The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Northwestern · 2012

10–3 · #35 of 124 · MRI 50.08 · MRI Classic

OpponentResult
at Syracuse W 42–41
vs Vanderbilt W 23–13
vs Boston College W 22–13
vs non-FBS opponent W 38–7
vs Indiana W 44–29
at Penn State L 28–39
at Minnesota W 21–13
vs Nebraska L 28–29
vs Iowa W 28–17
at Michigan L 31–38
at Michigan State W 23–20
vs Illinois W 50–14
vs Mississippi State W 34–20

No expected-margin column for this season: MRI 2.0 rates college football from 2020 onward, and these games were rated by the original formula, which scores a result rather than predicting one.

The workbook for this season carries no dates, so games are listed in the order it recorded them rather than chronologically.

Northwestern · 2012 rankings