2008 Northwestern Wildcats Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/08/2009
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 58 | 1068 | 18.41 | 0 | 4.5 | 82.2 |
| at Home | 7 | 34 | 609 | 17.91 | 0 | 4.9 | 87.0 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 24 | 459 | 19.13 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.5 |
| in Wins | 9 | 43 | 722 | 16.79 | 0 | 4.8 | 80.2 |
| in Losses | 4 | 15 | 346 | 23.07 | 0 | 3.8 | 86.5 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 35 | 716 | 20.46 | 0 | 4.4 | 89.5 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 23 | 352 | 15.30 | 0 | 4.6 | 70.4 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 14 | 262 | 18.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 65.5 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 44 | 806 | 18.32 | 0 | 4.9 | 89.6 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 52 | 969 | 18.63 | 0 | 4.3 | 80.8 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 6.0 | 99.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 5 | 18 | 329 | 18.28 | 0 | 3.6 | 65.8 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 7 | 34 | 640 | 18.82 | 0 | 4.9 | 91.4 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 11 | 47 | 902 | 19.19 | 0 | 4.3 | 82.0 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 1 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 67.0 |
| in August/September | 5 | 23 | 376 | 16.35 | 0 | 4.6 | 75.2 |
| in October | 3 | 17 | 399 | 23.47 | 0 | 5.7 | 133.0 |
| in November | 4 | 14 | 253 | 18.07 | 0 | 3.5 | 63.3 |
| in December/January | 1 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 40.0 |