Big Ten · 2015 · Final

Northwestern Wildcats 2015

10-36-2 in conference
Final TDC rank
#59
of 128 FBS teams
Rating
+2.1
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-6.3
108th in FBS
Defense
+8.5
8th in FBS
Schedule
+1.7
39th toughest
Preseason
-1.0
rating going in

2015 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+2.1 now, -1.0 preseason · up 15 spots since preseason
0+5+10FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#60

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 5vs5StanfordW 16–6+22.4—ESPN
2Sep 12vsEastern Illinois FCSW 41–0+6.4—ESPNEWS
3Sep 19@61DukeW 19–10+13.4—ESPN3
4Sep 26vs109Ball StateW 24–19-8.3—BTN
5Oct 3vs68MinnesotaCONFW 27–0+22.7—BTN
6Oct 10@8MichiganCONFL 0–38-14.7—BTN
7Oct 17vs34IowaCONFL 10–40-21.8—ABC
8Oct 24@41NebraskaCONFW 30–28+9.9—ESPN2
9—Bye
10Nov 7vs58Penn StateCONFW 23–21+2.4—ESPNU
11Nov 14vs99PurdueCONFW 21–14-3.3—BTN
12Nov 21@24WisconsinCONFW 13–7+17.0—BTN
13Nov 28vs77IllinoisCONFNEUTRALW 24–14+8.4—ESPNU
BowlsJan 1vs9TennesseeNEUTRALL 6–45-17.6—ESPN2

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate35.0%118th36.0%11th
Rushing success rate36.2%118th39.7%39th
Passing success rate33.0%118th33.0%7th
Explosive run rate11.6%110th12.4%23rd
Explosive pass rate7.4%113th8.2%26th
Line yards / carry2.7899th2.7331st
Opportunity rate34.5%108th33.9%18th
Stuff rate20.5%88th19.8%53rd
Sack rate6.9%92nd5.7%62nd
3rd-down conversion44.4%32nd35.7%27th
Red-zone TD rate43.2%123rd60.7%67th
Havoc rate13.8%93rd13.2%49th
Box score · season totals
Points / game21.2119th33.479th
Yards / game327.1116th——
Yards / play4.33121st——
Pass yards / game138.5120th——
Yards / pass att.5.12126th——
Completion %49.4%118th——
Rush yards / game188.542nd——
Yards / carry4.0885th——
3rd-down conv. %40.7%58th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.2372nd——
Penalty yards / game39.714th——

Players

55 players who recorded a stat in 2015 (from box scores)

55 players

Final ratings for 2015, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2015 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2015 power rankings →