Peter McIntyre: LB · Northwestern · #40.
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Peter McIntyre
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Northwestern. On tape: 15 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Duke, Week 3, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
68 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northwestern | 68 | 31 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | Northwestern | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 80 | 41 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-38vs Michigan State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-6vs Indiana State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 23-30@ Duke | 15 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 35-6vs Ohio | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-56@ Nebraska | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-7vs Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-33@ No. 6 Michigan | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-41vs Minnesota | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 12-17vs No. 19 Iowa | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-35@ No. 20 Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-32vs Purdue | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-47@ Illinois | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 31 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
68tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups68 tackles · 4 for loss.
4 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 22-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 8.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
45.1%
365 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
67.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #363 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northwestern, 80 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Fitzgerald.
