Northwestern University Athletics
2021 Football Cumulative Statistics
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- Overall
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Passing
GP - Games Played
Rating - QB Rating
Comp - Completions
ATT - Passing Attempts
INT - Interceptions
% - Completion Percentage
YDS - Passing Yards
TD - Passing Touchdowns
Long - Longest Completion
AVG/G - Average Passing Yards Per Game
| 12 | Hilinski, Ryan | 9 | 101.73 | 95 | 176 | 4 | 53.98% | 978 | 3 | 64 | 108.67 |
| 7 | Marty, Andrew | 7 | 121.08 | 66 | 110 | 6 | 60.00% | 707 | 6 | 40 | 101.00 |
| 15 | Johnson, Hunter | 2 | 118.60 | 36 | 59 | 3 | 61.02% | 358 | 3 | 47 | 179.00 |
| 9 | Richardson, Carl | 4 | 89.90 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 50.00% | 19 | 0 | 12 | 4.75 |
| Â | Total | 11 | 110.547 | 199 | 349 | 13 | 57.02% | 2062 | 12 | 64 | 187.46 |
| Â | Opponents | 11 | 137.852 | 219 | 324 | 6 | 67.59% | 2460 | 10 | 70 | 223.64 |
Team Statistics (2-9, 1-8)
Scoring | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points Per Game | 15.91 | 31.09 |
| Total | 175 | 342 |
First Downs | ||
| Rushing | 95 | 119 |
| Passing | 82 | 114 |
| Penalty | 13 | 12 |
| Total | 190 | 245 |
Rushing | ||
| Yards Gained | 1861 | 2714 |
| Yards Lost | 340 | 189 |
| Attempts | 406 | 458 |
| Average Per Attempt | 3.7 | 5.5 |
| Avg. Per Game | 138.3 | 229.5 |
| Touchdowns | 10 | 31 |
| Total | 1521 | 2525 |
Passing | ||
| Att-Comp-Int | 349-199-13 | 324-219-6 |
| Avg. Per Attempt | 5.908 | 7.593 |
| Avg. Per Game | 187.455 | 223.636 |
| Touchdowns | 12 | 10 |
| Total | 2062 | 2460 |
Total Offense | ||
| Total Plays | 755 | 782 |
| Avg. Per Play | 4.7 | 6.4 |
| Avg. Per Game | 325.7 | 453.2 |
| Total Yards | 3583 | 4985 |
| Touchdowns | 23 | 42 |
Returns | ||
| Kickoff: Average | 15.105 | 16.818 |
| Kickoff: Total | 19-287 | 22-370 |
| Punt: Average | 7.615 | 9.350 |
| Punt: Total | 13-99 | 20-187 |
| INT: Average | 4.833 | 10.308 |
| INT: Total | 6-29 | 13-134 |
Kicking | ||
| Punt: Avg. Yards Per Game | 40.186 | 43.761 |
| Punt: Net Average | 37.017 | 37.957 |
| Punt: Total Yards | 59-2371 | 46-2013 |
| FG: Good-Attempts | 5-12 | 17-23 |
| Onside Kicks | 0-3 | 1-1 |
Penalties | ||
| Avg. Per Game (YDS) | 41.182 | 54.455 |
| Total-Yards | 52-453 | 70-599 |
Time Of Possession | ||
| Avg. Per Game | 28:13 | 31:44 |
| Total | 05:10:19 | 05:49:09 |
Miscellaneous | ||
| 3rd Down Conversions | 59-166 (35.542%) | 70-157 (44.586%) |
| 4th Down Conversions | 15-30 (50.000%) | 15-30 (54.545%) |
| Fumbles-Lost | 18-7 | 12-9 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost | 16-91 | 25-190 |
| PAT: Good-Attempts | 20-20 | 39-39 |
| Misc. Yards | 12 | 0 |
| Red Zone: Attempts-Scores | 21-31 | 42-51 |
| Red Zone: Touchdowns | 16-31 | 28-51 |
Results
| 09/03/2021 | Michigan St. | L | 21-38 | 0-1 , 0-1 | 03:29 | 34248 |
| 09/18/2021 | Duke | L | 23-30 | 2-1 , 0-0 | 03:30 | 12323 |
| 09/25/2021 | Ohio | W | 35-6 | 2-2 , 0-1 | 03:11 | 27129 |
| 10/02/2021 | Nebraska | L | 7-56 | 3-3 , 1-2 | 03:05 | 87364 |
| 10/16/2021 | Rutgers | W | 21-7 | 3-3 , 1-2 | 03:20 | 30218 |
| 10/23/2021 | Michigan | L | 7-33 | 7-0 , 4-0 | 03:19 | 109449 |
| 10/30/2021 | Minnesota | L | 14-41 | 3-5 , 1-4 | 02:55 | 28158 |
| 11/06/2021 | Iowa | L | 12-17 | 3-6 , 1-5 | 03:29 | 38141 |
| 11/13/2021 | Wisconsin | L | 7-35 | 7-3 , 5-2 | 03:13 | 73194 |
| 11/20/2021 | Purdue | L | 14-32 | 3-8 , 1-7 | 03:07 | 31500 |
| 11/27/2021 | Illinois | L | 14-47 | 5-7 , 4-5 | 03:20 | 27624 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 499348 |
Overall Team Game Highs
| Rushes | 51 | vs Ohio (09/25/2021) |
| Yards Rushing | 373 | vs Ohio (09/25/2021) |
| TD Rushes | 4 | vs Ohio (09/25/2021) |
| Pass Attempts | 44 | vs Iowa (11/06/2021) |
| Pass Completions | 30 | vs Michigan St. (09/03/2021) |
| Yards Passing | 283 | vs Michigan St. (09/03/2021) |
| TD Passes | 3 | vs Michigan St. (09/03/2021) |
