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YearRankSchoolWLTRatingConference
189218Northwestern6420.1697Northwest IAA
189320Northwestern2530.0518Northwest IAA
189430Northwestern450-0.2569Independent
189519Northwestern6500.1184Independent
18967Northwestern6120.3971Western
189719Northwestern5300.1042Western
189817Northwestern9410.1906Western
189927Northwestern7600.1621Western
190014Northwestern7230.3195Western
190111Northwestern8210.4145Western
190247Northwestern6600.1042Western
190324Northwestern10130.3506Western
190425Northwestern8200.3318Western
190533Northwestern8210.2879Western
1906Northwestern
1907Northwestern
190852Northwestern2200.0251Western
190966Northwestern131-0.1638Western
191052Northwestern131-0.0125Western
191152Northwestern3400.0772Western
191246Northwestern2310.1595Western
191370Northwestern160-0.2597Western
191472Northwestern160-0.2687Western
191565Northwestern250-0.0056Western
191616Northwestern6100.4458Western
191724Northwestern5200.3743Big Ten
191817Northwestern2210.3362Big Ten
191972Northwestern2500.0704Big Ten
192056Northwestern3400.1556Big Ten
192189Northwestern160-0.2257Big Ten
192256Northwestern3310.1976Big Ten
192382Northwestern260-0.0250Big Ten
192451Northwestern4400.2255Big Ten
192524Northwestern5300.4010Big Ten
19269Northwestern7100.4968Big Ten
192742Northwestern4400.2110Big Ten
192810Northwestern5300.4990Big Ten
192922Northwestern6300.4008Big Ten
19303Northwestern7100.6929Big Ten
19313Northwestern7110.6977Big Ten
193244Northwestern3410.3127Big Ten
193365Northwestern1520.2253Big Ten
193478Northwestern3500.1308Big Ten
193527Northwestern4310.4124Big Ten
193611Northwestern7100.5915Big Ten
193741Northwestern4400.3501Big Ten
193821Northwestern4220.5080Big Ten
193938Northwestern3410.3629Big Ten
194012Northwestern6200.5955Big Ten
194126Northwestern5300.4576Big Ten
194280Northwestern1900.0983Big Ten
19438Northwestern6200.5728Big Ten
194472Northwestern171-0.0215Big Ten
194524Northwestern4410.3838Big Ten
194644Northwestern4410.3006Big Nine
194758Northwestern3600.2013Big Nine
194811Northwestern8200.6139Big Nine
194941Northwestern4500.3514Big Nine
195025Northwestern6300.4702Big Ten
195135Northwestern5400.3559Big Ten
195276Northwestern2610.0346Big Ten
195359Northwestern3600.1828Big Ten
195466Northwestern2700.0947Big Ten
1955103Northwestern081-0.2925Big Ten
195636Northwestern4410.3542Big Ten
1957104Northwestern090-0.2472Big Ten
195824Northwestern5400.4089Big Ten
195910Northwestern6300.6017Big Ten
196031Northwestern5400.4124Big Ten
196140Northwestern4500.3082Big Ten
19625Northwestern7200.6899Big Ten
196323Northwestern5400.5010Big Ten
196452Northwestern3600.2694Big Ten
196572Northwestern4600.1607Big Ten
196681Northwestern3610.0566Big Ten
196789Northwestern3700.0098Big Ten
1968100Northwestern190-0.1578Big Ten
196987Northwestern3700.0308Big Ten
197035Northwestern6400.3673Big Ten
197129Northwestern7400.3920Big Ten
1972107Northwestern290-0.1373Big Ten
197375Northwestern4700.1437Big Ten
197491Northwestern3800.0056Big Ten
1975103Northwestern380-0.0307Big Ten
1976119Northwestern1100-0.1578Big Ten
1977124Northwestern1100-0.1724Big Ten
1978134Northwestern0101-0.3420Big Ten
1979129Northwestern1100-0.2611Big Ten
1980135Northwestern0110-0.4877Big Ten
1981124Northwestern0110-0.2032Big Ten
1982100Northwestern380-0.1586Big Ten
198393Northwestern290-0.1036Big Ten
198486Northwestern290-0.0624Big Ten
198589Northwestern380-0.0808Big Ten
198679Northwestern470-0.0024Big Ten
198785Northwestern281-0.0596Big Ten
198889Northwestern281-0.1244Big Ten
1989104Northwestern0110-0.3683Big Ten
199096Northwestern290-0.1781Big Ten
199187Northwestern380-0.0794Big Ten
199281Northwestern3800.0393Big Ten
199370Northwestern2900.0762Big Ten
199476Northwestern3710.0744Big Ten
19952Northwestern10200.7651Big Ten
199621Northwestern930.4963Big Ten
199759Northwestern570.2235Big Ten
199892Northwestern39-0.0581Big Ten
199987Northwestern380.0236Big Ten
200025Northwestern840.4544Big Ten
200176Northwestern470.1057Big Ten
200289Northwestern39-0.0395Big Ten
200362Northwestern670.2129Big Ten
200443Northwestern660.3091Big Ten
200530Northwestern750.4074Big Ten
200693Northwestern48-0.0499Big Ten
200773Northwestern660.1366Big Ten
200841Northwestern940.3491Big Ten
200943Northwestern850.3331Big Ten
201061Northwestern760.2116Big Ten
201163Northwestern670.2040Big Ten
201218Northwestern1030.5177Big Ten
201369Northwestern570.1903Big Ten
201474Northwestern570.1543Big Ten
201515Northwestern1030.5469Big Ten
201642Northwestern760.3568Big Ten
201717Northwestern1030.5108Big Ten
201823Northwestern950.4745Big Ten
2019106Northwestern39-0.0342Big Ten
202025Northwestern720.4742Big Ten
2021103Northwestern39-0.0456Big Ten
2022120Northwestern111-0.1567Big Ten
202342Northwestern850.3520Big Ten
202495Northwestern480.0672Big Ten
202551Northwestern760.2939Big Ten

1892   #18.  Northwestern  (6-4-2)   (Northwest IAA)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Lake View High(---)W1410
H--Chicago YMCA(---)W160
A--University Club of Chicago(---)L010
A19Illinois(7-4-1)T1616
H--Beloit(---)W360
A17Chicago(8-4-1)T00
N13Michigan(7-5-0)W108
H17Chicago(8-4-1)W64
A3Minnesota(5-0-0)L1218
A28Lake Forest(0-3-0)W180
H12Wisconsin(4-3-0)L626
N12Wisconsin(4-3-0)L620




1893   #20.  Northwestern  (2-5-3)   (Northwest IAA)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
N--Denver A.C.(---)L08
A17Chicago(6-4-2)L612
H21Illinois(3-2-3)T00
H15Lake Forest(3-2-3)T1212
H4Minnesota(6-0-0)L016
H28Beloit(0-3-0)W106
H17Chicago(6-4-2)T66
H15Lake Forest(3-2-3)W3822
A9Michigan(7-3-0)L672
A17Chicago(6-4-2)L1422




1894   #30.  Northwestern  (4-5-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A20Chicago(14-7-1)L046
H--Evanston High(---)W140
A29Lake Forest(3-4-0)L624
H--Evanston High(---)W120
N18Beloit(5-3-0)L642
H--Evanston High(---)W226
H29Lake Forest(3-4-0)W128
A23Illinois(4-3-0)L066
H20Chicago(14-7-1)L036




1895   #19.  Northwestern  (6-5-0)   (Independent)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
N8Wisconsin(5-2-1)L612
H21Iowa State(3-4-0)L036
H--Evanston High(---)W160
H--Beloit(---)W346
H25Armour(1-3-0)W440
A9Chicago(10-3-0)W226
H27Lake Forest(4-8-0)W240
A16Purdue(4-3-0)W246
N--Missouri(---)L1822
H9Chicago(10-3-0)L06
A14Illinois(4-2-1)L438




1896   #7.  Northwestern  (6-1-2)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Englewood High(---)W200
H--Chicago A.C.(---)W40
H--Armour(---)W420
H--Beloit(---)T66
H--Physicians & Surgeons(---)W166
N8Chicago(15-2-1)W466
A15Illinois(4-2-1)W104
H8Chicago(15-2-1)L618
H6Wisconsin(7-1-1)T66




