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Listed below are historical scores for Northwestern.
This file was last updated on Tuesday, January 08, 2008.
Conference affiliation is in parenthesis. Conference games are prefixed with an asterisk.

Key

  green - verified (see notes file)
  yellow - verified, but disputed; probably correct
  red - not yet verified
  white - opponents, results, and scores, mostly correct, but not yet verified
 

2007-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/1vs.Northeastern (non-IA)W270
9/8vs.Nevada (6-7)W3631
9/15vs.Duke (1-11)L1420
9/22@*Ohio State (11-2)L758
9/29vs.*Michigan (9-4)L1628
10/6@*Michigan State (7-6)W4841
10/13vs.*Minnesota (1-11)W4948
10/19vs.Eastern Michigan (4-8)W2614@ Detroit, MI
10/27@*Purdue (8-5)L1735
11/3vs.*Iowa (6-6)L1728
11/10vs.*Indiana (7-6)W3128
11/17@*Illinois (9-4)L2241
 

6-6-0

 310372
 

2006-Northwestern (Big Ten)

8/31@Miami (Ohio) (2-10)W213
9/9vs.New Hampshire (non-IA)L1734
9/16vs.Eastern Michigan (1-11)W146
9/22@Nevada (8-5)L2131
9/30@*Penn State (9-4)L733
10/7@*Wisconsin (12-1)L941
10/14vs.*Purdue (8-6)L1031
10/21vs.*Michigan State (4-8)L3841
10/28@*Michigan (11-2)L317
11/4@*Iowa (6-7)W217
11/11vs.*Ohio State (12-1)L1054
11/18vs.*Illinois (2-10)W2716
 

4-8-0

 198314
 

2005-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/3vs.Ohio (4-7)W3814
9/10vs.Northern Illinois (7-5)W3837
9/17@Arizona State (7-5)L2152
9/24vs.*Penn State (11-1)L2934
10/8vs.*Wisconsin (10-3)W5148
10/15@*Purdue (5-6)W3429
10/22@*Michigan State (5-6)W4914
10/29vs.*Michigan (7-5)L1733
11/5vs.*Iowa (7-5)W2827
11/12@*Ohio State (10-2)L748
11/19@*Illinois (2-9)W3821
12/30vs.UCLA (10-2)L3850@ El Paso, TXSun Bowl
 

7-5-0

 388407
 

2004-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/2@Texas Christian (5-6)L4548
9/11vs.Arizona State (9-3)L2130
9/18vs.Kansas (4-7)W2017
9/25@*Minnesota (7-5)L1743
10/2vs.*Ohio State (8-4)W3327
10/9vs.*Indiana (3-8)W3124
10/23@*Wisconsin (9-3)L1224
10/30vs.*Purdue (7-5)W1310
11/6@*Penn State (4-7)W147
11/13@*Michigan (9-3)L2042
11/20vs.*Illinois (3-8)W2821
11/27@Hawaii (8-5)L4149
 

6-6-0

 295342
 

2003-Northwestern (Big Ten)

8/30@Kansas (6-7)W2820
9/6vs.Air Force (7-5)L2122
9/13vs.Miami (Ohio) (13-1)L1444
9/20@Duke (4-8)W2810
9/27@*Ohio State (11-2)L020
10/4vs.*Minnesota (10-3)L1742
10/11@*Indiana (2-10)W3731
10/25vs.*Wisconsin (7-6)W167
11/1@*Purdue (9-4)L1434
11/8vs.*Penn State (3-9)W177
11/15vs.*Michigan (10-3)L1041
11/22@*Illinois (1-11)W3720
12/26vs.Bowling Green State (11-3)L2428@ Detroit, MIMotor City Bowl
 

6-7-0

 263326
 

2002-Northwestern (Big Ten)

8/31@Air Force (8-5)L352
9/7vs.Texas Christian (10-2)L2448
9/14vs.Duke (2-10)W2621
9/21@Navy (2-10)W4940
9/28@*Michigan State (4-8)L2439
10/5vs.*Ohio State (14-0)L1627
10/10@*Minnesota (8-5)L4245
10/19@*Penn State (9-4)L049
10/26vs.*Purdue (7-6)L1342
11/2vs.*Indiana (3-9)W4137
11/9@*Iowa (11-2)L1062
11/23vs.*Illinois (5-7)L2431
 

