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 Northwestern Bowl History 


Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
 Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Ryan Field
Capacity: 47,130
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: David Braun
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

 Season   Date   Bowl Matchup 
  
Alamo
  2008  12/29/2008  Missouri  30-23  Northwestern
  2000  12/30/2000  Nebraska  66-17  Northwestern
  
Camping World
  2020  1/1/2021  Northwestern  35-19  Auburn
  
Capital One
  1996  1/1/1997  Tennessee  48-28  Northwestern
  
Gator
  2012  1/1/2013  Northwestern  34-20  Mississippi State
  
Holiday
  2018  12/31/2018  Northwestern  31-20  Utah
  
Las Vegas
  2023  12/23/2023  Northwestern  14-7  Utah
  
Motor City
  2003  12/26/2003  Bowling Green State  28-24  Northwestern
  
Music City
  2017  12/29/2017  Northwestern  24-23  Kentucky
  
Outback
  2015  1/1/2016  Tennessee  45-6  Northwestern
  
Outback Bowl
  2009  1/1/2010  Auburn  38-35  Northwestern
  
Pinstripe
  2016  12/28/2016  Northwestern  31-24  Pittsburgh
  
Rose
  1995  1/1/1996  Southern California  41-32  Northwestern
  1948  1/1/1949  Northwestern  20-14  California
  
Sun
  2005  12/30/2005  UCLA  50-38  Northwestern
  
Texas
  2011  12/31/2011  Texas A&M  33-22  Northwestern
  
TicketCity
  2010  1/1/2011  Texas Tech  70-23  Northwestern

 

 



Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.