1897   #19.  Northwestern  (5-3-0)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Evanston High(---)W60
N28Beloit(0-3-0)W60
H--Iowa(---)L612
A7Chicago(11-1-0)L621
H--Physicians & Surgeons(---)W60
H--Rush Medical(---)W140
H--Northwestern Alumni(---)W250
H9Wisconsin(9-1-0)L022




1898   #17.  Northwestern  (9-4-1)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Northwest Division High(---)W340
H--Englewood High(---)W220
H--Hyde Park High(---)W180
H36Dixon(0-2-1)W570
H28Beloit(4-5-1)W1711
H--Hahnemann Medical(---)W226
H22Physicians & Surgeons(1-2-0)W112
H--Chicago A.C.(---)W50
A11Chicago(14-2-1)L534
H--Lake Forest(---)W270
N5Michigan(10-0-0)L56
A32Minnesota(4-5-0)L617
H--Armour(---)T00
H9Wisconsin(9-1-0)L047




1899   #27.  Northwestern  (7-6-0)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Northwestern Dental(---)W240
H--Englewood High(---)W290
H--Northwestern Alumni(---)L018
A--Lake Forest Academy(---)W245
H23Rush Medical(2-3-0)L06
A5Wisconsin(9-2-0)L038
A17Beloit(5-2-2)L011
H43Lake Forest(4-6-2)W160
A18Notre Dame(6-3-1)L012
A21Minnesota(6-3-2)W115
A3Chicago(16-0-2)L076
H19Indiana(6-2-0)W116
H31Purdue(4-4-1)W290




1900   #14.  Northwestern  (7-2-3)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--North Central(---)W260
H--North Division High(---)W186
H--Physicians & Surgeons(---)L06
H--Rush Medical(---)W60
H25Indiana(4-2-2)W120
H--Lake Forest Academy(---)W230
H21Illinois(7-3-2)T00
H13Beloit(7-1-2)T66
H28Knox(6-4-0)W115
A18Chicago(9-5-1)W50
A6Minnesota(10-0-2)L021
H4Iowa(7-0-1)T55




1901   #11.  Northwestern  (8-2-1)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Fort Sheridan(---)W270
H--North Central(---)W300
H--Lombard(---)W470
H--Lake Forest(---)W110
H13Notre Dame(8-1-1)W20
A5Michigan(11-0-0)L029
A12Illinois(8-2-0)W1711
A31Chicago(8-6-2)W65
H24Beloit(5-3-3)T1111
N6Minnesota(9-1-1)L016
A30Purdue(4-4-1)W105




1902   #47.  Northwestern  (6-6-0)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Fort Sheridan(---)W150
H--North Central(---)W105
H--Chicago Dental(---)W110
H--Lake Forest(---)W260
H--Rush Medical(---)W110
N8Chicago(14-1-0)L012
H17Knox(9-2-0)L015
H26Purdue(7-2-1)L05
H24Wisconsin(6-3-0)L051
H61Beloit(3-5-0)W100
H16Illinois(10-2-1)L017
A4Nebraska(10-0-0)L012




1903   #24.  Northwestern  (10-1-3)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--North Division High(---)W225
H--Fort Sheridan(---)W280
H--Englewood High(---)W350
H--North Central(---)W226
H--Northwestern Alumni(---)W50
H43Lombard(5-3-0)W230
H--Chicago Dental(---)W1811
A49Washington (Missouri)(4-4-1)W230
A15Chicago(12-2-1)T00
A--Cincinnati(---)W350
A41Illinois(8-6-0)W1211
N--Notre Dame(---)T00
N29Wisconsin(6-3-1)T66
N7Carlisle(11-2-1)L028




1904   #25.  Northwestern  (8-2-0)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Fort Sheridan(---)W170
H--North Central(---)W340
H--North Division High(---)W180
H--Lombard(---)W550
H62Beloit(4-4-1)W340
A10Chicago(10-1-1)L032
H--DePauw(---)W450
H--Wisconsin-Oshkosh(---)W970
H17Illinois(9-2-1)W126
N11Minnesota(13-0-0)L017




1905   #33.  Northwestern  (8-2-1)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Evanston High(---)W320
A--North Division High(---)W110
H--St. Viator(---)W410
H47Wabash(4-5-0)W50
A62Beloit(3-6-1)W182
H--Transylvania(---)T00
H2Chicago(11-0-0)L032
H65Marquette(1-3-0)W305
H--Ohio Northern(---)W340
H--Michigan State(---)W3711
A8Minnesota(10-1-0)L672




1908   #52.  Northwestern  (2-2-0)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Northwestern Alumni(---)W106
H--Beloit(---)W444
H44Purdue(4-3-0)L1016
A19Illinois(5-1-1)L864




1909   #66.  Northwestern  (1-3-1)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Illinois Wesleyan(---)T00
A71Purdue(2-5-0)W145
H26Wisconsin(3-1-1)L1121
A20Chicago(4-1-2)L034
H38Illinois(5-2-0)L035




1910   #52.  Northwestern  (1-3-1)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Illinois Wesleyan(---)L03
H30Iowa(5-2-0)W105
A49Chicago(2-5-0)L010
A46Wisconsin(1-2-2)T00
H3Illinois(7-0-0)L027




1911   #52.  Northwestern  (3-4-0)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Monmouth(---)W260
H--Illinois Wesleyan(---)W100
H50Indiana(3-3-1)W50
H14Wisconsin(5-1-1)L328
H4Chicago(6-1-0)L39
A33Illinois(4-2-1)L1327
A48Iowa(3-4-0)L06




1912   #46.  Northwestern  (2-3-1)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Lake Forest(---)T00
A1Wisconsin(7-0-0)L056
A62Indiana(2-5-0)W207
H23Purdue(4-2-1)L621
A5Chicago(6-1-0)L03
H39Illinois(3-3-1)W60




1913   #70.  Northwestern  (1-6-0)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Lake Forest(---)W100
A29Purdue(4-1-2)L034
A25Illinois(4-2-1)L037
H28Iowa(5-2-0)L678
H2Chicago(7-0-0)L014
H54Indiana(3-4-0)L2021
A52Ohio State(4-2-1)L058




1914   #72.  Northwestern  (1-6-0)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Lake Forest(---)W70
A14Chicago(4-2-1)L028
A55Indiana(3-4-0)L027
H1Illinois(7-0-0)L033
H31Iowa(4-3-0)L027
H32Purdue(5-2-0)L634
A28Ohio State(5-2-0)L027




1915   #65.  Northwestern  (2-5-0)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Lake Forest(---)W276
H14Chicago(5-2-0)L07
A56Iowa(3-4-0)L69
A4Illinois(5-0-2)L636
H75Missouri(2-5-1)W246
H43Indiana(3-3-1)L614
H26Ohio State(5-1-1)L034




1916   #16.  Northwestern  (6-1-0)   (Western)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Lake Forest(---)W267
A62Chicago(3-4-0)W100
H68Drake(3-5-0)W406
A66Indiana(2-4-1)W70
H49Iowa(4-3-0)W2013
H69Purdue(2-4-1)W386
A4Ohio State(7-0-0)L323




1917   #24.  Northwestern  (5-2-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Lake Forest(---)W480
A3Ohio State(8-0-1)L040
A16Chicago(3-2-1)L07
A58Purdue(3-4-0)W126
H--Michigan State(---)W396
H63Iowa(3-5-0)W2514
H31Michigan(8-2-0)W2112




1918   #17.  Northwestern  (2-2-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A1Great Lakes Navy(6-0-2)T00
H2Chicago Naval Reserve(7-0-0)L025
H--Knox(---)W477
H38Chicago(4-6-1)W216
A8Iowa(6-2-1)L723




1919   #72.  Northwestern  (2-5-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--DePauw(---)W200
H7Wisconsin(5-2-0)L610
A15Chicago(5-2-0)L041
A55Michigan(3-4-0)L1316
H3Iowa(5-2-0)L714
H45Indiana(3-4-0)W32
N50Rutgers(5-3-0)L028




1920   #56.  Northwestern  (3-4-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Knox(---)W140
H74Minnesota(1-6-0)W170
A11Wisconsin(6-1-0)L727
N22Indiana(5-2-0)L710
A19Iowa(5-2-0)L020
H73Purdue(2-5-0)W140
H15Notre Dame(9-0-0)L733




