Opponent pregame stats

Nebraska @ Northwestern | Sept. 24, 2016

Northwestern Football Statistics

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

Game Results

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall	Conf.	Time	Att
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 Statistics	Northwestern	Opp.
Scoring	52	44
Points Per Game	17.3	14.7
First Downs	53	75
Rushing	18	30
Passing	29	42
Penalty	6	3
Rushing Yardage	295	400
Yards gained rushing	383	462
Yards lost rushing	88	62
Rushing Attempts	106	112
Average per rush	2.8	3.6
Average per game	98.3	133.3
TDs rushing	3	4
Passing Yardage	707	784
Comp-Att-Int	50-102-2	83-126-3
Avg. per pass	6.9	6.2
Avg. per catch	14.1	9.4
Avg. per game	235.7	261.3
TDs passing	4	1
Total Offense	1002	1184
Total Plays	208	238
Avg. per play	4.8	5.0
Avg. per game	334.0	394.7
Kick Returns: #-Yards	7-171	3-55
Punt Returns: #-Yards	6-42	3-26
Int Returns: #-Yards	3-28	2-0
Kick Return Average	24.4	18.3
Punt Return Average	7.0	8.7
Int Return Average	9.3	0.0
Fumbles-Lost	2-1	3-1
Penalties-Yards	13-127	19-181
Average Per Game	42.3	60.3
Punts-Yards	18-813	16-746
Average Per Kick	45.2	46.6
Net punt average	40.4	44
Kickoffs-Yards	11-701	10-617
Average Per Kick	63.7	61.7
Net kick average	42.8	39.6
Time of Possession/Game	26:30	33:29
3rd-down Conversions	17-47	15-47
3rd-down Pct.	36%	31%
4th-down Conversions	5-7	6-8
4th-down Pct.	71%	75%
Sacks by-Yards	6-35	11-57
Touchdowns Scored	7	5
Field Goals-Attempts	1-3	4-7
On-Side Kicks	0-0	0-1
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%
Attendance	95847
Games/Avg Per Game	3/31949	0/NAN

Score by quarters	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
Northwestern	14	0	17	21	52
Opponents	0	19	10	15	44

Overall Indvidual Statistics

Rushing	GP	Att.	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg.	TD	Long	Avg./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

Passing	GP	Effic.	Comp-Att-Int	Pct	Yards	TD	Long	Avg./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

Receiving	GP	No.	Yards	Avg.	TD	Long	Avg./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 Returns	No.	Yards	Avg.	Long
Flynn Nagel	6	42	7.0	13
Northwestern	6	42	7.0	13
Opponent	3	26	8.7	10

Interceptions	No.	Yards	Avg.	Long
Jared McGee	1	25	25.0	25
Godwin Igwebuike	1	3	3.0	3
Montre Hartage	1	0	0.0	0
Northwestern	3	28	9.3	51
Opponent	2	0	0.0	30

Kick Returns	No.	Yards	Avg.	Long
Solomon Vault	7	171	24.4	37
Northwestern	7	171	24.4	37
Opponent	3	55	18.3	25

Fumble Returns	No.	Yards	Avg.	TD	Long
Northwestern	1	11	11.0	0	11
Opponent	0	0	nan	0	0

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Scoring	TDs	FGs	Kick	Rush	Rcv	Pass	DXP	Saf	Points
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 Offense	GP	Plays	Rush	Pass	Total	Avg./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 Goals	Made-Att	Pct	Long	Blkd
Jack Mitchell	1-3	33.3	40	0

FG SEQUENCE	Northwestern	Opponents
vs. Western Michigan		50, (47), (27), (30)
vs. Illinois State	33	49, (33)
vs. Duke	34, (40)	34

Number in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING	No.	Yards	Avg.	Long	TB	FC	I20	50+	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

KICKOFFS	No.	Yards	Avg.	TB	OB	Retn	Net
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-PURPOSE	GP	Rush	Rec.	PR	KR	IR	Total	Avg./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

		Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense				Fumbles		Blkd
Defensive Leaders	GP	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	Int-Yds	BU	PD	Qbh	Rcv-Yds	FF	Kick	Saf
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	3	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	3	Clayton Thorson vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Long Pass	58	Clayton Thorson vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Receptions	7	Austin Carr vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Yards Receiving	135	Austin Carr vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
TD Receptions	1	Austin Carr vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
	1	Solomon Vault vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
	1	Garrett Dickerson vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
	1	Austin Carr vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Long Reception	58	Austin Carr vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Field Goals	1	Jack Mitchell vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Long Field Goal	40	Jack Mitchell vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Punts	8	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	3	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	1	Montre Hartage vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
	1	Jared McGee vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
	1	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	3	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	3	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	3	vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
First Downs	22	vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Penalties	6	vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Penalty Yards	70	vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Interceptions By	2	vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Punts	8	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	3	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	1	BOGAN, Jamuauri, vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
	1	MOREIRA,George, vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
	1	Jela Duncan, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
	1	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	1	TERRELL, Zach, vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Long Pass	39	Daniel Jones, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Receptions	9	WARRUM,Anthony, vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Yards Receiving	116	WARRUM,Anthony, vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
TD Receptions	1	ESKRIDGE, D, vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Long Reception	39	Shaun Wilson, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Field Goals	3	HAMPTON, Butch, vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Long Field Goal	47	HAMPTON, Butch, vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Punts	8	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	3	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	1	Bryon Fields, vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
	1	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	2	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	1	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	5	vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
First Downs	27	vs. Western Michigan (Sep 3, 2016)
Penalties	9	vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Penalty Yards	89	vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Turnovers	2	at Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
	2	at Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Interceptions By	2	vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)
Punts	8	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	3	vs. Illinois State (Sep 10, 2016)
Long Punt Return	10	vs. Duke (Sep 17, 2016)

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