Schedule:
| Game | Date | Away Team (Rank) | Away Score | Home Team (Rank) | Home Score | Game Status | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-02 | Nevada (113) | 20 | Northwestern (49) | 31 | Final | W | 11 |
| 2 | 2017-09-09 | Northwestern (49) | 17 | Duke (85) | 41 | Final | L | -24 |
| 3 | 2017-09-16 | Bowling Green (127) | 7 | Northwestern (49) | 49 | Final | W | 42 |
| 4 | 2017-09-30 | Northwestern (85) | 24 | Wisconsin (15) | 33 | Final | L | -9 |
| 5 | 2017-10-07 | Penn State (4) | 31 | Northwestern (91) | 7 | Final | L | -24 |
| 6 | 2017-10-14 | Northwestern (87) | 37 | Maryland (44) | 21 | Final | W | 16 |
| 7 | 2017-10-21 | Iowa (20) | 10 | Northwestern (65) | 17 | Final/OT | W | 7 |
| 8 | 2017-10-28 | Michigan State (12) | 31 | Northwestern (44) | 39 | Final/3OT | W | 8 |
| 9 | 2017-11-04 | Northwestern (34) | 31 | Nebraska (56) | 24 | Final/OT | W | 7 |
| 10 | 2017-11-11 | Purdue (49) | 13 | Northwestern (27) | 23 | Final | W | 10 |
| 11 | 2017-11-18 | Minnesota (63) | 0 | Northwestern (27) | 39 | Final | W | 39 |
| 12 | 2017-11-25 | Northwestern (23) | 42 | Illinois (117) | 7 | Final | W | 35 |
| 13 | 2017-12-29 | Kentucky (60) | 23 | Northwestern (18) | 24 | Final | W | 1 |