Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 41-7vs Colorado | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-14vs Ball State | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | Season-high 0 yds |
| Total | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — |
Nicco Marchiol is a quarterback at Northwestern who has played in 2 of Northwestern's 8 games this season, most recently Oct 10.
Northwestern is 6-2.
Played for four head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Neal Brown, Chad Scott, Rich Rodriguez and David Braun.
0 passing yards · 0 passing TD · 22 rushing yards
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Keeps the offense on schedule and doesn't lose the game.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
In the game threads
at Indiana, Sep 25I don't remember Nicco Marchiol being all that great in his limited playing time, though he looked like a better passer/runner than Chiles hereTexas Tech fan, r/CFB game threadNamed in
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Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern | -- | 1 | 0.0% | -- | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 66 | 98 | 67.3% | 720 | 7.3 | 2 | 2 | 131.7 | 42 |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 37 | 56 | 66.1% | 434 | 7.8 | 5 | 2 | 153.5 | 55 |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 30 | 53 | 56.6% | 247 | 4.7 | 2 | 3 | 96.9 | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 4 | 13 | 30.8% | 61 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 95.6 | -- |
| Career | 137 | 221 | 62.0% | 1,462 | 6.6 | 10 | 7 | 126.2 | 46 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 40 | 57 | 1.4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 40 | 120 | 3.0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 38 | 133 | 3.5 | 1 | 22 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Career | 126 | 364 | 2.9 | 4 | 22 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 3 · 2026
W 41-7
vs Colorado
19 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 34-point win at home against Colorado.
With A. Chiles — 241 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 84.1 · J. Himon II — 3 rec · 46 yds · 3 TD · 28 rush yds (4 car)
Where he ranks
| Stat | His | Nation | Big Ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 0 | T-352nd of 370 | T-48th of 50 |
| Yards an attempt | 0.0 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 0 | — | — |
| Passer rating | 0.0 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 0.0 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | 22 | T-196th of 370 | T-19th of 50 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 1 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
All Big Ten quarterbacks
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Pass targets
Preckel saw 1 of the 1 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robby Preckel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | — |
Play by play: 1 passes, 0 caught, 0 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
Teams and coaches
2022West Virginia5-7HC: Neal Brown · Balanced
2023West Virginia9-4HC: Neal Brown · Run-heavy
2024West Virginia6-7HC: Neal Brown · Run-leaning
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2026Northwestern6-2HC: David Braun · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 0.0 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Pass share
40.2%
204 pass / 303 run
Plays / game
63.4
8 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Northwestern’s two quarterbacks
| Nicco Marchiol | Threw in 1 of 8 games · 0 of 1, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 0.0 yards an attempt on 1 attempt · ran for 22 yds, 0 TD |
| Aidan Chiles | Threw in all 8 games · 139 of 202, 1,898 yds, 13 TD, 1 INT · 9.4 yards an attempt on 202 attempts · ran for 274 yds, 10 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
2 carries and 1 pass attempt in 2 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Northwestern BraunYear 5 · 2 games
- Mar 2026 Entered the transfer portalWest Virginia to Northwestern
- 2025 West Virginia RodriguezYear 4 · 4 games
- 2024 West Virginia BrownYear 3 · 8 games
- 2023 West Virginia BrownYear 2 · 9 games
- 2022 West Virginia BrownYear 1 · 2 games
- High school HamiltonChandler, AZ · Class of 2022Four-star, No. 289 in the 2022 class. Signed with West Virginia.Also from Hamilton: Tre Spivey (Arizona), Grayson Stovall (Arizona), Russell Davis II (Washington) and 10 more.
Moves
- Transferred from West Virginia to Northwestern, Mar 17, 2026.
A stat line in 25 games over five seasons.
2022
- Signed with West VirginiaFour-star, out of Hamilton
2026
- Transferred to Northwesternfrom West Virginia
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coaches2022–2024
West Virginia
Played for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Neal Brown, Rich Rodriguez and David Braun.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Northwestern
2022–25West Virginia
2026Northwestern