2016 Northwestern Wildcats Scoring Offense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 45 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 338 | 26.0 |
| at Home | 7 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 19.7 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 26 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 33.3 |
| in Wins | 7 | 34 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 258 | 36.9 |
| in Losses | 6 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 13.3 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 34 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 255 | 28.3 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 6 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 21.7 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 28 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 208 | 29.7 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 44 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 331 | 27.6 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 20.3 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 37.8 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 11 | 41 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 310 | 28.2 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 16.3 |
| in October | 4 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 34.0 |
| in November | 4 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26.5 |
| in December/January | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |