With Northwestern football less than three weeks out, our staffers each game on NU’s shortened 2020 schedule from easiest to hardest. 1 means hardest, 8 means easiest.
As many would expect, Wisconsin and Minnesota led the pack as the Wildcats’ toughest matchups with Maryland and Illinois ranked as the easiest games on the schedule.
2020 Winnability
| Maryland 10/24 | 8 | 7.65 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| @Iowa 10/31 | 3 | 2. |