Week 1 · 2016
Western Michigan at Northwestern
Sat 09/03/2016 12:00 PMRyan FieldNorthwestern pregame67% — Pregame win probability: 67% for Northwestern. Northwestern favored, and lost — Western Michigan won.
Western Michigan
22
13–1
Northwestern
21
7–6
Attendance
30,635
reported
Western Michigan8 drives · 4 scoring · avg start own 24
Northwestern10 drives · 3 scoring · avg start own 31
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NU | own 25goal line | 17 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 0–7 |
| 9:54 | WMU | own 35own 47 | 8 plays, 12 yd | Punt | 0–7 |
| 6:58 | NU | own 6own 8 | 4 plays, 2 yd | Punt | 0–7 |
| 4:57 | WMU | own 40opp 33 | 9 plays, 27 yd | Missed FG | 0–7 |
| 2:30 | NU | own 33own 47 | 6 plays, 14 yd | Punt | 0–7 |
| 0:36 | WMU | own 2opp 30 | 22 plays, 68 yd | Field goal +3 WMU | 3–7 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 5:28 | NU | own 30own 30 | 9 plays, 0 yd | Missed FG | 3–7 |
| 3:01 | NU | opp 41own 11 | 13 plays, 37 yd | Field goal +3 WMU | 6–7 |
| 0:13 | NU | own 26own 25 | 3 plays, -1 yd | End of period | 6–7 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | WMU | own 28goal line | 7 plays, 72 yd | Touchdown +7 WMU | 13–7 |
| 12:31 | NU | own 25own 34 | 5 plays, 9 yd | Punt | 13–7 |
| 10:21 | WMU | own 17own 23 | 4 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 13–7 |
| 8:56 | NU | own 37goal line | 4 plays, 63 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 13–14 |
| 7:39 | WMU | own 25opp 12 | 17 plays, 63 yd | Field goal +3 WMU | 16–14 |
| 0:17 | NU | own 37goal line | 11 plays, 63 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 16–21 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 12:13 | WMU | own 25goal line | 14 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +6 WMU | 22–21 |
| 5:38 | NU | own 35opp 6 | 7 plays, 59 yd | Turnover | 22–21 |
| 2:54 | WMU | own 20own 45 | 12 plays, 25 yd | End of period | 22–21 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Western Michigan–Northwestern after the drive.
Previous meeting vs. Western Michigan
Northwestern 1–0 vs Western Michigan
- 2013 · wk 3Western Michigan 17 @ Northwestern 38
Previous meeting vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Western Michigan 0–1 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2013 · wk 3Western Michigan 17 @ Northwestern 38
Previous meeting vs. P.J. Fleck
Northwestern 1–0 vs P.J. Fleck
- 2013 · wk 3Western Michigan 17 @ Northwestern 38
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