| Week | Kickoff | Opponent | Line | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wk 1 | Sat, Sep 5 8:00pm | vs South Dakota State | NU -14 | W 34-18 |
| wk 3 | Sat, Sep 19 7:30pm | vs Colorado | NU -3.5 | W 41-7 |
| wk 4 | Fri, Sep 25 8:00pm | at Indiana | IU -20.5 | L 23-29 |
| wk 5 | Fri, Oct 2 8:00pm | vs Penn State | PSU -2.5 | |
| wk 6 | Sat, Oct 10 12:30pm | vs Ball State | — | |
| wk 7 | Sat, Oct 17 time TBA | at Michigan State | — | |
| wk 8 | Sat, Oct 24 time TBA | vs Rutgers | — | |
| wk 9 | Sat, Oct 31 time TBA | at Oregon | — | |
| wk 10 | Sat, Nov 7 time TBA | vs Iowa | — | |
| wk 11 | Sat, Nov 14 time TBA | at Ohio State | — | |
| wk 12 | Sat, Nov 21 time TBA | at Minnesota | — | |
| wk 13 | Sat, Nov 28 time TBA | vs Illinois | ILL -3.5 |
| NU offence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| points added per play | 0.304 | 188 | 21 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.463 | 188 | 49 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.294 | 188 | 45 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.156 | 188 | 54 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.410 | 188 | 98 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.978 | 188 | 65 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.540 | 188 | 13 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.537 | 188 | 13 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.649 | 188 | 46 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.485 | 188 | 78 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.411 | 188 | 14 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 2.835 | 188 | 104 of 138 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.190 | 188 | 93 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.818 | 188 | 29 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 5.111 | 188 | 12 of 138 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.133 | 188 | 56 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.112 | 188 | 117 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.021 | 188 | 4 of 138 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 72.400 | 188 | 41 of 138 |
| NU defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| points added per play | 0.083 | 222 | 80 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.441 | 222 | 106 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.120 | 222 | 32 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.112 | 222 | 100 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.472 | 222 | 124 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.868 | 222 | 46 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.035 | 222 | 38 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.405 | 222 | 74 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.406 | 222 | 33 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.515 | 222 | 123 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.228 | 222 | 27 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 3.429 | 222 | 131 of 138 |
| rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line | 0.142 | 222 | 17 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.591 | 222 | 22 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 2.421 | 222 | 17 of 138 |
| havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.162 | 222 | 72 of 138 |
| havoc created by the front seven | 0.063 | 222 | 7 of 138 |
