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2023 NAIA Football Team Stats - Northwestern (Iowa)

  • Yds
    423.1
  • Rush
    175.2
  • Pass
    247.9
  • Pts/game
    36.5
  • Yds allowed
    291.7
  • Rush allowed
    117.5
  • Pass allowed
    174.2
  • Pts allowed/game
    15.5
Team Summary
Title Record
Overall 14-1 (.933)
Conference 10-0 (1.000)
Streak Lost 1
Home 8-0
Away 6-0
Neutral 0-1
Recent Results
Date Opponent Result
Nov 4 at Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 49-28
Nov 11 Jamestown (N.D.) W, 40-11
Nov 25 Dordt (IA) W, 7-0
Dec 2 Saint Xavier (IL) W, 34-17
Dec 9 Georgetown (Ky.) W, 35-10
Dec 18 vs. Keiser (Fla.) L, 31-21
Team Stats
Statistics Overall Conf
Games 15 1st 10 11th
Scoring 547 3rd 423 2nd
Points per game 36.5 15th 42.3 10th
Total offense 6347 1st 4723 1st
Yards per game 423.1 17th 472.3 6th
Passing yards 3719 1st 2714 1st
Comp-Att-Int 263-389-10 5th 187-268-8 4th
Passing yards per game 247.9 17th 271.4 10th
Passing yards per attempt 9.6 8th 10.1 7th
Passing yards per completion 14.1 21st 14.5 18th
Passing touchdowns 35 5th 26 5th
Rushing yards 2628 6th 2009 4th
Rushing attempts 516 7th 347 9th
Rushing yards per game 175.2 23rd 200.9 17th
Yards per rush 5.1 16th 5.8 10th
Rushing touchdowns 37 4th 30 1st
1st downs 355 1st 257 1st
Rushing 1st downs 151 6th 110 4th
Passing 1st downs 175 1st 131 1st
Penalty 1st downs 29 4th 16 20th
1st downs per game 23.7 8th 25.7 6th
3rd-down conversions 100-169 1st 65-104 1st
3rd down % 59% 1st 63% 1st
4th-down conversions 5-11 87th 3-6 85th
4th down % 45% 45th 50% 36th
Kick returns (No.-Yards) 36-718 41st 23-436 39th
Kick return average 19.9 34th 19.0 43rd
Punt returns (No.-Yards) 14-64 69th 9-35 67th
Punt return average 4.6 85th 3.9 82nd
Field goals 13-21 8th 9-13 14th
Field goal % 61.9% 52nd 69.2% 51st
PATs 66-69 4th 52-55 2nd
PAT % 95.7% 29th 94.5% 35th
Punts (No.-Yards) 34-1205 86th 17-592 87th
Average per punt 35.4 56th 34.8 57th
Red zone scores 54-65 3rd 43-51 1st
Red zone % 83% 18th 84% 18th
Red zone touchdowns 48-65 2nd 39-51 1st
Red zone touchdown % 74% 10th 76% 6th
Fumbles-lost 19-11 16th 14-9 12th
Fumbles recovered 6 64th 4 60th
Defensive INTs 21 4th 16 4th
Interception returns (No.-Yds) 21-299 8th 16-261 6th
Interception return average 14.2 31st 16.3 22nd
Defensive TDs 1 41st 1 43rd
Tackles 884 3rd 586 11th
Sacks 31 18th 26 6th
Penalties 50 9th 35 34th
Penalty yards 436 8th 309 30th
Time of possession per game 32:45 11th 32:27 22nd
Home Attendance 0 68th 0 83rd
Home Attendance average 0 68th 0 83rd
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Date Opponent Score yds pass c-a comp % rush r y/r int fum tack sac pen yds top
Sep 2 at Concordia (Neb.) W, 48-35 614 227 20-25 80% 387 42 9.2 1 - 67.0 4 45 31:32
Sep 9 at Drake W, 27-24 369 224 25-36 69% 145 28 5.2 1 0 59.0 0 36 31:55
Sep 16 Doane (NE) W, 51-7 550 311 22-31 71% 239 38 6.3 1 3 47.0 1 38 34:42
Sep 23 at Mount Marty W, 42-0 444 397 25-35 71% 47 24 2.0 2 1 55.0 4 54 29:58
Sep 30 at Midland W, 42-21 472 321 22-32 69% 151 32 4.7 2 - 52.0 3 35 33:33
Oct 7 Hastings W, 45-7 407 214 14-24 58% 193 39 4.9 2 - 55.0 4 40 34:00
Oct 14 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 37-8 517 330 16-24 67% 187 28 6.7 2 3 75.0 5 20 25:58
Oct 21 Dordt (IA) W, 35-14 320 186 22-25 88% 134 35 3.8 1 - 50.0 1 24 36:53
Oct 28 Morningside (Iowa) W, 34-20 466 234 15-24 63% 232 37 6.3 - - 62.0 2 36 36:05
Nov 4 at Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 49-28 495 224 13-16 81% 271 36 7.5 3 - 73.0 1 17 26:48
Nov 11 Jamestown (N.D.) W, 40-11 438 270 18-32 56% 168 36 4.7 2 1 50.0 1 0 35:02
Nov 25 Dordt (IA) W, 7-0 155 78 8-15 53% 77 25 3.1 - 2 61.0 2 5 23:49
Dec 2 Saint Xavier (IL) W, 34-17 391 217 14-18 78% 174 44 4.0 1 - 65.0 2 20 37:17
Dec 9 Georgetown (Ky.) W, 35-10 371 199 14-18 78% 172 42 4.1 1 1 50.0 1 23 42:47
Dec 18 vs. Keiser (Fla.) L, 31-21 338 287 15-34 44% 51 30 1.7 2 - 63.0 - 43 31:02
gp td fg xpt 2pc dxp saf pts ppg
Total 15 73 13 66 2 0 0 547 36.5
Conference 10 57 9 52 1 - - 423 42.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
 