3-9-0

 272493
 

2001-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/7@Nevada-Las Vegas (4-7)W3728
9/22@Duke (0-11)W447
9/29vs.*Michigan State (7-5)W2726
10/6@*Ohio State (7-5)L2038
10/13vs.*Minnesota (4-7)W2317
10/20vs.*Penn State (5-6)L3538
10/27@*Purdue (6-6)L2732
11/3@*Indiana (5-6)L2156
11/10vs.*Iowa (7-5)L1659
11/17vs.Bowling Green State (8-3)L4243
11/22@*Illinois (10-2)L2834
 

4-7-0

 320378
 

2000-Northwestern (Big Ten)

8/31vs.Northern Illinois (6-5)W3517
9/9vs.Duke (0-11)W385
9/16@Texas Christian (10-2)L1441
9/23@*Wisconsin (9-4)W4744
9/30@*Michigan State (5-6)W3717
10/7vs.*Indiana (3-8)W5233
10/14vs.*Purdue (8-4)L2841
10/28@*Minnesota (6-6)W4135
11/4vs.*Michigan (9-3)W5451
11/11@*Iowa (3-9)L1727
11/18vs.*Illinois (5-6)W6123
12/30vs.Nebraska (10-2)L1766@ San Antonio, TXAlamo Bowl
 

8-4-0

 441400
 

1999-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/4vs.Miami (Ohio) (7-4)L328
9/11vs.Texas Christian (8-4)W177
9/18@Duke (3-8)W1512
9/25@*Purdue (7-5)L2331
10/2vs.*Minnesota (8-4)L1433
10/9@*Indiana (4-7)L1734
10/16vs.*Iowa (1-10)W2321
10/30vs.*Wisconsin (10-2)L1935
11/6@*Michigan (10-2)L337
11/13vs.*Michigan State (10-2)L034
11/20@*Illinois (8-4)L729
 

3-8-0

 141301
 

1998-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/5vs.Nevada-Las Vegas (0-11)W417
9/12vs.Duke (4-7)L1044
9/19@Rice (5-6)W2314
9/26@*Wisconsin (11-1)L738
10/3vs.*Illinois (3-8)L1013
10/10@*Iowa (3-8)L2426
10/17vs.*Michigan (10-3)L612
10/24vs.*Ohio State (11-1)L1036
10/31@*Michigan State (6-6)L529
11/7vs.*Purdue (9-4)L2156
11/14@*Penn State (9-3)L1041
11/21@Hawaii (0-12)W4721
 

3-9-0

 214337
 

1997-Northwestern (Big Ten)

8/23vs.Oklahoma (4-8)W240@ Chicago, ILPigskin Classic
9/6@Wake Forest (5-6)L2027
9/13vs.Duke (2-9)W2420
9/20vs.Rice (7-4)L3440
9/27@*Purdue (9-3)L921
10/4vs.*Wisconsin (8-5)L2526
10/11@*Michigan (12-0)L623
10/18vs.*Michigan State (7-5)W1917
10/25@*Ohio State (10-3)L649
11/1vs.*Penn State (9-3)L2730
11/8@*Illinois (0-11)W3421
11/15vs.*Iowa (7-5)W1514
 

5-7-0

 243288
 

1996-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/7@Wake Forest (3-8)L2728
9/14@Duke (0-11)W3813
9/21vs.Ohio (6-6)W287
9/28@*Indiana (3-8)W3517
10/5vs.*Michigan (8-4)W1716
10/12vs.*Minnesota (4-7)W2624
10/19@*Wisconsin (8-5)W3430
10/26vs.*Illinois (2-9)W2724
11/2@*Penn State (11-2)L934
11/9@*Iowa (9-3)W4013
11/16vs.*Purdue (3-8)W2724
1/1vs.Tennessee (10-2)L2848@ Orlando, FLCitrus Bowl
 

9-3-0

 336278
 

1995-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/2@Notre Dame (9-3)W1715
9/16vs.Miami (Ohio) (8-2-1)L2830
9/23vs.Air Force (8-5)W306
9/30vs.*Indiana (2-9)W317
10/7@*Michigan (9-4)W1913
10/14@*Minnesota (3-8)W2717
10/21vs.*Wisconsin (4-5-2)W350
10/28@*Illinois (5-5-1)W1714
11/4vs.*Penn State (9-3)W2110
11/11vs.*Iowa (8-4)W3120
11/18@*Purdue (4-6-1)W238
1/1vs.Southern California (9-2-1)L3241@ Pasadena, CARose Bowl
 

10-2-0

 311181
 

1994-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/3vs.Notre Dame (6-5-1)L1542@ Chicago, IL
9/10vs.Stanford (3-7-1)T4141
9/17@Air Force (8-4)W1410
10/1vs.*Ohio State (9-4)L1517
10/8vs.*Wisconsin (7-4-1)L1446
10/15@*Minnesota (3-8)W3731
10/22@*Indiana (6-5)W207
10/29vs.*Illinois (7-5)L728
11/5vs.*Michigan State (5-6)L1735
11/12@*Iowa (5-5-1)L1349
11/19@*Penn State (12-0)L1745
 

