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Purdue at Northwestern: Matchup Stats

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

Matchup Menu: PUR @ NW

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Purdue vs Northwestern Overall

PUR	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
Points/Game	17.4 (#124)	20.9 (#27)	Opp Points/Game
Yards/Game	339.9 (#99)	342.3 (#36)	Opp Yards/Game
Points/Play	0.264 (#125)	0.344 (#50)	Opp Points/Play
Yards/Play	5.2 (#85)	5.6 (#77)	Opp Yards/Play
3D Conversion %	36.11% (#95)	44.29% (#113)	Opp 3D Conv %
4D Conversion %	59.09% (#37)	44.44% (#28)	Opp 4D Conv %
RZ Scoring %	75.00% (#118)	84.21% (#67)	Opp RZ Scoring %

Northwestern vs Purdue Overall

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	PUR
Points/Game	21.8 (#99)	33.2 (#117)	Opp Points/Game
Yards/Game	331.1 (#104)	436.6 (#122)	Opp Yards/Game
Points/Play	0.338 (#90)	0.501 (#123)	Opp Points/Play
Yards/Play	5.1 (#91)	6.6 (#130)	Opp Yards/Play
3D Conversion %	42.14% (#38)	43.28% (#101)	Opp 3D Conv %
4D Conversion %	57.14% (#46)	62.50% (#103)	Opp 4D Conv %
RZ Scoring %	88.37% (#38)	79.59% (#31)	Opp RZ Scoring %

Purdue vs Northwestern Rushing

PUR	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
Rush Play %	44.68% (#119)	53.36% (#77)	Opp Rush Play %
Yards/Rush	4.0 (#89)	4.4 (#72)	Opp Yards/Rush
Rushes/Game	29.4 (#124)	32.4 (#23)	Opp Rushes/Game
Rush Yards/Game	118.5 (#105)	141.8 (#49)	Opp Rush Yards/Game

Northwestern vs Purdue Rushing

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	PUR
Rush Play %	53.03% (#53)	59.12% (#128)	Opp Rush Play %
Yards/Rush	4.4 (#53)	4.9 (#111)	Opp Yards/Rush
Rushes/Game	34.3 (#78)	39.2 (#109)	Opp Rushes/Game
Rush Yards/Game	150.1 (#66)	191.4 (#114)	Opp Rush Yards/Game

Purdue vs Northwestern Passing

PUR	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
Pass Play %	55.33% (#18)	46.64% (#60)	Opp Pass Play %
Completion %	58.79% (#97)	66.14% (#114)	Opp Completion %
Yards/Pass	6.4 (#106)	7.5 (#88)	Opp Yards/Pass
Passes/Game	34.6 (#30)	26.6 (#11)	Opp Passes/Game
Pass Yards/Game	221.5 (#71)	200.5 (#33)	Opp Pass Yards/Game
Int Thrown %	3.15% (#100)	2.51% (#68)	Opp Int Thrown %
QB Sacked %	4.75% (#34)	6.18% (#63)	Sack %

Northwestern vs Purdue Passing

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	PUR
Pass Play %	46.97% (#84)	40.88% (#9)	Opp Pass Play %
Completion %	58.17% (#102)	65.47% (#108)	Opp Completion %
Yards/Pass	6.2 (#115)	9.7 (#136)	Opp Yards/Pass
Passes/Game	29.1 (#94)	25.3 (#6)	Opp Passes/Game
Pass Yards/Game	181.0 (#111)	245.3 (#106)	Opp Pass Yards/Game
Int Thrown %	3.72% (#119)	1.44% (#118)	Opp Int Thrown %
QB Sacked %	4.12% (#22)	6.71% (#39)	Sack %

Purdue vs Northwestern Kicking

PUR	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
FG Conversion %	86.67% (#18)	61.11% (#6)	Opp FG Conv %

Northwestern vs Purdue Kicking

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	PUR
FG Conversion %	90.91% (#9)	73.91% (#56)	Opp FG Conv %

Purdue vs Northwestern Turnovers

PUR	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
TO Margin/Game	-1.0 (#129)	+0.3 (#87)	Opp TO Margin/Game
Giveaways/Game	1.8 (#118)	1.4 (#46)	Takeaways/Game
Takeaways/Game	0.8 (#116)	1.7 (#111)	Giveaways/Game
Int Thrown %	3.15% (#100)	2.51% (#68)	Opp Int Thrown %

Northwestern vs Purdue Turnovers

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	PUR
TO Margin/Game	-0.3 (#87)	+1.0 (#129)	Opp TO Margin/Game
Giveaways/Game	1.7 (#111)	0.8 (#116)	Takeaways/Game
Takeaways/Game	1.4 (#46)	1.8 (#118)	Giveaways/Game
Int Thrown %	3.72% (#119)	1.44% (#118)	Opp Int Thrown %

Purdue vs Northwestern Penalties

PUR	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
Penalties/Play	0.04 (#37)	0.04 (#104)	Opp Penalties/Play
Penalties/Game	5.1 (#30)	4.8 (#118)	Opp Penalties/Game
Penalty Yds/Game	48.4 (#44)	47.1 (#94)	Opp Penalty Yds/Game
Penalty Yds/Pen	9.5 (#114)	9.9 (#8)	Opp Penalty Yds/Pen

Northwestern vs Purdue Penalties

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	PUR
Penalties/Play	0.03 (#14)	0.03 (#131)	Opp Penalties/Play
Penalties/Game	4.1 (#9)	4.1 (#130)	Opp Penalties/Game
Penalty Yds/Game	32.2 (#8)	38.9 (#122)	Opp Penalty Yds/Game
Penalty Yds/Pen	7.9 (#11)	9.5 (#20)	Opp Penalty Yds/Pen

Purdue vs Northwestern Other

PUR	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
TOP % (excl OT)	45.39% (#125)	46.65% (#22)	Opp TOP % (excl OT)

Northwestern vs Purdue Other

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	PUR
TOP % (excl OT)	53.35% (#22)	54.61% (#125)	Opp TOP % (excl OT)