1921   #89.  Northwestern  (1-6-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Beloit(---)L07
A9Chicago(6-1-0)L041
A69Minnesota(3-4-0)L028
H24Wisconsin(5-1-1)L027
H--DePaul(---)W340
A84Purdue(1-6-0)L03
H6Iowa(7-0-0)L014




1922   #56.  Northwestern  (3-3-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Beloit(---)W170
A13Chicago(5-1-1)L715
H53Minnesota(3-3-1)T77
A60Illinois(2-5-0)L36
H86Purdue(1-5-1)W2413
H--Monmouth(---)W5814
A3Iowa(7-0-0)L337




1923   #82.  Northwestern  (2-6-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Beloit(---)W216
N90Indiana(3-4-0)L67
A20Chicago(7-1-0)L013
N1Illinois(8-0-0)L029
A24Minnesota(5-1-1)L1434
H--Lake Forest(---)W320
A86Purdue(2-5-1)L36
H42Iowa(5-3-0)L1417




1924   #51.  Northwestern  (4-4-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--South Dakota(---)W280
H--Cincinnati(---)W420
H33Purdue(5-2-0)L37
H--Michigan State(---)W139
H63Indiana(4-4-0)W177
A14Michigan(6-2-0)L027
A9Chicago(4-1-3)L03
N1Notre Dame(10-0-0)L613




1925   #24.  Northwestern  (5-3-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--South Dakota(---)W147
H--Carleton(---)W170
A39Chicago(3-4-1)L06
N5Tulane(9-0-1)L718
H67Indiana(3-4-1)W1714
N2Michigan(7-1-0)W32
A72Purdue(3-4-1)W139
A13Notre Dame(7-2-1)L1013




1926   #9.  Northwestern  (7-1-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--South Dakota(---)W340
H--Carleton(---)W313
H54Indiana(3-5-0)W200
H2Notre Dame(9-1-0)L06
A54Indiana(3-5-0)W210
H27Purdue(5-2-1)W220
H61Chicago(2-6-0)W387
A56Iowa(3-5-0)W136




1927   #42.  Northwestern  (4-4-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--South Dakota(---)W472
H--Utah(---)W136
A39Ohio State(4-4-0)W1913
H2Illinois(7-0-1)L67
H9Missouri(7-2-0)L1934
A24Purdue(6-2-0)L618
H54Indiana(3-4-1)L718
H49Iowa(4-4-0)W120




1928   #10.  Northwestern  (5-3-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Butler(---)W140
H9Ohio State(5-2-1)L010
H31Kentucky(4-3-1)W70
A5Illinois(7-1-0)L06
H4Minnesota(6-2-0)W109
H21Purdue(5-2-1)W76
A24Indiana(4-4-0)L06
H59Dartmouth(5-4-0)W276




1929   #22.  Northwestern  (6-3-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Butler(---)W130
H--Cornell (Iowa)(---)W2718
A37Wisconsin(4-5-0)W70
H8Minnesota(6-2-0)L1426
H--Wabash(---)W660
H3Illinois(6-1-1)W70
A28Ohio State(4-3-1)W186
H68Indiana(2-6-1)L1419
H1Notre Dame(9-0-0)L626




1930   #3.  Northwestern  (7-1-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H16Tulane(8-1-0)W140
H13Ohio State(5-2-1)W192
A63Illinois(3-5-0)W320
H--Centre(---)W457
A54Minnesota(3-4-1)W276
A55Indiana(2-5-1)W250
H26Wisconsin(6-2-1)W207
H1Notre Dame(10-0-0)L014




1931   #3.  Northwestern  (7-1-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H16Nebraska(8-2-0)W197
N6Notre Dame(6-2-1)T00
H51UCLA(3-4-1)W190
A15Ohio State(6-3-0)W100
H80Illinois(2-6-0)W326
H25Minnesota(7-3-0)W3214
H65Indiana(2-5-1)W76
A79Iowa(1-6-1)W190
N10Purdue(9-1-0)L07




1932   #44.  Northwestern  (3-4-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H108Missouri(1-7-1)W270
A2Michigan(8-0-0)L615
A53Illinois(5-4-0)W260
H3Purdue(7-0-1)T77
A25Minnesota(5-3-0)L07
H10Ohio State(4-1-3)L620
N12Notre Dame(7-2-0)L021
H102Iowa(1-7-0)W446




1933   #65.  Northwestern  (1-5-2)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
N19Iowa(5-3-0)L07
N14Stanford(8-2-1)T00
N106Indiana(1-5-2)W250
A11Ohio State(7-1-0)L012
H10Minnesota(4-0-4)T00
H26Illinois(5-3-0)L03
H56Notre Dame(3-5-1)L07
H1Michigan(7-0-1)L013




1934   #78.  Northwestern  (3-5-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H77Marquette(4-5-0)W2112
H86Iowa(2-5-1)L720
A13Stanford(9-1-1)L020
H11Ohio State(7-1-0)L628
H57Wisconsin(4-4-0)W70
H10Illinois(7-1-0)L314
H15Notre Dame(6-3-0)L720
A104Michigan(1-7-0)W136




1935   #27.  Northwestern  (4-3-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--DePaul(---)W140
H33Purdue(4-4-0)L07
A5Ohio State(7-1-0)L728
A1Minnesota(8-0-0)L1321
H81Illinois(3-5-0)W103
A6Notre Dame(7-1-1)W147
H105Wisconsin(1-7-0)W3213
H34Iowa(4-2-2)T00




1936   #11.  Northwestern  (7-1-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H71Iowa(3-4-1)W187
H--North Dakota State(---)W407
H27Ohio State(5-3-0)W1413
A74Illinois(4-3-1)W132
H4Minnesota(7-1-0)W60
H96Wisconsin(2-6-0)W2618
A100Michigan(1-7-0)W90
A16Notre Dame(6-2-1)L626




1937   #41.  Northwestern  (4-4-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H107Iowa State(3-6-0)W330
H64Michigan(4-4-0)W70
H42Purdue(4-3-1)W147
A15Ohio State(6-2-0)L07
A60Wisconsin(4-3-1)W146
H61Illinois(3-3-2)L06
A18Minnesota(6-2-0)L07
H9Notre Dame(6-2-1)L07




1938   #21.  Northwestern  (4-2-2)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H65Kansas State(4-4-1)W210
H64Drake(5-4-1)W330
H42Ohio State(4-3-1)T00
A93Illinois(3-5-0)W130
H7Minnesota(6-2-0)W63
H28Wisconsin(5-3-0)L1320
A14Michigan(6-1-1)T00
H2Notre Dame(8-1-0)L79




1939   #38.  Northwestern  (3-4-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H18Oklahoma(6-2-1)L023
A10Ohio State(6-2-0)L013
H87Wisconsin(1-6-1)W137
H64Illinois(3-4-1)W130
A33Minnesota(3-4-1)W147
H28Purdue(3-3-2)L03
A6Notre Dame(7-2-0)L07
H9Iowa(6-1-1)T77




1940   #12.  Northwestern  (6-2-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A59Syracuse(3-4-1)W400
H37Ohio State(4-4-0)W63
A55Wisconsin(4-4-0)W277
H62Indiana(3-5-0)W207
H1Minnesota(8-0-0)L1213
H100Illinois(1-7-0)W3214
A4Michigan(7-1-0)L1320
H29Notre Dame(7-2-0)W200




1941   #26.  Northwestern  (5-3-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H94Kansas State(2-5-2)W513
H82Wisconsin(3-5-0)W4114
H9Michigan(6-1-1)L714
A15Ohio State(6-1-1)W147
A1Minnesota(8-0-0)L78
H79Indiana(2-6-0)W2014
H4Notre Dame(8-0-1)L67
H96Illinois(2-6-0)W270




1942   #80.  Northwestern  (1-9-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H17Iowa Pre-Flight(7-3-0)L1220
H8Texas(9-2-0)W30
H101Purdue(1-8-0)L67
A7Michigan(7-3-0)L1634
H4Ohio State(9-1-0)L620
A28Minnesota(5-4-0)L719
H35Illinois(6-4-0)L714
H2Wisconsin(8-1-1)L1920
A3Notre Dame(7-2-2)L2027
H16Great Lakes Navy(8-3-1)L048




