Northwestern record by year
Since 1892
571-710-40
Win %
.447
Bowl trips
0
Winning seasons
50
Best year
7-1 (1936)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 132 | 67 | In progress |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 304 | 258 | Won GameAbove Sports Bowl |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 214 | 316 | No bowl |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 287 | 293 | Won SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl |
| 2022 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 165 | 340 | No bowl |
| 2021 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 199 | 348 | No bowl |
| 2020 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 222 | 143 | Won Vrbo Citrus Bowl |
| 2019 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 196 | 283 | No bowl |
| 2018 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 339 | 325 | Won Bowl game |
| 2017 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 380 | 261 | Won Bowl game |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 338 | 289 | Won NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL |
| 2015 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 254 | 242 | Lost OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2014 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 276 | 302 | No bowl |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 314 | 325 | No bowl |
| 2012 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 412 | 293 | Won TAXSLAYER.com GATOR BOWL |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 376 | 360 | Lost MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXAS |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 343 | 377 | Lost TICKETCITY BOWL |
| 2009 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 337 | 318 | Lost OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2008 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 317 | 262 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 310 | 372 | No bowl |
| 2006 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 198 | 314 | No bowl |
| 2005 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 388 | 407 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 295 | 342 | No bowl |
| 2003 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 263 | 326 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2002 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 272 | 493 | No bowl |
| 2001 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 320 | 378 | No bowl |
| 2000 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 441 | 400 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1999 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 141 | 301 | No bowl |
| 1998 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 214 | 337 | No bowl |
| 1997 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 243 | 288 | No bowl |
| 1996 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 336 | 278 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1995 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 311 | 181 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1994 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 210 | 351 | No bowl |
| 1993 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 185 | 335 | No bowl |
| 1992 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 170 | 373 | No bowl |
| 1991 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 160 | 306 | No bowl |
| 1990 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 210 | 370 | No bowl |
| 1989 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 241 | 497 | No bowl |
| 1988 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 192 | 350 | No bowl |
| 1987 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 186 | 328 | No bowl |
| 1986 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 217 | 251 | No bowl |
| 1985 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 170 | 332 | No bowl |
| 1984 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 138 | 349 | No bowl |
| 1983 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 101 | 398 | No bowl |
| 1982 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 206 | 379 | No bowl |
| 1981 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 82 | 505 | No bowl |
| 1980 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 151 | 444 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 115 | 386 | No bowl |
| 1978 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .045 | 92 | 440 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 102 | 337 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 134 | 311 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 149 | 318 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 140 | 385 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 188 | 299 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 146 | 290 | No bowl |
| 1971 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 211 | 183 | No bowl |
| 1970 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 233 | 161 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 137 | 306 | No bowl |
| 1968 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 109 | 325 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 149 | 213 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 137 | 213 | No bowl |
| 1965 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 141 | 208 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 95 | 164 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 162 | 124 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 237 | 158 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 131 | 105 | No bowl |
| 1960 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 107 | 103 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 174 | 134 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 199 | 148 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 57 | 271 | No bowl |
| 1956 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 107 | 112 | No bowl |
| 1955 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .056 | 66 | 241 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 101 | 142 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 166 | 205 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | 166 | 252 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 112 | 124 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 155 | 143 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 137 | 156 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 191 | 91 | Won Bowl game |
| 1947 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 129 | 196 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 156 | 136 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 127 | 148 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | 102 | 160 | No bowl |
| 1943 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 189 | 64 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 96 | 209 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 173 | 67 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 170 | 64 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 47 | 67 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | 93 | 32 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 68 | 40 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 132 | 73 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 90 | 79 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 64 | 120 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .250 | 25 | 42 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 116 | 76 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 138 | 40 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 182 | 36 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 172 | 95 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 65 | 43 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 129 | 98 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 179 | 22 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 81 | 69 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 109 | 66 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 90 | 112 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 119 | 92 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 34 | 120 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 66 | 90 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 49 | 111 | No bowl |
| 1918 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 75 | 61 | No bowl |
| 1917 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 145 | 85 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 144 | 55 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 69 | 112 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 13 | 176 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 36 | 242 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 32 | 87 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 60 | 70 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | 10 | 45 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | 25 | 95 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 72 | 90 | No bowl |
| 1905 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 214 | 122 | No bowl |
| 1904 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 312 | 55 | No bowl |
| 1903 | 10 | 1 | 3 | .821 | 229 | 67 | No bowl |
| 1902 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 83 | 117 | No bowl |
| 1901 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 161 | 77 | No bowl |
| 1900 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .708 | 112 | 49 | No bowl |
| 1899 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 144 | 177 | No bowl |
| 1898 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .679 | 229 | 123 | No bowl |
| 1897 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 69 | 55 | No bowl |
| 1896 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | 156 | 46 | No bowl |
| 1895 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 192 | 132 | No bowl |
| 1894 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 72 | 228 | No bowl |
| 1893 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .350 | 92 | 176 | No bowl |
| 1892 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .583 | 140 | 112 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Northwestern records for every season since 1892, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Northwestern team page.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Northwestern record since 1892?
Northwestern is 571-710-40 since 1892, a .447 win percentage, with 0 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Northwestern season since 1892?
Northwestern went 7-1 in 1936, the best record since 1892.
How many bowl games has Northwestern played since 1892?
Northwestern has played in the postseason 0 times since 1892.