2016 Northwestern Wildcats Clayton Thorson #18 Passing Situational Stats through 01/09/2017
| Situation | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 478 | 280 | 58.6 | 3182 | 22 | 9 | 125.92 | 58 | 156 | 65 | 27 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 248 | 146 | 58.9 | 1608 | 9 | 6 | 120.48 | 36 | 82 | 35 | 11 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 230 | 134 | 58.3 | 1574 | 13 | 3 | 131.78 | 58 | 74 | 30 | 16 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 109 | 67 | 61.5 | 661 | 4 | 3 | 119.02 | 34 | 37 | 13 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 139 | 79 | 56.8 | 947 | 5 | 3 | 121.62 | 36 | 45 | 22 | 8 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 124 | 70 | 56.5 | 871 | 7 | 2 | 130.85 | 57 | 37 | 18 | 9 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 106 | 64 | 60.4 | 703 | 6 | 1 | 132.88 | 58 | 37 | 12 | 7 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 190 | 114 | 60.0 | 1243 | 10 | 2 | 130.21 | 57 | 44 | 23 | 10 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 143 | 85 | 59.4 | 881 | 2 | 2 | 113.01 | 37 | 46 | 19 | 6 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 128 | 70 | 54.7 | 916 | 7 | 3 | 128.16 | 58 | 55 | 20 | 9 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 11 | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 134 | 2 | 0 | 137.90 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 13 | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 242 | 3 | 1 | 140.65 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 12 | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 248 | 2 | 1 | 123.98 | 58 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 13 | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 292 | 0 | 1 | 112.57 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 4th Down | 10 | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 142 | 3 | 2 | 169.59 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| Own 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 55 | 30 | 54.5 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 98.99 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| Own 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 163 | 103 | 63.2 | 1065 | 0 | 2 | 115.63 | 36 | 60 | 21 | 8 |
| Own 40 To Opp 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 140 | 80 | 57.1 | 1026 | 4 | 1 | 126.70 | 58 | 47 | 21 | 10 |
| Opp 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 82 | 46 | 56.1 | 652 | 8 | 4 | 145.32 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 8 |
| Opp 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 13 | 38 | 21 | 55.3 | 148 | 10 | 2 | 164.29 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 3 | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 90.70 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 47 | 33 | 70.2 | 432 | 4 | 0 | 175.50 | 58 | 21 | 10 | 5 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 81 | 43 | 53.1 | 574 | 5 | 3 | 125.57 | 57 | 27 | 11 | 7 |
| Tied | 11 | 90 | 52 | 57.8 | 557 | 3 | 1 | 118.55 | 44 | 29 | 10 | 3 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 124 | 70 | 56.5 | 810 | 5 | 4 | 118.18 | 37 | 38 | 19 | 9 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 89 | 56 | 62.9 | 527 | 4 | 1 | 125.24 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 1 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 1 | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 137.78 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||