The Northwestern Wildcats were 6-6 in 2011. They fell to the Texas A&M Aggies, 33 to 22, in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 7-6 | ||
4-4 | 7-6 | ||
3-5 | 6-7 | ||
3-5 | 6-7 | ||
2-6 | 3-9 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 376 | 5,471 | 984 | 5.6 | 2,166 | 577 | 3.8 | 3,305 | 407 | 8.1 | 305 | 136 | 150 | 150 | 56 | 492 | ||
Team Rank | 48th | 34th | 18th | 60th | 44th | 19th | 87th | 38th | 64th | 23rd | 23rd | 24th | 33rd | 33rd | 11th | 17th | |||
Opponent | 13 | 360 | 5,300 | 6.1 | 2,305 | 513 | 4.5 | 2,995 | 356 | 8.4 | 266 | 127 | 126 | 126 | 69 | 600 | |||
Opponent Rank | 71st | 90th | 98th | 90th | 94th | 77th | 75th | 30th | 112th | 76th | 95th | 53rd | 53rd | 78th | 73rd | ||||
Net | +16 | +171 | +984 | -0.5 | -139 | +64 | -0.7 | +310 | +51 | -0.3 | +39 | +9 | +24 | +24 | -13 | -108 | |||
Net Rank | 66th | 61st | 18th | 88th | 64th | 33rd | 88th | 48th | 36th | 73rd | 33rd | 53rd | 39th | 39th | 22nd | 29th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |