Northwestern Wildcats
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 (Thu) | at Purdue (6-7, 5-4) | W 31-27 | 5.08 | 6.65 | -1.57 | 15.15%
| +3 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Duke (8-5, 3-5) | L 7-21 | 4.33 | 4.78 | -0.45 | 38.71%
| -2 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs Akron (4-8, 2-6) | L 34-39 | 5.22 | 5.73 | -0.51 | 37.18%
| -2 |
| Sep 29September 29 | vs #14 Michigan (10-3, 8-1) | L 17-20 | 3.21 | 5.70 | -2.49 | 5.02%
| 0 |
| Oct 6October 6 | at #20 Michigan State (7-6, 5-4) | W 29-19 | 5.69 | 5.59 | +0.09 | 52.38%
| -1 |
| Oct 13October 13 | vs Nebraska (4-8, 3-6) | W 34-31 | 5.53 | 5.88 | -0.34 | 41.29%
| +1 |
| Oct 20October 20 | at Rutgers (1-11, 0-9) | W 18-15 | 3.43 | 3.30 | +0.13 | 53.38%
| -1 |
| Oct 27October 27 | vs #20 Wisconsin (8-5, 5-4) | W 31-17 | 4.42 | 4.97 | -0.55 | 36.20%
| 0 |
| Nov 3November 3 | vs #4 Notre Dame (12-1) | L 21-31 | 3.61 | 6.27 | -2.66 | 4.12%
| +1 |
| Nov 10November 10 | at #21 Iowa (9-4, 5-4) | W 14-10 | 4.03 | 5.29 | -1.26 | 20.67%
| 0 |
| Nov 17November 17 | at Minnesota (7-6, 3-6) | W 24-14 | 5.42 | 4.57 | +0.85 | 70.73%
| +3 |
| Nov 24November 24 | vs Illinois (4-8, 2-7) | W 24-16 | 5.80 | 6.13 | -0.33 | 41.65%
| +1 |
| Dec 1December 1 | at #6 Ohio State (13-1, 9-1) * | L 24-45 | 6.15 | 6.98 | -0.83 | 29.68%
| -1 |
| Dec 31December 31 (Mon) | at Utah (9-5, 6-4) * | W 31-20 | 4.60 | 5.11 | -0.51 | 37.32%
| +5 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-5, 8-2 | 4.74 | 5.57 | -0.824 | 4.83-9.17 (+4.17) | +7 |