Northwestern Wildcats
NCAA FBS College Football Scores

Northwestern University --- Evanston, Illinois








 

Historical and current won-loss records by seasons,
opponents, conferences, and decades as well as
individual game results, future schedules, and a variety
of analytical trends. Go Wildcats!
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College Football Schedule & Historical Game Results

F   game forfeited
V   game vacated
C   game cancelled
?   score unknown

 

 

 

 

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College Football Annual Won/Loss Records

*   winning% >= 50%
P   postseason appearance

 

 

 

 

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College Football Data Analytics

 

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Winning Percentage By Year Bar Chart

 

 

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Point Differential By Year Bar Chart

 

 

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Winning Percentage vs. Point Differential Scatter Chart

 

 

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Team Performance Gauges

 

 

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Winning Percentage By Year Histogram

 

 

 

 

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College Football Opponent Records Sorted By Games Played


OPPONENT   G   W-L-T   AVE
Illinois 96 49-45-2 .521 *
Wisconsin 86 36-49-1 .424 *
Minnesota 85 35-46-4 .435 *
Ohio State 73 12-60-1 .171 *
Michigan 70 12-56-2 .186 *
Purdue 70 25-44-1 .364 *
Iowa 69 23-44-2 .348 *
Indiana 66 37-28-1 .568 *
Michigan State 57 16-41 .281 *
Notre Dame 40 8-31-1 .212
Duke 24 10-14 .417
Penn State 22 6-16 .273 *
Nebraska 17 7-10 .412 *
Miami (OH) 11 4-7 .364
Syracuse 11 6-5 .545
Northern Illinois 8 6-1-1 .812
Stanford 8 2-4-2 .375
Iowa State 7 7-0 1.000
Pittsburgh 7 4-3 .571
Rice 7 3-4 .429
UCLA 7 4-3 .571 *
Air Force 6 2-4 .333
Missouri 6 3-3 .500
Southern California 6 0-6 .000 *
Army 5 3-2 .600
Boston College 5 4-1 .800
Maryland 5 4-1 .800 *
Ohio 5 4-1 .800
Rutgers 5 2-3 .400 *
Arizona State 4 0-4 .000
Miami 4 2-2 .500
Oklahoma 4 3-1 .750
Oregon State 4 3-1 .750
Texas Christian 4 1-3 .250
Tulane 4 1-3 .250
Vanderbilt 4 2-1-1 .625
Wake Forest 4 2-2 .500
Washington 4 0-4 .000 *
Bowling Green 3 1-2 .333
California 3 2-1 .667
Eastern Illinois 3 3-0 1.000
Eastern Michigan 3 3-0 1.000
Great Lakes Navy 3 1-2 .333
Navy 3 3-0 1.000
Nevada 3 2-1 .667
Nevada-Las Vegas 3 3-0 1.000
Utah 3 2-1 .667
Arizona 2 0-2 .000
Auburn 2 1-1 .500
Central Michigan 2 2-0 1.000
Colorado 2 1-1 .500
Florida 2 0-2 .000
Hawai'i 2 1-1 .500
Illinois State 2 1-1 .500
Kansas 2 2-0 1.000
Kansas State 2 2-0 1.000
North Carolina 2 0-2 .000
Oregon 2 1-1 .500 *
Southern Illinois 2 1-1 .500
Tennessee 2 0-2 .000
Western Illinois 2 2-0 1.000
Western Michigan 2 1-1 .500
Akron 1 0-1 .000
Arkansas 1 0-1 .000
Ball State 1 1-0 1.000
Centre 1 1-0 1.000
Colgate 1 1-0 1.000
DePaul (IL) 1 1-0 1.000
DePauw 1 1-0 1.000
Drake 1 1-0 1.000
Howard 1 1-0 1.000
Indiana State 1 1-0 1.000
Iowa Pre-Flight 1 0-1 .000
Kentucky 1 1-0 1.000
Louisiana-Monroe 1 1-0 1.000
Maine 1 1-0 1.000
Marquette 1 1-0 1.000
Massachusetts 1 1-0 1.000
Mississippi State 1 1-0 1.000
New Hampshire 1 0-1 .000
North Dakota State 1 1-0 1.000
Northeastern 1 1-0 1.000
Pacific 1 1-0 1.000
Princeton 1 1-0 1.000
South Carolina 1 1-0 1.000
South Dakota 1 1-0 1.000
Southern Methodist 1 0-1 .000
Texas 1 1-0 1.000
Texas A&M 1 0-1 .000
Texas Tech 1 0-1 .000
Texas-El Paso 1 1-0 1.000
Towson 1 1-0 1.000
Washington State 1 1-0 1.000
Wyoming 1 1-0 1.000
TOTALS 408-582-19 .414

*   current conference member

 

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College Football Opponent Records Sorted Alphabetically By Opponent


