2008 Northwestern Wildcats Passing Defense Situational Stats through 01/03/2009
| Situation | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Int | TD | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 472 | 277 | 58.7 | 2784 | 13 | 13 | 111.81 | 46 | 121 | 51 | 19 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 210 | 132 | 62.9 | 1325 | 5 | 6 | 120.53 | 45 | 55 | 24 | 9 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 262 | 145 | 55.3 | 1459 | 8 | 7 | 104.83 | 46 | 66 | 27 | 10 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 95 | 62 | 65.3 | 631 | 1 | 2 | 125.89 | 44 | 25 | 10 | 6 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 115 | 70 | 60.9 | 694 | 4 | 4 | 116.08 | 45 | 30 | 14 | 3 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 99 | 64 | 64.6 | 697 | 4 | 4 | 129.04 | 46 | 29 | 15 | 6 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 162 | 80 | 49.4 | 755 | 4 | 2 | 87.66 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 4 |
| Overtime | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 488.80 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 186 | 121 | 65.1 | 1210 | 5 | 5 | 123.18 | 45 | 36 | 24 | 10 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 131 | 80 | 61.1 | 682 | 4 | 3 | 106.25 | 28 | 36 | 10 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 137 | 70 | 51.1 | 831 | 4 | 5 | 108.26 | 46 | 44 | 16 | 7 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 181 | 0 | 3 | 129.72 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 12 | 30 | 10 | 33.3 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 58.10 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 11 | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 168 | 1 | 0 | 92.74 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 13 | 47 | 29 | 61.7 | 409 | 2 | 1 | 133.31 | 44 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 18 | 6 | 33.3 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 61.80 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 59 | 39 | 66.1 | 350 | 2 | 0 | 109.15 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 128 | 82 | 64.1 | 859 | 5 | 0 | 112.62 | 46 | 36 | 20 | 7 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 149 | 81 | 54.4 | 873 | 4 | 2 | 102.64 | 45 | 37 | 11 | 7 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 94 | 58 | 61.7 | 582 | 2 | 3 | 119.97 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 4 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 42 | 17 | 40.5 | 120 | 0 | 8 | 127.34 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 5 | 72 | 40 | 55.6 | 413 | 4 | 2 | 101.80 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 3 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 68 | 39 | 57.4 | 378 | 1 | 1 | 105.96 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 155 | 90 | 58.1 | 904 | 4 | 2 | 106.16 | 43 | 39 | 19 | 6 |
| Tied | 12 | 86 | 54 | 62.8 | 498 | 2 | 2 | 114.46 | 44 | 25 | 8 | 1 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 61 | 36 | 59.0 | 322 | 1 | 2 | 110.90 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 235 | 1 | 3 | 171.70 | 46 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 178.90 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||