#17 Northwestern Wildcats

Team

	GP	PTS	YDS	PLY	AVG	RUSH YDS	RUSH ATT	RUSH AVG	PASS YDS	PASS ATT	PASS AVG	SCK	SCKY	1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PASS 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	PEN	PEN YDS
Team	13	380	5,304	998	5.3	2,264	537	4.2	3,040	461	6.6	31	211	299	125	152	22	64	637
Team Rank		53rd	49th	14th	98th	50th	34th	71st	59th	28th	103rd	94th	30th	30th	42nd	29th	58th	30th	54th
Opponent	13	261	4,644	958	5.0	1,400	431	3.2	3,244	495	6.6	32	192	250	83	149	18	67	636
Opponent Rank		18th	37th	93rd	23rd	7th	14th	10th	106th	126th	28th	34th	50th	57th	12th	121st	38th	92nd	76th
Net		+119	+660	+40	+0.3	+864	+106	+1.0	-204	-34	+0.0	-1	+19	+49	+42	+3	+4	-3	+1
Net Rank		29th	43rd	26th	53rd	27th	21st	32nd	83rd	88th	75th	56th	49th	28th	25th	67th	33rd	57th	63rd

Player Stats

Passing	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	ATT/G	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	LNG	SCK	SCKY
Clayton Thorson C. Thorson	13	262	434	60.4	33.4	2,844	6.6	218.8	15	12	121.3	3.5	2.8	68	30	209
Matt Alviti M. Alviti	4	11	22	50.0	5.5	155	7.0	38.8	1	0	124.2	4.5	0.0	53	1	2
Jeremy Larkin J. Larkin	13	1	1	100.0	0.1	24	24.0	1.8	0	0	301.6	0.0	0.0	24	0	0
Justin Jackson J. Jackson	13	1	1	100.0	0.1	12	12.0	0.9	1	0	530.8	100.0	0.0	12	0	0
TJ Green	1	1	1	100.0	1.0	5	5.0	5.0	0	0	142.0	0.0	0.0	5	0	0
Riley Lees R. Lees	13	0	1	0.0	0.1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0

Rushing	GP	ATT	ATT/G	YDS	YPC	YDS/G	TD	LNG	PLY SCM	YDS SCM
Justin Jackson J. Jackson	13	287	22.1	1,311	4.6	100.8	11	97	331	1,587
Clayton Thorson C. Thorson	13	87	6.7	23	0.3	1.8	8	24	88	47
Jeremy Larkin J. Larkin	13	84	6.5	503	6.0	38.7	5	93	95	618
John Moten IV J. Moten IV	6	17	2.8	55	3.2	9.2	0	12	17	55
Matt Alviti M. Alviti	4	13	3.3	142	10.9	35.5	1	84
Jelani Roberts J. Roberts	6	10	1.7	98	9.8	16.3	2	27
Jesse Brown J. Brown	8	9	1.1	64	7.1	8.0	2	18
Auston Anderson A. Anderson	4	6	1.5	23	3.8	5.8	0	7
Corey Acker C. Acker	6	4	0.7	36	9.0	6.0	1	24	4	36
Riley Lees R. Lees	13	3	0.2	0	0.0	0.0	0	4	21	235
Tyler Lancaster T. Lancaster	12	2	0.2	5	2.5	0.4	0	4	2	5
TJ Green	1	2	2.0	1	0.5	1.0	0	1
Alex Bousky A. Bousky	1	1	1.0	6	6.0	6.0	0	6
Chad Hanaoka C. Hanaoka	1	1	1.0	5	5.0	5.0	0	5
Flynn Nagel F. Nagel	13	1	0.1	4	4.0	0.3	0	4	49	493
Garrett Dickerson G. Dickerson	13	1	0.1	-1	-1.0	-0.1	0	0	38	400

Receiving	GP	REC	TRG	REC/G	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	LNG	PLY SCM	YDS SCM
Flynn Nagel F. Nagel	13	48	71	3.7	489	10.2	37.6	2	30	49	493
Bennett Skowronek B. Skowronek	13	45	78	3.5	644	14.3	49.5	5	68	45	644
Justin Jackson J. Jackson	13	44	58	3.4	276	6.3	21.2	0	34	331	1,587
Garrett Dickerson G. Dickerson	13	37	57	2.8	401	10.8	30.8	4	28	38	400
Macan Wilson M. Wilson	13	32	59	2.5	446	13.9	34.3	1	42	32	446
Cameron Green C. Green	8	20	28	2.5	170	8.5	21.3	2	25	20	170
Riley Lees R. Lees	13	18	36	1.4	235	13.1	18.1	2	25	21	235
Jeremy Larkin J. Larkin	13	11	16	0.8	115	10.5	8.8	0	41	95	618
Kyric McGowan K. McGowan	5	5	7	1.0	51	10.2	10.2	0	15	5	51
Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman R. Chiaokhiao-Bowman	8	4	13	0.5	35	8.8	4.4	1	14	4	35
Charlie Fessler C. Fessler	4	3	5	0.8	66	22.0	16.5	0	58	3	66
Jace James J. James	3	3	7	1.0	41	13.7	13.7	0	36
Jalen Brown J. Brown	3	3	7	1.0	33	11.0	11.0	0	13
Clayton Thorson C. Thorson	13	1	1	0.1	24	24.0	1.8	0	24	88	47
James Prather J. Prather	1	1	1	1.0	9	9.0	9.0	0	9
Jackson Tirmonia J. Tirmonia	1	1	1	1.0	5	5.0	5.0	0	5

Defense	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Paddy Fisher P. Fisher	13	80	16	96	8	0.0	1	4	4	0	4
Godwin Igwebuike G. Igwebuike	11	58	7	65	3	0.0	2	6	3	0	6
Nate Hall N. Hall	12	54	11	65	15	5.0	2	18	9	0	18
Brett Walsh B. Walsh	11	41	9	50	4	1.0	0	0		0	0
Kyle Queiro K. Queiro	10	36	10	46	5	0.0	5	85	17	1	62
Montre Hartage M. Hartage	11	42	3	45	2	0.0	3	0	0	0	0
Tyler Lancaster T. Lancaster	12	20	14	34	8	2.0	0	0		0	0
Joe Gaziano J. Gaziano	11	26	3	29	11	9.0	0	0		0	0
Samdup Miller S. Miller	13	23	4	27	9	5.5	0	0		0	0
Blake Gallagher B. Gallagher	8	18	7	25	0	0.0	0	0		0	0
Alonzo Mayo A. Mayo	6	21	3	24	0	0.0	0	0		0	0
Jared McGee J. McGee	10	19	5	24	0	0.0	0	0		0	0
Jordan Thompson J. Thompson	9	10	10	20	2	2.5	0	0		0	0
Alex Miller A. Miller	11	14	5	19	5	2.0	0	0		0	0
Warren Long W. Long	7	12	5	17	2	1.0	0	0		0	0
Trae Williams T. Williams	8	13	2	15	1	0.0	1	65	65	0	65
Marcus McShepard M. McShepard	6	14	0	14	1	0.0	1	6	6	0	6
Trent Goens T. Goens	7	9	5	14	5	4.0	0	0		0	0
Nathan Fox N. Fox	4	8	3	11	0	0.0
Chris Bergin C. Bergin	5	8	2	10	1	0.0
Ben Oxley B. Oxley	8	7	3	10	0	0.0	0	0		0	0
Fred Wyatt F. Wyatt	8	7	1	8	2	0.0	0	0		0	0
Moe Almasri M. Almasri	4	4	3	7	1	0.0	0	0		0	0
Joe Bergin J. Bergin	5	4	3	7	0	0.0
Corey Acker C. Acker	6	6	0	6	1	0.0	0	0		0	0
JR Pace	4	3	0	3	0	0.0	2	23	11.5	0	23
Mark Gooden M. Gooden	1	2	1	3	0	0.0
Jesse Brown J. Brown	8	2	0	2	0	0.0
Luke Otto L. Otto	2	2	0	2	0	0.0
Bennett Skowronek B. Skowronek	13	2	0	2	0	0.0	0	0		0	0
Tyler Gillikin T. Gillikin	2	1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		0
Austin Hiller A. Hiller	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		0	0
Jeremy Larkin J. Larkin	13	1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		0	0
Cody Link C. Link	2	1	0	1	0	0.0
Erik Mueller E. Mueller	1	1	0	1	0	0.0
Rashawn Slater R. Slater	2	1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		0	0
Joe Spivak J. Spivak	1	1	0	1	0	0.0
Parrker Westphal P. Westphal	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		0	0
Earnest Brown IV E. Brown IV	1	0	1	1	0	0.0
Tommy Carnifax T. Carnifax	1	0	1	1	0	0.0
Jango Glackin J. Glackin	1	0	1	1	0	0.0
Cameron Green C. Green	8	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0		0	0
Justin Jackson J. Jackson	13	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0		0	0

Scoring	GP	RUSH	REC	TOT	FGM	XPM	XP2	PTS
Clayton Thorson C. Thorson	13	8	0	8	0	0	0	24
Charlie Kuhbander C. Kuhbander	13	0	0	0	13	43	0	19
Justin Jackson J. Jackson	13	11	0	11	0	0	0	12
Jeremy Larkin J. Larkin	13	5	0	5	0	0	0	12
Cameron Green C. Green	8	0	2	2	0	0	1	8
Flynn Nagel F. Nagel	13	0	2	2	0	0	0	6
Bennett Skowronek B. Skowronek	13	0	5	5	0	0	0	6

Returns	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR LNG	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR TD	PR LNG
Riley Lees R. Lees	13	11	224	20.4	0	8	78	9.8	0	39
John Moten IV J. Moten IV	6	9	151	16.8
Flynn Nagel F. Nagel	13	0	0		0	5	16	3.2	0	14
Jeremy Larkin J. Larkin	13	4	89	22.3	0	0	0		0	0
Auston Anderson A. Anderson	4	1	15	15.0

	Kicking	GP	FGM	FGA	FG%	FG 1-19	FG 20-29	FG 30-39	FG 40-49	FG 50+	XPM	XPA	XP%	PTS
	Charlie Kuhbander C. Kuhbander	13	13	16	81.3	1-1	3-4	7-7	2-4	0-0	43	44	97.7	82
	Makay Redd M. Redd	2									2	2	100.0

	Punting	GP	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG	BLK
	Hunter Niswander H. Niswander	13	67	2,883	43.0	129	0
	Daniel Kubiuk D. Kubiuk	2	2	72	36.0	45	0

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375