3-7-1

 210351
 

1993-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/4@Notre Dame (11-1)L1227
9/18vs.Boston College (9-3)W2221
9/25vs.Wake Forest (2-9)W2614
10/2@*Ohio State (10-1-1)L351
10/9@*Wisconsin (10-1-1)L1453
10/16vs.*Minnesota (4-7)L2628
10/23vs.*Indiana (8-4)L024
10/30@*Illinois (5-6)L1320
11/6@*Michigan State (6-6)L2931
11/13vs.*Iowa (6-6)L1923
11/20vs.*Penn State (10-2)L2143
 

2-9-0

 185335
 

1992-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/5vs.Notre Dame (10-1-1)L742@ Chicago, IL
9/12@Boston College (8-3-1)L049
9/19@Stanford (10-3)L2435
10/3@*Purdue (4-7)W2814
10/10vs.*Indiana (5-6)L328
10/17@*Ohio State (8-3-1)L731
10/24@*Illinois (6-5-1)W2726
10/31vs.*Michigan State (5-6)L2627
11/7vs.*Michigan (9-0-3)L740
11/14@*Iowa (5-7)L1456
11/21vs.*Wisconsin (5-6)W2725
 

3-8-0

 170373
 

1991-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/14vs.Rice (4-7)L736
9/21@Rutgers (6-5)L1822
9/28vs.Wake Forest (3-8)W4114
10/5vs.*Purdue (4-7)L1417
10/12@*Indiana (7-4-1)L644
10/19vs.*Ohio State (8-4)L334@ Cleveland, OH
10/26vs.*Illinois (6-6)W1711
11/2@*Michigan State (3-8)W1613
11/9@*Michigan (10-2)L1459
11/16vs.*Iowa (10-1-1)L1024
11/23@*Wisconsin (5-6)L1432
 

3-8-0

 160306
 

1990-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/8vs.Duke (4-7)L2427
9/22@Rice (5-6)L1431
9/29vs.Northern Illinois (6-5)W247
10/6vs.*Indiana (6-5-1)L042
10/13@*Minnesota (6-5)L2535
10/20vs.*Wisconsin (1-10)W4434
10/27@*Iowa (8-4)L1456
11/3@*Ohio State (7-4-1)L748
11/10vs.*Purdue (2-9)L1333
11/17vs.*Michigan State (8-3-1)L2229
11/24@*Illinois (8-4)L2328
 

2-9-0

 210370
 

1989-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/9@Duke (8-4)L3141
9/16vs.Air Force (8-4-1)L3148
9/23vs.Rutgers (2-7-2)L2738
10/7@*Indiana (5-6)L1143
10/14vs.*Minnesota (6-5)L1820
10/21@*Wisconsin (2-9)L3135
10/28vs.*Iowa (5-6)L2235
11/4vs.*Ohio State (8-4)L2752
11/11@*Purdue (3-8)L1546
11/18@*Michigan State (8-4)L1476
11/25vs.*Illinois (10-2)L1463
 

0-11-0

 241497
 

1988-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/3vs.Duke (7-3-1)L2131
9/17@Air Force (5-7)L2762
9/24@Army (9-3)L723
10/1vs.*Indiana (8-3-1)L1748
10/8@*Minnesota (2-7-2)T2828
10/15@*Michigan State (6-5-1)L336
10/22vs.*Wisconsin (1-10)W3514
10/29vs.*Michigan (9-2-1)L752
11/5@*Iowa (6-4-3)L1035
11/12vs.*Purdue (4-7)W287
11/19@*Illinois (6-5-1)L914
 

2-8-1

 192350
 

1987-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/12@Duke (5-6)L1631
9/19@Missouri (5-6)L328
9/26vs.Northern Illinois (5-5-1)T1616
10/3@*Indiana (8-4)L1835
10/10vs.*Minnesota (6-5)L3345
10/17vs.*Michigan State (9-2-1)L038
10/24@*Wisconsin (3-8)W2724
10/31@*Michigan (8-4)L629
11/7vs.*Iowa (10-3)L2452
11/14@*Purdue (3-7-1)L1520
11/21vs.*Illinois (3-7-1)W2810
 

2-8-1

 186328
 

1986-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/6vs.Duke (4-7)L617
9/20vs.Army (6-5)W2518
9/27@Princeton (non-IA)W370
10/4vs.*Indiana (6-6)L724
10/11@*Minnesota (6-6)L2344
10/18vs.*Wisconsin (3-9)L2735
10/25@*Iowa (9-3)L2027
11/1vs.*Purdue (3-8)L1617
11/8@*Ohio State (10-3)L930
11/15vs.*Michigan State (6-5)W2421
11/22@*Illinois (4-7)W2318
 

4-7-0

 217251
 

1985-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/7@Duke (4-7)L1740
9/14@Missouri (1-10)W2723
9/28vs.Northern Illinois (4-7)W3816
10/5@*Indiana (4-7)L726
10/12vs.*Minnesota (7-5)L1021
10/19@*Wisconsin (5-6)W1714
10/26vs.*Iowa (10-2)L1049
11/2@*Purdue (5-6)L731
11/9vs.*Ohio State (9-3)L1735
11/16@*Michigan State (7-5)L032
11/23vs.*Illinois (6-5-1)L2045
 

3-8-0

 170332
 

1984-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/1@*Illinois (7-4)L1624
9/8@Washington (11-1)L026
9/15vs.Syracuse (6-5)L1213
9/22vs.*Indiana (0-11)W4037
9/29@*Wisconsin (7-4-1)L1631
10/6vs.*Iowa (8-4-1)L331
10/13@*Michigan (6-6)L031
10/20@*Minnesota (4-7)W3128
10/27vs.*Purdue (7-5)L749
11/3@*Michigan State (6-6)L1027
11/10vs.*Ohio State (9-3)L352
 

2-9-0

 138349
 

1983-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/10vs.Washington (8-4)L034
9/17@Syracuse (6-5)L035
9/24@*Indiana (3-8)W108
10/1vs.*Wisconsin (7-4)L049
10/8@*Iowa (9-3)L2161
10/15@*Michigan (9-3)L035
10/22vs.*Minnesota (1-10)W198
10/29@*Purdue (3-7-1)L1748
11/5vs.*Michigan State (4-6-1)L39
11/12@*Ohio State (9-3)L755
11/19vs.*Illinois (10-2)L2456
 

2-9-0

 101398
 

1982-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/4@*Illinois (7-5)L1349
9/11@*Indiana (5-6)L030
9/18vs.Miami (Ohio) (7-4)L1327
9/25vs.Northern Illinois (5-5)W316
10/2@*Iowa (8-4)L745
10/9vs.*Minnesota (3-8)W3121
10/16@*Purdue (3-8)L2134
10/23vs.*Michigan (8-4)L1449
10/30@*Wisconsin (7-5)L2054
11/6@*Michigan State (2-9)W2824
11/13vs.*Ohio State (9-3)L2840
 

3-8-0

 206379
 

1981-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/12vs.*Indiana (3-8)L2021
9/19vs.Arkansas (8-4)L738@ Little Rock, AR
9/26vs.Utah (8-2-1)L042
10/3vs.*Iowa (8-4)L064
10/10@*Minnesota (6-5)L2335
10/17vs.*Purdue (5-6)L035
10/24@*Michigan (9-3)L038
10/31@*Wisconsin (7-5)L052
11/7vs.*Michigan State (5-6)L1461
11/14@*Ohio State (9-3)L670
11/21vs.*Illinois (7-4)L1249
 

0-11-0

 82505
 

1980-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/6@*Illinois (3-7-1)L935
9/13@*Michigan (10-2)L1017
9/20@Washington (9-3)L745
9/27@Syracuse (5-6)L2142
10/4vs.*Minnesota (5-6)L2149
10/11vs.*Ohio State (9-3)L063
10/18@*Iowa (4-7)L325
10/25vs.*Indiana (6-5)L2035
11/1vs.*Purdue (9-3)L3152
11/8@*Michigan State (3-8)L1042
11/15vs.*Wisconsin (4-7)L1939
 

0-11-0

 151444
 

1979-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/8@*Michigan (8-4)L749
9/15vs.Wyoming (4-8)W2722
9/22vs.Syracuse (7-5)L2154
9/29@*Minnesota (4-6-1)L838
10/6@*Ohio State (11-1)L716
10/13vs.*Iowa (5-6)L658
10/20@*Indiana (8-4)L030
10/27@*Purdue (10-2)L1620
11/3vs.*Michigan State (5-6)L742
11/10@*Wisconsin (4-7)L328
11/17vs.*Illinois (2-8-1)L1329
 

