| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Northwestern(*) to... |
| 3 | 1 | L | *→Nebraska→Wyoming→Air Force [2 1] |
| 3 | 2 | W | *→Nebraska→Ohio State→Akron [0 0] |
| | | *→Minnesota→Miami-Ohio→Akron |
| 0 | 0 | L | Alabama [2 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Washington→Arizona [4 2] |
| 3 | 1 | T | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arizona State [3 1] |
| 0 | 0 | L | Arkansas [2 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arkansas State [4 1] |
| 3 | 1 | L | *→Minnesota→Miami-Ohio→Army [1 1] |
| 4 | 2 | T | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→Clemson→Auburn [4 2] |
| | | *→Nebraska→Michigan State→Georgia→Auburn |
| 4 | 4 | L | *→Boston College→Miami-Florida→South Florida→Ball State [2 1] |
| | | *→Nebraska→Ohio State→Toledo→Ball State |
| | | *→Rice→Purdue→Western Michigan→Ball State |
| | | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Western Michigan→Ball State |
| 6 | 1 | L | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arizona State→Missouri→Texas A&M→Baylor [3 4] |
| 7 | 2 | L | *→Nebraska→Wyoming→Air Force→Navy→SMU→TCU→Boise State [3 2] |
| | | *→Rice→UTEP→East Carolina→Navy→SMU→TCU→Boise State |
| 1 | 1 | W | *→Boston College [4 1] |
| 3 | 1 | L | *→Nebraska→Wyoming→Bowling Green [3 2] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Minnesota→Miami-Ohio→Buffalo [4 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | *→Nebraska→Washington→Utah→BYU [4 2] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Washington→California [4 1] |
| 3 | 2 | W | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→Central Michigan [3 1] |
| | | *→Nebraska→Michigan State→Central Michigan |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Northwestern(*) to... |
| 5 | 2 | L | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→North Carolina→Rutgers→Cincinnati [3 2] |
| | | *→Nebraska→Michigan State→Georgia→Tennessee→Cincinnati |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→Clemson [4 2] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Washington→Colorado [5 1] |
| 3 | 2 | W | *→Nebraska→Wyoming→Colorado State [5 1] |
| | | *→Rice→UTEP→Colorado State |
| 4 | 4 | L | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→Louisville→Connecticut [3 1] |
| | | *→Nebraska→Iowa→Pittsburgh→Connecticut |
| | | *→Rice→Purdue→Western Michigan→Connecticut |
| | | *→Minnesota→Iowa→Pittsburgh→Connecticut |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Boston College→Miami-Florida→Duke [5 2] |
| 3 | 1 | T | *→Rice→UTEP→East Carolina [3 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Penn State→Eastern Michigan [4 2] |
| 4 | 1 | L | *→Nebraska→Michigan State→Georgia→Florida [3 2] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Michigan State→Florida Atlantic [5 1] |
| 4 | 2 | W | *→Boston College→Miami-Florida→Duke→Florida Intl [4 1] |
| | | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arkansas State→Florida Intl |
| 4 | 1 | L | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→Virginia→Florida State [3 1] |
| 2 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Fresno State [5 3] |
| 3 | 1 | T | *→Nebraska→Michigan State→Georgia [3 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Boston College→Miami-Florida→Georgia Tech [4 2] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Fresno State→Hawaii [4 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | *→Rice→Tulane→UAB→Southern Miss→Houston [2 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Fresno State→Idaho [4 1] |
| 2 | 1 | L | *→Minnesota→Illinois [1 1] |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Northwestern(*) to... |
| 1 | 1 | W | *→Indiana [0 0] |
| 2 | 2 | L | *→Nebraska→Iowa [1 1] |
| | | *→Minnesota→Iowa |
