The Northwestern Wildcats have a 6-14 record in their last 20 games on the road against ranked opponents.
| TEAM | DATE | REC | TM | OPP | RESULT | W% | TD | 1DWN | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Northwestern | 12/29/2008 | 0-1 |  NW | @ |  MIZ | L 23-30 | .000 | 3 | 21 | 376 | 311 | ||
| 2 | | Northwestern | 11/7/2009 | 1-0 | NW | @ |  IOWA | W 17-10 | 1.000 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | | Northwestern | 11/27/2010 | 0-1 | NW | @ |  WIS | L 23-70 | .000 | 3 | |||||
| 4 | | Northwestern | 10/1/2011 | 0-1 | NW | @ |  ILL | L 35-38 | .000 | 5 | |||||
| 5 | | Northwestern | 11/5/2011 | 1-0 | NW | @ |  NEB | W 28-25 | 1.000 | 4 | |||||
| 6 | | Northwestern | 11/15/2014 | 1-0 | NW | @ |  ND | W 43-40 | 1.000 | 4 | 29 | 547 | 498 | 40.0 | 33.3 |
| 7 | | Northwestern | 10/10/2015 | 0-1 | NW | @ |  MICH | L 0-38 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 168 | 380 | 15.4 | 0.0 |
| 8 | | Northwestern | 11/21/2015 | 1-0 | NW | @ | WIS | W 13-7 | 1.000 | 1 | 12 | 209 | 203 | 35.0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | | Northwestern | 10/29/2016 | 0-1 | NW | @ |  OSU | L 20-24 | .000 | 2 | 21 | 406 | 431 | 50.0 | 100.0 |
| 10 | | Northwestern | 9/30/2017 | 0-1 | NW | @ | WIS | L 24-33 | .000 | 3 | 20 | 244 | 306 | 20.0 | 66.7 |
| 11 | | Northwestern | 10/6/2018 | 1-0 | NW | @ |  MSU | W 29-19 | 1.000 | 4 | 19 | 381 | 425 | 35.7 | 100.0 |
| 12 | | Northwestern | 12/1/2018 | 0-1 | NW | @ | OSU | L 24-45 | .000 | 3 | 21 | 418 | 607 | 33.3 | 0.0 |
| 13 | | Northwestern | 12/31/2018 | 1-0 | NW | @ |  UTAH | W 31-20 | 1.000 | 4 | 17 | 322 | 393 | 21.4 | 0.0 |
| 14 | | Northwestern | 8/31/2019 | 0-1 | NW | @ |  STAN | L 7-17 | .000 | 1 | 15 | 210 | 365 | 35.7 | 50.0 |
| 15 | | Northwestern | 9/28/2019 | 0-1 | NW | @ | WIS | L 15-24 | .000 | 2 | 21 | 255 | 243 | 25.0 | 50.0 |
| 16 | | Northwestern | 12/19/2020 | 0-1 | NW | @ | OSU | L 10-22 | .000 | 1 | 19 | 329 | 513 | 43.8 | 50.0 |
| 17 | | Northwestern | 10/23/2021 | 0-1 | NW | @ | MICH | L 7-33 | .000 | 1 | 10 | 233 | 457 | 28.6 | 50.0 |
| 18 | | Northwestern | 11/13/2021 | 0-1 | NW | @ | WIS | L 7-35 | .000 | 1 | 12 | 239 | 497 | 23.1 | 33.3 |
| 19 | | Northwestern | 10/1/2022 | 0-1 | NW | @ |  PSU | L 7-17 | .000 | 1 | 12 | 241 | 360 | 25.0 | 25.0 |
| 20 | | Northwestern | 9/16/2023 | 0-1 | NW | @ |  DUKE | L 14-38 | .000 | 2 | 20 | 267 | 487 | 55.6 | 33.3 |
| Average | .300 | 2.4 | 302.8 | 404.8 | |||||||||||
| Total | 6-14 | .300 | 47 | 4,845 | 6,476 |
More Northwestern Stats
Team Rankings
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 |
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CFB 2025 Leaders
CFB 2025 Rankings
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 |
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Memphis| 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 |
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