Northwestern
| Week | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Michigan State | |
| 2 | vs Indiana State | |
| 3 | @ Duke | |
| 4 | vs Ohio | |
| 5 | @ Nebraska | |
| 6 | BYE | |
| 7 | vs Rutgers | |
| 8 | @ Michigan | |
| 9 | vs Minnesota | |
| 10 | vs Iowa | |
| 11 | @ Wisconsin | |
| 12 | vs Purdue (Chicago) | |
| 13 | @ Illinois | |
| 14 | BYE |
| Week | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ #25 Stanford | L 7-17 |
| 2 | BYE | |
| 3 | vs UNLV | W 30-14 |
| 4 | vs Michigan State | L 10-31 |
| 5 | @ #8 Wisconsin | L 15-24 |
| 6 | @ Nebraska | L 10-13 |
| 7 | BYE | |
| 8 | vs #4 Ohio State | L 3-52 |
| 9 | vs #20 Iowa | L 0-20 |
| 10 | @ Indiana | L 3-34 |
| 11 | vs Purdue | L 22-24 |
| 12 | vs Massachusetts | W 45-6 |
| 13 | vs #10 Minnesota | L 22-38 |
| 14 | @ Illinois | W 29-10 |
| 15 | BYE |
| Week | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Purdue | W 31-27 |
| 2 | vs Duke | L 7-21 |
| 3 | vs Akron | L 34-39 |
| 4 | BYE | |
| 5 | vs #14 Michigan | L 17-20 |
| 6 | @ #20 Michigan State | W 29-19 |
| 7 | vs Nebraska | W 34-31 OT |
| 8 | @ Rutgers | W 18-15 |
| 9 | vs #20 Wisconsin | W 31-17 |
| 10 | vs #4 Notre Dame | L 21-31 |
| 11 | @ #21 Iowa | W 14-10 |
| 12 | @ Minnesota | W 24-14 |
| 13 | vs Illinois | W 24-16 |
| 14 | vs #6 Ohio State | L 24-45 (Big 10 Championship, Indianapolis) |
| 15 | BYE | |
| Holiday Bowl | vs #17 Utah | W 31-20 |
| Week | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Nevada | W 31-20 |
| 2 | @ Duke | L 17-41 |
| 3 | vs Bowling Green | W 49-7 |
| 4 | BYE | |
| 5 | @ #10 Wisconsin | L 24-33 |
| 6 | vs #4 Penn State | L 7-31 |
| 7 | @ Maryland | W 37-21 |
| 8 | vs Iowa | W 17-10 OT |
| 9 | vs #16 Michigan State | W 39-31 3OT |
| 10 | @ Nebraska | W 31-24 OT |
| 11 | vs Purdue | W 23-13 |
| 12 | vs Minnesota | W 39-0 |
| 13 | @ Illinois | W 42-7 |
| 14 | BYE | |
| 15 | BYE | |
| Music City Bowl | vs Kentucky | W 24-23 |
| Week | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Western Michigan | L 21-22 |
| 2 | vs Illinois State | L 7-9 |
| 3 | vs Duke | W 24-13 |
| 4 | vs #20 Nebraska | L 13-24 |
| 5 | @ Iowa | W 38-31 |
| 6 | BYE | |
| 7 | @ Michigan State | W 54-40 |
| 8 | vs Indiana | W 24-14 |
| 9 | @ #6 Ohio State | L 20-24 |
| 10 | vs #8 Wisconsin | L 7-21 |
| 11 | @ Purdue | W 45-17 |
| 12 | @ Minnesota | L 12-29 |
| 13 | vs Illinois | W 42-21 |
| 14 | BYE | |
| 15 | BYE | |
| Pinstripe Bowl | vs #23 Pittsburgh | W 31-24 |
| Week | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs #21 Stanford | W 16-6 |
| 2 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 41-0 |
| 3 | @ Duke | W 19-10 |
| 4 | vs Ball State | W 24-19 |
| 5 | vs Minnesota | W 27-0 |
| 6 | @ #18 Michigan | L 0-38 |
| 7 | vs #17 Iowa | L 10-40 |
| 8 | @ Nebraska | W 30-28 |
| 9 | BYE | |
| 10 | vs Penn State | W 23-21 |
| 11 | vs Purdue | W 21-14 |
| 12 | @ #25 Wisconsin | W 13-7 |
| 13 | vs Illinois (Chicago) | W 24-14 |
| 14 | BYE | |
| 15 | BYE | |
| Outback Bowl | vs #23 Tennessee | L 6-45 |
| Week | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs California | L 24-31 |
| 2 | vs Northern Illinois | L 15-23 |
| 3 | BYE | |
| 4 | vs Western Illinois | W 24-7 |
| 5 | @ Penn State | W 29-6 |
| 6 | vs #17 Wisconsin | W 20-14 |
| 7 | @ Minnesota | L 17-24 |
| 8 | vs #19 Nebraska | L 17-38 |
| 9 | BYE | |
| 10 | @ Iowa | L 7-48 |
| 11 | vs Michigan | L 9-10 |
| 12 | @ #18 Notre Dame | W 43-40 OT |
| 13 | @ Purdue | W 38-14 |
| 14 | vs Illinois | L 33-47 |
| 15 | BYE |