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ESPN record 4-1 · Big Ten 1-1 · streak W2

ESPN data fetched Oct 10, 10:29 PM CT · through Week 6 (final)

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STAT SHEETS

through Week 6

Offense

Stat	Value	FBS rank	B1G rank
Points per game	35.4	38	7
Total yards per game	437.4	41	7
Net passing yards per game	234.4	64	13
Completion %	70.2	13	2
Passing TDs	9	T-61	T-12
Rushing yards per game	203.0	32	4
Yards per rush	5.21	31	5
Rushing TDs	12	T-34	T-4
First downs per game	22.4	40	6
4th-down conversion %	80.0	T-6	1
Sacks allowed per game	1.80	T-70	13
Turnovers lost	2	T-4	2
Penalty yards per game	61.8	91	12

Defense

Stat	Value	FBS rank	B1G rank
Points allowed per game	16.2	T-22	6
Total yards allowed per game	380.6	99	16
Net passing yards allowed per game	233.4	101	15
Opp. completion %	61.3	71	10
Rushing yards allowed per game	147.2	78	14
Opp. yards per rush	4.43	95	15
Sacks	8	T-103	T-12
Sacks per game	1.60	T-98	11
Interceptions	6	T-20	T-4
Takeaways	n/a	—	—
Turnover margin	n/a	—	—

Special teams

Stat	Value	FBS rank	B1G rank
Field goal %	88.9	T-26	T-7
Field goals made	8	T-32	T-8
Long field goal	52	T-25	2
Extra point %	100.0	T-1	T-1
Gross punt average	37.4	137	18
Kick return average	20.9	57	7

Source: ESPN public APIs: game summaries (box scores) for every final FBS game, standings, team season stats and player season stats (cross-checks). Team and player figures are sums of ESPN box scores of final games. National rank = among the 138 FBS teams with a final game; B1G rank = among the 18 Big Ten teams. Ranks are computed by B1G+A from those ESPN values (T- = tied). Anything that failed a cross-check against ESPN season totals is left out.

TEAM LEADERS

verified vs ESPN season stats

Passing yards

Aidan Chiles

1172

80/112, 1172 pass yds, 9 TD, 0 INT; 44 rush, 73 yds, 6 TD · 5 G

Passing TDs

Aidan Chiles

9

80/112, 1172 pass yds, 9 TD, 0 INT; 44 rush, 73 yds, 6 TD · 5 G

Rushing yards

Caleb Komolafe

334

60 rush, 334 yds, 3 TD; 7 rec, 81 yds, 0 TD · 5 G

Rushing TDs

Aidan Chiles

6

80/112, 1172 pass yds, 9 TD, 0 INT; 44 rush, 73 yds, 6 TD · 5 G

Receiving yards

Griffin Wilde

425

24 rec, 425 yds, 3 TD · 5 G

Receptions

Griffin Wilde

24

24 rec, 425 yds, 3 TD · 5 G

Receiving TDs

Joseph Himon II

3

23 rush, 319 yds, 3 TD; 4 rec, 61 yds, 3 TD; 5 kick returns, 107 yds · 5 G

Total tackles

Robert Fitzgerald

45

45 tackles (20 solo), 0 sacks, 2 INT · 5 G

Sacks

No verified leader yet

Interceptions

Robert Fitzgerald

2

45 tackles (20 solo), 0 sacks, 2 INT · 5 G

Field goals made

Jackson Kleather

8

FG 8/9, XP 21/21 · 5 G

Gross punt average (min. 2 punts per team game)

Nikola Dugandzic

37.4

16 punts, 37.4 avg · 5 G

Kick return yards

Joseph Himon II

107

23 rush, 319 yds, 3 TD; 4 rec, 61 yds, 3 TD; 5 kick returns, 107 yds · 5 G

GAME BREAKDOWNS

every 2026 game · ESPN box scores

Wk 1 · Sat Sep 5 vs

S Dakota St W 34–18

	NU	SDST
First downs	19	27
Total yards	497	432
Net passing yards	273	285
Comp/att	14/24	23/48
Rushing yards	224	147
Rush attempts	31	40
3rd down	5-12	8-20
4th down	0-0	3-3
Turnovers	0	1
Penalties-yards	9-61	6-45
Possession	25:52	34:08

