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Northwestern ‘27 | Comms for @NU_Sports & Freelance Writer for @FIBA | formerly: @TeamAvoq, @dailyherald, @thedailynu
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No. 25 Northwestern is:
→ Ranked for the first time since 2020
→ 4-1 for the first time since 2020
→ Averaging 35.4 points per game, tied for the second-most through 5 games in program history
→ Holding opponents to 16.2 points per game, the 19th-best mark nationally
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Northwestern’s offense is averaging 35.4 points per game, tied for the second-most across the first five games of a season in program history.
✍️ @CharlieSpungin on the formula taking shape for the Wildcats’ offense.
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Only one Big Ten player has had 4.0 tackles for loss in a game this season: Braydon Brus versus Ball State.
After his performance against the Cardinals, Brus is the first Big Ten player to have 9.0+ total TFLs across the first five games of a season since 2020.
Most tackles at a Power conference school over the past two seasons:
157—Robert Fitzgerald (Northwestern)
146—Sammy Brown (Clemson)
144—Matt Rose (Stanford)
143—Caden Fordham (NCST)
137—Maverick Baranowski (Minnesota)
136—Bryce Boettcher (Oregon)
135—Rolijah Hardy (Indiana)
Against Penn State, Joseph Himon (1,650) overtook Cam Porter (1,607) for the most career yards from scrimmage in the Braun era. Here’s who follows:
3) CALEB KOMOLAFE—1,561
4) Bryce Kirtz—1,299
5) GRIFFIN WILDE—1,166
6) A.J. Henning—1,139
7) Cam Johnson—723
8) HAYDEN ELIGON—612
Northwestern LB Braydon Brus versus Penn State:
• 9 tackles
• 1 INT
• 1 sack
• 1 PBU
Brus is just the third Big Ten player in the last decade to post these numbers in a conference game and the first to do so since 2020.
Brus also helped limit PSU to 48 rushing yards.
Big Ten players to have 25+ carries, 7.5+ YPC, and 1+ rushing TD in a conference game this decade:
• Trey Sermon (2020)
• Kenneth Walker (2021)
• Blake Corum (2022)
• CALEB KOMOLAFE (2026)
Every player before Komolafe was All-Big Ten and drafted on Day 2 of the NFL Draft.
David Braun is 12-6 in his career when facing a team coming off a loss. Since 2025, that record is 6-2.
Tonight, he faces a Penn State team coming off a loss.
When Northwestern defeated the Nittany Lions last season, PSU was coming off a loss… to Jerry Neuheisel’s UCLA.
It is believed the last NU player to play at four different home venues did so from 1901-04.
15 active Wildcats have played a snap at Old Ryan Field, Wrigley Field and Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium and now have the chance to play at four home venues.
The list ⬇️
Most points scored in a quarter against Indiana in the Curt Cignetti era:
16—2026 NORTHWESTERN (4Q) 👑
14—2025 Miami (4Q)
14—2025 Penn State (4Q)
14—2024 Ohio State (3Q)
14—2024 Ohio State (2Q
14—2024 Maryland (3Q)
14—2024 Charlotte (2Q)
10—5 Teams
Through two games, Northwestern tight end Luke Dehnicke has accumulated 68 receiving yards.
Dehnicke’s 34.0 receiving yards per game would be the most by a Wildcat tight end since 2011, when Drake Dunsmore averaged 42.0 yards per game.
From D2 to the Big Ten. 📈
Josh Fussell has 5 PBUs this season, tied for the most in the entire nation. He’s the only one of the six players tied for the national lead to have played in just two games.
Fussell's 5 PBUs are the most by any NU player in the first two games of a season since at least 2005.
Aidan Chiles last night:
• 77.2 CMP% (17-22)
• 241 passing yards
• 3 passing TDs
• 2 rushing TDs
Chiles is the fifth quarterback in the past decade to record these numbers in a game against a P4/P5 school, joining Jake Browning, J.T. Barrett, Jalen Hurts, and Haynes King.
Northwestern's ranks in the FBS:
• Joe Himon: Yards Per Carry (14.4) — 1st
• Josh Fussell: Pass Breakups (5) — T-1st
• Aidan Chiles: Yards Per Attempt (11.2) — 8th
• Aidan Chiles: Passer Rating (189.9) — 10th
• Points Allowed/G (12.5) — 20th
Find Big Ten rankings below ⬇️
Northwestern's entire starting secondary in Week 1 was on Braun's 8-5 2023 team. Their 2023 snap counts:
• Ore Adeyi—389
• Robert Fitzgerald—55
• Braden Turner—12
• Josh Fussell, Damon Walters—0
Now, Fitzgerald, Turner, Fussell and Walters have developed into All-B10 talent.
Griffin Wilde has 984 receiving yards at Northwestern, just 16 yards shy of 1,000.
If he reaches 1,000 yards on Saturday against Colorado, he’ll hit the mark in just 15 games.
The last Wildcat to reach 1,000 yards that quickly? D’Wayne Bates, who did it in 13 games in 1995-96. nitter.cf/CharlieSpungin/status/…
