The Northwestern Wildcats were 2-8-1 in 1988.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
2-5-1 | 4-6-1 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 | ||
0-6-2 | 2-7-2 | ||
2-5-1 | 2-8-1 | ||
1-7 | 1-10 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 192 | 3,553 | 763 | 4.7 | 1,776 | 490 | 3.6 | 1,777 | 273 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 87th | 77th | 68th | 75th | 47th | 47th | 61st | 69th | 68th | 68th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 350 | 4,566 | 6.1 | 2,912 | 542 | 5.4 | 1,654 | 203 | 8.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 91st | 90th | 98th | 103rd | 90th | 102nd | 17th | 1st | 98th | ||||||||||
Net | -158 | -1,013 | +763 | -1.5 | -1,136 | -52 | -1.7 | +123 | +70 | -1.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 90th | 89th | 68th | 98th | 95th | 69th | 97th | 46th | 23rd | 90th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |