Northwestern Wildcats FBS College Football Ratings & Rankings

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Northwestern

Wildcats

Good

B Overall Grade 86

Brutal Schedule

Punchless

Next Up:
vs South Dakota St, Sat Sep 5

Preseason Performance Rankings: FBS (National)

Rank	Team	W	L	Change
1	Indiana	16	0
2	Oregon	13	2
3	Ohio State	12	2	1
15	Iowa	9	4
16	Illinois	9	4
17	Southern Cal	9	4
20	Michigan	9	4
26	Washington	9	4
36	Penn State	7	6
41	Minnesota	8	5
49	Northwestern	7	6
51	Wisconsin	4	8
52	Nebraska	7	6
69	Rutgers	5	7
89	UCLA	3	9
90	Michigan St	4	8
117	Purdue	2	10
120	Maryland	4	8

Date	Opponent	Outcome
Sat Aug 30	at #18 Tulane (11-3) (#18 nationally) AAC	L3-23
Fri Sep 5	vs Western Illinois (4-8) (FCS) OVC-Big South · FCS	W42-7
Sat Sep 13	vs #2 Oregon (13-2) (#2 nationally) Big Ten	L14-34
Sat Sep 27	vs UCLA (3-9) Big Ten	W17-14
Sat Oct 4	vs Louisiana-Monroe (3-9) Sun Belt	W42-7
Sat Oct 11	at Penn State (7-6) Big Ten	W22-21
Sat Oct 18	vs Purdue (2-10) Big Ten	W19-0
Sat Oct 25	at Nebraska (7-6) Big Ten	L21-28
Fri Nov 7	at #17 Southern Cal (9-4) (#17 nationally) Big Ten	L17-38
Sat Nov 15	#20 Michigan (9-4) (#20 nationally) Big Ten	L22-24
Sat Nov 22	vs Minnesota (8-5) Big Ten	W38-35
Sat Nov 29	at #16 Illinois (9-4) (#16 nationally) Big Ten	L13-20
Fri Dec 26	Central Michigan (7-6) Mid-American	W34-7

Week	Date	Rank	W	L	Change
0	Aug 3	79	0	0
1	Sep 2	98	0	1	19
2	Sep 7	87	1	1	11
3	Sep 14	82	1	2	5
4	Sep 21	98	1	2	16
5	Sep 28	83	2	2	15
6	Oct 5	60	3	2	23
7	Oct 12	50	4	2	10
8	Oct 19	40	5	2	10
9	Oct 26	52	5	3	12
10	Nov 2	57	5	3	5
11	Nov 9	55	5	4	2
12	Nov 16	58	5	5	3
13	Nov 23	47	6	5	11
14	Nov 30	53	6	6	6
15	Dec 7	52	6	6	1
16	Dec 14	53	6	6	1
17	Dec 21	52	6	6	1
18	Dec 28	47	7	6	5
19	Jan 4	49	7	6	2
20	Jan 10	49	7	6
21	Jan 20	49	7	6

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