2026 Northwestern Wildcats Passing Defense Situational Stats through 10/29/2026
| Situation | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 7 | 251 | 147 | 58.6 | 1483 | 6 | 8 | 109.72 | 53 | 72 | 32 | 8 |
| 1st Half | 7 | 124 | 76 | 61.3 | 739 | 3 | 3 | 114.49 | 46 | 36 | 14 | 4 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 7 | 127 | 71 | 55.9 | 744 | 3 | 5 | 105.04 | 53 | 36 | 18 | 4 |
| 1st Quarter | 7 | 55 | 35 | 63.6 | 310 | 0 | 1 | 107.34 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| 2nd Quarter | 7 | 69 | 41 | 59.4 | 429 | 3 | 2 | 120.19 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| 3rd Quarter | 7 | 53 | 30 | 56.6 | 300 | 1 | 1 | 106.60 | 50 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 4th Quarter | 7 | 74 | 41 | 55.4 | 444 | 2 | 4 | 103.92 | 53 | 24 | 11 | 2 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 7 | 102 | 70 | 68.6 | 696 | 1 | 5 | 119.38 | 46 | 29 | 14 | 3 |
| 2nd Down | 7 | 78 | 43 | 55.1 | 453 | 4 | 0 | 120.84 | 53 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 7 | 61 | 28 | 45.9 | 277 | 0 | 2 | 77.48 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 6 | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 88.15 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 7 | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 66.50 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 6 | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 58.59 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 7 | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 105.85 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 6 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 120.88 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 7 | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 107.91 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 7 | 92 | 67 | 72.8 | 676 | 0 | 2 | 130.20 | 46 | 32 | 13 | 5 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 7 | 72 | 39 | 54.2 | 427 | 2 | 3 | 104.83 | 53 | 21 | 10 | 2 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 7 | 45 | 21 | 46.7 | 224 | 1 | 2 | 86.93 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 5 | 21 | 5 | 23.8 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 87.35 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 5 | 121 | 68 | 56.2 | 645 | 3 | 6 | 99.24 | 50 | 32 | 15 | 2 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 102.05 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 6 | 44 | 29 | 65.9 | 292 | 1 | 2 | 120.06 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| Tied | 4 | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 94.63 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 2 | 31 | 21 | 67.7 | 252 | 2 | 0 | 157.31 | 53 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||