| 5 | 2 | L | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→North Carolina→Rutgers→Iowa State [2 1] |
| | | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arizona State→Missouri→Iowa State |
| 4 | 1 | L | *→Boston College→Miami-Florida→Georgia Tech→Kansas [3 1] |
| 7 | 2 | L | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→North Carolina→Rutgers→Iowa State→Oklahoma State→Kansas State [2 1] |
| | | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arizona State→Missouri→Iowa State→Oklahoma State→Kansas State |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Minnesota→Miami-Ohio→Kent State [4 2] |
| 4 | 2 | T | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→Louisville→Kentucky [4 2] |
| | | *→Nebraska→Michigan State→Georgia→Kentucky |
| 4 | 1 | L | *→Nebraska→Fresno State→Hawaii→Louisiana Tech [4 2] |
| 3 | 1 | T | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→Louisville [3 1] |
| 0 | 0 | L | LSU [3 2] |
| 5 | 4 | L | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→Clemson→Virginia Tech→Marshall [4 4] |
| | | *→Nebraska→Michigan State→Michigan→Virginia Tech→Marshall |
| | | *→Rice→UTEP→East Carolina→UCF→Marshall |
| | | *→Minnesota→Miami-Ohio→Buffalo→Ohio→Marshall |
| 2 | 1 | W | *→Boston College→Maryland [4 1] |
| 2 | 1 | W | *→Rice→Memphis [6 1] |
| 2 | 1 | W | *→Boston College→Miami-Florida [3 1] |
| 2 | 1 | T | *→Minnesota→Miami-Ohio [2 1] |
| 3 | 2 | L | *→Nebraska→Michigan State→Michigan [1 1] |
| | | *→Minnesota→Iowa→Michigan |
| 2 | 1 | L | *→Nebraska→Michigan State [1 1] |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Northwestern(*) to... |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Rice→Purdue→Middle Tenn State [6 1] |
| 1 | 1 | W | *→Minnesota [2 2] |
| 4 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Michigan State→Georgia→Mississippi [6 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Michigan State→Georgia→Mississippi State [5 4] |
| 4 | 1 | L | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arizona State→Missouri [2 1] |
| 4 | 2 | L | *→Nebraska→Wyoming→Air Force→Navy [2 1] |
| | | *→Rice→UTEP→East Carolina→Navy |
| 1 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska [2 3] |
| 4 | 1 | L | *→Nebraska→Fresno State→Utah State→Nevada [4 2] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Wyoming→New Mexico [6 1] |
| 3 | 1 | T | *→Rice→UTEP→New Mexico State [3 1] |
| 3 | 1 | T | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→North Carolina [3 1] |
| 2 | 1 | W | *→Boston College→North Carolina State [4 3] |
| 4 | 1 | W | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arkansas State→North Texas [6 2] |
| 4 | 2 | L | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→Central Michigan→Northern Illinois [2 1] |
| | | *→Nebraska→Ohio State→Wisconsin→Northern Illinois |
| 4 | 3 | L | *→Boston College→Miami-Florida→South Florida→Notre Dame [2 1] |
| | | *→Nebraska→Michigan State→Michigan→Notre Dame |
| | | *→Minnesota→Iowa→Michigan→Notre Dame |
| 4 | 1 | L | *→Minnesota→Miami-Ohio→Buffalo→Ohio [3 2] |
| 2 | 1 | T | *→Nebraska→Ohio State [2 1] |
| 6 | 1 | L | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arizona State→Missouri→Texas Tech→Oklahoma [2 2] |
| 6 | 2 | L | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→North Carolina→Rutgers→Iowa State→Oklahoma State [2 1] |
| | | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arizona State→Missouri→Iowa State→Oklahoma State |
| 5 | 1 | L | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arizona State→Southern California→Oregon [3 1] |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Northwestern(*) to... |
| 4 | 2 | W | *→Nebraska→Washington→California→Oregon State [5 2] |
| | | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arizona State→Oregon State |
| 2 | 1 | L | *→Nebraska→Penn State [1 1] |
| 3 | 2 | W | *→Nebraska→Iowa→Pittsburgh [4 3] |
