Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 AM ET· Autzen Stadium
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 1,778 mi / 0 miForecast: 42°F · wind 2 mph · Partially cloudy
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalEven · 4-4-1
424.5
Yards / game
422.7
3.05
Points / drive
2.35
3.8
TDs / game
4.5
43.5
3rd-down %
37.0
67.9
RZ TD %
67.9
1.2
Turnover margin
0.0
1.5
Sacks / game
2.2
4.3
TFL / game
4.7
12.5
Havoc / game
13.7
37.6 / 62.4
Pass / Rush split
51.7 / 48.3
2026 · Situational matchup
When Northwestern has the ball
Northwestern's early-down offense ranks 22nd of 138. Oregon's early-down defense ranks 75th of 138.
Northwestern's passing-down offense ranks 18th of 138. Oregon's passing-down defense ranks 50th of 138.
Northwestern's third-down offense ranks 40th of 138. Oregon's third-down defense ranks 3rd of 138.
Northwestern's red-zone offense ranks 32nd of 138. Oregon's red-zone defense ranks 14th of 138.
When Oregon has the ball
Oregon's early-down offense ranks 58th of 138. Northwestern's early-down defense ranks 112th of 138.
Oregon's passing-down offense ranks 86th of 138. Northwestern's passing-down defense ranks 34th of 138.
Oregon's third-down offense ranks 86th of 138. Northwestern's third-down defense ranks 12th of 138.
Oregon's red-zone offense ranks 60th of 138. Northwestern's red-zone defense ranks 37th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(0.143 last 3 vs 0.168 season)
Defense formabout the same(-0.100 last 3 vs -0.067 season)
▼Offense form-0.111 last 3 vs 0.015 season (-0.126)
Defense formabout the same(-0.161 last 3 vs -0.151 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingAidan Chiles — 1398 yd, 9 TD
RushingCaleb Komolafe — 401 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingGriffin Wilde — 482 yd, 3 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingDante Moore — 926 yd, 9 TD
RushingJordon Davison — 330 yd, 6 TD
ReceivingEvan Stewart — 352 yd, 4 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Northwestern offense
22ndof 1380.123277 plays
vs
Oregon defense · allowed
75thof 138-0.005Northwestern defense · allowed
112thof 1380.059vs
Oregon offense
58thof 1380.041270 plays
Passing downs
Northwestern offense
18thof 1380.244122 plays
vs
Oregon defense · allowed
50thof 138-0.062139 plays
Northwestern defense · allowed
34thof 138-0.109122 plays
vs
Oregon offense
86thof 138-0.014146 plays
Third down
Northwestern offense
40thof 1380.19971 plays
vs
Oregon defense · allowed
3rdof 138-0.42285 plays
Northwestern defense · allowed
12thof 138-0.25290 plays
vs
Oregon offense
86thof 1380.00382 plays
Red zone
Northwestern offense
32ndof 1380.14055 plays · small sample
vs
Oregon defense · allowed
14thof 138-0.29862 plays
Northwestern defense · allowed
37thof 138-0.19666 plays
vs
Oregon offense
60thof 1380.03272 plays
Field advancement
Northwestern offense
40thof 13853.4%vs
Oregon defense · allowed
20thof 13835.1%Northwestern defense · allowed
88thof 13845.7%vs
Oregon offense
82ndof 13846.1%Away
Home
Northwestern Offense vs Oregon DefenseOregon · 6 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.17#35
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#210.26
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.156#18
347 plays
EPA/Play
#29-0.103
allowed · 370 plays
0.262#12
138 plays
EPA/Pass
#45-0.084
allowed · 176 plays
0.086#46
209 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#28-0.121
allowed · 194 plays
50.1%#29
347 plays
Success Rate
#3742.4%
allowed · 370 plays
55.1%#7
Pass Success Rate
#3139.8%
allowed
46.9%#92
Rush Success Rate
#3944.2%
allowed
53.4%#40
Available Yards %
#2035.1%
allowed
72.3#107
Net Field Position
#8270.9
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.123#22
277 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#75-0.005
allowed
7.5#102
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#737.2
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Northwestern Defense vs Oregon OffenseNorthwestern · 6 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.14#40
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#530.07
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.043#55
allowed · 363 plays
EPA/Play
#94-0.044
353 plays
-0.080#47
allowed · 188 plays
EPA/Pass
#87-0.044
190 plays
-0.002#70
allowed · 175 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#103-0.044
163 plays
45.5%#75
allowed · 363 plays
Success Rate
#10144.5%
353 plays
43.3%#75
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#12338.4%
48.2%#93
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#2951.5%
45.7%#88
allowed
Available Yards %
#8246.1%
72.3#44
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#1667.4
0.059#112
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#580.041
270 plays
6.1#130
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#726.9
2026 · Situational EPAEven · 3-3-0
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.157
344 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.033
371 plays
-0.040
358 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.107
380 plays
0.140
55 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.032
72 plays
-0.196
66 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.298
62 plays
0.199
71 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.003
82 plays
-0.252
90 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.422
85 plays