Linebacker, Northwestern, 2020–24
Xander Mueller
- Number
- No. 34
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 232 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Wheaton, IL
Xander Mueller played linebacker at Northwestern (2020–24).
At a glance
Career highs
19tackles, career highvs. Iowa, 20235sacks, career highvs. Nebraska, 2022Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northwestern | 19 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 87 | 53 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 103 | 51 | 9.5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 57 | 30 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 266 | 143 | 25.5 | 14.5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northwestern | 34 | LB | RS | ||
| 2021 | Northwestern | 34 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Northwestern | 34 | LB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Northwestern | 34 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Northwestern | 34 | LB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 232 |
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
2024 Northwestern 9 games, 57 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 13–6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Duke | L 20–26 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 31–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | at Washington | L 5–24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Indiana | L 24–41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Maryland | W 37–10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Wisconsin | L 3–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Michigan | L 6–50 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Illinois | L 28–38 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Northwestern 12 games, 103 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Rutgers | L 7–24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. UTEP | W 38–7 | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atDuke | L 14–38 | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Penn State | L 13–41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Howard | W 23–20 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Nebraska | L 9–17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Maryland | W 33–27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Iowa | L 7–10 | 19 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | atWisconsin | W 24–10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Purdue | W 23–15 | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atIllinois | W 45–43 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Utah | W 14–7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Northwestern 12 games, 87 tackles, 8 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs.Nebraska | W 31–28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Duke | L 23–31 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Southern Illinois | L 24–31 | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Miami (OH) | L 14–17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atPenn State | L 7–17 | 14 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Wisconsin | L 7–42 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atMaryland | L 24–31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atIowa | L 13–33 | 9 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Ohio State | L 7–21 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | at Minnesota | L 3–31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atPurdue | L 9–17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Illinois | L 3–41 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Northwestern 8 games, 19 tackles, 0.5 sacks
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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