| 9/3/2023 | Northwestern | 7 | at | Rutgers (7-6,3-6) | 24 | |||
| 9/9/2023 | UTEP (3-9) | 7 | at | Northwestern | 38 | CUSA | ||
| 9/16/2023 | Northwestern | 14 | at | Duke (8-5) | 38 | at ACC | ||
| 9/23/2023 | Minnesota (6-7,3-6) | 34 | at | Northwestern | 37 | OT | ||
| 9/30/2023 | Penn State (10-3,7-2) | 41 | at | Northwestern | 13 | |||
| 10/7/2023 | Howard (6-6) | 20 | at | Northwestern | 23 | MEAC (1AA) | ||
| 10/21/2023 | Northwestern | 9 | at | Nebraska (5-7,3-6) | 17 | |||
| 10/28/2023 | Maryland (8-5,4-5) | 27 | at | Northwestern | 33 | |||
| 11/4/2023 | Iowa (10-4,7-3) | 10 | vs | Northwestern | 7 | Chicago IL | ||
| 11/11/2023 | Northwestern | 24 | at | Wisconsin (7-6,5-4) | 10 | |||
| 11/18/2023 | Purdue (4-8,3-6) | 15 | at | Northwestern | 23 | |||
| 11/25/2023 | Northwestern | 45 | at | Illinois (5-7,3-6) | 43 | |||
| 12/23/2023 | Utah (8-5) | 7 | vs | Northwestern | 14 | Las Vegas Bowl | P12 |
| vs Northwestern | vs Other Opponents | Northwestern compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 5-8 | 82-70 | |
| Points Scored: | 22.54 | 24.26 | 1.72 |
| Points Allowed: | 22.08 | 21.93 | 0.15 |
| Margin: | 0.46 | 2.33 | 1.87 |
| Total Points: | 44.62 | 46.19 | -1.57 |