2016 Northwestern Wildcats Scoring Defense Game Log through 01/09/2017
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/03/16 | 12 Western Mich. | Grass | L 21-22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 09/10/16 | Illinois St. | Grass | L 7-9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 09/17/16 | Duke | Grass | W 24-13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 09/24/16 | 24 Nebraska | Grass | L 13-24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 10/01/16 | @ 21 Iowa | Turf | W 38-31 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 10/15/16 | @ Michigan St. | Grass | W 54-40 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 10/22/16 | Indiana | Grass | W 24-14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 10/29/16 | @ 2 Ohio St. | Turf | L 20-24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 11/05/16 | 8 Wisconsin | Grass | L 7-21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| 11/12/16 | @ Purdue | Grass | W 45-17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 11/19/16 | @ Minnesota | Turf | L 12-29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 11/26/16 | Illinois | Grass | W 42-21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 12/28/16 | + 22 Pittsburgh | Grass | W 31-24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Totals | 34 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 289 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||||