The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Northwestern · 2016

7–6 · #48 of 128 · MRI 33.55 · MRI Classic

OpponentResult
vs Western Michigan L 21–22
vs non-FBS opponent L 7–9
vs Duke W 24–13
vs Nebraska L 13–24
at Iowa W 38–31
at Michigan State W 54–40
vs Indiana W 24–14
at Ohio State L 20–24
vs Wisconsin L 7–21
at Purdue W 45–17
at Minnesota L 12–29
vs Illinois W 42–21
vs Pittsburgh W 31–24

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 · 2016 rankings