The Northwestern Wildcats were 6-2 in 2020. They emerged victorious over the Auburn Tigers, 35 to 19, in the Citrus Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-0 | 7-1 | |
2 | 6-2 | 7-2 | |
3 | 6-1 | 6-2 | |
4 | 6-2 | 6-2 | |
5 | 3-3 | 4-3 |
| 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 | 9 | 222 | 3,246 | 678 | 4.8 | 1,465 | 394 | 3.7 | 1,781 | 284 | 6.3 | 12 | 84 | 183 | 71 | 97 | 15 | 45 | 364 |
Team Rank | 74th | 71st | 51st | 111th | 60th | 33rd | 98th | 77th | 64th | 104th | 25th | 93rd | 66th | 74th | 52nd | 64th | 51st | 41st | |
Opponent | 9 | 143 | 3,071 | 646 | 4.9 | 1,313 | 295 | 4.5 | 1,758 | 337 | 5.2 | 14 | 113 | 171 | 78 | 80 | 13 | 54 | 433 |
Opponent Rank | 15th | 52nd | 62nd | 11th | 53rd | 49th | 74th | 48th | 91st | 1st | 83rd | 58th | 58th | 69th | 52nd | 42nd | 61st | 75th | |
Net | +79 | +175 | +32 | -0.1 | +152 | +99 | -0.7 | +23 | -53 | +1.1 | -2 | -29 | +12 | -7 | +17 | +2 | -9 | -69 | |
Net Rank | 24th | 52nd | 18th | 69th | 50th | 7th | 86th | 61st | 109th | 35th | 53rd | 80th | 42nd | 79th | 27th | 42nd | 22nd | 30th |
| 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 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |