2009 Northwestern Wildcats Opponent First Down Game Log through 01/07/2010
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05/09 | Towson | Grass | W 47-14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 09/12/09 | Eastern Mich. | Grass | W 27-24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 09/19/09 | @ Syracuse | Turf | L 34-37 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| 09/26/09 | Minnesota | Grass | L 24-35 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 10/03/09 | @ Purdue | Grass | W 27-21 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 16 |
| 10/10/09 | Miami (Ohio) | Grass | W 16-6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 10/17/09 | @ Michigan St. | Grass | L 14-24 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 10/24/09 | Indiana | Grass | W 29-28 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 10/31/09 | 9 Penn St. | Grass | L 13-34 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 21 |
| 11/07/09 | @ 7 Iowa | Turf | W 17-10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 11/14/09 | @ Illinois | Turf | W 21-16 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 11/21/09 | 16 Wisconsin | Grass | W 33-31 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 01/01/10 | + Auburn | Grass | L 35-38 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| Totals | 96 | 130 | 9 | 235 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||