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2015 Recap: 10-3 (6-2 in Big Ten). The Northwestern Wildcats reached 10 wins after winning 5 straight to close out the regular season. They then fell flat in their bowl game as Tennessee blew them out 45-6.
The 2016 schedule is going to make 10 wins very difficult this season. Road games at Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State and Minnesota won’t be easy. Starting the year with Western Michigan won’t be easy either.
2016 Football Schedule:
| Date | Opponent |
| 3-Sep | Western Michigan |
| 10-Sep | Illinois State |
| 17-Sep | Duke |
| 24-Sep | Nebraska |
| 1-Oct | at Iowa |
| 15-Oct | at Michigan State |
| 22-Oct | Indiana |
| 29-Oct | at Ohio State |
| 5-Nov | Wisconsin |
| 12-Nov | at Purdue |
| 19-Nov | at Minnesota |
| 26-Nov | Illinois |
| 3-Dec | Big Ten Championship |
So how will they do against this schedule in 2016? We predict every game on the schedule.
2016 Football Predictions:
| Date | Opponent | Win % |
| 3-Sep | Western Michigan | 49% |
| 10-Sep | Illinois State | 65% |
| 17-Sep | Duke | 48% |
| 24-Sep | Nebraska | 44% |
| 1-Oct | at Iowa | 33% |
| 15-Oct | at Michigan State | 27% |
| 22-Oct | Indiana | 53% |
| 29-Oct | at Ohio State | 21% |
| 5-Nov | Wisconsin | 34% |
| 12-Nov | at Purdue | 60% |
| 19-Nov | at Minnesota | 42% |
| 26-Nov | Illinois | 56% |
2016 Predicted Record: 4-8. For Northwestern, the schedule is a challenge and will make it tough to get back to a bowl game, much less double digit wins.
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