Receiver, Northwestern, 2012–⁠15

Mike McHugh

Number
No. 6
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Kirkwood, MO

Mike McHugh played receiver at Northwestern (2012–⁠15).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Northwestern911512.8028
2015Northwestern1616010.0034
Career2527511.0034

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Northwestern6WR
2013Northwestern6WR
2014Northwestern6WR
2015Northwestern6WR6′3″

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Northwestern150.42––6.2–
2015Northwestern280.20––5.73%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Northwestern 11 games, 16 catches, 160 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.StanfordW 16–⁠61101
Sep 12vs.Eastern IllinoisW 41–⁠0217015
Sep 19atDukeW 19–⁠101404
Sep 26vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠19121021
Oct 3vs.MinnesotaW 27–⁠0111011
Oct 10atMichiganL 0–⁠382002
Oct 17vs.IowaL 10–⁠40243034
Oct 24atNebraskaW 30–⁠28122022
Nov 7vs.Penn StateW 23–⁠21114014
Nov 14vs.PurdueW 21–⁠14217013
Nov 21atWisconsinW 13–⁠721006
2014 Northwestern 8 games, 9 catches, 115 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 27atPenn StateW 29–⁠6128028
Oct 4vs.WisconsinW 20–⁠14115015
Oct 11atMinnesotaL 17–⁠241404
Nov 1atIowaL 7–⁠48124024
Nov 8vs.MichiganL 9–⁠101707
Nov 15atNotre DameW 43–⁠40––––
Nov 22atPurdueW 38–⁠14––––
Nov 29vs.IllinoisL 33–⁠47437019

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

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