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12. Nebraska (3-9, 1-8)

Previous: 12. LW: L 28-21 vs. Iowa.

The Huskers led rival Iowa by 15 points late in the third quarter and still found a way to lose. It was the story of NU’s season. The program closed the year on a six-game losing streak, the second such streak of Scott Frost’s four-season tenure. He’ll be back in 2022, but his coaching staff (and potentially the roster) will look substantially different.

13. Northwestern (3-9, 1-8)

Previous: 13. LW: L 47-14 at Illinois.

The Wildcats’ long, disappointing season is over. Pat Fitzgerald has had a couple of rough years in his tenure and has always bounced back well, but the noncompetitive nature of several of NU’s games this fall was eye-opening. There’s a long way to go. Next time the Wildcats are on the field, it will be in Dublin, Ireland, next August against Nebraska.

14. Indiana (2-10, 0-9)

Previous: 14. LW: L 44-7 at Purdue.

One more rough Saturday to close out a brutal year for Tom Allen’s team. Then on Sunday morning, he fired his first-year offensive coordinator and took a pay cut. The program’s rise over the past couple of years had been impressive. Now 2022 will be about answering the sustainability question that always looms in the East Division.



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