2016 Northwestern Wildcats Scoring Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 34 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 289 | 22.2 |
| at Home | 7 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 17.7 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 27.5 |
| in Wins | 7 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 22.9 |
| in Losses | 6 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 21.5 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 26 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 221 | 24.6 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 6 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 24.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 20.4 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 33 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 280 | 23.3 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 25.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 21.0 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 11 | 31 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 258 | 23.5 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| in October | 4 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 27.3 |
| in November | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| in December/January | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |