Northwestern Wildcats
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs California (5-7, 3-6) | L 24-31 | 4.37 | 4.93 | -0.56 | 36.03%
| 0 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Northern Illinois (11-3, 8-1) | L 15-23 | 4.93 | 5.14 | -0.22 | 44.50%
| -1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs Western Illinois (5-7, 3-5) | W 24-7 | 4.29 | 4.37 | -0.08 | 47.84%
| +2 |
| Sep 27September 27 | at Penn State (7-6, 2-6) | W 29-6 | 4.81 | 3.75 | +1.07 | 75.45%
| +1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs #17 Wisconsin (11-3, 7-2) | W 20-14 | 5.13 | 6.39 | -1.26 | 20.65%
| +4 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at Minnesota (8-5, 5-3) | L 17-24 | 4.68 | 5.07 | -0.40 | 40.01%
| 0 |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs #19 Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | L 17-38 | 3.97 | 6.37 | -2.39 | 5.66%
| -1 |
| Nov 1November 1 | at Iowa (7-6, 4-4) | L 7-48 | 2.69 | 6.80 | -4.12 | 1.51%
| 0 |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs Michigan (5-7, 3-5) | L 9-10 | 3.14 | 4.34 | -1.20 | 21.90%
| 0 |
| Nov 15November 15 | at #18 Notre Dame (8-5) | W 43-40 | 5.70 | 6.23 | -0.53 | 36.79%
| 0 |
| Nov 22November 22 | at Purdue (3-9, 1-7) | W 38-14 | 5.18 | 3.90 | +1.28 | 79.60%
| +3 |
| Nov 29November 29 | vs Illinois (6-7, 3-5) | L 33-47 | 4.65 | 5.84 | -1.19 | 22.02%
| -4 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-7, 3-5 | 4.50 | 5.25 | -0.749 | 4.32-7.68 (+0.68) | +4 |