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2017 SEASON DATABASE
Northwestern football
Record: 10–3 (Schedule & Results)
Conference: Big Ten
Players: 65
Points For: 380
Points/Game: 29.2
Points Against: 261
Opp. Points/Game: 20.1
2017 SEASON
LIVE SCOREBOARD →Schedule & results
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TEAM PRODUCTION
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2017 SEASON TOTALS
ALL GAMESOffense at a glance
| PASS CMP | PASS ATT | PASS YDS | PASS % | PASS AVG | PASS TD | PASS INT | PASS RTG | SACK | RUSH ATT | RUSH YDS | RUSH AVG | RUSH TD | REC | REC YDS | REC AVG | REC TD | PTS/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276 | 460 | 3,040 | 60.0 | 6.6 | 17 | 12 | 122.5 | 0 | 528 | 2,275 | 4.3 | 30 | 276 | 3,040 | 11.0 | 17 | 29.2 |
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2017 COMPLETE TEAM ROSTER
PLAYER PROFILES →Individual player statistics
SEASON PRODUCTION
SWIPE FOR MORE →Passing
| PLAYER | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. ThorsonQB | 262 | 434 | 2844 | 60.4 | 6.6 | 15 | 12 | 121.3 | — |
| M. AlvitiQB | 11 | 22 | 155 | 50.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 124.2 | — |
| J. LarkinRB | 1 | 1 | 24 | 100.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 301.6 | — |
| J. JacksonRB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 100.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 530.8 | — |
| T. GreenQB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 100.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 142.0 | — |
| R. LeesWR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| TEAM TOTALS | 276 | 460 | 3,040 | 60.0 | 6.6 | 17 | 12 | 122.5 | 0 |
SEASON PRODUCTION
SWIPE FOR MORE →Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. JacksonRB | 287 | 1311 | 4.6 | 79 | 11 | — |
| J. LarkinRB | 84 | 503 | 6.0 | 64 | 5 | — |
| M. AlvitiQB | 13 | 142 | 10.9 | 68 | 1 | — |
| J. RobertsWR | 10 | 98 | 9.8 | 15 | 2 | — |
| J. BrownRB | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 18 | 2 | — |
| J. Moten IVRB | 17 | 55 | 3.2 | 12 | 0 | — |
| C. AckerRB | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 24 | 1 | — |
| A. AndersonRB | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 | — |
| C. ThorsonQB | 87 | 23 | 0.3 | 21 | 8 | — |
| A. BouskyPK | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| C. HanaokaRB | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| T. LancasterDL | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| F. NagelWR | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| T. GreenQB | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | — |
| R. LeesWR | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| G. Dickerson? | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| TEAM TOTALS | 528 | 2,275 | 4.3 | 79 | 30 | 0 |
SEASON PRODUCTION
SWIPE FOR MORE →Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. SkowronekWR | 45 | 644 | 14.3 | 58 | 5 |
| F. NagelWR | 48 | 489 | 10.2 | 24 | 2 |
| M. WilsonWR | 32 | 446 | 13.9 | 42 | 1 |
| G. Dickerson? | 37 | 401 | 10.8 | 28 | 4 |
| J. JacksonRB | 44 | 276 | 6.3 | 24 | 0 |
| R. LeesWR | 18 | 235 | 13.1 | 25 | 2 |
| C. Green? | 20 | 170 | 8.5 | 25 | 2 |
| J. LarkinRB | 11 | 115 | 10.5 | 41 | 0 |
| C. FesslerWR | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 30 | 0 |
| J. JamesWR | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 25 | 0 |
| R. Chiaokhiao-BowmanWR | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 14 | 1 |
| J. BrownWR | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| C. Link? | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
| C. ThorsonQB | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| K. McGowanWR | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| J. Prather? | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| J. TirmoniaWR | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 276 | 3,040 | 11.0 | 58 | 17 |
SEASON PRODUCTION
SWIPE FOR MORE →Defense
| PLAYER | TOT | SOLO | AST | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. FisherLB | 111 | 65 | — | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| N. HallLB | 81 | 49 | — | 17.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 6 | — |
| G. IgwebuikeS | 78 | 51 | — | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | — |
| B. WalshLB | 67 | 36 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| K. QueiroS | 59 | 32 | — | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | — |
| M. HartageCB | 57 | 49 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | — |
| T. LancasterDL | 40 | 14 | — | 10.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 | — |
| J. GazianoDL | 35 | 23 | — | 13.0 | 9 | — | 5 | — |
| B. GallagherLB | 33 | 16 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| S. MillerDL | 32 | 16 | — | 8.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 | — |
| A. MayoDB | 29 | 19 | — | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| J. McGeeS | 27 | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| J. ThompsonDL | 26 | 8 | — | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 | — |
| A. MillerDL | 22 | 14 | — | 4.5 | 2 | — | 5 | — |
| W. LongLB | 21 | 14 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| M. McShepardDB | 17 | 16 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| T. WilliamsDB | 16 | 13 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| T. GoensTE | 15 | 9 | — | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | — |
