THIRD AND DATA

Week 12 · 2026

Northwestern at Minnesota

Sat 11/21/2026 TBDHuntington Bank StadiumConference

Northwestern

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6–2

Minnesota

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5–3

Attendance

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not yet reported

Neither team has played this game, so these are the seasons each brings into it — where they have attacked, and what opponents have managed in the same places. ⚠ The dots are the durable half: where a team throws and runs holds up week to week, while how well it worked swings on the opponent. Read the counts first and the rates as context.

Passing

Northwestern attacking · vs what Minnesota has allowed

Northwestern1 unplaced1 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
D. Wagner8 of 15G. Wilde13 of 15L. Dehnicke10 of 13Other20 of 30Unattributed87 of 129
DeepShort
NU19.2
MINN allowed6.7
NU39.8
MINN allowed17.4
NU4.4
MINN allowed11.3
NU7.3
MINN allowed5.0
NU10.9
MINN allowed9.0
NU7.2
MINN allowed4.7
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Minnesota

Minnesota attacking · vs what Northwestern has allowed

Minnesota7 unplaced6 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
N. Jennings19 of 33J. Tracy24 of 30J. Smith11 of 21Other40 of 53Unattributed72 of 124
DeepShort
MINN15.5
NU allowed4.8
MINN16.6
NU allowed17.1
MINN15.0
NU allowed8.6
MINN4.7
NU allowed4.9
MINN6.4
NU allowed7.6
MINN5.8
NU allowed6.1
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Northwestern

Rushing

Northwestern attacking · vs what Minnesota has allowed

Northwestern2 unplaced
C. Komolafe103A. Chiles64G. Sawchuk45Other61Unattributed11
NU6.7
MINN allowed7.1
NU5.2
MINN allowed4.0
NU6.3
MINN allowed4.2
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Minnesota

Minnesota attacking · vs what Northwestern has allowed

Minnesota
D. Taylor81T. Thomas63X. Ford29Other40Unattributed2
MINN6.0
NU allowed6.8
MINN3.6
NU allowed4.8
MINN3.4
NU allowed5.4
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Northwestern

⚠ Both halves are 2026 to date. The defensive side is not a separate observation: it is what this team’s opponents have done to it, summed over the season.

Previous 10 meetings vs. Northwestern

Minnesota 5–5 vs Northwestern

  • 2025 · wk 13Minnesota 35 @ Northwestern 38
  • 2023 · wk 4Minnesota 34 @ Northwestern 37
  • 2022 · wk 11Northwestern 3 @ Minnesota 31
  • 2021 · wk 9Minnesota 41 @ Northwestern 14
  • 2019 · wk 13Minnesota 38 @ Northwestern 22
  • 2018 · wk 12Northwestern 24 @ Minnesota 14
  • 2017 · wk 12Minnesota 0 @ Northwestern 39
  • 2016 · wk 12Northwestern 12 @ Minnesota 29
  • 2015 · wk 5Minnesota 0 @ Northwestern 27
  • 2014 · wk 7Northwestern 17 @ Minnesota 24

Previous 9 meetings vs. P.J. Fleck

Northwestern 5–4 vs P.J. Fleck

  • 2025 · wk 13Minnesota 35 @ Northwestern 38
  • 2023 · wk 4Minnesota 34 @ Northwestern 37
  • 2022 · wk 11Northwestern 3 @ Minnesota 31
  • 2021 · wk 9Minnesota 41 @ Northwestern 14
  • 2019 · wk 13Minnesota 38 @ Northwestern 22
  • 2018 · wk 12Northwestern 24 @ Minnesota 14
  • 2017 · wk 12Minnesota 0 @ Northwestern 39
  • 2016 · wk 1Western Michigan 22 @ Northwestern 21
  • 2013 · wk 3Western Michigan 17 @ Northwestern 38

Previous 2 meetings vs. David Braun

Minnesota 0–2 vs David Braun

  • 2025 · wk 13Minnesota 35 @ Northwestern 38
  • 2023 · wk 4Minnesota 34 @ Northwestern 37

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