Northwestern 2016 — Season 2016 — CFB Zeitgeist

Record 7-6

Final Result Bowl season

AP Final — post-bowls

SP+ +2.7 last-week

Era —

The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below

Who carried it

Clayton ThorsonQB3,182 passing yards
Justin JacksonRB1,524 rushing yards
John Moten IVRB340 rushing yards
Austin CarrWR1,247 receiving yards
Flynn NagelWR447 receiving yards
Andrew ScanlanWR331 receiving yards
Godwin IgwebuikeS108 tackles
Anthony WalkerLB105 tackles
Nate HallLB73 tackles
Ifeadi OdenigboDL10 sacks
Xavier WashingtonDE4.5 sacks
Joe GazianoDL4.5 sacks

Season leaders, 2016.

What It Meant

2016 (7-6) is a middle chapter — the kind of season that doesn't write headlines but fills the ledger.