Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Northwestern
Jacob Schmidt
RB • 5'10" • Rhinelander, WI, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Jacob Schmidt leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Jacob Schmidt built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Rhinelander, WI wearing No. 39, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Jacob Schmidt's career was his backfield...
Read the storyJacob Schmidt, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Northwestern. Jacob Schmidt leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,344
- Rushing yards
- 853
- Receiving yards
- 491
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
Jacob Schmidt quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,344
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Indiana
- Latest roster
- No. 39 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 701 scrimmage yards · RB 106th (top 23%) · Big Ten 28th (top 13%) · National 240th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 |
| 2009 Postseason | Northwestern | 11 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 44.7 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 328 | 181 | 147 | 1 | 44.7 |
| 2010 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 268 | 161 | 107 | 4 | 39.3 |
| 2011 Postseason | Northwestern | 13 | 38 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 64.9 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Northwestern | 13 | 663 | 465 | 198 | 6 | 64.9 |
Related Context
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Jacob Schmidt played RB for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jacob Schmidt recorded 853 rushing yards, 491 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
Northwestern paired 701 primary output with 47.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 47.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Win with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
53.9
Efficiency
47.6
Usage
15.6
Consistency
67.4
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 38. Boston College: 24. Eastern Illinois: 67. Army: 28. Illinois: 54. Michigan: 82. Iowa: 9. Penn State: 47. Indiana: 130. Nebraska: 54. Rice: 47. Minnesota: 74. Michigan State: 47
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 9 by 25.1. Boston College: 4 by 47.9. Eastern Illinois: 12 by 55.7. Army: 8 by 36. Illinois: 9 by 39.6. Michigan: 10 by 72.9. Iowa: 2 by 43.8. Penn State: 9 by 47.8. Indiana: 16 by 79.7. Nebraska: 13 by 43.3. Rice: 10 by 40.7. Minnesota: 14 by 55.2. Michigan State: 15 by 30.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins66 · Games = 6 · +22.4 vs Losses
Losses43.6 · Games = 7 · -22.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
79.7 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | vs Texas A&M | L 22-33 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 4.2 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Michigan State | L 17-31 | 14 | 39 | 2.80 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3.1 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Minnesota | W 28-13 | 13 | 69 | 5.30 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.3 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Rice | W 28-6 | 8 | 27 | 3.40 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 4.7 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Nebraska | W 28-25 | 13 | 54 | 4.20 | 1 | — | — | 4.2 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Indiana100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 59-38 | 15 | 110 | 7.30 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8.1 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Penn State | L 24-34 | 6 | 25 | 4.20 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 5.2 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Iowa | L 31-41 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Michigan | L 24-42 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 8.2 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Illinois | L 35-38 | 6 | 14 | 2.30 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 6 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Army | L 14-21 | 7 | 24 | 3.40 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 42-21 | 11 | 57 | 5.20 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5.6 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Boston College | W 24-17 | 3 | 11 | 3.70 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 |
Player Story
Jacob Schmidt story
Jacob Schmidt built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Rhinelander, WI wearing No. 39, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Jacob Schmidt's career was his backfield work: 853 rushing yards, 222 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 491 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 491 receiving yards and 142 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jacob Schmidt's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200920092010201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Northwestern | 4 | 20.9 | 1.7 | — |
| 2009 Postseason | Northwestern | 364 | 35.4 | 11.2 | 360 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Northwestern | 364 | 35.4 | 11.2 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Northwestern | 275 | 39 | 11.7 | -89 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Northwestern | 275 | 39 | 11.7 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Northwestern | 701 | 47.6 | 15.6 | 426 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Northwestern | 701 | 47.6 | 15.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Indiana
Week 9 · W 59-38 · Conference game
Win with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
130
Scrimmage Yards
82 takeover
130 scrimmage yards and 23.2 usage.
#2
@ Syracuse
Week 3 · L 34-37
76
Scrimmage Yards
68 takeover
Loss with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
76 scrimmage yards and 21.9 usage.
#3
vs Purdue
Week 6 · L 17-20 · Conference game
75
Scrimmage Yards
66.5 takeover
Loss with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
75 scrimmage yards and 22.2 usage.
#4
@ Vanderbilt
Week 1 · W 23-21
65
Scrimmage Yards
65.8 takeover
Win with 65 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
65 scrimmage yards and 25.4 usage.
#5
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 2 · W 27-24
61
Scrimmage Yards
63.4 takeover
Win with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
61 scrimmage yards and 21.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · Northwestern
701 primary output · 47.6 efficiency · 15.6 usage
64.9
#2
2011 Regular Season · Northwestern
64.9
701 primary · 47.6 efficiency · 15.6 usage
#3
2009 Postseason · Northwestern
44.7
364 primary · 35.4 efficiency · 11.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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