Week 12 · Game preview · Sat · TBA
Statboy projection
Northwestern by 7.5
69% to win
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
Northwestern |  Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| #35 | Résumé rank | #53 |
| +18.5#21 | Power rating | +8.8#49 |
| +14.0#7 | Offense | -0.4#88 |
| +4.5#53 | Defense | +7.6#29 |
| +0.4#61 | Special teams | +2.4#1 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| Northwestern | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| 31.0#49 | Points per game | 24.7#93 |
| 19.3#28 | Points allowed | 22.0#47 |
| 0.35#7 | Offense EPA/play | 0.12#86 |
| 0.01#45 | Defense EPA/play | -0.04#27 |
| 53.1%#7 | Offense success rate | 40.4%#94 |
| 40.9%#75 | Defense success rate | 37.2%#36 |
| 6.4#27 | Yards per play | 4.9#127 |
| 42.7%#43 | 3rd down | 31.5%#129 |
| 66.3%#15 | Red zone TD rate | 59.3%#102 |
| 16.5%#31 | Havoc created | 17.3%#25 |
| 12.0#4 | Turnover margin | 6.0#18 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
Northwestern
Aidan Chiles#2 QB
1807 pass yds · 10 TD · 1 INT · 350 rush yds
Braydon Brus#3 LB
75 tackles · 13.5 TFL · 4 sacks · 1 INT
Griffin Wilde#10 WR
46 catches · 765 yds · 3 TD
Minnesota
TJ Bush Jr.#23 DL
32 tackles · 8 TFL · 6 sacks · 1 INT
Maverick Baranowski#33 LB
71 tackles · 4.5 TFL · 1 sacks · 2 INT
Drake Lindsey#79 QB
1698 pass yds · 9 TD · 8 INT
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).