2026 Northwestern Wildcats Passing Defense Situational Stats through 10/08/2026
| Situation | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 4 | 147 | 87 | 59.2 | 897 | 3 | 5 | 110.38 | 50 | 46 | 20 | 4 |
| 1st Half | 4 | 66 | 41 | 62.1 | 400 | 1 | 2 | 111.97 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 4 | 81 | 46 | 56.8 | 497 | 2 | 3 | 109.07 | 50 | 26 | 12 | 3 |
| 1st Quarter | 4 | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 200 | 0 | 1 | 108.75 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 2nd Quarter | 4 | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 200 | 1 | 1 | 115.01 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 3rd Quarter | 4 | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 227 | 1 | 0 | 129.28 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 4th Quarter | 4 | 49 | 27 | 55.1 | 270 | 1 | 3 | 95.88 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 1 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 4 | 66 | 48 | 72.7 | 490 | 1 | 5 | 124.94 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 |
| 2nd Down | 4 | 44 | 18 | 40.9 | 218 | 2 | 0 | 97.53 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 4 | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 94.70 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 3 | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 137.12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 4 | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 87.28 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 4 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 74.06 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 4 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 103.20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 156.00 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 4 | 9 | 8 | 88.9 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 150.49 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 4 | 58 | 40 | 69.0 | 417 | 0 | 2 | 122.47 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 3 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 4 | 44 | 25 | 56.8 | 282 | 1 | 3 | 104.52 | 50 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 4 | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 91.24 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 3 | 14 | 3 | 21.4 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 82.97 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 3 | 61 | 37 | 60.7 | 347 | 2 | 3 | 109.43 | 50 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 2 | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 100.66 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 3 | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 116 | 0 | 2 | 88.13 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Tied | 3 | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 110.83 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 1 | 23 | 16 | 69.6 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 148.93 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||