completions    30  vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Yards Passing    287  vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Yards Per Pass    7.0  vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
TD Passes    vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Total Plays    84  vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Total Offense    416  vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Yards Per Play    5.2  vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Total Plays    84  vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Total Offense    416  vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Yards Per Play    5.2  vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Points    22  vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Sacks By    vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
First Downs    27  vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Penalties    vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Penalty Yards    89  vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Turnovers    at Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
  at Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Interceptions By    vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Punts    vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Punting Avg    48.5  vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Long Punt    57  vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Punts inside 20    vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Long Punt Return    10  vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)