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Purdue at Northwestern: Stat Splits

Saturday Oct 18, 2025 3:00 pm - Evanston, IL
Odds: Northwestern by 3, Total Points: 47.5

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Scoring & Yardage

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat PUR adv NW PUR adv NW PUR adv NW
Avg Score Margin -15.8 +0.9 -37.7 +7.7 -18.6 +6.3
Points/Game 17.4 21.8 8.7 28.3 15.8 25.3
Opp Points/Game 33.2 20.9 46.3 20.7 34.4 19.0
First Downs/Game 18.4 19.3 14.3 20.7 17.6 20.3
Yards/Game 339.9 331.1 245.0 364.0 336.6 379.3
Opp Yards/Game 436.6 342.3 509.0 292.0 413.8 346.8

Offensive Efficiency

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat PUR adv NW PUR adv NW PUR adv NW
Plays/Game 65.7 64.6 62.0 66.7 68.8 65.7
Rush Play % 44.68% 53.03% 42.47% 47.00% 47.38% 58.88%
Pass Play % 55.33% 46.97% 57.53% 53.00% 52.62% 41.12%
Yards/Play 5.2 5.1 4.0 5.5 4.9 5.8
Yards/Rush 4.0 4.4 3.0 4.1 4.0 4.9
Yards/Pass 6.4 6.2 4.8 6.9 6.0 7.3
Points/Play 0.264 0.338 0.140 0.425 0.230 0.386
3D Conversion % 36.11% 42.14% 35.71% 42.50% 36.23% 44.58%
RZ Scoring % 75.00% 88.37% 100.00% 84.62% 71.43% 92.00%

Defensive Efficiency

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat PUR adv NW PUR adv NW PUR adv NW
Opp Plays/Game 66.3 60.8 65.0 55.7 65.4 59.7
Opp Rush Play % 59.12% 53.36% 61.54% 52.10% 56.88% 49.44%
Opp Pass Play % 40.88% 46.64% 38.46% 47.90% 43.12% 50.56%
Opp Yards/Play 6.6 5.6 7.8 5.2 6.3 5.8
Opp Yards/Rush 4.9 4.4 6.1 3.1 5.3 4.3
Opp Yards/Pass 9.7 7.5 11.0 8.3 8.0 7.8
Opp Points/Play 0.501 0.344 0.713 0.371 0.526 0.318
Opp 3D Conv % 43.28% 44.29% 64.52% 25.00% 50.00% 46.48%
Opp RZ Scoring % 79.59% 84.21% 92.86% 77.78% 76.19% 80.00%

Turnovers, Penalties & TOP

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat PUR adv NW PUR adv NW PUR adv NW
TO Margin/Game -1.0 -0.3 -0.7 -1.0 -0.8 +0.7
Opp Int Thrown % 1.44% 2.51% 1.39% 1.37% 2.22% 2.37%
Fumble Rec % 45.00% 58.62% 33.33% 45.45% 45.45% 75.00%
Penalties/Game 5.1 4.1 4.0 5.3 7.0 5.3
Opp Penalties/Game 4.1 4.8 4.0 5.0 3.4 4.7
TOP % (excl OT) 45.39% 53.35% 45.06% 54.81% 48.88% 57.69%