Linebacker, Northwestern, 2017–⁠21

Chris Bergin

Number
No. 28
Height
5′11″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Chris Bergin played linebacker at Northwestern (2017–⁠21).

At a glance

Best season
132
Tackles, 2021 (Northwestern, 3–⁠9)
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in tackles, 2021

Career highs

16tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Minnesota, 2021

Honors

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2017Northwestern12810000
2018Northwestern462421002
2019Northwestern864060.5022
2020Northwestern784040.5142
2021Northwestern132843.50.5112
Career35419616.52.5278

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Northwestern28LBYr 1
2018Northwestern28LBYr 2
2019Northwestern28LBYr 3
2020Northwestern28LBYr 4
2021Northwestern28LBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2021 Northwestern 12 games, 132 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 3vs.Michigan StateL 21–⁠381080.50.500
Sep 11vs.Indiana StateW 24–⁠6881000
Sep 18atDukeL 23–⁠301361010
Sep 25vs.OhioW 35–⁠614110000
Oct 2atNebraskaL 7–⁠56820000
Oct 16vs.RutgersW 21–⁠7970001
Oct 23atMichiganL 7–⁠331690000
Oct 30vs.MinnesotaL 14–⁠411690000
Nov 6vs.IowaL 12–⁠171090000
Nov 13atWisconsinL 7–⁠35850000
Nov 20vs.PurdueL 14–⁠32530000
Nov 27atIllinoisL 14–⁠471571000
2020 Northwestern 9 games, 78 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Oct 24vs.MarylandW 43–⁠3430001
Oct 31atIowaW 21–⁠201260.5000
Nov 7vs.NebraskaW 21–⁠131151.5012
Nov 14atPurdueW 27–⁠20960.5000
Nov 21vs.WisconsinW 17–⁠7741001
Nov 28atMichigan StateL 20–⁠291140000
Dec 12vs.IllinoisW 28–⁠10410000
Dec 19vs.Ohio StateL 10–⁠221180.50.500
Jan 1 ✦vs.AuburnW 35–⁠19930000
2019 Northwestern 12 games, 86 tackles, 0.5 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 31atStanfordL 7–⁠171030000
Sep 14vs.UNLVW 30–⁠1410410.500
Sep 21vs.Michigan StateL 10–⁠31741000
Sep 28atWisconsinL 15–⁠24610001
Oct 5atNebraskaL 10–⁠13522000
Oct 18vs.Ohio StateL 3–⁠52520000
Oct 26vs.IowaL 0–⁠20851000
Nov 2atIndianaL 3–⁠34650000
Nov 9vs.PurdueL 22–⁠24630000
Nov 16vs.MassachusettsW 45–⁠6851000
Nov 23vs.MinnesotaL 22–⁠38730001
Nov 30atIllinoisW 29–⁠10830000
2018 Northwestern 9 games, 46 tackles, 1 sack
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 8vs.DukeL 7–⁠21110000
Sep 29vs.MichiganL 17–⁠20510000
Oct 6atMichigan StateW 29–⁠19830000
Oct 13vs.NebraskaW 34–⁠311150000
Oct 20atRutgersW 18–⁠15751100
Nov 3vs.Notre DameL 21–⁠31110000
Nov 24vs.IllinoisW 24–⁠16410000
Dec 1vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠45110000
Dec 31 ✦vs.UtahW 31–⁠20861000
2017 Northwestern 7 games, 12 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 16vs.Bowling GreenW 49–⁠7431000
Oct 7vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠31210000
Oct 14atMarylandW 37–⁠21110000
Nov 11vs.PurdueW 23–⁠13100000
Nov 18vs.MinnesotaW 39–⁠0110000
Nov 25atIllinoisW 42–⁠7220000
Dec 29 ✦vs.KentuckyW 24–⁠23100000

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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