1943   #8.  Northwestern  (6-2-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H36Indiana(4-4-2)W146
H6Michigan(8-1-0)L721
H7Great Lakes Navy(10-2-0)W130
A37Ohio State(3-6-0)W130
H28Minnesota(5-4-0)W426
A58Wisconsin(1-9-0)W410
H1Notre Dame(9-1-0)L625
H44Illinois(3-7-0)W536




1944   #72.  Northwestern  (1-7-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--DePauw(---)W620
H59Wisconsin(3-6-0)L67
H19Great Lakes Navy(9-2-1)L025
A4Michigan(8-2-0)L027
H14Indiana(7-3-0)L714
A23Minnesota(5-3-1)T1414
H33Purdue(5-5-0)L727
A3Notre Dame(8-2-0)L021
H28Illinois(5-4-1)L625




1945   #24.  Northwestern  (4-4-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H51Iowa State(4-3-1)W186
H4Indiana(9-0-1)T77
H7Michigan(7-3-0)L720
A45Minnesota(4-5-0)L730
H15Purdue(7-3-0)W2614
A11Ohio State(7-2-0)L1416
A36Wisconsin(3-4-2)W2814
H18Notre Dame(7-2-1)L734
H56Illinois(2-6-1)W137




1946   #44.  Northwestern  (4-4-1)   (Big Nine)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H102Iowa State(2-6-1)W419
H58Wisconsin(4-5-0)W280
H48Minnesota(5-4-0)W147
A10Michigan(6-2-1)T1414
H--Pacific(---)W2613
H37Ohio State(4-3-2)L2739
H30Indiana(6-3-0)L67
A2Notre Dame(8-0-1)L027
H4Illinois(8-2-0)L020




1947   #58.  Northwestern  (3-6-0)   (Big Nine)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H29Vanderbilt(6-4-0)L03
H40UCLA(5-4-0)W2726
A39Minnesota(6-3-0)L2137
H3Michigan(10-0-0)L2149
H48Indiana(5-3-1)W76
H35Wisconsin(5-3-1)L029
A84Ohio State(2-6-1)L67
H6Notre Dame(9-0-0)L1926
A44Illinois(5-3-1)W2813




1948   #11.  Northwestern  (8-2-0)   (Big Nine)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A97UCLA(3-7-0)W190
H65Purdue(3-6-0)W210
H25Minnesota(7-2-0)W1916
A1Michigan(9-0-0)L028
H107Syracuse(1-8-0)W480
H20Ohio State(6-3-0)W217
A90Wisconsin(2-7-0)W167
A6Notre Dame(9-0-1)L712
H64Illinois(3-6-0)W207
B12California(10-1-0)W2014




1949   #41.  Northwestern  (4-5-0)   (Big Nine)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H48Purdue(4-5-0)W206
H31Pittsburgh(6-3-0)L716
A7Minnesota(7-2-0)L721
H8Michigan(6-2-1)W2120
A46Iowa(4-5-0)L2128
A4Ohio State(7-1-2)L724
H26Wisconsin(5-3-1)L614
H107Colgate(1-8-0)W3920
A40Illinois(3-4-2)W97




1950   #25.  Northwestern  (6-3-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H78Iowa State(3-6-1)W2313
N60Navy(3-6-0)W220
H81Minnesota(1-7-1)W136
H94Pittsburgh(1-8-0)W2823
A13Wisconsin(6-3-0)L1314
H12Ohio State(6-3-0)L032
A79Purdue(2-7-0)W1914
A6Michigan(6-3-1)L2334
H4Illinois(7-2-0)W147




1951   #35.  Northwestern  (5-4-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H27Colorado(7-3-0)W3514
H92Army(2-7-0)W2014
A82Minnesota(2-6-1)W217
H71Navy(2-6-1)W167
H10Wisconsin(7-1-1)L041
A30Ohio State(4-3-2)L03
H34Purdue(5-4-0)L1435
A45Michigan(4-5-0)W60
H1Illinois(9-0-1)L03




1952   #76.  Northwestern  (2-6-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A6Southern California(10-1-0)L031
H57Vanderbilt(3-5-2)T2020
A33Minnesota(4-3-2)L2627
H39Michigan(5-4-0)L1448
H84Indiana(2-7-0)W2313
H25Ohio State(6-3-0)L2124
A26Wisconsin(6-3-1)L2024
H79Iowa(2-7-0)L1439
A52Illinois(4-5-0)W2826




1953   #59.  Northwestern  (3-6-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H94Iowa State(2-7-0)W350
H17Army(7-1-1)W3320
H29Minnesota(4-4-1)L1330
A15Michigan(6-3-0)L1220
H61Pittsburgh(3-5-1)W2721
A12Ohio State(6-3-0)L1327
H6Wisconsin(6-2-1)L1334
A70Indiana(2-7-0)L614
H4Illinois(7-1-1)L1439




1954   #66.  Northwestern  (2-7-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H89Iowa State(3-6-0)W2714
H29Southern California(8-4-0)L712
A18Minnesota(7-2-0)L726
H25Michigan(6-3-0)L07
A34Pittsburgh(4-5-0)L714
H1Ohio State(10-0-0)L714
A9Wisconsin(7-2-0)L1334
H64Indiana(3-6-0)L1314
A82Illinois(1-8-0)W207




1955   #103.  Northwestern  (0-8-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Miami (Ohio)(---)L1425
A49Tulane(5-4-1)L021
H68Minnesota(3-6-0)L718
A16Michigan(7-2-0)L214
H70Indiana(3-6-0)L1420
A10Ohio State(7-2-0)L049
H57Wisconsin(4-5-0)L1441
A38Purdue(5-3-1)L846
H36Illinois(5-3-1)T77




1956   #36.  Northwestern  (4-4-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H97Iowa State(2-8-0)W1413
H26Tulane(6-4-0)L1320
A5Minnesota(6-1-2)T00
A4Michigan(7-2-0)L2034
A69Indiana(3-6-0)L1319
H18Ohio State(6-3-0)L26
A59Wisconsin(1-5-3)W177
H44Purdue(3-4-2)W140
H47Illinois(2-5-2)W1413




1957   #104.  Northwestern  (0-9-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A40Stanford(6-4-0)L626
H19Oregon State(8-2-0)L1322
H65Minnesota(4-5-0)L641
A41Michigan(5-3-1)L1434
H11Iowa(7-1-1)L06
A5Ohio State(9-1-0)L647
H25Wisconsin(6-3-0)L1241
A37Purdue(5-4-0)L027
A53Illinois(4-5-0)L027




1958   #24.  Northwestern  (5-4-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H38Washington State(7-3-0)W2928
H97Stanford(2-8-0)W280
A86Minnesota(1-8-0)W73
H75Michigan(2-6-1)W5524
A2Iowa(8-1-1)L2026
H8Ohio State(6-1-2)W210
A9Wisconsin(7-1-1)L1317
H7Purdue(6-1-2)L623
A46Illinois(4-5-0)L2027




1959   #10.  Northwestern  (6-3-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H19Oklahoma(7-3-0)W4513
A24Iowa(5-4-0)W1410
H72Minnesota(2-7-0)W60
A47Michigan(4-5-0)W207
A25Notre Dame(5-5-0)W3024
H36Indiana(4-4-1)W3013
H16Wisconsin(7-3-0)L1924
A20Michigan State(5-4-0)L1015
A18Illinois(5-3-1)L028




1960   #31.  Northwestern  (5-4-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A59Oklahoma(3-6-1)W193
H1Iowa(8-1-0)L042
A7Minnesota(8-2-0)L07
A25Michigan(5-4-0)L714
H76Notre Dame(2-8-0)W76
A86Indiana(1-8-0)W213
A56Wisconsin(4-5-0)W210
H11Michigan State(6-2-1)L1821
H32Illinois(5-4-0)W147




1961   #40.  Northwestern  (4-5-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H79Boston College(4-6-0)W450
A99Illinois(0-9-0)W287
H5Minnesota(8-2-0)L310
H3Ohio State(8-0-1)L010
A28Notre Dame(5-5-0)W1210
H80Indiana(2-7-0)W148
H18Wisconsin(6-3-0)L1029
A7Michigan State(7-2-0)L1321
A22Miami (Florida)(7-4-0)L610




