2023 schedule
Northwestern
Big Ten
Final rank
#7
Record
7-5
Points
19
Diff
-13
Scored
273
Allowed
286
Outcome
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Team season stats
Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.
Total yards
3951
Yards allowed
4430
Rushing yards
1325
Passing yards
2626
Turnovers
9
3rd down conv.
77
4th down conv.
3
Penalties
69
Statistical leaders
Top performers in each category for the 2023 regular season.
Passing
COMPLETIONS
- 1. Ben BryantQB173
- 2. Brendan SullivanQB63
- 3. Jack LauschQB2
YDS
- 1. Ben BryantQB1807
- 2. Brendan SullivanQB714
- 3. Ryan HilinskiQB88
TD
- 1. Ben BryantQB13
- 2. Brendan SullivanQB6
- 3. Ryan HilinskiQB1
Rushing
CAR
- 1. Cam PorterRB166
- 2. Brendan SullivanQB75
- 3. Ben BryantQB60
YDS
- 1. Cam PorterRB651
- 2. Anthony Tyus IIIRB238
- 3. Brendan SullivanQB160
TD
- 1. Cam PorterRB4
- 2. Ben BryantQB4
- 3. Brendan SullivanQB2
Receiving
TD
- 1. Cam JohnsonWR6
- 2. Bryce KirtzWR5
- 3. A.J. HenningWR4
REC
- 1. Cam JohnsonWR54
- 2. Bryce KirtzWR49
- 3. A.J. HenningWR45
YDS
- 1. Cam JohnsonWR715
- 2. Bryce KirtzWR701
- 3. A.J. HenningWR418
Defense
SACKS
- 1. Aidan HubbardDL6
- 2. Anto SakaDL5.5
- 3. Xander MuellerLB5.0
TOT
- 1. Bryce GallagherLB113
- 2. Xander MuellerLB103
- 3. Rod HeardS82
TFL
- 1. Xander MuellerLB9.5
- 2. Aidan HubbardDL8.5
- 3. Anto SakaDL5.5
Interceptions
INT
- 1. Xander MuellerLB3
- 2. Jaheem JosephS3
- 3. Garnett Hollis Jr.CB1
YDS
- 1. Jaheem JosephS58
- 2. Xander MuellerLB33
- 3. Rod HeardS10
TD
- 1. Joe DeHaanDB0
- 2. Bryce GallagherLB0
- 3. Coco AzemaDB0
Kicking
PTS
- 1. Jack OlsenPK75
FGM
- 1. Jack OlsenPK14
Game log
Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2023 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Score | Result | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rutgers(Tier 5) | away | 7 – 24 | L | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | UTEP(Tier 5) | home | 38 – 7 | W | +1 | 1 |
| 4 | Duke(Tier 3) | away | 14 – 38 | L | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Minnesota(Tier 2) | home | 37 – 34 | W | +4 | 5 |
| 6 | Penn State(Premier) | home | 13 – 41 | L | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | FCS opponent | home | 23 – 20 | W | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Nebraska(Tier 3) | away | 9 – 17 | L | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Maryland(Tier 3) | home | 33 – 27 | W | +3 | 8 |
| 11 | Iowa(Premier) | home | 7 – 10 | L | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Wisconsin(Premier) | away | 24 – 10 | W | +5 | 13 |
| 13 | Purdue(Tier 3) | home | 23 – 15 | W | +3 | 16 |
| 14 | Illinois(Tier 3) | away | 45 – 43 | W | +3 | 19 |
Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.
Roster117 players
| # | Player | Pos | Ht / Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Coco Azema | DB | 5'11" · 207 lb | Cypress, TX |
| 1 | Garnett Hollis Jr. | CB | 6'1" · 201 lb | Nashville, TN |
| 2 | Anthony Tyus III | RB | 6'1" · 226 lb | Portage, MI |
| 2 | Ben Bryant | QB | 6'3" · 220 lb | La Grange, IL |
| 2 | Duke Olges | TE | 6'4" · 260 lb | Winnetka, IL |
| 2 | Rod Heard II | S | 5'11" · 195 lb | Farmington, MI |
| 3 | Frank Covey IV | WR | 6'1" · 210 lb | Mount Prospect, IL |
| 3 | Jaheem Joseph | S | 5'10" · 200 lb | Miami, FL |
| 3 | Ryan Hilinski | QB | 6'4" · 225 lb | Orange, CA |
| 4 | Anto Saka | DL | 6'4" · 255 lb | Phoenix, MD |
| 4 | Cam Porter | RB | 5'10" · 215 lb | Cincinnati, OH |
| 4 | Cole Freeman | WR | 6'0" · 205 lb | Summit, NJ |
| 5 | Caleb Komolafe | RB | 5'11" · 210 lb | Katy, TX |
| 5 | Calvin Johnson II | WR | 5'11" · 180 lb | French Camp, MS |
| 5 | Jacob Gill | WR | 6'0" · 185 lb | Raleigh, NC |
| 5 | Theran Johnson | DB | 5'11" · 195 lb | Indianapolis, IN |
| 6 | Brendan Sullivan | QB | 6'4" · 220 lb | Davison, MI |
| 6 | Joseph Himon II | RB | 5'9" · 190 lb | Little Rock, AR |
| 6 | Robert Fitzgerald | DB | 6'0" · 210 lb | Dallas, TX |
| 7 | Ore Adeyi | DB | 5'11" · 195 lb | Mansfield, TX |
| 8 | A.J. Henning | WR | 5'10" · 192 lb | Frankfort, IL |
| 9 | Aidan Gray | QB | 6'3" · 195 lb | Naperville, IL |
| 9 | Braden Turner | DB | 5'11" · 195 lb | Mobile, AL |
| 10 | Ricky Ahumaraeze | WR | 6'4" · 210 lb | Liberty, MO |
| 11 | Luke Akers | P | 6'2" · 200 lb | Nashville, TN |
| 12 | Donnie Gray | WR | 6'2" · 210 lb | New Haven, CT |
| 12 | Evan Smith | DB | 5'10" · 185 lb | Birmingham, AL |
| 12 | Jack Lausch | QB | 6'2" · 209 lb | Chicago, IL |
| 12 | Jalyn Gramstad | QB | 6'0" · 200 lb | Lester, IA |
| 13 | Devin Turner | S | 6'2" · 198 lb | Little Elm, TX |
| 13 | Josh Fussell | DB | 6'0" · 195 lb | West Chester, OH |
| 13 | Preston Bacon | WR | 6'2" · 200 lb | Oak Hill, VA |
| 14 | Cam Johnson | WR | 6'0" · 205 lb | Brentwood, TN |
| 14 | Joe DeHaan | DB | 6'1" · 202 lb | Tinley Park, IL |
| 15 | Brendan Flakes | DL | 6'4" · 291 lb | Winter Garden, FL |
| 16 | J.J. Lewis | DB | 6'0" · 200 lb | Lawndale, CA |
| 17 | Bryce Kirtz | WR | 6'0" · 195 lb | Brownsburg, IN |
| 18 | Camp Magee | TE | 6'5" · 220 lb | Orlando, FL |
| 18 | Garner Wallace | DB | 6'4" · 220 lb | Pickerington, OH |
| 19 | Reggie Fleurima | WR | 6'2" · 207 lb | Naperville, IL |
| 21 | Damon Walters | DB | 6'1" · 195 lb | Bolingbrook, IL |
| 23 | Cole Shivers | DB | 5'10" · 180 lb | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 23 | Raymond Niro III | WR | 5'11" · 190 lb | Barrington, IL |
| 26 | Albert Kunickis III | RB | 6'3" · 225 lb | Lemont, IL |
| 26 | Eli Stader | KR | 6'0" · 225 lb | Cedar Grove, WI |
| 26 | Jalen Lewis | DB | 5'9" · 200 lb | Westlake Village, CA |
| 27 | Jack Oyola | DB | 5'11" · 200 lb | Alpharetta, GA |
| 29 | Marcus Cisco | RB | 5'9" · 200 lb | Byron Center, MI |
| 31 | Jake Arthurs | RB | 5'9" · 202 lb | Wheaton, IL |
| 32 | Bryce Gallagher | LB | 6'2" · 235 lb | Raynham, MA |
| 33 | Braydon Brus | LB | 6'1" · 230 lb | Glendora, CA |
| 33 | Kenny Soares Jr. | LB | 6'2" · 231 lb | Trumbull, CT |
| 33 | Nigel Williams | DB | 5'11" · 200 lb | Richmond, VA |
| 34 | Payton Roth | LB | 6'4" · 225 lb | Portland, OR |
| 34 | Xander Mueller | LB | 6'3" · 232 lb | Wheaton, IL |
| 37 | Mac Uihlein | LB | 6'1" · 230 lb | Lake Forest, IL |
| 40 | Jason Reynolds II | LB | 6'2" · 230 lb | Mcdonough, GA |
| 41 | Jaylen Pate | DL | 6'3" · 272 lb | Chicago, IL |
| 43 | Will Halkyard | LS | 6'3" · 223 lb | Glen Ellyn, IL |
| 45 | Cullen Coleman | LB | 6'3" · 247 lb | Port Chester, NY |
| 46 | Johnny McGuire | LB | 6'3" · 215 lb | Wilmette, IL |
| 47 | Michael Kilbane | DL | 6'5" · 275 lb | Lakewood, OH |
| 48 | Owen Bergin | LB | 5'11" · 205 lb | Bloomfield Hills, MI |
| 49 | Jacob Tabibian | PK | 5'9" · 197 lb | Lafayette, CA |
| 50 | P.J. Spencer | DL | 6'2" · 290 lb | Prairie Village, KS |
| 51 | Miles Crutchley | LB | 6'0" · 220 lb | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 52 | Richie Hagarty | DL | 6'3" · 250 lb | New Palestine, IN |
| 53 | Jaiden Cameron | DL | 6'3" · 253 lb | Clayton, OH |
| 54 | Tyler Gant | DL | 6'3" · 290 lb | Saint Louis, MO |
| 55 | Dylan Roberts | DL | 6'3" · 280 lb | Phoenix, AZ |
| 56 | Josh Thompson | OL | 6'5" · 315 lb | Fenton, MI |
| 57 | Greyson Metz | LB | 6'3" · 234 lb | Glen Ellyn, IL |
| 63 | Alexander Doost | OL | 6'7" · 331 lb | Phoenix, AZ |
| 63 | Dom D'Antonio | OL | 6'4" · 295 lb | Woodstock, GA |
| 64 | Anthony Birsa | OL | 6'5" · 310 lb | Plainfield, IL |
| 65 | Braeden Edwards | OL | 6'6" · 315 lb | West Des Moines, IA |
| 65 | Jackson Carsello | OL | 6'4" · 300 lb | Northbrook, IL |
| 68 | Josh Priebe | OL | 6'5" · 306 lb | Niles, MI |
| 71 | Ben Wrather | OL | 6'6" · 315 lb | Powell, OH |
| 72 | Caleb Tiernan | OL | 6'7" · 325 lb | Franklin, MI |
| 73 | Deuce McGuire | OL | 6'5" · 310 lb | Chicago, IL |
| 73 | Zachary Franks | OL | 6'5" · 310 lb | Baltimore, MD |
| 74 | Nick Herzog | OL | 6'4" · 300 lb | Stilwell, KS |
| 75 | Jordan Knox | OL | 6'2" · 326 lb | Rock Hill, SC |
| 78 | Luka Trifunovic | OL | 6'4" · 295 lb | Carlsbad, CA |
| 81 | Chris Petrucci | TE | 6'4" · 250 lb | Park Ridge, IL |
| 82 | Jack Olsen | PK | 5'10" · 195 lb | Wheaton, IL |
| 82 | Quintin O'Connell | WR | 6'0" · 190 lb | New Canaan, CT |
| 83 | Blake Van Buren | TE | 6'4" · 248 lb | Middleton, WI |
| 84 | Hunter Welcing | TE | 6'3" · 250 lb | Deer Park, IL |
| 85 | Jack Kennedy | WR | 6'0" · 200 lb | Cleveland Heights, OH |
| 86 | Lawson Albright | TE | 6'5" · 250 lb | Greensboro, NC |
| 87 | Jack Fitzgerald | TE | 6'4" · 240 lb | Wilmette, IL |
| 87 | Thomas Gordon | TE | 6'5" · 255 lb | Houston, TX |
| 88 | Marshall Lang | TE | 6'4" · 246 lb | Cincinnati, OH |
| 89 | Charlie Mangieri | TE | 6'4" · 255 lb | Peoria, IL |
| 90 | Carmine Bastone | DL | 6'2" · 290 lb | Saint Charles, IL |
| 90 | Matt Lawson | DL | 6'0" · 280 lb | Ontario, CA |
| 91 | Aidan Hubbard | DL | 6'4" · 255 lb | Cleveland, OH |
| 92 | Mason Green | DL | 6'2" · 250 lb | Brentwood, TN |
| 94 | Henry Helms | PK | 6'1" · 180 lb | Chicago, IL |
| 94 | R.J. Pearson | DL | 6'3" · 310 lb | Montgomery, AL |
| 95 | Najee Story | DL | 6'4" · 270 lb | Solon, OH |
| 97 | Sean McLaughlin | DL | 6'6" · 270 lb | Frankfort, IL |
| 99 | Hunter Renner | P | 6'2" · 236 lb | Mishawaka, IN |
| — | Austyn Gerard | — | — | — |
| — | Cody Moser | — | — | — |
| — | Jonah Hofer | — | — | — |
| — | Kole Telford | — | — | — |
| — | Konner McQuillan | — | — | — |
| — | Logan Meyer | — | — | — |
| — | Luke Jeltema | — | — | — |
| — | Michael Storey | — | — | — |
| — | Patrick Gottburg | — | — | — |
| — | Peyton Carroll | — | — | — |
| — | Ty Schafer | — | — | — |
| — | Will Bunn | — | — | — |