For the first time in 2015, No. 20 Northwestern (5-1 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) looked just plain awful in its 38-0 loss at Michigan in Week 6. The offense couldn't move the ball, which isn't completely out of the ordinary. The vaunted Wildcat defense couldn't stop Michigan at all, which was a bit of a surprise. And the special teams, which had been solid for Northwestern up to that point in 2015, was awful from the start.
But the Wildcats find themselves just one game out of first place in the Big Ten West division as first-place and No.