1962   #5.  Northwestern  (7-2-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H60South Carolina(4-5-1)W3720
H65Illinois(2-7-0)W450
A9Minnesota(6-2-1)W3422
A21Ohio State(6-3-0)W1814
H35Notre Dame(5-5-0)W356
A63Indiana(3-6-0)W2621
A6Wisconsin(8-2-0)L637
H31Michigan State(5-4-0)L731
A17Miami (Florida)(7-4-0)W297




1963   #23.  Northwestern  (5-4-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A26Missouri(7-3-0)W2312
H58Indiana(3-6-0)W3421
A2Illinois(8-1-1)L910
H52Minnesota(3-6-0)W158
H62Miami (Ohio)(5-3-2)W376
H7Michigan State(6-2-1)L715
A29Michigan(3-4-2)L627
A32Wisconsin(5-4-0)L1417
A17Ohio State(5-3-1)W178




1964   #52.  Northwestern  (3-6-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H8Oregon State(8-3-0)W73
A68Indiana(2-7-0)W1413
H17Illinois(6-3-0)L617
A24Minnesota(5-4-0)L1821
H46Miami (Ohio)(6-3-1)L2728
A36Michigan State(4-5-0)L624
A1Michigan(9-1-0)L035
H64Wisconsin(3-6-0)W1713
A10Ohio State(7-2-0)L010




1965   #72.  Northwestern  (4-6-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H9Florida(7-4-0)L1424
A95Indiana(2-8-0)W200
A10Notre Dame(7-2-1)L738
H54Oregon State(5-5-0)W157
H90Wisconsin(2-7-1)L721
H97Iowa(1-9-0)W90
A2Michigan State(10-1-0)L749
A38Minnesota(5-4-1)L2227
H49Michigan(4-6-0)W3422
H27Illinois(6-4-0)L620




1966   #81.  Northwestern  (3-6-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A4Florida(9-2-0)L743
H91Indiana(1-8-1)L1426
H2Notre Dame(9-0-1)L735
A50Oregon State(7-3-0)W146
A86Wisconsin(3-6-1)T33
A101Iowa(2-8-0)W2415
H5Michigan State(9-0-1)L022
H73Minnesota(4-5-1)L1328
A51Michigan(6-4-0)L2028
H65Illinois(4-6-0)W357




1967   #89.  Northwestern  (3-7-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H21Miami (Florida)(7-4-0)W127
H29Missouri(7-3-0)L613
A6Purdue(8-2-0)L1625
A79Rice(4-6-0)L650
H48Ohio State(6-3-0)L26
A109Wisconsin(0-9-1)W1713
A78Michigan(4-6-0)L37
H97Iowa(1-8-1)W3924
H69Illinois(4-6-0)L2127
A76Michigan State(3-7-0)L2741




1968   #100.  Northwestern  (1-9-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A39Miami (Florida)(5-5-0)L728
H6Southern California(9-1-1)L724
H12Purdue(8-2-0)L643
A22Notre Dame(7-2-1)L727
A1Ohio State(10-0-0)L2145
H105Wisconsin(0-10-0)W1310
H21Michigan(8-2-0)L035
A48Iowa(5-5-0)L3468
A87Illinois(1-9-0)L014
H42Michigan State(5-5-0)L1431




1969   #87.  Northwestern  (3-7-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A19Notre Dame(8-2-1)L1035
A1Southern California(10-0-1)L648
H12UCLA(8-1-1)L036
A118Illinois(0-10-0)W106
H101Wisconsin(3-7-0)W277
A16Purdue(8-2-0)L2045
H17Ohio State(8-1-0)L635
A54Minnesota(4-5-1)L2128
H69Indiana(4-6-0)W3027
H62Michigan State(4-6-0)L739




1970   #35.  Northwestern  (6-4-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H3Notre Dame(10-1-0)L1435
A17UCLA(6-5-0)L712
H55Southern Methodist(5-6-0)L2021
H79Illinois(3-7-0)W480
A63Wisconsin(4-5-1)W2414
H61Purdue(4-6-0)W3814
A8Ohio State(9-1-0)L1024
H78Minnesota(3-6-1)W2814
A114Indiana(1-9-0)W217
A69Michigan State(4-6-0)W2320




1971   #29.  Northwestern  (7-4-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H10Michigan(11-1-0)L621
A15Notre Dame(8-2-0)L750
H50Syracuse(5-5-1)W126
H62Wisconsin(4-6-1)W2411
A114Iowa(1-10-0)W283
H71Purdue(3-7-0)L2021
A101Indiana(3-8-0)W2410
A51Illinois(5-6-0)L724
H80Minnesota(4-7-0)W4120
A25Ohio State(6-4-0)W1410
H31Michigan State(6-5-0)W287




1972   #107.  Northwestern  (2-9-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A10Michigan(10-1-0)L07
H19Notre Dame(8-3-0)L037
A111Pittsburgh(1-10-0)W2722
A97Wisconsin(4-7-0)L1421
H90Iowa(3-7-1)L1223
A50Purdue(6-5-0)L037
H73Indiana(5-6-0)W2314
H83Illinois(3-8-0)L1343
A76Minnesota(4-7-0)L2935
H12Ohio State(9-2-0)L1427
A49Michigan State(5-5-1)L1424




1973   #75.  Northwestern  (4-7-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H62Michigan State(5-6-0)W1410
A3Notre Dame(11-0-0)L044
H43Pittsburgh(6-5-1)L1421
H60Ohio(5-5-0)L1214
H111Iowa(0-11-0)W3115
A63Purdue(5-6-0)L1021
A9Ohio State(10-0-1)L060
H38Minnesota(7-4-0)L4352
A93Indiana(2-9-0)W2120
A73Wisconsin(4-7-0)L3436
H66Illinois(5-6-0)W96




1974   #91.  Northwestern  (3-8-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A19Michigan State(7-3-1)L741
H6Notre Dame(10-2-0)L349
A13Nebraska(9-3-0)L749
H109Oregon(2-9-0)W1410
A73Iowa(3-8-0)L1035
H54Purdue(4-6-1)L2631
H8Ohio State(10-2-0)L755
A85Minnesota(4-7-0)W2113
H106Indiana(1-10-0)W2422
H22Wisconsin(7-4-0)L752
A41Illinois(6-4-1)L1428




1975   #103.  Northwestern  (3-8-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H71Purdue(4-7-0)W3125
H117Northern Illinois(3-8-0)W103
A25Notre Dame(8-3-0)L731
A23Arizona(9-2-0)L641
H104Indiana(2-8-1)W300
A17Michigan(8-2-2)L069
A84Wisconsin(4-6-1)L1417
H89Iowa(3-8-0)L2124
A65Minnesota(6-5-0)L933
A26Michigan State(7-4-0)L1447
H58Illinois(5-6-0)L728




1976   #119.  Northwestern  (1-10-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A65Purdue(5-6-0)L1931
A23North Carolina(9-3-0)L012
H19Notre Dame(9-3-0)L048
H88Arizona(5-6-0)L1527
A76Indiana(5-6-0)L07
H13Michigan(10-2-0)L738
H62Wisconsin(5-6-0)L2528
A78Iowa(5-6-0)L1013
H57Minnesota(6-5-0)L1038
H81Michigan State(4-6-1)W4221
A49Illinois(5-6-0)L648




1977   #124.  Northwestern  (1-10-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A85Iowa(4-7-0)L024
A37Arizona State(9-3-0)L335
H17North Carolina(8-3-1)L741
A89Wisconsin(5-6-0)L719
H60Indiana(5-5-1)L328
A40Minnesota(7-5-0)L713
H19Ohio State(9-3-0)L1535
H77Purdue(5-6-0)L1628
A11Michigan(10-2-0)L2063
A25Michigan State(7-3-1)L344
H104Illinois(3-8-0)W217




