5′11″ · 190 lb · Bloomfield Hills, MI
Joe Bergin: DB · Northwestern · #1.
Joe Bergin
He has spent four seasons in the Northwestern secondary. On tape: 3 tackles against Illinois, Week 14, 2019.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Northwestern | 13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 37 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-17@ No. 25 Stanford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-14vs UNLV | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-20vs No. 20 Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-24vs Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-6vs Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-38vs No. 11 Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 29-10@ Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
4 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 29-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
37.1%
310 pass / 525 run
Plays / game
69.6
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
343 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northwestern, 37 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.
