Northwestern Wildcats
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | vs Nevada (3-9, 3-5) | W 31-20 | 5.77 | 5.41 | +0.36 | 59.07%
| 0 |
| Sep 9September 9 | at Duke (7-6, 3-5) | L 17-41 | 3.54 | 5.17 | -1.64 | 14.15%
| -1 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs Bowling Green (2-10, 2-6) | W 49-7 | 9.16 | 4.76 | +4.41 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 30September 30 | at #10 Wisconsin (13-1, 9-1) | L 24-33 | 3.09 | 5.37 | -2.28 | 6.52%
| +1 |
| Oct 7October 7 | vs #4 Penn State (11-2, 7-2) | L 7-31 | 3.63 | 4.82 | -1.19 | 21.97%
| -3 |
| Oct 14October 14 | at Maryland (4-8, 2-7) | W 37-21 | 5.71 | 4.93 | +0.78 | 69.20%
| -2 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs Iowa (8-5, 4-5) | W 17-10 | 4.13 | 4.73 | -0.59 | 35.20%
| +1 |
| Oct 28October 28 | vs #16 Michigan State (10-3, 7-2) | W 39-31 | 5.54 | 6.21 | -0.67 | 33.41%
| +1 |
| Nov 4November 4 | at Nebraska (4-8, 3-6) | W 31-24 | 5.94 | 4.88 | +1.05 | 75.17%
| +1 |
| Nov 11November 11 | vs Purdue (7-6, 4-5) | W 23-13 | 4.64 | 5.28 | -0.63 | 34.21%
| +1 |
| Nov 18November 18 | vs Minnesota (5-7, 2-7) | W 39-0 | 5.34 | 3.71 | +1.62 | 85.65%
| +5 |
| Nov 25November 25 | at Illinois (2-10, 0-9) | W 42-7 | 6.56 | 3.73 | +2.82 | 96.49%
| +2 |
| Dec 29December 29 (Fri) | vs Kentucky (7-6, 4-4) * | W 24-23 | 5.74 | 5.54 | +0.20 | 55.03%
| +2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 10-3, 7-2 | 5.31 | 5.02 | +0.294 | 6.86-6.14 (+3.14) | +7 |