Big Ten · 2026
Northwestern
6–1
CFPi+ rank#34of 138 FBS teams
+9.8CFPi+ rating
#19Best: National composite
#86Weakest: Head coach
5Games left
Where the team ranks
CFPi+#34+9.8
Offense#26+32.2
Defense#42+22.4
How efficiently it plays
EPi+#19+14.0
Off EPi+#14+11.1
Def EPi+#45-2.8
Offense and defense
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Success rate | #551.1% | #8242.2% |
| Explosiveness | #18+1.347 | #28+1.149 |
| Havoc rate | #8115.4% | #5216.7% |
| Pass PPA | #9+0.483 | #23+0.042 |
| Rush PPA | #11+0.248 | #72+0.067 |
Raw season splits, not opponent-adjusted. Defense #1 is the stingiest in the country.
The roster and the staff
TPi+#60+1.5
Recruiting#63+3.0
Returning#10+15.9
247 talent#60688.3
Head coach#86-2.3
What other systems say
Composite#19+14.9
SP+#20+13.7
SP+ off#31+32.8
SP+ def#26+19.1
ESPN FPI#20+13.8
The box-score view
Yards/G#33435.6
Yards/G allowed#74364.6
Pass yards/G#67231.0
Rush yards/G#24204.6
3rd down#2147.6%
3rd down allowed#6837.7%
Sacks/G#811.9
Takeaways/G#181.7
Ranks are national out of 138 FBS teams and #1 is best. The bar shows where a rank sits in the field; the rating is the source beneath it.
Every game, with the model's read
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Projected | Win prob | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs South Dakota State | W 34–18 | Final | |||
| 3 | vs Colorado | W 41–7 | Final | |||
| 4 | @ #8Indiana | L 23–29 | Final | |||
| 5 | vs Penn State | W 34–13 | Final | |||
| 6 | vs Ball State | W 45–14 | Final | |||
| 7 | @ Michigan State | W 24–21 | Final | |||
| 8 | vs Rutgers | W 42–14 | Final | |||
| 9 | @ #11Oregon | — | ||||
| 10 | vs Iowa | — | ||||
| 11 | @ #3Ohio State | — | ||||
| 12 | @ Minnesota | — | ||||
| 13 | vs Illinois | — | ||||
Unlock Northwestern’s remaining schedule
CFPi-X V4.0 Selected · data vintage 10/26/2026