northwestern record since 1978

The Northwestern Wildcats have a 223-332-4 record since 1978.

TEAMRECSEASONW%GPWLTTDPTSPPGOPP PTSOPP PPG1DWN3DWN%4DWN%
1Northwestern
Northwestern
0-10-1
1978
.045
11
0
10
1
92
8.4
440
40.0
2Northwestern
Northwestern
1-10
1979
.091
11
1
10
0
115
10.5
386
35.1
3Northwestern
Northwestern
0-11
1980
.000
11
0
11
0
151
13.7
444
40.4
4Northwestern
Northwestern
0-11
1981
.000
11
0
11
0
82
7.5
505
45.9
5Northwestern
Northwestern
3-8
1982
.273
11
3
8
0
206
18.7
379
34.5
6Northwestern
Northwestern
2-9
1983
.182
11
2
9
0
101
9.2
398
36.2
7Northwestern
Northwestern
2-9
1984
.182
11
2
9
0
138
12.5
349
31.7
8Northwestern
Northwestern
3-8
1985
.273
11
3
8
0
170
15.5
332
30.2
9Northwestern
Northwestern
4-7
1986
.364
11
4
7
0
217
19.7
251
22.8
10Northwestern
Northwestern
2-8-1
1987
.227
11
2
8
1
186
16.9
328
29.8
11Northwestern
Northwestern
2-8-1
1988
.227
11
2
8
1
192
17.5
350
31.8
12Northwestern
Northwestern
0-11
1989
.000
11
0
11
0
241
21.9
497
45.2
13Northwestern
Northwestern
2-9
1990
.182
11
2
9
0
210
19.1
370
33.6
14Northwestern
Northwestern
3-8
1991
.273
11
3
8
0
160
14.5
306
27.8
15Northwestern
Northwestern
3-8
1992
.273
11
3
8
0
170
15.5
375
34.1
16Northwestern
Northwestern
2-9
1993
.182
11
2
9
0
185
16.8
335
30.5
17Northwestern
Northwestern
3-7-1
1994
.318
11
3
7
1
210
19.1
351
31.9
18Northwestern
Northwestern
10-1
1995
.909
11
10
1
0
279
25.4
140
12.7
19Northwestern
Northwestern
9-2
1996
.818
11
9
2
0
308
28.0
230
20.9
20Northwestern
Northwestern
5-7
1997
.417
12
5
7
0
243
20.3
288
24.0
21Northwestern
Northwestern
3-9
1998
.250
12
3
9
0
214
17.8
337
28.1
22Northwestern
Northwestern
3-8
1999
.273
11
3
8
0
141
12.8
301
27.4
23Northwestern
Northwestern
8-3
2000
.727
11
8
3
0
56
424
38.5
334
30.4
261
24Northwestern
Northwestern
4-7
2001
.364
11
4
7
0
43
320
29.1
378
34.4
273
25Northwestern
Northwestern
3-9
2002
.250
12
3
9
0
35
272
22.7
493
41.1
248
Average.4039.23.75.40.124.5190.720.8260.128.4
Total223-332-4.403559223332495511,63020.815,86928.4

More Northwestern Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

22.5

114th

OPP PPG

16.8

13th

RUSH YDS/G

187.9

40th

PASS YDS/G

172.4

144th

2025 Big 10 Standings
TEAMCONFOVERALL
7
Minnesota Minnesota
3-2
5-3
8
Nebraska Nebraska
3-2
6-2
9
Northwestern Northwestern
3-2
5-3
10
Washington Washington
3-2
6-2
11
UCLA UCLA
3-2
3-5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/7
NW NW
@
USC USC
9:00 PM
Sat
11/15
MICH MICH
@
NW NW
1:00 PM
Sat
11/22
MINN MINN
@
NW NW
1:00 PM
Sat
11/29
NW NW
@
ILL ILL
1:00 PM
Last Game

21

Final

28

NEB Nebraska

6 - 2

Sat 25 Oct 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

CFB 2025 Rankings

CFB 2025 Division Standings

Mountain WestWLPCT
1
Boise State Boise State
6
2
.750
2
San Diego State San Diego State
6
1
.857
Big 12WLPCT
1
BYU BYU
8
0
1.000
2
Texas Tech Texas Tech
7
1
.875
Atlantic CoastWLPCT
1
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
8
0
1.000
2
Virginia Virginia
7
1
.875
Big 10WLPCT
1
Ohio State Ohio State
7
0
1.000
2
Indiana Indiana
8
0
1.000
Mid-AmericanWLPCT
1
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
5
3
.625
2
Central Michigan Central Michigan
5
3
.625
IndependentWLPCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
5
2
.714
2
UConn UConn
5
3
.625
SoutheasternWLPCT
1
Texas A&M Texas A&M
8
0
1.000
2
Alabama Alabama
7
1
.875
American AthleticWLPCT
1
Navy Navy
7
0
1.000
2
Memphis Memphis
8
1
.889
Pac-12WLPCT
1
Washington State Washington State
4
4
.500
2
Oregon State Oregon State
1
7
.125
Sun BeltWLPCT
1
JMU JMU
7
1
.875
2
Southern Miss Southern Miss
6
2
.750
Conference USAWLPCT
1
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
6
2
.750
2
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
5
3
.625

CFB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/3
ILL ILL
@
PUR PUR
43-27
Fri
10/3
KSU KSU
@
BAY BAY
34-35
Fri
10/3
ISU ISU
@
CIN CIN
30-38
Fri
10/3
UK UK
@
UGA UGA
14-35
Fri
10/3
WAKE WAKE
@
VT VT
30-23

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/1
BUFF BUFF
@
BGSU BGSU
12:00 PM
Sat
11/1
PSU PSU
@
OSU OSU
12:00 PM
Sat
11/1
UCF UCF
@
BAY BAY
12:00 PM
Sat
11/1
WVU WVU
@
HOU HOU
12:00 PM
Sat
11/1
UAB UAB
@
CONN CONN
12:00 PM