The Northwestern Wildcats were 9-3 in 2017. They emerged victorious over the Kentucky Wildcats, 24 to 23, in the Music City Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
See schedule
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2017 Big 10 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
2 |  Ohio State | 9-1 | 12-2 |
3 |  Penn State | 7-2 | 11-2 |
4 |  Northwestern | 7-2 | 10-3 |
5 |  Michigan State | 7-2 | 10-3 |
6 |  Iowa | 4-5 | 8-5 |
2017 Stats
See stats| 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 | 380 | 5,304 | 998 | 5.3 | 2,264 | 537 | 4.2 | 3,040 | 461 | 6.6 | 31 | 211 | 299 | 125 | 152 | 22 | 64 | 637 |
Team Rank | 53rd | 49th | 14th | 98th | 50th | 34th | 71st | 59th | 28th | 103rd | 94th | 30th | 30th | 42nd | 29th | 58th | 30th | 54th | |
Opponent | 13 | 261 | 4,644 | 958 | 5.0 | 1,400 | 431 | 3.2 | 3,244 | 495 | 6.6 | 32 | 192 | 250 | 83 | 149 | 18 | 67 | 636 |
Opponent Rank | 18th | 37th | 93rd | 23rd | 7th | 14th | 10th | 106th | 126th | 28th | 34th | 81st | 57th | 12th | 121st | 38th | 92nd | 76th | |
Net | +119 | +660 | +40 | +0.3 | +864 | +106 | +1.0 | -204 | -34 | +0.0 | -1 | +19 | +49 | +42 | +3 | +4 | -3 | +1 | |
Net Rank | 29th | 43rd | 26th | 53rd | 27th | 21st | 32nd | 83rd | 88th | 75th | 56th | 49th | 28th | 25th | 67th | 33rd | 57th | 63rd |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  BYU | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
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Texas A&M | Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UNLV | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  San Diego State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
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Duke | Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 6 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Kentucky | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | 4 | 1 | .800 |
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