| Team Timeline |
| First Team: 1875 |
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| Championships |
| National Championships |
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None
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| Conference Championships |
1903, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1995, 1996
2000
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| Team Records |
| Overall Record | 479-624-40 |
| Winning Pct. | 43.4% |
| National Championships | 0 |
| Big 10 Conference Titles | 8 |
| Other Conference Titles | 0 |
| Conference Record | 12-12-0 |
| All American Players | |
| NFL Players (#2) | |
| Home Record | 332-301-28 |
| Away Record | 146-315-12 |
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| By The Numbers |
| Seasons | 126 |
| Winning Seasons (#1) |
53 |
| Losing Seasons (#1) | 64 |
| Most Wins in A Season | 10 (1995) |
| Most Loses in A Season | 11 (1989) |
| 10 Win Seasons | 2 |
| Most Points Scored in a Game | 97 (11/5/1904) |
| Most Points Scored in a Season | 441 (2000) |
| Most Points Allowed in a Game | 78 (10/25/1913) |
| Most Points Allowed in a Season | 505 (1981) |
| Largest Margin of Victory | 97 (11/5/1904) |
| Largest Margin of Defeat | 76 (11/11/1899) |
| Most Points Both Teams in a Game | 105 (11/4/2000) |
| Last Shutout | 9/1/2007 |
| Last Time Shutout | 9/27/2003 |
| Shutouts All-Time | 157 |
| Been Shutout All-Time | 171 |
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| Streaks |
| Longest Win | 9 (9/23/1995-11/18/1995) |
| Longest Losing |
34 (9/22/1979-9/18/1982) |
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| Bowl Records |
| Overall Record | 1-9-0
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| Rose | 1-1-0 |
| Cotton | 0-0-0 |
| Orange | 0-0-0 |
| Fiesta | 0-0-0 |
| Sugar | 0-0-0 |
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| By the Decade |
| 2000-09 | 74-73 |
| 1990-99 | 43-70-1
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| 1980-89 | 18-90-2
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| 1970-79 | 28-80-1
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| 1960-69 | 38-56-1
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| 1950-59 | 33-54-3
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| 1940-49 | 42-44-3
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| 1930-39 | 43-30-8
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| 1920-29 | 40-37-1
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| Next Game |
9/1/2012 (Sat)
@ Syracuse
in a Non-Conference Game
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| Last Time: Northwestern lost 34-37 in 2009. |
| All-Time: |
| Northwestern vs. Syracuse |
4-5-0 |
44.4% |
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| 2012 Season |
| Sat., Sep. 1 | @
Syracuse
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| Sat., Sep. 8 | vs.
Vanderbilt
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| Sat., Sep. 15 | vs.
Boston College
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| Sat., Sep. 22 | vs. South Dakota
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| Sat., Sep. 29 | vs.
Indiana
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| Sat., Oct. 6 | @
Penn State
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| Sat., Oct. 13 | @
Minnesota
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| Sat., Oct. 20 | vs.
Nebraska
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| Sat., Oct. 27 | vs.
Iowa
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| Sat., Nov. 10 | @
Michigan
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| Sat., Nov. 17 | @
Michigan State
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| Sat., Nov. 24 | vs.
Illinois
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| 2012 Season Totals |
| Record | 0-0
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| Scoring | - |
| Conference Record | 0-0 |
| Home Record | 0-0
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| Away Record | 0-0
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| 2012 Big 10 Legends Standings |
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| Longest Running Rivalry |
| Northwestern & Illinois have played 105 games. |
| Northwestern has won 47 games. |
| Illinois has won 53 games. |
| with 5 tie games. |
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| Record when scoring..... (since 2000) |
| Scoring | Record |
| less than 10 | 0-8 |
| 10 or more | 74-65 |
| 20 or more |
66-37 |
| 30 or more | 36-11 |
| 40 or more | 16-4 |
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| Record when allowing..... (since 2000) |
| Points Allowed | Record |
| less than 10 | 14-0 |
| 10 or more | 60-73 |
| 20 or more | 37-72 |
| 30 or more | 14-59 |
| 40 or more | 6-32 |
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