Northwestern Wildcats
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | at Syracuse (8-5, 5-2) | W 42-41 | 4.68 | 6.27 | -1.59 | 14.82%
| +2 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Vanderbilt (9-4, 5-3) | W 23-13 | 4.21 | 4.75 | -0.54 | 36.51%
| +2 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs Boston College (2-10, 1-7) | W 22-13 | 5.60 | 4.86 | +0.74 | 68.20%
| -1 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs South Dakota (1-10, 0-8) | W 38-7 | 6.00 | 4.29 | +1.71 | 87.01%
| +1 |
| Sep 29September 29 | vs Indiana (4-8, 2-6) | W 44-29 | 7.57 | 6.34 | +1.23 | 78.67%
| -2 |
| Oct 6October 6 | at Penn State (8-4, 6-2) | L 28-39 | 4.05 | 4.48 | -0.43 | 39.27%
| 0 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at Minnesota (6-7, 2-6) | W 21-13 | 5.39 | 4.54 | +0.85 | 70.75%
| +3 |
| Oct 20October 20 | vs Nebraska (10-4, 7-2) | L 28-29 | 4.01 | 6.54 | -2.53 | 4.79%
| +3 |
| Oct 27October 27 | vs Iowa (4-8, 2-6) | W 28-17 | 7.34 | 4.31 | +3.03 | 96.97%
| -2 |
| Nov 10November 10 | at Michigan (8-5, 6-2) | L 31-38 | 5.46 | 6.76 | -1.30 | 19.85%
| +1 |
| Nov 17November 17 | at Michigan State (7-6, 3-5) | W 23-20 | 4.33 | 4.87 | -0.54 | 36.39%
| +4 |
| Nov 24November 24 | vs Illinois (2-10, 0-8) | W 50-14 | 5.42 | 5.38 | +0.04 | 51.10%
| +2 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Tue) | vs Mississippi State (8-5, 4-4) * | W 34-20 | 4.70 | 4.71 | -0.01 | 49.67%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 10-3, 5-3 | 5.32 | 5.25 | +0.075 | 6.54-6.46 (+3.46) | +14 |