Northwestern

[Jssanto]

If I am reading some of these NCAA stats correctly, NW is pretty good.
10th in rushing defense
16th in red zone defense
17th in passing yards gained.
Better than I thought. We beat Maryland but there #1 WR (10) was out most of the second half. Can’t take anything for granted here.

 

[76-1]

If I am reading some of these NCAA stats correctly, NW is pretty good.
10th in rushing defense
16th in red zone defense
17th in passing yards gained.
Better than I thought. We beat Maryland but there #1 WR (10) was out most of the second half. Can’t take anything for granted here.

No (we can't take anything for granted up there).

They've always been tough to beat up at their place...

The good news is the 8 inch grass field with the Mount Everest type crown running down the middle of it is gone... This one looks like a Billard table in comparison...

They do still have the intermittent swirling winds coming off Lake Michigan though so there's that...

There won't be any crowd energy for our guys to feed off of up there... This one is closer to playing an Away high school game (in terms of crowd energy)...

It'll be another great Test of "Welcome to the Big Ten Football" for our TEAM, in my opinion...; an opponent you're favored against, at their place, whose turning around their entire season hinges on their winning this game... I expect to see everything, plus the old stadium kitchen sink, thrown at us...

The Big Ten is much like the NFL in that on any given day anyone can beat you if you're not at the the top of your game...

 

[TomEric4756]

https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2024/24-10-05-Notes_Northwestern.pdf

Yes the Game notes has a complete rundown on page 3

Indiana Category Northwestern
AVG Rank Category Rank AVG
513.0 9 Total Offense 123 294.5
210.6 23 Rushing Offense 95 136.0
274.4 22 Passing Yards Gained 117 118.0
48.8 3 Scoring Offense 122 17.3
239.6 8 Total Defense 31 302.0,
82.0 12 Rushing Defense 10 79.3
157.6 22 Passing Yards Allowed 83 222.8
13.0 13 Scoring Defense 23 15.8
0.60 40 Turnover Margin 66 0.00
.574 3 3rd Down Conversion Pct 126 .275
.500 72 4th Down Conversion Pct 109 .400
.900 43 Red Zone Offense 120 .692
1.000 117 Red Zone Defense 16 .692
138 2 First Downs Gained 114 73
69 24 First Downs Allowed 26 70
6.40 71 Fewest Penalties Per Game 40 5.25
31:57 28 Time of Possession 58 30:30
92.4 4 PFF Offensive Grade 151 68.1
91.1 11 PFF Defensive Grade 67 83.1
84.5 45 PFF Special Teams Grade 108 77.2