highest yards per play in a game for northwestern vs an fbs team since 2010

Since 2010, the Northwestern Wildcats have their most yards per play in a game versus Bowling Green on September 16, 2017, with 9.16.

	DATE	YDS/PLY	YDS	PLY	TM		OPP	RESULT	TD	PASS YDS	SCKY	PASS TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	RET YDS	RET TD
1	9/16/2017	9.16	678	74	NW	vs	BGSU	W 49-7	7	375	16	2	303	5	36	0
2	9/5/2025	7.51	526	70	NW	vs	WIU	W 42-7	5	245	1	3	281	2	2	0
3	11/22/2025	7.5	525	70	NW	vs	MINN	W 38-35	4	305	11	2	220	2	65	0
4	11/12/2016	7.29	605	83	NW	@	PUR	W 45-17	6	352	0	3	253	3	60	0
5	8/31/2013	7.26	508	70	NW	@	CAL	W 44-30	5	299	4	1	209	2	59	2
6	10/4/2025	7.25	515	71	NW	vs	ULM	W 42-7	5	269	0	3	246	2	18	0
7	9/7/2013	7.17	581	81	NW	vs	SYR	W 48-27	6	375	15	4	206	2	42	0
8	12/12/2020	7.04	493	70	NW	vs	ILL	W 28-10	4	82	0	1	411	3	15	0
9	9/14/2024	6.72	450	67	NW	vs	EIU	W 31-7	4	247	5	2	203	2	74	0
10	9/9/2023	6.63	391	59	NW	vs	UTEP	W 38-7	5	207	12	2	184	3	18	0
11	11/25/2017	6.56	446	68	NW	@	ILL	W 42-7	6	140	15	1	306	4	10	1
12	9/25/2021	6.49	461	71	NW	vs	OHIO	W 35-6	4	88	0	0	373	4	13	0
13	10/24/2020	6.47	537	83	NW	vs	MD	W 43-3	5	212	0	1	325	4	1	0
14	11/16/2019	6.31	410	65	NW	vs	MASS	W 45-6	6	76	2	0	334	5	7	1
15	8/27/2022	6.21	528	85	NW	vs	NEB	W 31-28	4	314	0	2	214	2	18	0
16	9/26/2015	6.2	546	88	NW	vs	BALL	W 24-19	3	256	7	3	290	0	60	0
17	9/23/2023	6.15	492	80	NW	vs	MINN	W 37-34	5	400	14	4	92	1	0	0
18	12/1/2018	6.15	418	68	NW	@	OSU	L 24-45	3	267	35	1	151	2	1	0
19	11/2/2024	6.14	424	69	NW	@	PUR	W 26-20	3	302	8	1	122	2	46	0
20	9/14/2013	6.14	473	77	NW	vs	WMU	W 38-17	5	139	3	1	334	4	53	0
21	9/3/2016	6.02	319	53	NW	vs	WMU	L 21-22	3	196	16	0	123	3	115	0
22	10/24/2015	5.95	333	56	NW	@	NEB	W 30-28	3	177	13	1	156	1	147	1
23	11/4/2017	5.94	475	80	NW	@	NEB	W 31-24	4	243	0	0	232	4	36	0
24	10/5/2013	5.91	437	74	NW	vs	OSU	L 30-40	3	343	26	2	94	1	119	0
25	9/14/2019	5.88	441	75	NW	vs	UNLV	W 30-14	3	165	7	1	276	2	39	0

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PASS

2,011

Stone

Preston Stone

RUSH

886

Komolafe

Caleb Komolafe

REC

755

Wilde

Griffin Wilde

PPG

23.4

110th

OPP PPG

21.0

36th

RUSH YDS/G

174.0

56th

PASS YDS/G

183.5

137th

2025 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
7	Iowa	5-3	7-4
8	Nebraska	4-4	7-4
9	Northwestern	4-4	6-5
10	Minnesota	4-4	6-5
11	Illinois	4-4	7-4

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/29	NW	@	ILL	7:30 PM

MINN

6 - 5

35

Final

38

6 - 5

Sat 22 Nov 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,469

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

3,458

Veltkamp

Caden Veltkamp

3,441

Fagnano

Joe Fagnano

Rush Yards Leaders

1,446

Cook

Cam Cook

1,403

Hardy

Ahmad Hardy

1,306

Love

Jeremiyah Love

Rec Yards Leaders

1,276

Bell

Skyler Bell

1,234

Scudero

Danny Scudero

1,124

Lemon

Makai Lemon

Pass TD Leaders

30

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

30

Robertson

Sawyer Robertson

28

Fagnano

Joe Fagnano

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

Caleb Hawkins

19

Lacy

Kewan Lacy

17

Love

Jeremiyah Love

13

Bell

Skyler Bell

12

Brown

Camden Brown

11

Harris

Jackson Harris

QB Rating Leaders

185.4

Sayin

Julian Sayin

184.8

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

174.2

Pavia

Diego Pavia

12.5

Bailey

David Bailey

11.5

Daley

John Henry Daley

11.5

Howell

Cashius Howell

CFB 2025 Rankings

46.3

43.3

42.6

42.3

42.2

42.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.6

11.6

11.6

12.3

13.0

14.0

Total Yards Rankings

503.3

497.0

493.8

491.1

485.9

484.5

Rush Yards Rankings

308.2

279.6

259.5

259.3

256.5

235.5

Pass Yards Rankings

343.9

322.0

309.6

307.9

305.1

301.4

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

35.0

35.0

CFB 2025 Division Standings

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio State	11	0	1.000
2	Indiana	11	0	1.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	10	1	.909
2	Tulane	9	2	.818

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	2	.818
2	UConn	9	3	.750

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Oregon State	2	9	.182
2	Washington State	5	6	.455

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	San Diego State	9	2	.818
2	Boise State	7	4	.636

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Texas A&M	11	0	1.000
2	Georgia	10	1	.909

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	10	1	.909
2	BYU	10	1	.909

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Virginia	9	2	.818
2	Pittsburgh	8	3	.727

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	7	4	.636
2	Ohio	7	4	.636

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	7	4	.636
2	Kennesaw State	8	3	.727

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	10	1	.909
2	Old Dominion	8	3	.727

CFB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 10/31	RUTG	@	ILL	13-35
Fri 10/31	NAVY	@	UNT	17-31
Fri 10/31	MIA	@	SMU	20-26
Fri 10/31	VAN	@	TEX	31-34
Fri 10/31	ARMY	@	AFA	20-17

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/25	BGSU	@	MASS	4:30 PM
Tue 11/25	WMU	@	EMU	7:30 PM
Thu 11/27	NAVY	@	MEM	7:30 PM
Fri 11/28	IOWA	@	NEB	12:00 PM
Fri 11/28	OHIO	@	BUFF	12:00 PM