northwestern record against ranked teams in last 25 games

The Northwestern Wildcats are 4-21 in their last 25 games against ranked opponents.

TEAMDATERECTMOPPRESULTW%TD1DWNOFFOPP OFF3DWN%4DWN%
1Northwestern
Northwestern
10/6/2018
1-0
NW NW
@
MSU MSU
W
29-19
1.000
4
19
381
425
35.7
100.0
2Northwestern
Northwestern
10/27/2018
1-0
NW NW
vs
WIS WIS
W
31-17
1.000
4
19
349
323
47.1
0.0
3Northwestern
Northwestern
11/3/2018
0-1
NW NW
vs
ND ND
L
21-31
.000
3
16
249
464
33.3
50.0
4Northwestern
Northwestern
12/1/2018
0-1
NW NW
@
OSU OSU
L
24-45
.000
3
21
418
607
33.3
0.0
5Northwestern
Northwestern
12/31/2018
1-0
NW NW
@
UTAH UTAH
W
31-20
1.000
4
17
322
393
21.4
0.0
6Northwestern
Northwestern
8/31/2019
0-1
NW NW
@
STAN STAN
L
7-17
.000
1
15
210
365
35.7
50.0
7Northwestern
Northwestern
9/28/2019
0-1
NW NW
@
WIS WIS
L
15-24
.000
2
21
255
243
25.0
50.0
8Northwestern
Northwestern
10/18/2019
0-1
NW NW
vs
OSU OSU
L
3-52
.000
0
14
199
480
27.8
0.0
9Northwestern
Northwestern
10/26/2019
0-1
NW NW
vs
IOWA IOWA
L
0-20
.000
0
13
202
302
35.3
0.0
10Northwestern
Northwestern
11/23/2019
0-1
NW NW
vs
MINN MINN
L
22-38
.000
3
14
223
423
46.7
100.0
11Northwestern
Northwestern
11/21/2020
1-0
NW NW
vs
WIS WIS
W
17-7
1.000
2
16
263
366
13.3
0.0
12Northwestern
Northwestern
12/19/2020
0-1
NW NW
@
OSU OSU
L
10-22
.000
1
19
329
513
43.8
50.0
13Northwestern
Northwestern
10/23/2021
0-1
NW NW
@
MICH MICH
L
7-33
.000
1
10
233
457
28.6
50.0
14Northwestern
Northwestern
11/6/2021
0-1
NW NW
vs
IOWA IOWA
L
12-17
.000
1
20
363
361
33.3
100.0
15Northwestern
Northwestern
11/13/2021
0-1
NW NW
@
WIS WIS
L
7-35
.000
1
12
239
497
23.1
33.3
16Northwestern
Northwestern
10/1/2022
0-1
NW NW
@
PSU PSU
L
7-17
.000
1
12
241
360
25.0
25.0
17Northwestern
Northwestern
11/5/2022
0-1
NW NW
vs
OSU OSU
L
7-21
.000
1
17
285
283
45.0
0.0
18Northwestern
Northwestern
9/16/2023
0-1
NW NW
@
DUKE DUKE
L
14-38
.000
2
20
267
487
55.6
33.3
19Northwestern
Northwestern
9/30/2023
0-1
NW NW
vs
PSU PSU
L
13-41
.000
1
12
175
353
31.3
0.0
20Northwestern
Northwestern
10/5/2024
0-1
NW NW
vs
IND IND
L
24-41
.000
3
17
336
529
38.5
33.3
21Northwestern
Northwestern
11/16/2024
0-1
NW NW
vs
OSU OSU
L
7-31
.000
1
17
251
420
37.5
50.0
22Northwestern
Northwestern
11/30/2024
0-1
NW NW
vs
ILL ILL
L
28-38
.000
3
28
442
382
47.4
0.0
23Northwestern
Northwestern
9/13/2025
0-1
NW NW
vs
ORE ORE
L
14-34
.000
2
15
313
373
27.3
50.0
24Northwestern
Northwestern
11/7/2025
0-1
NW NW
@
USC USC
L
17-38
.000
2
13
280
482
33.3
50.0
25Northwestern
Northwestern
11/15/2025
0-1
NW NW
vs
MICH MICH
L
22-24
.000
2
11
245
496
16.7
100.0
Average.1601.916.3282.8415.434.31.3
Total4-21.160484087,07010,38434.332.8

More Northwestern Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

23.4

111th

OPP PPG

21.0

36th

RUSH YDS/G

174.0

56th

PASS YDS/G

183.5

137th

2025 Big 10 Standings
TEAMCONFOVERALL
7
Iowa Iowa
5-3
7-4
8
Nebraska Nebraska
4-4
7-4
9
Northwestern Northwestern
4-4
6-5
10
Minnesota Minnesota
4-4
6-5
11
Illinois Illinois
4-4
7-4
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/29
NW NW
@
ILL ILL
7:30 PM
Last Game
MINN Minnesota

6 - 5

35

Final

38

Sat 22 Nov 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

CFB 2025 Rankings

CFB 2025 Division Standings

Big 10WLPCT
1
Ohio State Ohio State
11
0
1.000
2
Indiana Indiana
11
0
1.000
American AthleticWLPCT
1
North Texas North Texas
10
1
.909
2
Tulane Tulane
9
2
.818
IndependentWLPCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
9
2
.818
2
UConn UConn
9
3
.750
Pac-12WLPCT
1
Oregon State Oregon State
2
9
.182
2
Washington State Washington State
5
6
.455
Mountain WestWLPCT
1
San Diego State San Diego State
9
2
.818
2
Boise State Boise State
7
4
.636
SoutheasternWLPCT
1
Texas A&M Texas A&M
11
0
1.000
2
Georgia Georgia
10
1
.909
Big 12WLPCT
1
Texas Tech Texas Tech
10
1
.909
2
BYU BYU
10
1
.909
Atlantic CoastWLPCT
1
Miami Miami
9
2
.818
2
Virginia Virginia
9
2
.818
Mid-AmericanWLPCT
1
Western Michigan Western Michigan
8
4
.667
2
Central Michigan Central Michigan
7
4
.636
Conference USAWLPCT
1
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
7
4
.636
2
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
8
3
.727
Sun BeltWLPCT
1
JMU JMU
10
1
.909
2
Old Dominion Old Dominion
8
3
.727

CFB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/31
MIA MIA
@
SMU SMU
20-26
Fri
10/31
VAN VAN
@
TEX TEX
31-34
Fri
10/31
ARMY ARMY
@
AFA AFA
20-17
Fri
10/31
DUKE DUKE
@
CLEM CLEM
46-45
Fri
10/31
ECU ECU
@
TEM TEM
45-14

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/27
NAVY NAVY
@
MEM MEM
7:30 PM
Fri
11/28
IOWA IOWA
@
NEB NEB
12:00 PM
Fri
11/28
OHIO OHIO
@
BUFF BUFF
12:00 PM
Fri
11/28
UTAH UTAH
@
KU KU
12:00 PM
Fri
11/28
KENT KENT
@
NIU NIU
12:00 PM