| | | *→Minnesota→Iowa→Pittsburgh |
| 2 | 1 | T | *→Rice→Purdue [2 1] |
| 1 | 1 | W | *→Rice [3 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→North Carolina→Rutgers [2 1] |
| 3 | 1 | L | *→Nebraska→Wyoming→San Diego State [2 1] |
| 4 | 2 | L | *→Nebraska→Fresno State→Idaho→San Jose State [3 1] |
| | | *→Minnesota→Illinois→UCLA→San Jose State |
| 5 | 2 | L | *→Nebraska→Wyoming→Air Force→Navy→SMU [4 2] |
| | | *→Rice→UTEP→East Carolina→Navy→SMU |
| 5 | 2 | L | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→Clemson→Auburn→South Carolina [3 3] |
| | | *→Nebraska→Michigan State→Georgia→Auburn→South Carolina |
| 3 | 1 | L | *→Boston College→Miami-Florida→South Florida [3 2] |
| 4 | 1 | L | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arizona State→Southern California [3 2] |
| 4 | 1 | L | *→Rice→Tulane→UAB→Southern Miss [3 2] |
| 6 | 1 | L | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arizona State→Southern California→Oregon→Stanford [3 1] |
| 4 | 3 | W | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→Louisville→Syracuse [4 2] |
| | | *→Nebraska→Iowa→Pittsburgh→Syracuse |
| | | *→Minnesota→Iowa→Pittsburgh→Syracuse |
| 6 | 2 | L | *→Nebraska→Wyoming→Air Force→Navy→SMU→TCU [3 2] |
| | | *→Rice→UTEP→East Carolina→Navy→SMU→TCU |
| 3 | 1 | L | *→Nebraska→Penn State→Temple [2 1] |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Northwestern(*) to... |
| 4 | 1 | L | *→Nebraska→Michigan State→Georgia→Tennessee [3 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arizona State→Missouri→Texas [2 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arizona State→Missouri→Texas A&M [1 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arizona State→Missouri→Texas Tech [3 1] |
| 3 | 1 | L | *→Nebraska→Ohio State→Toledo [3 4] |
| 4 | 3 | W | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→Clemson→Troy [5 1] |
| | | *→Nebraska→Iowa→UL Monroe→Troy |
| | | *→Minnesota→Iowa→UL Monroe→Troy |
| 2 | 1 | W | *→Rice→Tulane [5 1] |
| 5 | 1 | L | *→Nebraska→Washington→Utah→BYU→Tulsa [4 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Rice→Tulane→UAB [4 1] |
| 4 | 1 | W | *→Rice→UTEP→East Carolina→UCF [5 3] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Minnesota→Illinois→UCLA [4 2] |
| 4 | 2 | L | *→Nebraska→Washington→Arizona→UL Lafayette [3 1] |
| | | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arkansas State→UL Lafayette |
| 3 | 2 | W | *→Nebraska→Iowa→UL Monroe [6 2] |
| | | *→Minnesota→Iowa→UL Monroe |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Wyoming→UNLV [5 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Washington→Utah [5 6] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Fresno State→Utah State [4 3] |
| 2 | 1 | W | *→Rice→UTEP [4 2] |
| 4 | 1 | L | *→Nebraska→Michigan State→Georgia→Vanderbilt [2 1] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→Virginia [4 2] |
| 4 | 3 | T | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→Clemson→Virginia Tech [4 3] |
| | | *→Nebraska→Michigan State→Michigan→Virginia Tech |
| PL | #P | W? | Win Chains from Northwestern(*) to... |
| | | *→Minnesota→Iowa→Michigan→Virginia Tech |
| 4 | 1 | T | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→North Carolina→Wake Forest [4 1] |
| 2 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Washington [5 4] |
| 3 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Washington→Washington State [4 1] |
| 4 | 1 | L | *→Boston College→North Carolina State→Louisville→West Virginia [3 1] |
| 4 | 1 | T | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Arkansas State→Western Kentucky [4 1] |
| 3 | 2 | T | *→Rice→Purdue→Western Michigan [3 2] |
| | | *→Minnesota→Illinois→Western Michigan |
| 3 | 1 | L | *→Nebraska→Ohio State→Wisconsin [2 3] |
| 2 | 1 | W | *→Nebraska→Wyoming [3 2] |