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

15:00NUown 25goal line17 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 NU07
9:54WMUown 35own 478 plays, 12 ydPunt07
6:58NUown 6own 84 plays, 2 ydPunt07
4:57WMUown 40opp 339 plays, 27 ydMissed FG07
2:30NUown 33own 476 plays, 14 ydPunt07
0:36WMUown 2opp 3022 plays, 68 ydField goal +3 WMU37

2nd quarter

5:28NUown 30own 309 plays, 0 ydMissed FG37
3:01NUopp 41own 1113 plays, 37 ydField goal +3 WMU67
0:13NUown 26own 253 plays, -1 ydEnd of period67

3rd quarter

15:00WMUown 28goal line7 plays, 72 ydTouchdown +7 WMU137
12:31NUown 25own 345 plays, 9 ydPunt137
10:21WMUown 17own 234 plays, 6 ydPunt137
8:56NUown 37goal line4 plays, 63 ydTouchdown +7 NU1314
7:39WMUown 25opp 1217 plays, 63 ydField goal +3 WMU1614
0:17NUown 37goal line11 plays, 63 ydTouchdown +7 NU1621

4th quarter

12:13WMUown 25goal line14 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +6 WMU2221
5:38NUown 35opp 67 plays, 59 ydTurnover2221
2:54WMUown 20own 4512 plays, 25 ydEnd of period2221

Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Western MichiganNorthwestern after the drive.

Previous meeting vs. Team

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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