The Northwestern Wildcats were 6-6 in 2016. They emerged victorious over the Pittsburgh Panthers, 31 to 24, in the Pinstripe Bowl.
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 | |
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Team | 13 | 338 | 5,177 | 984 | 5.3 | 1,991 | 501 | 4.0 | 3,186 | 483 | 6.6 | 39 | 216 | 280 | 104 | 156 | 20 | 47 | 389 |
Team Rank | 77th | 67th | 20th | 100th | 85th | 65th | 98th | 45th | 16th | 100th | 117th | 35th | 57th | 87th | 24th | 65th | 3rd | 3rd | |
Opponent | 13 | 289 | 5,257 | 1,001 | 5.4 | 1,809 | 478 | 3.8 | 3,448 | 496 | 7.0 | 27 | 189 | 279 | 113 | 156 | 10 | 61 | 593 |
Opponent Rank | 23rd | 70th | 103rd | 45th | 30th | 46th | 29th | 111th | 123rd | 44th | 60th | 78th | 85th | 59th | 115th | 3rd | 110th | 94th | |
Net | +49 | -80 | -17 | -0.1 | +182 | +23 | +0.2 | -262 | -13 | -0.4 | +12 | +27 | +1 | -9 | 0 | +10 | -14 | -204 | |
Net Rank | 56th | 75th | 61st | 83rd | 59th | 56th | 64th | 84th | 69th | 79th | 103rd | 48th | 63rd | 75th | 65th | 8th | 28th | 7th |
Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Arizona State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
2 | BYU | 10 | 2 | .833 |
Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Boise State | 12 | 1 | .923 |
2 | UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
Independent | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Notre Dame | 12 | 1 | .923 |
2 | UConn | 8 | 4 | .667 |
Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
2 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 5 | .615 |
Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Oregon | 13 | 0 | 1.000 |
2 | Penn State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
2 | Washington State | 8 | 4 | .667 |
Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
2 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |