Northwestern Football Team History
Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
Team Timeline First Team: 1875 1994 - Michigan State self-forfeited all wins in the 1994 season, resulting in Northwestern's loss to Michigan State being retroactively changed to a win.
Championships National Championships
None
Conference Championships
1903, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1995, 1996 Division Championships
2018, 2020
Team Records Overall Record 568-702-44 Winning Pct. 45% Vacated Wins 0 Forfeit Wins 0 Adjusted Record 568-702-44 Winning Pct. 45% National Championships 0 Conference Titles 0 Division Titles 0 Conference Record 277-451-15 All American Players NFL Players (#2) Home Record 384-336-30 Away Record 173-350-13
By The Numbers Seasons 137 Winning Seasons (#1)
62 Losing Seasons (#1) 69 Most Wins in A Season 10 (2017) Most Loses in A Season 11 (2022) 10 Win Seasons 5 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 11/18/2017 Last Time Shutout 10/26/2019 Shutouts All-Time 167 Been Shutout All-Time 181
Streaks Longest Win 9 (10/14/2017-8/30/2018) Longest Losing
34 (9/22/1979-9/18/1982)
Bowl Records Overall Record 7-10-0
Rose 1-1-0 Cotton 0-0-0 Orange 0-0-0 Fiesta 0-0-0 Sugar 0-0-0
By the Decade 2020-29 19-27 2010-19 71-56 2000-09 61-61 1990-99 44-69
1980-89 18-90-2
1970-79 28-80-1
1960-69 38-56-1
1950-59 33-54-3
1940-49 42-44-3
1930-39 43-30-8
1920-29 40-37-1
Next Game 2024 Season is over.
2024 Season
Sat., Aug. 31 OPEN Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Duke
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Eastern Illinois
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Washington
Sat., Sep. 28 OPEN Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Indiana
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Maryland
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Wisconsin
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Iowa
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Purdue
Sat., Nov. 9 OPEN Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Ohio State
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Michigan
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Illinois
2024 Season Totals Record 0-0
Scoring 0-0 Conference Record 0-0 Home Record 0-0
Away Record 0-0
Longest Running Rivalry Northwestern & Illinois have played 117 games. Northwestern has won 56 games. Illinois has won 56 games. with 5 tie games.
Record when scoring..... (since 2000) Scoring Record less than 10 0-34 10 or more 151-110 20 or more
135-59 30 or more 76-15 40 or more 31-4
Record when allowing..... (since 2000) Points Allowed Record less than 10 32-1 10 or more 119-143 20 or more 67-132 30 or more 24-99 40 or more 10-46
Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
