Northwestern Wildcats
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Oct 24October 24 | vs Maryland (2-3, 2-3) | W 43-3 | 6.47 | 3.80 | +2.67 | 95.92%
| +4 |
| Oct 31October 31 | at Iowa (6-2, 6-2) | W 21-20 | 3.68 | 3.96 | -0.28 | 43.01%
| 0 |
| Nov 7November 7 | vs Nebraska (3-5, 3-5) | W 21-13 | 5.02 | 5.02 | -0.01 | 49.80%
| 0 |
| Nov 14November 14 | at Purdue (2-4, 2-4) | W 27-20 | 3.84 | 3.90 | -0.05 | 48.58%
| 0 |
| Nov 21November 21 | vs #10 Wisconsin (4-3, 3-3) | W 17-7 | 3.87 | 4.46 | -0.60 | 35.13%
| +4 |
| Nov 28November 28 | at Michigan State (2-5, 2-5) | L 20-29 | 3.68 | 4.89 | -1.22 | 21.49%
| -2 |
| Dec 12December 12 | vs Illinois (2-6, 2-6) | W 28-10 | 7.04 | 4.60 | +2.45 | 94.70%
| -1 |
| Dec 19December 19 | at #4 Ohio State (7-1, 6-0) * | L 10-22 | 4.63 | 7.23 | -2.59 | 4.45%
| -1 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Fri) | vs Auburn (6-5, 6-4) * | W 35-19 | 5.31 | 5.23 | +0.08 | 52.07%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-2, 6-2 | 4.85 | 4.83 | +0.013 | 4.45-4.55 (+2.55) | +5 |