| C. BerginLB | 12 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| F. WyattDL | 12 | 8 | — | 1.5 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| B. OxleyDL | 11 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| N. FoxLB | 11 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| C. AckerRB | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| J. BerginDB | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| M. AlmasriDB | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| M. GoodenDE | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| J. BrownRB | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| J. PaceDB | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| B. SkowronekWR | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| E. MuellerLB | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| L. OttoPK | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| M. WilsonWR | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| T. GillikinLS | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| C. Green? | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| E. Brown IVDL | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| J. GlackinLB | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| J. LarkinRB | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| J. SpivakDL | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| J. Moten IVRB | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| J. JacksonRB | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| K. McGowanWR | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| R. SlaterOL | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| T. Carnifax? | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| B. BullockDB | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| TEAM TOTALS | 873 | 515 | 0 | 97 | 32 | 17 | 58 | 0 |
SEASON PRODUCTION
SWIPE FOR MORE →Kicking & Scoring
| PLAYER | FGM | FGA | FG% | XPM | XPA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. KuhbanderPK | 13 | 16 | — | 43 | 44 | 82 |
| M. ReddPK | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 45 | 46 | 84 |
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NATIONAL UPDATE
‘Trying To Fight the Narrative’ — Radio Host Applauds Deion Sanders’ Mindset After…
‘Trying To Fight the Narrative’ — Radio Host Applauds Deion Sanders’ Mindset After Colorado Players’ Dismissals Over Conduct. After a blowout loss to the Northwestern Wildcats last Saturday, Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders turned heads with a bold call. He dismissed a few players from the team, drawing attention from experts across the football world and fans alike.
READ UPDATE →NATIONAL UPDATE‘I Think He Is Desperate’ — CFB Analyst Drops Blunt Assessment of Deion Sanders’ D…
‘I Think He Is Desperate’ — CFB Analyst Drops Blunt Assessment of Deion Sanders’ Decision To Dismiss Colorado Players After Northwestern Loss. Colorado suffered an embarrassing 41–7 loss at Northwestern. Three days after the defeat, head coach Deion Sanders revealed the core issue that concerned him. Sanders said he saw players laughing and joking after the blowout loss, which sparked strong reactions among fans.
READ UPDATE →NATIONAL UPDATE‘It’s Really Weird’ — Ex-NFL LB Calls Out CFB Fans’ ‘Deep Disdain’ for Deion Sande…
‘It’s Really Weird’ — Ex-NFL LB Calls Out CFB Fans’ ‘Deep Disdain’ for Deion Sanders Amid Colorado’s Ongoing Struggles. Colorado coach Deion Sanders dismissed several players from the Buffaloes’ roster after the team’s woeful 41-7 Week 3 loss to the Northwestern Wildcats. After the dismissals, college football fans and analysts on social media predicted that Sanders’ tenure at Colorado would soon end.
READ UPDATE →NATIONAL UPDATE“Losing Is Not Funny”: Deion Sanders Dismissing Colorado Players Triggers Former H…
‘Losing Is Not Funny’ — Former Heisman Winner Backs Deion Sanders’ Decision To Kick Colorado Players off the Team Post Northwestern Loss. The Colorado Buffaloes suffered a disappointing 41–7 loss to Northwestern. Head coach Deion Sanders responded by holding his players accountable and announcing roster changes during his weekly press conference on Tuesday. He said several players had been removed from the program for “conduct detrimental to the team.”
READ UPDATE →NATIONAL UPDATE‘Deion Sanders Is 100% Justified’ — Heisman Winner Supports Colorado HC’s Controve…
‘Deion Sanders Is 100% Justified’ — Heisman Winner Supports Colorado HC’s Controversial Decision to Cut Ties With Several Players. Deion Sanders is taking a hard line on accountability at Colorado after the Buffaloes suffered a brutal 41-7 loss to Northwestern. The Colorado head coach announced roster changes during his weekly press conference on Tuesday, saying several players had been cut from the program for “conduct detrimental to the team.
READ UPDATE →NATIONAL UPDATEColorado player apologizes for profane remarks disparaging Northwestern’s temporar…
Colorado player apologizes for profane remarks disparaging Northwestern’s temporary stadium. A Colorado football player apologized Tuesday for making disparaging comments about Northwestern’s temporary lakefront stadium that were caught on video. Buffaloes safety Ben Finneseth joined Colorado coach Deion Sanders at a news conference to address the video, which garnered 6. 6 million views after a Daily Northwestern journalist posted it on social media.
READ UPDATE →STATTAKENorthwestern’s David Braun Extension Is About the Stadium, Not 20–19
A record barely above .500 does not explain a contract through 2031. Northwestern is buying continuity before New Ryan Field changes the program’s expectations.
READ UPDATE →ROSTER BUILDING
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