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WILDCAT NATION · BIG TEN · SINCE 1892

Northwestern Season by Season

Every Northwestern football season on one page back to 1892: won-lost records, conference records, bowl results and final rankings for all 133 of them.

SEASON BY SEASON

133 SEASONS · 1892–2026 · 514–699–37 ALL-TIME · 9 NAMED BOWL GAMES

SEASONRECORDCONFERENCEBOWLFINAL RANK
20260–00–0––
20257–64–5 conf · GameAbove Sports Bowl (W)4–5GameAbove Sports Bowl (W)–
20244–82–7 conf2–7––
20238–55–4 conf · SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (W)5–4SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (W)–
20221–111–8 conf1–8––
20213–91–8 conf1–8––
20207–26–2 conf · Vrbo Citrus Bowl (W) · Final #106–2Vrbo Citrus Bowl (W)#10
20193–91–8 conf1–8––
20189–58–2 conf · Postseason game not named · Final #218–2Postseason (not named)#21
201710–37–2 conf · Postseason game not named · Final #177–2Postseason (not named)#17
20167–65–4 conf · NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL (W)5–4NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL (W)–
201510–36–2 conf · OUTBACK BOWL (L) · Final #236–2OUTBACK BOWL (L)#23
20145–73–5 conf3–5––
20135–71–7 conf1–7––
201210–35–3 conf · TAXSLAYER.com GATOR BOWL (W) · Final #175–3TAXSLAYER.com GATOR BOWL (W)#17
20116–73–5 conf · MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXAS (L)3–5MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXAS (L)–
20107–63–5 conf · TICKETCITY BOWL (L)3–5TICKETCITY BOWL (L)–
20098–55–3 conf · OUTBACK BOWL (L)5–3OUTBACK BOWL (L)–
20089–45–3 conf · Postseason game not named5–3Postseason (not named)–
20075–63–5 conf3–5––
20064–82–6 conf2–6––
20057–55–5 conf · Postseason game not named5–5Postseason (not named)–
20046–65–5 conf5–5––
20036–75–5 conf · Postseason game not named5–5Postseason (not named)–
20023–92–9 conf2–9––
20014–74–6 conf4–6––
20008–46–2 conf · Postseason game not named6–2Postseason (not named)–
19993–81–7 conf1–7––
19983–90–8 conf0–8––
19975–73–5 conf3–5––
19969–37–1 conf · Postseason game not named · Final #157–1Postseason (not named)#15
199510–28–0 conf · Postseason game not named · Final #88–0Postseason (not named)#8
19943–7–12–6 conf2–6––
19932–90–8 conf0–8––
19923–83–5 conf3–5––
19913–82–6 conf2–6––
19902–91–7 conf1–7––
19890–110–8 conf0–8––
19882–8–12–5–1 conf2–5–1––
19872–8–12–6 conf2–6––
19864–72–6 conf2–6––
19853–81–7 conf1–7––
19842–92–7 conf2–7––
19832–92–7 conf2–7––
19823–82–7 conf2–7––
19810–110–9 conf0–9––
19800–110–9 conf0–9––
19791–100–9 conf0–9––
19780–10–10–8–1 conf0–8–1––
19771–101–8 conf1–8––
19761–101–7 conf1–7––
19753–82–6 conf2–6––
19743–82–6 conf2–6––
19734–74–4 conf4–4––
19722–91–8 conf1–8––
19717–46–3 conf6–3––
19706–46–1 conf6–1––
19693–73–4 conf3–4––
19681–91–6 conf1–6––
19673–72–5 conf2–5––
19663–6–12–4–1 conf2–4–1––
19654–63–4 conf3–4––
19643–62–5 conf2–5––
19635–43–4 conf3–4––
19627–24–2 conf4–2––
19614–52–4 conf2–4––
19605–43–4 conf3–4––
19596–34–3 conf4–3––
19585–43–4 conf3–4––
19570–90–7 conf0–7––
19564–4–13–3–1 conf3–3–1––
19550–8–10–6–1 conf0–6–1––
19542–71–5 conf1–5––
19533–60–6 conf0–6––
19522–6–12–5 conf2–5––
19515–42–4 conf2–4––
19506–33–3 conf3–3––
19494–53–4 conf3–4––
19488–25–1 conf · Postseason game not named · Final #75–1Postseason (not named)#7
19473–62–4 conf2–4––
19463–4–12–3–1 conf2–3–1––
19454–4–13–3–1 conf3–3–1––
19441–6–10–5–1 conf0–5–1––
19435–25–1 conf · Final #95–1–#9
19421–70–6 conf0–6––
19415–34–2 conf · Final #114–2–#11
19406–24–2 conf · Final #84–2–#8
19393–4–13–2–1 conf3–2–1––
19384–2–22–1–2 conf · Final #172–1–2–#17
19374–43–3 conf3–3––
19367–16–0 conf · Final #76–0–#7
19353–3–12–3–1 conf2–3–1––
19342–52–3 conf2–3––
19331–5–21–4–1 conf1–4–1––
19323–4–12–3–1 conf2–3–1––
19317–1–15–1 conf5–1––
19307–15–0 conf5–0––
19296–33–2 conf3–2––
19285–32–3 conf2–3––
19274–42–3 conf2–3––
19267–15–0 conf5–0––
19255–33–1 conf3–1––
19244–41–3 conf1–3––
19232–60–6 conf0–6––
19223–3–11–3–1 conf1–3–1––
19210–60–5 conf0–5––
19203–42–3 conf2–3––
19192–51–4 conf1–4––
19182–11–1 conf1–1––
19175–23–2 conf3–2––
19166–14–1 conf4–1––
19152–50–5 conf0–5––
19141–60–6 conf0–6––
19131–60–6 conf0–6––
19122–3–12–3 conf2–3––
19113–41–4 conf1–4––
19101–3–11–2–1 conf1–2–1––
19091–3–11–3 conf1–3––
19081–20–2 conf0–2––
19054–20–2 conf0–2––
19044–21–2 conf1–2––
19034–0–31–0–2 conf1–0–2––
19023–60–4 conf0–4––
19016–2–13–2 conf3–2––
19004–1–32–1–2 conf2–1–2––
18994–42–2 conf2–2––
18982–40–4 conf0–4––
18971–30–2 conf0–2––
18962–1–20–0––
18954–5–––
18941–5–––
18932–4–3–––
18924–3–2–––

Conference records aren’t recorded for earlier seasons, so those rows show overall records only.

9 further seasons include postseason games our source doesn’t name. They may be bowls, conference championship games or other postseason games, so they aren’t added to the bowl total above.

Final rankings begin with the 1936 season, when the AP poll started. Earlier seasons are blank because no poll existed, not because the team was unranked.