NU top performers

Pass Aidan Chiles 14/24, 273 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rush Joseph Himon II 4 rush, 87 yds, 1 TD
Rec Griffin Wilde 3 rec, 104 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Robert Fitzgerald 14 tackles (8 solo), 0 TFL, 0 sacks, 1 PD

SDST top performers

Pass Chase Mason 23/48, 285 pass yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
Rush Josiah Johnson 19 rush, 79 yds, 1 TD
Rec Grahm Goering 9 rec, 117 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Chase Van Tol 9 tackles (6 solo), 0 TFL, 0 sacks, 1 PD

Full box score → · ESPN box score ↗

Wk 3 · Sat Sep 19 vs

Colorado W 41–7

	NU	COLO
First downs	21	18
Total yards	423	348
Net passing yards	241	168
Comp/att	17/22	19/29
Rushing yards	182	180
Rush attempts	51	33
3rd down	5-13	4-12
4th down	1-1	0-3
Turnovers	1	4
Penalties-yards	8-60	9-80
Possession	36:53	23:07

NU top performers

Pass Aidan Chiles 17/22, 241 pass yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
Rush Caleb Komolafe 11 rush, 49 yds, 0 TD
Rec Griffin Wilde 5 rec, 85 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Robert Fitzgerald 11 tackles (1 solo), 0 TFL, 0 sacks

COLO top performers

Pass Julian Lewis 19/29, 168 pass yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rush JaQuail Smith 8 rush, 91 yds, 0 TD
Rec Joseph Williams 5 rec, 88 yds, 1 TD
Tkl Randon Fontenette 13 tackles (9 solo), 0.5 TFL, 0 sacks

Full box score → · ESPN box score ↗

Wk 4 · Fri Sep 25 at

Indiana L 23–29 B1G

	NU	IU
First downs	21	24
Total yards	325	472
Net passing yards	293	201
Comp/att	22/30	19/29
Rushing yards	32	271
Rush attempts	27	40
3rd down	4-9	9-15
4th down	1-1	1-2
Turnovers	0	0
Penalties-yards	9-57	8-60
Possession	25:13	34:47

NU top performers

Pass Aidan Chiles 22/29, 293 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
Rush Gavin Sawchuk 5 rush, 26 yds, 0 TD
Rec Luke Dehnicke 7 rec, 140 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Robert Fitzgerald 13 tackles (6 solo), 0 TFL, 0 sacks

IU top performers

Pass Josh Hoover 19/29, 201 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rush Lee Beebe Jr. 24 rush, 203 yds, 1 TD
Rec Charlie Becker 7 rec, 98 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Preston Zachman 9 tackles (7 solo), 0 TFL, 0 sacks

Full box score → · ESPN box score ↗

Wk 5 · Fri Oct 2 vs

Penn State W 34–13 B1G

	NU	PSU
First downs	25	20
Total yards	506	291
Net passing yards	93	243
Comp/att	10/14	26/41
Rushing yards	413	48
Rush attempts	55	22
3rd down	5-12	5-14
4th down	0-1	1-1
Turnovers	1	2
Penalties-yards	7-78	5-60
Possession	36:05	23:55

NU top performers

Pass Aidan Chiles 10/14, 93 pass yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Rush Caleb Komolafe 25 rush, 188 yds, 1 TD
Rec Griffin Wilde 2 rec, 36 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Kobie McKinzie 10 tackles (4 solo), 1 TFL, 0 sacks

PSU top performers

Pass Rocco Becht 26/41, 243 pass yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rush Carson Hansen 4 rush, 19 yds, 1 TD
Rec Chase Sowell 5 rec, 68 yds, 1 TD
Tkl Tony Rojas 12 tackles (5 solo), 3.5 TFL, 1 sacks, 1 PD

