Northwestern Wildcats
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 27August 27 | vs Nebraska (4-8, 3-6) * | W 31-28 | 6.21 | 6.37 | -0.16 | 45.97%
| +2 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Duke (9-4, 5-3) | L 23-31 | 5.44 | 7.81 | -2.38 | 5.77%
| -2 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Southern Illinois (5-6, 4-4) | L 24-31 | 4.37 | 4.96 | -0.59 | 35.26%
| -3 |
| Sep 24September 24 | vs Miami (OH) (6-7, 4-4) | L 14-17 | 4.85 | 4.41 | +0.44 | 61.06%
| -2 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at #11 Penn State (11-2, 7-2) | L 7-17 | 3.71 | 4.62 | -0.91 | 27.94%
| +2 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs Wisconsin (7-6, 4-5) | L 7-42 | 5.03 | 7.57 | -2.54 | 4.71%
| -3 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at Maryland (8-5, 4-5) | L 24-31 | 5.11 | 5.42 | -0.31 | 42.17%
| -2 |
| Oct 29October 29 | at Iowa (8-5, 5-4) | L 13-33 | 2.64 | 6.12 | -3.48 | 2.70%
| -1 |
| Nov 5November 5 | vs #2 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | L 7-21 | 3.75 | 4.64 | -0.89 | 28.35%
| 0 |
| Nov 12November 12 | at Minnesota (9-4, 5-4) | L 3-31 | 5.15 | 5.16 | -0.01 | 49.81%
| -1 |
| Nov 19November 19 | at Purdue (8-6, 6-4) | L 9-17 | 3.69 | 4.46 | -0.77 | 31.03%
| -3 |
| Nov 26November 26 | vs Illinois (8-5, 5-4) | L 3-41 | 4.01 | 5.41 | -1.39 | 18.16%
| -5 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 1-11, 1-8 | 4.54 | 5.56 | -1.016 | 3.53-8.47 (-2.53) | -18 |