Big Ten · 2023 · Final

Northwestern Wildcats 2023

8-55-4 in conference
Final TDC rank
#70
of 133 FBS teams
Rating
-1.4
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-2.3
87th in FBS
Defense
+0.9
52nd in FBS
Schedule
+0.3
59th toughest
Preseason
-5.2
rating going in

2023 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

-1.4 now, -5.2 preseason · up 47 spots since preseason
-10-50FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#70

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 3@57RutgersCONFL 7–24-13.2—CBS
2Sep 9vs121UTEPW 38–7+13.2—BTN
3Sep 16@26DukeL 14–38-14.4—ACC Network
4Sep 23vs74MinnesotaCONFW 37–34-1.2—BTN
5Sep 30vs6Penn StateCONFL 13–41-11.6—BTN
6Oct 7vsHoward FCSW 23–20-20.2—BTN
7—Bye
8Oct 21@63NebraskaCONFL 9–17-5.6—BTN
9Oct 28vs29MarylandCONFW 33–27+9.8—BTN
10Nov 4vs51IowaCONFNEUTRALL 7–10-0.3—Peacock
11Nov 11@44WisconsinCONFW 24–10+19.9—FS1
12Nov 18vs79PurdueCONFW 23–15+3.0—BTN
13Nov 25@75IllinoisCONFW 45–43+2.7—BTN
BowlsDec 23vs37UtahNEUTRALW 14–7+11.6—ABC

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 rate38.7%110th43.4%80th
Rushing success rate40.1%110th44.0%67th
Passing success rate37.3%100th42.8%94th
Explosive run rate10.7%126th14.1%59th
Explosive pass rate9.3%93rd8.6%27th
Line yards / carry2.76128th3.1061st
Opportunity rate34.2%119th33.5%15th
Stuff rate21.7%130th15.7%74th
Sack rate11.5%128th7.4%29th
3rd-down conversion39.7%74th43.1%97th
Red-zone TD rate62.2%69th60.0%65th
Havoc rate12.0%129th8.2%70th
Box score · season totals
Points / game22.1106th22.542nd
Yards / game303.9124th340.836th
Yards / play4.40127th4.9730th
Pass yards / game202.096th168.516th
Yards / pass att.6.7594th6.6427th
Completion %62.0%62nd64.8%115th
Rush yards / game101.9121st157.883rd
Yards / carry2.89128th4.0761st
3rd-down conv. %40.1%57th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)0.697th——
Sacks / game (allowed · made)3.92130th2.3149th
Penalty yards / game42.626th——

Players

63 players who recorded a stat in 2023 (from box scores)

63 players

Final ratings for 2023, built with the same model as the current season. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2023 power rankings →