Northwestern player stats
Every 2016 category, best line first.
Passing
5 players
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton ThorsonQB | 280–478 | 3182 | 6.7 | 22 | 9 | 58.6% |
| Jack MitchellPK | 1–1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Matt AlvitiQB | 1–1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Andrew ScanlanWR | 0–1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Matt MicucciPK | 0–1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rushing
11 players
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin JacksonRB | 298 | 1524 | 5.1 | 15 | 68 |
| John Moten IVRB | 57 | 340 | 6.0 | 2 | 43 |
| Clayton ThorsonQB | 97 | 98 | 1.0 | 5 | 42 |
| Solomon VaultWR | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Auston AndersonRB | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 |
| Warren LongLB | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Matt AlvitiQB | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Tommy VitaleLB | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Corey AckerRB | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom HrubyLB | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Jelani RobertsWR | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
12 players
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin CarrWR | 90 | 1247 | 13.9 | 12 | 58 |
| Flynn NagelWR | 40 | 447 | 11.2 | 2 | 57 |
| Andrew ScanlanWR | 29 | 331 | 11.4 | 0 | 31 |
| Garrett Dickerson? | 34 | 318 | 9.4 | 5 | 42 |
| Macan WilsonWR | 22 | 306 | 13.9 | 1 | 35 |
| Justin JacksonRB | 35 | 219 | 6.3 | 0 | 37 |
| Solomon VaultWR | 15 | 164 | 10.9 | 2 | 44 |
| Ben SkowronekWR | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 0 | 14 |
| John Moten IVRB | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 20 |
| Cameron Green? | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 13 |
| Charlie FesslerWR | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Matt MicucciPK | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Defense
40 players
| Player | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godwin IgwebuikeS | 108 | 78 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Anthony WalkerLB | 105 | 62 | 10.0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Nate HallLB | 73 | 43 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jaylen PraterLB | 61 | 31 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Montre HartageCB | 60 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kyle QueiroS | 52 | 31 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Joseph JonesLB | 46 | 26 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trae WilliamsDB | 42 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Xavier WashingtonDE | 38 | 20 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett WalshLB | 37 | 21 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared McGeeS | 36 | 26 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Marcus McShepardDB | 28 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tyler LancasterDL | 28 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe GazianoDL | 24 | 15 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Ifeadi OdenigboDL | 22 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan ThompsonDL | 20 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred WyattDL | 17 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex MillerDL | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan FoxLB | 12 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo MayoDB | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg KuharDL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew HarrisCB | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parrker WestphalDB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent GoensTE | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey AckerRB | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh RobertsLB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin JacksonRB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe BerginDB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven ReeseWR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron QueiroLB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris FitzpatrickLS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roderick CampbellDB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Green? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie FesslerWR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter NiswanderP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.B. ButlerOL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jelani RobertsWR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy DolesOL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy OdellS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solomon VaultWR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions
8 players
| Player | INT | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montre HartageCB | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Jared McGeeS | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 |
| Godwin IgwebuikeS | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Kyle QueiroS | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Anthony WalkerLB | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 |
| Marcus McShepardDB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Trae WilliamsDB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Trent GoensTE | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 |
Fumbles
10 players
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton ThorsonQB | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Justin JacksonRB | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom HrubyLB | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony WalkerLB | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cameron QueiroLB | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Godwin IgwebuikeS | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe GazianoDL | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joseph JonesLB | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trae WilliamsDB | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler LancasterDL | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking
1 player
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack MitchellPK | 8–12 | 66.7% | 40 | 42–43 | 66 |
Punting
1 player
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter NiswanderP | 73 | 3015 | 41.3 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
Kick returns
3 players
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon VaultWR | 23 | 560 | 24.3 | 1 | 95 |
| Flynn NagelWR | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 0 | 27 |
| Garrett Dickerson? | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
Punt returns
1 player
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flynn NagelWR | 20 | 132 | 6.6 | 0 | 47 |
⚠ INT under Passing is thrown. Under Interceptions it is taken away — two different events, one abbreviation, which is why they are separate blocks rather than neighbouring columns. SACKS and TFL can be halves, because a shared one is credited to both players.