| havoc created by the secondary | 0.099 | 222 | 131 of 138 |
| opponent average starting field position | 72.000 | 222 | 67 of 138 |
| QB | RB | WR | TE | LT | LG | C | RG | RT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aidan Chiles#0 · Full-Time | Caleb Komolafe#5 · Co-Starter | Griffin Wilde#17 · 30-35% | Luke DehnickeD#84 | Grant Seagren#74 | Dennis Rahouski#71 | Jackson Carsello#65 | Idrys Cotton#77 | Deuce McGuire#73 |
| 2 | Nicco Marchiol#4 · Backup | Gavin Sawchuk#27 · Co-Starter | Drew Wagner#19 · 15-20% | Alex Honig#86 · 10-15% | Arkel Anugwom#75 | Trey Boyd#78 | Ezomo OratokhaiOUT#62 | Jace Borcherding#67 | Michael O'Connell#76 |
| 3 | Ryan Boe#2 · 3rd String | Joseph Himon II#6 · 3rd String | Ricky Ahumaraeze#10 · 5-10% | Robby Preckel#41 · 0-5% | Patrick Schaller#69 | Owen Fors#50 | Anthony Birsa#64 | David AnchondoOUT#61 | |
| 4 | Aidan Gray#11 · Depth/Develop | Daniel Anderson#22 · Development | Hayden Eligon IIP#8 · 5-10% | Blake Van Buren#83 | Hayden Flavin#60 | Owen Jakubczak#3 | Jack Fuchs#3 | ||
| 5 | Marcus Romain#12 · Depth/Develop | Mar'Kel Porter#7 · Depth/Develop | Chase FarrellQ#20 · 0-5% | Tom McGlincheyOUT#85 | Leighton Burbach#70 | Jacob MillerOUT#3 | |||
| 6 | Johnny O'Brien#9 · Depth/Develop | Sean Morris II#36 · Depth/Develop | Camp Magee#18 · 0-5% | Tyler Kielmeyer#48 | Quinn Wicklow#68 | Angelo De Sensi | |||
| 7 | Gavin Frakes#13 · Depth/Develop | Dube Enongene#14 · 0-5% | Noah LaPorte#43 | ||||||
| 8 | Sean Winton#15 · Depth/Develop | Frank Covey IV#3 · 0-5% | Chris PetrucciOUT#81 | ||||||
| +6 more |
| DL | LB | DB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Kilbane#47 · 1/2 | Braydon Brus#33 · Full Time | Robert Fitzgerald#6 · Full Time |
| 2 | Brendan Flakes#15 · 1/2 | Kobie McKinzie#2 · Full Time | Ore Adeyi#7 · Full Time |
| 3 | Jamaal Johnson#24 · 1/2 | Matthew Smith#32 · 1/2 | Brenden Deasfernandes#3 · Full Time |
| 4 | Tyler Gant#54 · 1/2 | Payton Roth#34 · 1/4 | Montae Pate#4 · Full Time |
| 5 | Dominic Kirks#5 · 1/3 | Jack Sadowsky V#45 · 1/4 | Damon WaltersQ#21 · 3/4 |
| 6 | Mason Mayne#95 · 1/4 | Miles Crutchley#51 · Spell | Jon Stevens Jr.#29 · Spell |
| 7 | Dylan Roberts#55 · 1/4 | Nigel GloverD#42 · Spell | Braden TurnerD#9 · Spell |
| 8 | Caden O'Rourke#91 · 1/5 | Jason Reynolds IIOUT#40 | Josh FussellD#13 · Spell |
| +16 more | +6 more | +14 more |
| Player | G | Passing | Rushing | Receiving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Sawchuk | 3 | 25 of 104 (24%) carries, med 48 yds | ||
| Joseph Himon II | 3 | 10 of 104 (10%) carries, med 28 yds | 4 of 53 (8%) rec, med 15 yds | |
| Aidan Chiles | 3 | att med 24, 70.7%, 6-0 | 30 of 104 (29%) carries, med 2 yds | |
| Caleb Komolafe | 3 | 27 of 104 (26%) carries, med 46 yds | 6 of 53 (11%) rec, med 27 yds | |
| Griffin Wilde | 3 | 14 of 53 (26%) rec, med 85 yds | ||
| Drew Wagner | 3 | 3 of 104 (3%) carries, med 4 yds | 8 of 53 (15%) rec, med 19 yds | |
| Luke Dehnicke | 3 | 11 of 53 (21%) rec, med 41 yds | ||
| Alex Honig | 2 | 5 of 36 (14%) rec, med 39.5 yds | ||
| Ricky Ahumaraeze | 2 | 3 of 39 (8%) rec, med 28.5 yds | ||
| Robby Preckel | 2 | 1 of 73 (1%) carries, med 0.5 yds | 1 of 39 (3%) rec, med 2 yds | |
| Nicco Marchiol | 1 | 1 of 47 (2%) carries, med 19 yds | ||
| Hayden Eligon Ii | 1 | 1 of 14 (7%) rec, med 8 yds | ||
| Daniel Anderson | 1 | 3 of 47 (6%) carries, med 14 yds | ||
| Marcus Romain | 1 | 4 of 47 (9%) carries, med 5 yds |