1-10-0

 115386
 

1978-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/9@*Illinois (1-8-2)T00
9/16@*Iowa (2-9)L320
9/23vs.*Wisconsin (5-4-2)L728
9/30@Colorado (6-5)L755
10/7vs.Arizona State (9-3)L1456
10/14@*Indiana (4-7)L1038
10/21vs.*Minnesota (5-6)L1438
10/28@*Ohio State (7-4-1)L2063
11/4@*Purdue (9-2-1)L031
11/11vs.*Michigan (10-2)L1459
11/18vs.*Michigan State (8-3)L352
 

0-10-1

 92440
 

1977-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/10@*Iowa (4-7)L024
9/17@Arizona State (9-3)L335
9/24vs.North Carolina (8-3-1)L741
10/1@*Wisconsin (5-6)L719
10/8vs.*Indiana (5-5-1)L328
10/15@*Minnesota (7-5)L713
10/22vs.*Ohio State (9-3)L1535
10/29vs.*Purdue (5-6)L1628
11/5@*Michigan (10-2)L2063
11/11@*Michigan State (7-3-1)L344
11/19vs.*Illinois (3-8)W217
 

1-10-0

 102337
 

1976-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/11@*Purdue (5-6)L1931
9/18@North Carolina (9-3)L012
9/25vs.Notre Dame (9-3)L048
10/2vs.Arizona (5-6)L1527
10/9@*Indiana (5-6)L07
10/16vs.*Michigan (10-2)L738
10/23vs.*Wisconsin (5-6)L2528
10/30@*Iowa (5-6)L1013
11/6vs.*Minnesota (6-5)L1038
11/13vs.*Michigan State (4-6-1)W4221
11/20@*Illinois (5-6)L648
 

1-10-0

 134311
 

1975-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/13vs.*Purdue (4-7)W3125
9/20vs.Northern Illinois (3-8)W103
9/27@Notre Dame (8-3)L731
10/4@Arizona (9-2)L641
10/11vs.*Indiana (2-8-1)W300
10/18@*Michigan (8-2-2)L069
10/25@*Wisconsin (4-6-1)L1417
11/1vs.*Iowa (3-8)L2124
11/8@*Minnesota (6-5)L933
11/15@*Michigan State (7-4)L1447
11/22vs.*Illinois (5-6)L728
 

3-8-0

 149318
 

1974-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/14@*Michigan State (7-3-1)L741
9/21vs.Notre Dame (10-2)L349
9/28@Nebraska (9-3)L749
10/5vs.Oregon (2-9)W1410
10/12@*Iowa (3-8)L1035
10/19vs.*Purdue (4-6-1)L2631
10/26vs.*Ohio State (10-2)L755
11/2@*Minnesota (4-7)W2113
11/9vs.*Indiana (1-10)W2422
11/16vs.*Wisconsin (7-4)L752
11/23@*Illinois (6-4-1)L1428
 

3-8-0

 140385
 

1973-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/15vs.*Michigan State (5-6)W1410
9/22@Notre Dame (11-0)L044
9/29vs.Pittsburgh (6-5-1)L1421
10/6vs.Ohio (5-5)L1214
10/13vs.*Iowa (0-11)W3115
10/20@*Purdue (5-6)L1021
10/27@*Ohio State (10-0-1)L060
11/3vs.*Minnesota (7-4)L4352
11/10@*Indiana (2-9)W2120
11/17@*Wisconsin (4-7)L3436
11/24vs.*Illinois (5-6)W96
 

4-7-0

 188299
 

1972-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/16@*Michigan (10-1)L07
9/23vs.Notre Dame (8-3)L037
9/30@Pittsburgh (1-10)W2722
10/7@*Wisconsin (4-7)L1421
10/14vs.*Iowa (3-7-1)L1223
10/21@*Purdue (6-5)L037
10/28vs.*Indiana (5-6)W2314
11/4vs.*Illinois (3-8)L1343
11/11@*Minnesota (4-7)L2935
11/18vs.*Ohio State (9-2)L1427
11/25@*Michigan State (5-5-1)L1424
 

2-9-0

 146290
 

1971-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/11vs.*Michigan (11-1)L621
9/18@Notre Dame (8-2)L750
9/25vs.Syracuse (5-5-1)W126
10/2vs.*Wisconsin (4-6-1)W2411
10/9@*Iowa (1-10)W283
10/16vs.*Purdue (3-7)L2021
10/23@*Indiana (3-8)W2410
10/30@*Illinois (5-6)L724
11/6vs.*Minnesota (4-7)W4120
11/13@*Ohio State (6-4)W1410
11/20vs.*Michigan State (6-5)W287
 

7-4-0

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1970-Northwestern (Big Ten)

9/19vs.Notre Dame (10-1)L1435
9/26@UCLA (6-5)L712
10/3vs.Southern Methodist (5-6)