Northwestern Wildcats
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | at Tulane (2-0) | L 3-23 | 3.76 | 5.69 | -1.93 | 10.13%
| -5 |
| Sep 5September 5 (Fri) | vs Western Illinois (0-2) | W 42-7 | 7.51 | 3.62 | +3.89 | 97.72%
| 0 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs #6 Oregon (2-0) | 12:00 PM | | | | | |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs UCLA (0-2) * | | | | | | |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs UL Monroe (1-1) * | | | | | | |
| Oct 11October 11 | at #2 Penn State (2-0) | | | | | | |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs Purdue (2-0) * | | | | | | |
| Oct 25October 25 | at Nebraska (2-0) | | | | | | |
| Nov 7November 7 (Fri) | at USC (2-0) | 9:00 PM | | | | | |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs #15 Michigan (1-1) * | | | | | | |
| Nov 22November 22 | vs Minnesota (2-0) * | | | | | | |
| Nov 29November 29 | at #11 Illinois (2-0) | | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 1-1 | 5.74 | 4.85 | +0.882 | 1.08-0.92 (-0.08) | -5 |