1978   #134.  Northwestern  (0-10-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A111Illinois(1-8-2)T00
A110Iowa(2-9-0)L320
H68Wisconsin(5-4-2)L728
A48Colorado(6-5-0)L755
H27Arizona State(9-3-0)L1456
A77Indiana(4-7-0)L1038
H85Minnesota(5-6-0)L1438
A34Ohio State(7-4-1)L2063
A20Purdue(9-2-1)L031
H10Michigan(10-2-0)L1459
H22Michigan State(8-3-0)L352




1979   #129.  Northwestern  (1-10-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A26Michigan(8-4-0)L749
H95Wyoming(4-8-0)W2722
H34Syracuse(7-5-0)L2154
A64Minnesota(4-6-1)L838
A7Ohio State(11-1-0)L716
H63Iowa(5-6-0)L658
A30Indiana(8-4-0)L030
A14Purdue(10-2-0)L1620
H65Michigan State(5-6-0)L742
A77Wisconsin(4-7-0)L328
H106Illinois(2-8-1)L1329




1980   #135.  Northwestern  (0-11-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A95Illinois(3-7-1)L935
A15Michigan(10-2-0)L1017
A21Washington(9-3-0)L745
A57Syracuse(5-6-0)L2142
H93Minnesota(5-6-0)L2149
H26Ohio State(9-3-0)L063
A99Iowa(4-7-0)L325
H75Indiana(6-5-0)L2035
H29Purdue(9-3-0)L3152
A108Michigan State(3-8-0)L1042
H97Wisconsin(4-7-0)L1939




1981   #124.  Northwestern  (0-11-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H89Indiana(3-8-0)L2021
N23Arkansas(8-4-0)L738
H33Utah(8-2-1)L042
H15Iowa(8-4-0)L064
A37Minnesota(6-5-0)L2335
H47Purdue(5-6-0)L035
A7Michigan(9-3-0)L038
A32Wisconsin(7-5-0)L052
H53Michigan State(5-6-0)L1461
A12Ohio State(9-3-0)L670
H25Illinois(7-4-0)L1249




1982   #100.  Northwestern  (3-8-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A42Illinois(7-5-0)L1349
A69Indiana(5-6-0)L030
H58Miami (Ohio)(7-4-0)L1327
H79Northern Illinois(5-5-0)W316
A36Iowa(8-4-0)L745
H101Minnesota(3-8-0)W3121
A92Purdue(3-8-0)L2134
H28Michigan(8-4-0)L1449
A43Wisconsin(7-5-0)L2054
A82Michigan State(2-9-0)W2824
H25Ohio State(9-3-0)L2840




1983   #93.  Northwestern  (2-9-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H36Washington(8-4-0)L034
A40Syracuse(6-5-0)L035
A80Indiana(3-8-0)W108
H30Wisconsin(7-4-0)L049
A12Iowa(9-3-0)L2161
A9Michigan(9-3-0)L035
H98Minnesota(1-10-0)W198
A66Purdue(3-7-1)L1748
H55Michigan State(4-6-1)L39
A11Ohio State(9-3-0)L755
H8Illinois(10-2-0)L2456




1984   #86.  Northwestern  (2-9-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A36Illinois(7-4-0)L1624
A2Washington(11-1-0)L026
H24Syracuse(6-5-0)L1213
H96Indiana(0-11-0)W4037
A35Wisconsin(7-4-1)L1631
H27Iowa(8-4-1)L331
A46Michigan(6-6-0)L031
A72Minnesota(4-7-0)W3128
H37Purdue(7-5-0)L749
A49Michigan State(6-6-0)L1027
H14Ohio State(9-3-0)L352




1985   #89.  Northwestern  (3-8-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A81Duke(4-7-0)L1740
A98Missouri(1-10-0)W2723
H87Northern Illinois(4-7-0)W3816
A72Indiana(4-7-0)L726
H35Minnesota(7-5-0)L1021
A48Wisconsin(5-6-0)W1714
H10Iowa(10-2-0)L1049
A42Purdue(5-6-0)L731
H12Ohio State(9-3-0)L1735
A29Michigan State(7-5-0)L032
H31Illinois(6-5-1)L2045




1986   #79.  Northwestern  (4-7-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H73Duke(4-7-0)L617
H66Army(6-5-0)W2518
A--Princeton(---)W370
H55Indiana(6-6-0)L724
A50Minnesota(6-6-0)L2344
H78Wisconsin(3-9-0)L2735
A25Iowa(9-3-0)L2027
H83Purdue(3-8-0)L1617
A15Ohio State(10-3-0)L930
H38Michigan State(6-5-0)W2421
A64Illinois(4-7-0)W2318




1987   #85.  Northwestern  (2-8-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A58Duke(5-6-0)L1631
A49Missouri(5-6-0)L328
H81Northern Illinois(5-5-1)T1616
A24Indiana(8-4-0)L1835
H45Minnesota(6-5-0)L3345
H6Michigan State(9-2-1)L038
A77Wisconsin(3-8-0)W2724
A20Michigan(8-4-0)L629
H14Iowa(10-3-0)L2452
A68Purdue(3-7-1)L1520
H70Illinois(3-7-1)W2810




1988   #89.  Northwestern  (2-8-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H32Duke(7-3-1)L2131
A60Air Force(5-7-0)L2762
A46Army(9-3-0)L723
H33Indiana(8-3-1)L1748
A81Minnesota(2-7-2)T2828
A38Michigan State(6-5-1)L336
H97Wisconsin(1-10-0)W3514
H7Michigan(9-2-1)L752
A40Iowa(6-4-3)L1035
H85Purdue(4-7-0)W287
A49Illinois(6-5-1)L914




1989   #104.  Northwestern  (0-11-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A24Duke(8-4-0)L3141
H41Air Force(8-4-1)L3148
H80Rutgers(2-7-2)L2738
A58Indiana(5-6-0)L1143
H54Minnesota(6-5-0)L1820
A86Wisconsin(2-9-0)L3135
H68Iowa(5-6-0)L2235
H34Ohio State(8-4-0)L2752
A78Purdue(3-8-0)L1546
A26Michigan State(8-4-0)L1476
H12Illinois(10-2-0)L1463




1990   #96.  Northwestern  (2-9-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H66Duke(4-7-0)L2427
A65Rice(5-6-0)L1431
H61Northern Illinois(6-5-0)W247
H54Indiana(6-5-1)L042
A52Minnesota(6-5-0)L2535
H94Wisconsin(1-10-0)W4434
A20Iowa(8-4-0)L1456
A37Ohio State(7-4-1)L748
H88Purdue(2-9-0)L1333
H15Michigan State(8-3-1)L2229
A27Illinois(8-4-0)L2328




1991   #87.  Northwestern  (3-8-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H85Rice(4-7-0)L736
A60Rutgers(6-5-0)L1822
H93Wake Forest(3-8-0)W4114
H65Purdue(4-7-0)L1417
A31Indiana(7-4-1)L644
N29Ohio State(8-4-0)L334
H38Illinois(6-6-0)W1711
A77Michigan State(3-8-0)W1613
A7Michigan(10-2-0)L1459
H15Iowa(10-1-1)L1024
A71Wisconsin(5-6-0)L1432




1992   #81.  Northwestern  (3-8-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
N3Notre Dame(10-1-1)L742
A25Boston College(8-3-1)L049
A5Stanford(10-3-0)L2435
A68Purdue(4-7-0)W2814
H67Indiana(5-6-0)L328
A13Ohio State(8-3-1)L731
A43Illinois(6-5-1)W2726
H50Michigan State(5-6-0)L2627
H6Michigan(9-0-3)L740
A63Iowa(5-7-0)L1456
H48Wisconsin(5-6-0)W2725




1993   #70.  Northwestern  (2-9-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A2Notre Dame(11-1-0)L1227
H14Boston College(9-3-0)W2221
H95Wake Forest(2-9-0)W2614
A6Ohio State(10-1-1)L351
A4Wisconsin(10-1-1)L1453
H61Minnesota(4-7-0)L2628
H27Indiana(8-4-0)L024
A36Illinois(5-6-0)L1320
A31Michigan State(6-6-0)L2931
H55Iowa(6-6-0)L1923
H10Penn State(10-2-0)L2143




