2026 Northwestern Wildcats Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 11/12/2026
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 9 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| at Home | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 3 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.3 |
| in Wins | 6 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| in Losses | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| vs. Conference | 6 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 6 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 8 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.1 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 4 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.1 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| in August/September | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| in October | 5 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.0 |
| in November | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |