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Where are we Wednesday: Dreaming of another October renaissance

It’s getting kind of hard to find reasons to be optimistic about this 2019 Northwestern football team. If it weren’t for the outstanding play of Northwestern’s defense, you would have a strong case for labeling the Wildcats as one of the worst Power Five teams in the country.

Through four games, NU ranks 128th out of 130 teams in the country in total scoring (15.5 points per game), and 126th in total offense, averaging just 292.8 yards. Outside of a Georgia Tech team who lost to The Citadel a few weeks ago and is trying to transition away from the triple option, the Wildcats are the only team averaging below 300 yards per game.