Northwestern Wildcats
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 (Fri) | vs Michigan State (11-2, 7-2) | L 21-38 | 4.94 | 8.11 | -3.17 | 2.86%
| +1 |
| Sep 11September 11 | vs Indiana State (5-6, 3-5) | W 24-6 | 4.44 | 2.97 | +1.47 | 83.14%
| -1 |
| Sep 18September 18 | at Duke (3-9, 0-8) | L 23-30 | 5.87 | 5.69 | +0.18 | 54.53%
| -2 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs Ohio (3-9, 3-5) | W 35-6 | 6.49 | 5.52 | +0.97 | 73.37%
| +2 |
| Oct 2October 2 | at Nebraska (3-9, 1-8) | L 7-56 | 4.44 | 8.88 | -4.44 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Oct 16October 16 | vs Rutgers (5-8, 2-7) | W 21-7 | 5.14 | 3.36 | +1.78 | 87.88%
| +1 |
| Oct 23October 23 | at #6 Michigan (12-2, 9-1) | L 7-33 | 4.24 | 5.33 | -1.10 | 23.90%
| 0 |
| Oct 30October 30 | vs Minnesota (9-4, 6-3) | L 14-41 | 4.55 | 6.31 | -1.77 | 12.22%
| 0 |
| Nov 6November 6 | vs #22 Iowa (10-4, 7-3) | L 12-17 | 4.84 | 5.16 | -0.32 | 41.96%
| -3 |
| Nov 13November 13 | at #18 Wisconsin (9-4, 6-3) | L 7-35 | 3.98 | 7.20 | -3.22 | 2.82%
| -1 |
| Nov 20November 20 | vs Purdue (9-4, 6-3) * | L 14-32 | 4.39 | 7.63 | -3.24 | 2.81%
| -1 |
| Nov 27November 27 | at Illinois (5-7, 4-5) | L 14-47 | 3.30 | 7.40 | -4.10 | 1.58%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-9, 1-8 | 4.75 | 6.14 | -1.386 | 3.87-8.13 (-0.87) | -6 |