Northwestern's Schedule Predictions for 2023
Northwestern Wildcats 2023 Predicted Schedule Results
Northwestern logo  Northwestern Wildcats 2023 Schedule (8 - 5)
Power Rating: -0.6 (#66)    Offense: 15.2 (#79)    Defense: 9.5 (#66)

Wk     
Date
Game     Click on game to view matchup
Off Rating
Def Rating
Favorite
Line
OU|Win%
Exp Wins
Exp Losses


1
Sun, 9/3 (12:00 PM)
NR
NR
Rutgers
-5.0
39.0
RUTG 24
NW 7

2
Sat, 9/9 (3:30 PM)
 #77
 #116
Northwestern
-1.0
40.0
NW 38
UTEP 7

3
Sat, 9/16 (3:30 PM)
NR
NR
Duke
-17.0
48.0
DUKE 38
NW 14

4
Sat, 9/23 (7:30 PM)
 #108
 #99
Minnesota
11.5
39.5
NW 37
MINN 34

5
Sat, 9/30 (12:00 PM)
 #31
 #2
Penn State
27.0
48.0
NW 13
PSU 41

6
Sat, 10/7 (3:00 PM)
NR
NR
Northwestern
-23.0
51.0
NW 23
HOW 20

8
Sat, 10/21 (3:30 PM)
NR
NR
Nebraska
-10.5
40.0
NEB 17
NW 9

9
Sat, 10/28 (12:00 PM)
 #48
 #40
Maryland
14.0
48.5
NW 33
MD 27

10
Sat, 11/4 (3:30 PM)
 #133
 #3
Iowa
4.5
30.5
NW 7
IOWA 10

11
Sat, 11/11 (3:30 PM)
NR
NR
Wisconsin
-9.5
43.5
NW 24
WIS 10

12
Sat, 11/18 (12:00 PM)
 #90
 #83
Northwestern
-2.5
47.5
NW 23
PUR 15

13
Sat, 11/25 (3:30 PM)
NR
NR
Illinois
-5.0
46.5
NW 45
ILL 43

1
Sat, 12/23 (7:30 PM)
 #97
 #37
Utah
6.5
44.5
NW 14
UTAH 7



Total Power of Opponents: -95  #60
Avg Offense Played  #45
Avg Defense Played  #29
Home Games: 6 - Road Games: 5 (2 Neutral)
Total Opp Record: 81 - 74

Opponents - Power Four: 11, Group Five: 2
FCS Opponents: 1
Record vs More Talent 0 - 0
Record vs Less Talent 1 - 0
Record vs Even Talent 7 - 5
Actual Record: 8 - 5
Actual Conf Record: 5 - 4
Expected Record: 8 - 5 (5 - 4)
Ranking Points: 16


Record against Bowl Teams: 4 - 4
Record against Non Bowl Teams: 4 - 1
Record against teams above .500: 3 - 4
Record against .500 teams: 0 - 0
Record against teams below .500: 5 - 1
Opponents: Elite: 1, Good: 5, Avg: 3, Bad: 2, Poor: 1
Wins: Elite: 0, Good: 3, Avg: 1, Bad: 2, Poor: 1
Losses: Elite: 1, Good: 2, Avg: 2, Bad: 0, Poor: 0
Future: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 0, Bad: 0, Poor: 0
Played: Elite: 1, Good: 5, Avg: 3, Bad: 2, Poor: 1

Vs Higher Power Rated Teams 2 - 2
Vs Lower Power Rated Teams 6 - 3
Vs Even Power Rated Teams 0 - 0