northwestern record vs ranked teams last 20 games

The Northwestern Wildcats have a 2-18 record in their last 20 games against ranked opponents.

		TEAM	DATE	REC	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Northwestern	12/1/2018	0-1	NW	@	OSU	L 24-45	.000	3	21	418	607	33.3	0.0
2		Northwestern	12/31/2018	1-0	NW	@	UTAH	W 31-20	1.000	4	17	322	393	21.4	0.0
3		Northwestern	8/31/2019	0-1	NW	@	STAN	L 7-17	.000	1	15	210	365	35.7	50.0
4		Northwestern	9/28/2019	0-1	NW	@	WIS	L 15-24	.000	2	21	255	243	25.0	50.0
5		Northwestern	10/18/2019	0-1	NW	vs	OSU	L 3-52	.000	0	14	199	480	27.8	0.0
6		Northwestern	10/26/2019	0-1	NW	vs	IOWA	L 0-20	.000	0	13	202	302	35.3	0.0
7		Northwestern	11/23/2019	0-1	NW	vs	MINN	L 22-38	.000	3	14	223	423	46.7	100.0
8		Northwestern	11/21/2020	1-0	NW	vs	WIS	W 17-7	1.000	2	16	263	366	13.3	0.0
9		Northwestern	12/19/2020	0-1	NW	@	OSU	L 10-22	.000	1	19	329	513	43.8	50.0
10		Northwestern	10/23/2021	0-1	NW	@	MICH	L 7-33	.000	1	10	233	457	28.6	50.0
11		Northwestern	11/6/2021	0-1	NW	vs	IOWA	L 12-17	.000	1	20	363	361	33.3	100.0
12		Northwestern	11/13/2021	0-1	NW	@	WIS	L 7-35	.000	1	12	239	497	23.1	33.3
13		Northwestern	10/1/2022	0-1	NW	@	PSU	L 7-17	.000	1	12	241	360	25.0	25.0
14		Northwestern	11/5/2022	0-1	NW	vs	OSU	L 7-21	.000	1	17	285	283	45.0	0.0
15		Northwestern	9/16/2023	0-1	NW	@	DUKE	L 14-38	.000	2	20	267	487	55.6	33.3
16		Northwestern	9/30/2023	0-1	NW	vs	PSU	L 13-41	.000	1	12	175	353	31.3	0.0
17		Northwestern	10/5/2024	0-1	NW	vs	IND	L 24-41	.000	3	17	336	529	38.5	33.3
18		Northwestern	11/16/2024	0-1	NW	vs	OSU	L 7-31	.000	1	17	251	420	37.5	50.0
19		Northwestern	11/30/2024	0-1	NW	vs	ILL	L 28-38	.000	3	28	442	382	47.4	0.0
20		Northwestern	9/13/2025	0-1	NW	vs	ORE	L 14-34	.000	2	15	313	373	27.3	50.0
		Average							.100	1.7	16.5	278.3	409.7	34.3	1.5
		Total		2-18					.100	33	330	5,566	8,194	34.3	29.4

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PASS

1,372

Stone

Preston Stone

RUSH

608

Komolafe

Caleb Komolafe

REC

570

Wilde

Griffin Wilde

PPG

22.5

112th

OPP PPG

16.8

13th

RUSH YDS/G

187.9

34th

PASS YDS/G

172.4

144th

2025 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
6	USC	4-1	6-2
7	Minnesota	4-2	6-3
8	Northwestern	3-2	5-3
9	UCLA	3-2	3-5
10	Washington	3-2	6-2

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/7	NW	@	USC	9:00 PM
Sat 11/15	MICH	@	NW	12:00 PM
Sat 11/22	MINN	@	NW	1:00 PM
Sat 11/29	NW	@	ILL	1:00 PM

5 - 3

21

Final

28

NEB

6 - 2

Sat 25 Oct 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,780

Robertson

Sawyer Robertson

2,737

Aguilar

Joey Aguilar

2,702

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

Cook

Cam Cook

1,002

Johnson

Emmett Johnson

955

Henry

Robert Henry Jr.

Rec Yards Leaders

1,085

Scudero

Danny Scudero

994

Bell

Skyler Bell

854

Duff

KJ Duff

Pass TD Leaders

26

Robertson

Sawyer Robertson

25

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

23

Sayin

Julian Sayin

Rush TD Leaders

14

King

Haynes King

13

Lacy

Kewan Lacy

13

Horvath

Blake Horvath

11

Bell

Skyler Bell

10

Scudero

Danny Scudero

10

Sarratt

Elijah Sarratt

QB Rating Leaders

197.1

Sayin

Julian Sayin

185.2

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

171.7

Moore

Dante Moore

11.5

Bailey

David Bailey

10.0

Voorhis

Nathan Voorhis

9.5

Daley

John Henry Daley

CFB 2025 Rankings

46.4

44.4

43.6

43.6

41.3

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

6.9

10.0

10.8

13.1

13.2

13.5

Total Yards Rankings

510.5

505.9

504.9

504.1

492.3

487.8

Rush Yards Rankings

317.3

270.0

267.1

265.3

259.5

245.7

Pass Yards Rankings

332.4

329.3

325.4

324.3

312.7

308.3

34.0

33.0

33.0

32.0

32.0

32.0

CFB 2025 Division Standings

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	8	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio State	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	9	0	1.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
2	Buffalo	5	4	.556

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	2	.750
2	UConn	6	3	.667

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Oregon State	2	7	.222
2	Washington State	4	5	.444

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	San Diego State	7	1	.875
2	Boise State	6	3	.667

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Texas A&M	8	0	1.000
2	Alabama	7	1	.875

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Navy	7	1	.875
2	Memphis	8	1	.889

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Virginia	8	1	.889
2	Georgia Tech	8	1	.889

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	7	1	.875
2	Coastal Carolina	5	3	.625

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	6	2	.750
2	Jacksonville State	5	3	.625

CFB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 10/10	UCF	@	CIN	11-20
Fri 10/10	STAN	@	SMU	10-34
Fri 10/10	PITT	@	FSU	34-31
Fri 10/10	CHAR	@	ARMY	7-24
Fri 10/10	UCLA	@	MSU	38-13

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/4	M-OH	@	OHIO	7:00 PM
Tue 11/4	MASS	@	AKR	7:00 PM
Wed 11/5	NIU	@	TOL	7:00 PM
Wed 11/5	KENT	@	BALL	7:00 PM
Thu 11/6	GASO	@	APP	7:30 PM