Northwestern · 2018
9–5 · #40 of 130 · MRI 41.01 · MRI Classic
| Date | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | at | Utah | W 31–20 |
| 08-30 | at | Purdue | W 31–27 |
| 09-08 | vs | Duke | L 7–21 |
| 09-15 | vs | Akron | L 34–39 |
| 09-29 | vs | Michigan | L 17–20 |
| 10-06 | at | Michigan State | W 29–19 |
| 10-13 | vs | Nebraska | W 34–31 |
| 10-20 | at | Rutgers | W 18–15 |
| 10-27 | vs | Wisconsin | W 31–17 |
| 11-03 | vs | Notre Dame | L 21–31 |
| 11-10 | at | Iowa | W 14–10 |
| 11-17 | at | Minnesota | W 24–14 |
| 11-24 | vs | Illinois | W 24–16 |
| 12-01 | at | Ohio State | L 24–45 |
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.
1 of these games carry no date in the source workbook; they sort to the top rather than into the season.