OPPONENT   G   W-L-T   AVE
Air Force 6 2-4 .333
Akron 1 0-1 .000
Arizona 2 0-2 .000
Arizona State 4 0-4 .000
Arkansas 1 0-1 .000
Army 5 3-2 .600
Auburn 2 1-1 .500
Ball State 1 1-0 1.000
Boston College 5 4-1 .800
Bowling Green 3 1-2 .333
California 3 2-1 .667
Central Michigan 2 2-0 1.000
Centre 1 1-0 1.000
Colgate 1 1-0 1.000
Colorado 2 1-1 .500
DePaul (IL) 1 1-0 1.000
DePauw 1 1-0 1.000
Drake 1 1-0 1.000
Duke 24 10-14 .417
Eastern Illinois 3 3-0 1.000
Eastern Michigan 3 3-0 1.000
Florida 2 0-2 .000
Great Lakes Navy 3 1-2 .333
Hawai'i 2 1-1 .500
Howard 1 1-0 1.000
Illinois 96 49-45-2 .521 *
Illinois State 2 1-1 .500
Indiana 66 37-28-1 .568 *
Indiana State 1 1-0 1.000
Iowa 69 23-44-2 .348 *
Iowa Pre-Flight 1 0-1 .000
Iowa State 7 7-0 1.000
Kansas 2 2-0 1.000
Kansas State 2 2-0 1.000
Kentucky 1 1-0 1.000
Louisiana-Monroe 1 1-0 1.000
Maine 1 1-0 1.000
Marquette 1 1-0 1.000
Maryland 5 4-1 .800 *
Massachusetts 1 1-0 1.000
Miami 4 2-2 .500
Miami (OH) 11 4-7 .364
Michigan 70 12-56-2 .186 *
Michigan State 57 16-41 .281 *
Minnesota 85 35-46-4 .435 *
Mississippi State 1 1-0 1.000
Missouri 6 3-3 .500
Navy 3 3-0 1.000
Nebraska 17 7-10 .412 *
Nevada 3 2-1 .667
Nevada-Las Vegas 3 3-0 1.000
New Hampshire 1 0-1 .000
North Carolina 2 0-2 .000
North Dakota State 1 1-0 1.000
Northeastern 1 1-0 1.000
Northern Illinois 8 6-1-1 .812
Notre Dame 40 8-31-1 .212
Ohio 5 4-1 .800
Ohio State 73 12-60-1 .171 *
Oklahoma 4 3-1 .750
Oregon 2 1-1 .500 *
Oregon State 4 3-1 .750
Pacific 1 1-0 1.000
Penn State 22 6-16 .273 *
Pittsburgh 7 4-3 .571
Princeton 1 1-0 1.000
Purdue 70 25-44-1 .364 *
Rice 7 3-4 .429
Rutgers 5 2-3 .400 *
South Carolina 1 1-0 1.000
South Dakota 1 1-0 1.000
Southern California 6 0-6 .000 *
Southern Illinois 2 1-1 .500
Southern Methodist 1 0-1 .000
Stanford 8 2-4-2 .375
Syracuse 11 6-5 .545
Tennessee 2 0-2 .000
Texas 1 1-0 1.000
Texas A&M 1 0-1 .000
Texas Christian 4 1-3 .250
Texas Tech 1 0-1 .000
Texas-El Paso 1 1-0 1.000
Towson 1 1-0 1.000
Tulane 4 1-3 .250
UCLA 7 4-3 .571 *
Utah 3 2-1 .667
Vanderbilt 4 2-1-1 .625
Wake Forest 4 2-2 .500
Washington 4 0-4 .000 *
Washington State 1 1-0 1.000
Western Illinois 2 2-0 1.000
Western Michigan 2 1-1 .500
Wisconsin 86 36-49-1 .424 *
Wyoming 1 1-0 1.000
TOTALS 408-582-19 .414

*   current conference member

 

 

 

 

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College Football Won/Loss Records By Decades

DECADE   G   W-L-T   AVE
1930 81 43-30-8 .580
1940 89 42-44-3 .489
1950 90 33-54-3 .383
1960 95 38-56-1 .405
1970 109 28-80-1 .261
1980 110 18-90-2 .173
1990 114 43-70-1 .382
2000 122 61-61 .500
2010 128 72-56 .562
2020 71 30-41 .423
TOTALS 1,009 408-582-19 .414

 

 

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Winning Percentage By Decade Bar Graph

 

 

 

 

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College Football Won/Loss Records By Conferences

CONF   G   W-L-T   AVE
Big10 717 263-440-14 .377 *
NonConf 272 137-130-5 .513
PostSea 20 8-12 .400
TOTALS 1,009 408-582-19 .414

*   current conference affiliation

 

 

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College Football Conference Descriptions


CONF   DESCRIPTION
Big10   Big Ten Conference *

*   current conference affiliation

 

 

 

 

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College Football Won/Loss Records By Opponent Location

OPP STATE   G   W-L-T   AVE
Indiana 179 73-103-3 .416
Michigan 134 34-98-2 .261
Illinois 116 63-50-3 .556
Ohio 93 21-71-1 .231
Wisconsin 87 37-49-1 .431
Minnesota 85 35-46-4 .435
Iowa 78 31-45-2 .410
North Carolina 30 12-18 .400
Pennsylvania 29 10-19 .345
California 25 9-14-2 .400
Nebraska 17 7-10 .412
New York 17 10-7 .588
Texas 16 6-10 .375
Maryland 9 8-1 .889
Colorado 8 3-5 .375
Massachusetts 7 6-1 .857
Arizona 6 0-6 .000
Florida 6 2-4 .333
Missouri 6 3-3 .500
Nevada 6 5-1 .833
New Jersey 6 3-3 .500
Oregon 6 4-2 .667
Tennessee 6 2-3-1 .417
Louisiana 5 2-3 .400
Washington 5 1-4 .200
Kansas 4 4-0 1.000
Oklahoma 4 3-1 .750
Utah 3 2-1 .667
Alabama 2 1-1 .500
Hawaii 2 1-1 .500
Kentucky 2 2-0 1.000
N/A 1 1-0 1.000
Arkansas 1 0-1 .000
District of Columbia 1 1-0 1.000
Maine 1 1-0 1.000
Mississippi 1 1-0 1.000
New Hampshire 1 0-1 .000
North Dakota 1 1-0 1.000
South Carolina 1 1-0 1.000
South Dakota 1 1-0 1.000
Wyoming 1 1-0 1.000
TOTALS 1,009 408-582-19 .414

 

 

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Winning Percentage By Opponent State Map

 

 

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