THIRD AND DATA

Week 17 · 2025

Central Michigan at Northwestern

Fri 12/26/2025 01:00 PMFord FieldNorthwestern pregame80% — Pregame win probability: 80% for Northwestern. Northwestern favored, and won.Neutral site

32°Fog· roof closed4 mph E · 96% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Central Michigan

7

7–6

Northwestern

34

7–6

Attendance

27,857

reported

Passing

Central Michigan1 unplaced1 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
L. Lewis8 of 10T. Davis5 of 6T. Mcintosh4 of 4Other4 of 5
DeepShort
0.0
0.0
21.00.0
7.65.0
8.33.3
5.33.5
LeftMiddleRight
caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best
Northwestern1 unplaced1 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
G. Wilde10 of 15H. Eligon3 of 7H. Welcing1 of 3Other6 of 8Unattributed0 of 1
DeepShort
7.70.0
—
17.00.5
5.12.4
9.98.3
3.71.2
LeftMiddleRight
caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best
Central Michigan1 unplaced
DeepShort
0%
0%
100%1.51
75%1.09
67%0.81
75%0.02
LeftMiddleRight
successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best
Northwestern1 unplaced
DeepShort
67%3.14
—
67%2.43
36%1.43
57%1.11
30%0.82
LeftMiddleRight
successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best
Central Michigan1 unplaced
DeepShort
0
0
21
61
75
21
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
Northwestern1 unplaced
DeepShort
23
—
51
56
69
37
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
Central Michigan1 unplaced
DeepShort
-0.5
-1.8
1.5
6.5
4.8
0.4
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
Northwestern1 unplaced
DeepShort
2.8
—
4.0
1.7
2.8
-4.1
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
Central Michigan
DeepShort
— · —
— · —
21 · 0
26 · 35
45 · 30
7 · 14
LeftMiddleRight
airYACone scale for both teams
Northwestern
DeepShort
23 · 0
—
50 · 1
37 · 19
36 · 33
31 · 6
LeftMiddleRight
airYACone scale for both teams

Rushing

Central Michigan
T. Cornist11J. Labas4A. Flores2Other2Unattributed10
3.620%100%
4.911%100%
2.240%0%
LeftMiddleRight
carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)
Northwestern
C. Komolafe15R. Preckel8P. Stone1Other1
4.825%0%
3.313%40%
3.333%0%
LeftMiddleRight
carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)
Central Michigan
18
83
11
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
Northwestern
19
49
20
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
Central Michigan
1.1
-7.1
-5.1
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
Northwestern
1.4
-0.9
-1.4
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
Central Michigan
15 · 4 · 0
57 · 15 · 14
10 · 1 · 0
LeftMiddleRight
OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams
Northwestern
12 · 6 · 3
43 · 7 · 0
16 · 6 · 0
LeftMiddleRight
OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams

Previous meeting vs. Central Michigan

Northwestern 1–0 vs Central Michigan

  • 2010 · wk 4Central Michigan 25 @ Northwestern 30

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