2023 Northwestern Wildcats Opponent First Down Game Log through 01/08/2024
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/03/23 | @ Rutgers | Turf | L 7-24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| 09/09/23 | UTEP | Grass | W 38-7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 09/16/23 | @ Duke | Grass | L 14-38 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 09/23/23 | Minnesota | Grass | W 37-34 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 09/30/23 | 13 Penn St. | Grass | L 13-41 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 10/07/23 | Howard | Grass | W 23-20 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 10/21/23 | @ Nebraska | Turf | L 9-17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 10/28/23 | Maryland | Grass | W 33-27 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 11/04/23 | 24 Iowa | Grass | L 7-10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 11/11/23 | @ Wisconsin | Turf | W 24-10 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 11/18/23 | Purdue | Grass | W 23-15 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| 11/25/23 | @ Illinois | Turf | W 45-43 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 |
| 12/23/23 | + Utah | Turf | W 14-7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Totals | 118 | 107 | 14 | 239 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||