Home 8 36 10 33 1 - - 281 35.1
Away 6 34 3 30 1 0 0 245 40.8
Neutral 1 3 - 3 - - - 21 21.0
 
Wins 14 70 13 63 2 0 0 526 37.6
Losses 1 3 - 3 - - - 21 21.0
 
September 5 28 5 25 1 0 0 210 42.0
October 4 20 4 17 1 - - 151 37.8
November 3 13 2 12 - - - 96 32.0
December 3 12 2 12 - - - 90 30.0
gp ppg pts yd/g pass y/g rush y/g tkl/g int fum rec sack td
Total 15 15.5 233 291.7 174.2 117.5 58.9 21 6 31 1
Conference 10 15.1 151 274.5 181.3 93.2 58.6 16 4 26 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
 
Home 8 10.8 86 239.3 141.8 97.5 55.0 8 4 14 1
Away 6 19.3 116 328.7 227.0 101.7 63.5 11 2 17 0
Neutral 1 31.0 31 490.0 117.0 373.0 63.0 2 0 - 0
 
Wins 14 14.4 202 277.6 178.3 99.3 58.6 19 6 31 1
Losses 1 31.0 31 490.0 117.0 373.0 63.0 2 0 - 0
 
September 5 17.4 87 302.8 225.0 77.8 56.0 7 4 12 0
October 4 12.3 49 242.3 150.3 92.0 60.5 5 0 12 1
November 3 13.0 39 295.7 145.3 150.3 61.3 5 2 4 0
December 3 19.3 58 335.3 150.3 185.0 59.3 4 0 3 0
Date Opponent Score Attend
Sep 2 at Concordia (Neb.) W, 48-35 1,800
Sep 9 at Drake W, 27-24 3,526
Sep 16 Doane (NE) W, 51-7 0
Sep 23 at Mount Marty W, 42-0 1,693
Sep 30 at Midland W, 42-21 0
Oct 7 Hastings W, 45-7 0
Oct 14 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 37-8 0
Oct 21 Dordt (IA) W, 35-14 0
Oct 28 Morningside (Iowa) W, 34-20 0
Nov 4 at Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 49-28 889
Nov 11 Jamestown (N.D.) W, 40-11 0
Nov 25 Dordt (IA) W, 7-0 0
Dec 2 Saint Xavier (IL) W, 34-17 0
Dec 9 Georgetown (Ky.) W, 35-10 0
Dec 18 vs. Keiser (Fla.) L, 31-21 1,183