Full box score → · ESPN box score ↗

Wk 6 · Sat Oct 10 vs

Ball State W 45–14

	NU	BALL
First downs	26	22
Total yards	436	360
Net passing yards	272	270
Comp/att	17/24	32/47
Rushing yards	164	90
Rush attempts	31	31
3rd down	4-9	5-17
4th down	2-2	4-5
Turnovers	0	1
Penalties-yards	8-53	15-119
Possession	26:01	33:59

NU top performers

Pass Aidan Chiles 17/23, 272 pass yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
Rush Caleb Komolafe 8 rush, 44 yds, 1 TD
Rec Griffin Wilde 8 rec, 144 yds, 1 TD
Tkl Braydon Brus 8 tackles (6 solo), 4 TFL, 0 sacks

BALL top performers

Pass Keldric Luster 27/41, 209 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rush Ace Cooper 2 rush, 15 yds, 0 TD
Rec Jabari Smith 1 rush, 8 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Kaleb Stewart 8 tackles (5 solo), 1 TFL, 1 sacks

Full box score → · ESPN box score ↗

Wk 7 · Sat Oct 17 at

Michigan St Sat, October 17th at 12:00 PM EDT box score →

WEEKLY ARCHIVE

cumulative through each week · (FBS rank/B1G rank)

Snapshot	GP	W-L	Pts/G	Opp pts/G	Yds/G	Opp yds/G	Data
Week 1	1	1-0	34.0 (T-63/T-12)	18.0 (77/10)	497.0 (T-43/T-7)	432.0 (112/18)	JSON
Week 2	1	1-0	34.0 (T-57/11)	18.0 (60/11)	497.0 (26/5)	432.0 (121/18)	JSON
Week 3	2	2-0	37.5 (45/12)	12.5 (20/6)	460.0 (T-38/11)	390.0 (106/16)	JSON
Week 4	3	2-1	32.7 (59/12)	18.0 (36/8)	415.0 (63/13)	417.3 (120/17)	JSON
Week 5	4	3-1	33.0 (59/7)	16.8 (30/8)	437.8 (44/7)	385.8 (103/16)	JSON
Week 6	5	4-1	35.4 (38/7)	16.2 (T-22/6)	437.4 (41/7)	380.6 (99/16)	JSON

Weeks 1–5 were backfilled on Oct 10 from ESPN box scores of final games. Each week is a cumulative snapshot through that ESPN week.

B1G+A PROJECTIONS & REPORTS

Northwestern

NU

16.1%ESPN FPI playoff

Playoff picture

Record (ESPN)4-1

B1G+A projected record8.3-3.7

B1G+A est. CFP rank#24

ESPN FPI rank#17

This week (pregame ESPN FPI): vs BSU · 100% win

Remaining vs. ranked (pregame ESPN FPI-based, Oct 9)

Oct. 30@ #13 ORE25%
Nov. 7vs #20 IOWA66%
Nov. 14@ #5 OSU11%

B1G+A Week 6 projection posted Oct 10, 1:09 AM CT

BALL 13 – NU 40 · pick NU (ESPN FPI 99%) · line NU -35.5

Final BALL 14, NU 45 · HIT

REPORTS

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GAME REPORTS 1 games

Wk 6 · Sat Oct 10 vs

Ball State 45–14 W 4 cards

postedBALL NU RESULTOct 10, 2026 · 4:32 PM CT

postedBALL NU FINALOct 10, 2026 · 2:54 PM CT

postedBALL NU Q3Oct 10, 2026 · 2:11 PM CT

postedBALL NU HALFOct 10, 2026 · 1:10 PM CT

MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS 1 cards

not loggedSCENARIO RUN NORTHWESTERNFile date Oct 10, 2026

Scores and results: ESPN finals. Cards are filed by game automatically (ESPN game id, or the two teams in the file name).

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