Northwestern has played 5 games. Against who?

Over Maryland 43-3
What is Maryland's current record? 2-1
They've played a whopping 3 games, with wins over 2-3 Minnesota, 0-5 Penn State
That is 0 wins against programs above .500

Over Iowa 21-20
What is Iowa's current record? 3-2
Iowa has wins against 1-3 Michigan State, 2-3 Minnesota, 0-5 Penn State
That is 0 wins against programs above .500

Over Nebraska 21-13
What is Nebraska's current record? 1-3
Nebraska has 1 win against 0-5 Penn State
That's 0 wins against programs above .500

Over Purdue 27-20
What is Purdue's current record? 2-2
Purdue has wins over 3-2 Iowa and 2-3 Illinois
That's 1 win against programs above .500

Over Wisconsin 17-7
What is Wisconsin's current record? 2-1
They've played a whopping 3 games, with wins over 2-3 Illinois, 2-3 Michigan
That's 0 wins against programs above .500

Outside of the blowout of Maryland, the average margin of victory is 6.5 through their last 4 games. Of all 5 games, only 1 opponent they played has won 1 total game against an above .500 program.


Ranked #8 in the College Football Playoff ranking. It's nice to be P5 royalty, huh?