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| Northwestern schedule | Rating: 102.37 (D-I #10) Projected season record: 9 - 3 overall, 6 - 3 Big Ten | ||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | Conf | Ratings and projections | |||||||||||||||||
| Game | Division I opponent | Site | Result | Score | record | record | Streak | Last 5 | Rating | Projection (correct/incorrect winner) | Northwestern win probability | ||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | Home | Win | 34 - 18 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | W1 | 92.81 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Colorado | Home | Win | 41 - 7 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 0 | W2 | 97.60 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana | Road | Loss | 23 - 29 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 1 | L1 | 99.40 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Penn State | Home | Win | 34 - 13 | 3 - 1 | 1 - 1 | W1 | 102.37 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Ball State | Home | 10/10/2026 | Northwestern by 45 | 97% | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Michigan State | Road | 10/17/2026 | Northwestern by 15 | 75% | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Rutgers | Home | 10/24/2026 | Northwestern by 30 | 91% | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oregon | Road | 10/31/2026 | Northwestern by 5 | 59% | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Iowa | Home | 11/7/2026 | Northwestern by 11 | 69% | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ohio State | Road | 11/14/2026 | Ohio State by 12 | 30% | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Minnesota | Road | 11/21/2026 | Northwestern by 12 | 72% | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Illinois | Home | 11/28/2026 | Northwestern by 19 | 80% | ||||||||||||||
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