Big Ten · Through Oct 23

Northwestern Wildcats

5-1 · 3-1 vs Power 4

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Résumé Rankings

#24▲1

Who has earned it.

Record Strength: +0.24 #17
Schedule strength: .547 #85
Best win: Penn State
Statboy T25 W: 0
AP T25 W: 0

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Power Rankings

#21▲4

Who is best right now.

+17.9points vs an average FBS team

Last week: +16.7 (#25) · ▲ 1.2

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Power rating breakdown

Offense+14.7#7
Defense+2.5#66
Special teams+0.6#49
Record+0.1#17

Points per game better than average. Together they add up to the Power rating (Record only gets a small say).

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Top players

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Ranks compare each player with every FBS player at the same position. Points per game are points added versus an average player at that position, adjusted for opponents.

Offense

Aidan Chiles
QB · Fr. · #5 QB · Top 3%
+7.03pts/game
1,307 pass yds · 6 TD · 0 INT · 0.53 EPA/dropback
Best at: Yards per attempt, EPA per dropback
Caleb Komolafe
RB · Fr. · #30 RB · Top 15%
+0.82pts/game
73 car · 387 yds · 4 TD · 5.3 YPC
Best at: Explosive run rate, EPA per carry
Gavin Sawchuk
RB · Fr. · limited snaps
+0.18pts/game
37 car · 190 yds · 0 TD · 5.1 YPC
Best at: Rush success rate, EPA per carry
Griffin Wilde
WR · Fr. · #21 WR · Top 6%
+1.74pts/game
27 rec · 434 yds · 1 TD · 13.2 yds/target
Best at: EPA per target, Target success rate
Drew Wagner
WR · Fr. · #164 WR · Top 50%
+0.28pts/game
18 rec · 176 yds · 1 TD · 6.5 yds/target
Alex Honig
TE · Fr. · limited snaps
+0.53pts/game
10 rec · 155 yds · 1 TD · 11.9 yds/target
Best at: EPA per target, Target success rate

Defense

Braydon Brus
LB · Fr. · #4 LB · Top 1%
+3.27pts/game
52 tkl · 9.5 TFL · 3.0 sacks · 2 PD · 1 INT
Best at: Havoc plays per game, Tackles for loss
Braden Turner
DB · Fr. · #90 DB · Top 9%
+1.63pts/game
20 tkl · 2.0 TFL · 0.0 sacks · 4 PD · 1 INT
Best at: Havoc plays per game, Passes defended
Robert Fitzgerald
DB · Fr. · #108 DB · Top 11%
+1.54pts/game
45 tkl · 0.0 TFL · 0.0 sacks · 2 PD · 2 INT
Best at: Tackles per game, Interceptions

Teams like Northwestern

The closest matches across every FBS team, based on this week's numbers.

How they've moved

Rank after each week of the season.

Schedule & results

#numbers are this week's Statboy Résumé ranks

Wk 1Sep 5	vsSouth Dakota State(FCS)	W34-18
Wk 3Sep 19	vsColorado	W41-7
Wk 4Sep 25	at#16Indiana	L23-29
Wk 5Oct 2	vsPenn State	W34-13
Wk 6Oct 10	vsBall State	W45-14
Wk 7Oct 17	atMichigan State	W24-21
Still to play · computer projections
Wk 8Oct 24	vsRutgers	Northwestern by 22.0NU: 92% to winNorthwestern: 92% to win Compare
Wk 9Oct 31	at#18Oregon	Oregon by 3.0NU: 43% to winNorthwestern: 43% to win Compare
Wk 10Nov 7	vs#23Iowa	Northwestern by 2.0NU: 56% to winNorthwestern: 56% to win Compare
Wk 11Nov 14	at#6Ohio State	Ohio State by 11.0NU: 24% to winNorthwestern: 24% to win Compare
Wk 12Nov 21	atMinnesota	Northwestern by 12.0NU: 78% to winNorthwestern: 78% to win Compare
Wk 13Nov 28	vsIllinois	Northwestern by 17.0NU: 86% to winNorthwestern: 86% to win Compare

Projections come from the Power Rankings, with 2 points for home field. They update every Sunday.

Schedule swap

How would Northwestern have done against another team's games so far, or that team against Northwestern's? Same opponents, same sites, projected with this week's Power Ratings.