Northwestern Wildcats Football Record

The Northwestern football record book on one page: 133 seasons of results back to 1892 and the all-time head-to-head series against 104 opponents. All-time, the team is 519–700–37.

NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL RECORD BY YEAR

133 SEASONS · 1892–2026 · 519–700–37 ALL-TIME

SEASON	RECORD	BOWL
2026	5–1	–
2025	7–6	GameAbove Sports Bowl (W)
2024	4–8	–
2023	8–5	SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (W)
2022	1–11	–

Season by season, all 133 seasons →

HEAD-TO-HEAD

104 OPPONENTS · 60 SERIES LED · MOST PLAYED ILLINOIS (119)

OPPONENT	RECORD	STREAK
Illinois	55–59–5	L2
Wisconsin	37–62–4	L1
Minnesota	38–56–5	W2
Purdue	36–53–1	W3
Iowa	28–55–3	L4

Head-to-head, all 104 opponents →