1994   #76.  Northwestern  (3-7-1)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
N31Notre Dame(6-5-1)L1542
H69Stanford(3-7-1)T4141
A35Air Force(8-4-0)W1410
H15Ohio State(9-4-0)L1517
H28Wisconsin(7-4-1)L1446
A75Minnesota(3-8-0)W3731
A51Indiana(6-5-0)W207
H27Illinois(7-5-0)L728
H40Michigan State(5-6-0)L1735
A48Iowa(5-5-1)L1349
A1Penn State(12-0-0)L1745




1995   #2.  Northwestern  (10-2-0)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A7Notre Dame(9-3-0)W1715
H20Miami (Ohio)(8-2-1)L2830
H42Air Force(8-5-0)W306
H76Indiana(2-9-0)W317
A13Michigan(9-4-0)W1913
A64Minnesota(3-8-0)W2717
H38Wisconsin(4-5-2)W350
A31Illinois(5-5-1)W1714
H10Penn State(9-3-0)W2110
H27Iowa(8-4-0)W3120
A44Purdue(4-6-1)W238
B8Southern California(9-2-1)L3241




1996   #21.  Northwestern  (9-3)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A94Wake Forest(3-8)L2728
A104Duke(0-11)W3813
H68Ohio(6-6)W287
A73Indiana(3-8)W3517
H14Michigan(8-4)W1716
H65Minnesota(4-7)W2624
A35Wisconsin(8-5)W3430
H91Illinois(2-9)W2724
A7Penn State(11-2)L934
A19Iowa(9-3)W4013
H74Purdue(3-8)W2724
B8Tennessee(10-2)L2848




1997   #59.  Northwestern  (5-7)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
N79Oklahoma(4-8)W240
A57Wake Forest(5-6)L2027
H83Duke(2-9)W2420
H54Rice(7-4)L3440
A24Purdue(9-3)L921
H46Wisconsin(8-5)L2526
A2Michigan(12-0)L623
H34Michigan State(7-5)W1917
A16Ohio State(10-3)L649
H19Penn State(9-3)L2730
A105Illinois(0-11)W3421
H44Iowa(7-5)W1514




1998   #92.  Northwestern  (3-9)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H109Nevada-Las Vegas(0-11)W417
H84Duke(4-7)L1044
A52Rice(5-6)W2314
A5Wisconsin(11-1)L738
H97Illinois(3-8)L1013
A86Iowa(3-8)L2426
H13Michigan(10-3)L612
H2Ohio State(11-1)L1036
A39Michigan State(6-6)L529
H17Purdue(9-4)L2156
A19Penn State(9-3)L1041
A112Hawaii(0-12)W4721




1999   #87.  Northwestern  (3-8)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H66Miami (Ohio)(7-4)L328
H52Texas Christian(8-4)W177
A90Duke(3-8)W1512
A20Purdue(7-5)L2331
H18Minnesota(8-4)L1433
A68Indiana(4-7)L1734
H95Iowa(1-10)W2321
H8Wisconsin(10-2)L1935
A2Michigan(10-2)L337
H5Michigan State(10-2)L034
A15Illinois(8-4)L729




2000   #25.  Northwestern  (8-4)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H64Northern Illinois(6-5)W3517
H109Duke(0-11)W385
A28Texas Christian(10-2)L1441
A13Wisconsin(9-4)W4744
A45Michigan State(5-6)W3717
H76Indiana(3-8)W5233
H15Purdue(8-4)L2841
A55Minnesota(6-6)W4135
H10Michigan(9-3)W5451
A79Iowa(3-9)L1727
H68Illinois(5-6)W6123
B9Nebraska(10-2)L1766




2001   #76.  Northwestern  (4-7)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A86Nevada-Las Vegas(4-7)W3728
A107Duke(0-11)W447
H38Michigan State(7-5)W2726
A33Ohio State(7-5)L2038
H75Minnesota(4-7)W2317
H52Penn State(5-6)L3538
A49Purdue(6-6)L2732
A59Indiana(5-6)L2156
H40Iowa(7-5)L1659
H34Bowling Green State(8-3)L4243
A10Illinois(10-2)L2834




2002   #89.  Northwestern  (3-9)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A49Air Force(8-5)L352
H23Texas Christian(10-2)L2448
H95Duke(2-10)W2621
A109Navy(2-10)W4940
A76Michigan State(4-8)L2439
H1Ohio State(14-0)L1627
A43Minnesota(8-5)L4245
A17Penn State(9-4)L049
H39Purdue(7-6)L1342
H97Indiana(3-9)W4137
A7Iowa(11-2)L1062
H63Illinois(5-7)L2431




2003   #62.  Northwestern  (6-7)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A76Kansas(6-7)W2820
H57Air Force(7-5)L2122
H8Miami (Ohio)(13-1)L1444
A85Duke(4-8)W2810
A3Ohio State(11-2)L020
H25Minnesota(10-3)L1742
A105Indiana(2-10)W3731
H40Wisconsin(7-6)W167
A22Purdue(9-4)L1434
H83Penn State(3-9)W177
H10Michigan(10-3)L1041
A103Illinois(1-11)W3720
B26Bowling Green State(11-3)L2428




2004   #43.  Northwestern  (6-6)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A77Texas Christian(5-6)L4548
H11Arizona State(9-3)L2130
H52Kansas(4-7)W2017
A46Minnesota(7-5)L1743
H19Ohio State(8-4)W3327
H89Indiana(3-8)W3124
A22Wisconsin(9-3)L1224
H24Purdue(7-5)W1310
A67Penn State(4-7)W147
A16Michigan(9-3)L2042
H86Illinois(3-8)W2821
A56Hawaii(8-5)L4149




2005   #30.  Northwestern  (7-5)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H102Ohio(4-7)W3814
H51Northern Illinois(7-5)W3837
A37Arizona State(7-5)L2152
H2Penn State(11-1)L2934
H14Wisconsin(10-3)W5148
A52Purdue(5-6)W3429
A49Michigan State(5-6)W4914
H22Michigan(7-5)L1733
H31Iowa(7-5)W2827
A5Ohio State(10-2)L748
A103Illinois(2-9)W3821
B19UCLA(10-2)L3850




2006   #93.  Northwestern  (4-8)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A111Miami (Ohio)(2-10)W213
H--New Hampshire(---)L1734
H117Eastern Michigan(1-11)W146
A56Nevada(8-5)L2131
A29Penn State(9-4)L733
A13Wisconsin(12-1)L941
H57Purdue(8-6)L1031
H81Michigan State(4-8)L3841
A7Michigan(11-2)L317
A65Iowa(6-7)W217
H6Ohio State(12-1)L1054
H102Illinois(2-10)W2716




2007   #73.  Northwestern  (6-6)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Northeastern(---)W270
H82Nevada(6-7)W3631
H102Duke(1-11)L1420
A10Ohio State(11-2)L758
H21Michigan(9-4)L1628
A44Michigan State(7-6)W4841
H109Minnesota(1-11)W4948
A107Eastern Michigan(4-8)W2614
A55Purdue(8-5)L1735
H74Iowa(6-6)L1728
H68Indiana(7-6)W3128
A24Illinois(9-4)L2241




2008   #41.  Northwestern  (9-4)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H98Syracuse(3-9)W3010
A65Duke(4-8)W2420
H--Southern Illinois(---)W337
H99Ohio(4-8)W168
A30Iowa(9-4)W2217
H28Michigan State(9-4)L2037
H83Purdue(4-8)W4826
A105Indiana(3-9)L1921
A72Minnesota(7-6)W2417
H16Ohio State(10-3)L1045
A96Michigan(3-9)W2114
H71Illinois(5-7)W2710
B24Missouri(10-4)L2330




2009   #43.  Northwestern  (8-5)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H--Towson(---)W4714
H120Eastern Michigan(0-12)W2724
A77Syracuse(4-8)L3437
H54Minnesota(6-7)L2435
A64Purdue(5-7)W2721
H115Miami (Ohio)(1-11)W166
A58Michigan State(6-7)L1424
H89Indiana(4-8)W2928
H13Penn State(11-2)L1334
A5Iowa(11-2)W1710
A94Illinois(3-9)W2116
H17Wisconsin(10-3)W3331
B33Auburn(8-5)L3538




2010   #61.  Northwestern  (7-6)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A110Vanderbilt(2-10)W2321
H--Illinois State(---)W373
A104Rice(4-8)W3013
H101Central Michigan(3-9)W3025
A84Minnesota(3-9)W2928
H81Purdue(4-8)L1720
H14Michigan State(11-2)L2735
A78Indiana(5-7)W2017
A50Penn State(7-6)L2135
H23Iowa(8-5)W2117
N42Illinois(7-6)L2748
A13Wisconsin(11-2)L2370
B43Texas Tech(8-5)L3845




2011   #63.  Northwestern  (6-7)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A89Boston College(4-8)W2417
H--Eastern Illinois(---)W4221
A105Army(3-9)L1421
A58Illinois(7-6)L3538
H5Michigan(11-2)L2442
A39Iowa(7-6)L3141
H24Penn State(9-4)L2434
A109Indiana(1-11)W5938
A22Nebraska(9-4)W2825
H87Rice(4-8)W286
H97Minnesota(3-9)W2813
H14Michigan State(11-3)L1731
B29Texas A&M(7-6)L2233




2012   #18.  Northwestern  (10-3)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A41Syracuse(8-5)W4241
H31Vanderbilt(9-4)W2313
H105Boston College(2-10)W2213
H--South Dakota(---)W387
H84Indiana(4-8)W4429
A25Penn State(8-4)L2839
A70Minnesota(6-7)W2113
H14Nebraska(10-4)L2829
H68Iowa(4-8)W2817
A24Michigan(8-5)L3138
A28Michigan State(7-6)W2320
H109Illinois(2-10)W5014
B53Mississippi State(8-5)W3420




2013   #69.  Northwestern  (5-7)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A108California(1-11)W4430
H60Syracuse(7-6)W4827
H118Western Michigan(1-11)W3817
H--Maine(---)W3521
H13Ohio State(12-2)L3040
A23Wisconsin(9-4)L635
H44Minnesota(8-5)L1720
A32Iowa(8-5)L1017
A30Nebraska(9-4)L2427
H41Michigan(7-6)L1927
H5Michigan State(13-1)L630
A87Illinois(4-8)W3734




2014   #74.  Northwestern  (5-7)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H68California(5-7)L2431
H50Northern Illinois(11-3)L1523
H--Western Illinois(---)W247
A57Penn State(7-6)W296
H17Wisconsin(11-3)W2014
A35Minnesota(8-5)L1724
H30Nebraska(9-4)L1738
A62Iowa(7-6)L748
H70Michigan(5-7)L910
A27Notre Dame(8-5)W4340
A107Purdue(3-9)W3814
H75Illinois(6-7)L3347




2015   #15.  Northwestern  (10-3)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H3Stanford(12-2)W166
H--Eastern Illinois(---)W410
A53Duke(8-5)W1910
H106Ball State(3-9)W2419
H57Minnesota(6-7)W270
A10Michigan(10-3)L038
H9Iowa(12-2)L1040
A46Nebraska(6-7)W3028
H48Penn State(7-6)W2321
H103Purdue(2-10)W2114
A26Wisconsin(10-3)W137
N74Illinois(5-7)W2414
B17Tennessee(9-4)L645




2016   #42.  Northwestern  (7-6)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H14Western Michigan(13-1)L2122
H--Illinois State(---)L79
H82Duke(4-8)W2413
H24Nebraska(9-4)L1324
A38Iowa(8-5)W3831
A91Michigan State(3-9)W5440
H60Indiana(6-7)W2414
A3Ohio State(11-2)L2024
H6Wisconsin(11-3)L721
A106Purdue(3-9)W4517
A26Minnesota(9-4)L2329
H99Illinois(3-9)W4221
B25Pittsburgh(8-5)W3124




2017   #17.  Northwestern  (10-3)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H104Nevada(3-9)W3120
A46Duke(7-6)L1741
H118Bowling Green State(2-10)W497
A6Wisconsin(13-1)L2433
H9Penn State(11-2)L731
A74Maryland(4-8)W3721
H19Iowa(8-5)W1710
H12Michigan State(10-3)W3931
A83Nebraska(4-8)W3124
H42Purdue(7-6)W2313
H73Minnesota(5-7)W390
A113Illinois(2-10)W427
B50Kentucky(7-6)W2423




2018   #23.  Northwestern  (9-5)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A48Purdue(6-7)W3127
H43Duke(8-5)L721
H107Akron(4-8)L3439
H13Michigan(10-3)L1720
A34Michigan State(7-6)W2919
H79Nebraska(4-8)W3431
A122Rutgers(1-11)W1815
H44Wisconsin(8-5)W3117
H4Notre Dame(12-1)L2131
A22Iowa(9-4)W1410
A64Minnesota(7-6)W2414
H102Illinois(4-8)W2416
N3Ohio State(13-1)L2445
B24Utah(9-5)W3120




2019   #106.  Northwestern  (3-9)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A83Stanford(4-8)L717
H117Nevada-Las Vegas(4-8)W3014
H51Michigan State(7-6)L1031
A20Wisconsin(10-4)L1524
A75Nebraska(5-7)L1013
H2Ohio State(13-1)L352
H18Iowa(10-3)L020
A53Indiana(8-5)L334
H99Purdue(4-8)L2224
H130Massachusetts(1-11)W456
H19Minnesota(11-2)L2238
A84Illinois(6-7)W2910




2020   #25.  Northwestern  (7-2)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H83Maryland(2-3)W433
A37Iowa(6-2)W2120
H93Nebraska(3-5)W2113
A94Purdue(2-4)W2720
H59Wisconsin(4-3)W177
A102Michigan State(2-5)L2029
H118Illinois(2-6)W2810
N7Ohio State(7-1)L1022
B46Auburn(6-5)W3519




2021   #103.  Northwestern  (3-9)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H7Michigan State(11-2)L2138
H--Indiana State(---)W246
A119Duke(3-9)L2330
H120Ohio(3-9)W356
A77Nebraska(3-9)L756
H86Rutgers(5-8)W217
A5Michigan(12-2)L733
H28Minnesota(9-4)L1441
H19Iowa(10-4)L1217
A15Wisconsin(9-4)L735
H17Purdue(9-4)L1432
A65Illinois(5-7)L1447




2022   #120.  Northwestern  (1-11)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
N97Nebraska(4-8)W3128
H32Duke(9-4)L2331
H--Southern Illinois(---)L2431
H102Miami (Ohio)(6-7)L1417
A9Penn State(11-2)L717
H62Wisconsin(7-6)L742
A37Maryland(8-5)L2431
A40Iowa(8-5)L1333
H8Ohio State(11-2)L721
A38Minnesota(9-4)L331
A43Purdue(8-6)L917
H41Illinois(8-5)L341




2023   #42.  Northwestern  (8-5)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A54Rutgers(7-6)L724
H123Texas-El Paso(3-9)W387
A26Duke(8-5)L1438
H70Minnesota(6-7)W3734
H12Penn State(10-3)L1341
H--Howard(---)W2320
A75Nebraska(5-7)L917
H43Maryland(8-5)W3327
N24Iowa(10-4)L710
A53Wisconsin(7-6)W2410
H90Purdue(4-8)W2315
A72Illinois(5-7)W4543
B34Utah(8-5)W147




2024   #95.  Northwestern  (4-8)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
H56Miami (Ohio)(9-5)W136
H37Duke(9-4)L2026
H--Eastern Illinois(---)W317
A48Washington(6-7)L524
H17Indiana(11-2)L2441
A94Maryland(4-8)W3710
H78Wisconsin(5-7)L323
A34Iowa(8-5)L1440
A122Purdue(1-11)W2620
N1Ohio State(14-2)L731
A18Michigan(8-5)L650
N11Illinois(10-3)L2838




2025   #51.  Northwestern  (7-6)   (Big Ten)

Loc#OpponentRecord PFPA
A20Tulane(11-3)L323
H--Western Illinois(---)W427
H3Oregon(13-2)L1434
H94UCLA(3-9)W1714
H129Louisiana-Monroe(3-9)W427
A46Penn State(7-6)W2221
H107Purdue(2-10)W190
A56Nebraska(7-6)L2128
A18Southern California(9-4)L1738
H27Michigan(9-4)L2224
H44Minnesota(8-5)W3835
A31Illinois(9-4)L1320
B91Central Michigan(7-6)W347




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