2026 · week 9 · 1A.
History for Northwestern
The big number is the overall rank. The smaller one is the rank in the division they played. This season follows the week in the header. Earlier seasons use the final week.
| Season | Rank | Result | Conf | Record | SRS | SOS | Tempo | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| success_rate | explosiveness | yards_per_play | finish | turnover_rate | havoc_rate | success_rate | explosiveness | yards_per_play | finish | turnover_rate | havoc_rate | ||||||||
| 2026 | 30 | Big Ten | 6-2 | +45.45 | +35.35 | 57.2 | 49.8% | 13.4 | 7.03 | 4.21 | 0.7% | 4.4% | 42.7% | 12.3 | 5.87 | 3.00 | 1.5% | 3.6% | |
| 2025 | 48 | Big Ten | 7-6 | +35.74 | +33.19 | 55.8 | 44.5% | 11.5 | 5.53 | 3.57 | 1.8% | 3.7% | 46.8% | 11.8 | 6.01 | 3.06 | 1.7% | 4.3% | |
| 2024 | 75 72 | Big Ten | 4-8 | +27.27 | +36.48 | 51.4 | 38.1% | 11.8 | 4.90 | 3.00 | 1.9% | 4.7% | 46.6% | 12.0 | 6.12 | 3.49 | 1.5% | 4.3% | |
| 2023 | 61 59 | Big Ten | 8-5 | +28.54 | +29.72 | 57.2 | 38.1% | 12.0 | 4.92 | 3.52 | 0.7% | 6.6% | 43.1% | 11.3 | 5.43 | 3.33 | 1.9% | 5.4% | |
| 2022 | 94 88 | Big Ten | 1-11 | +23.99 | +38.54 | 66.2 | 37.9% | 10.6 | 4.64 | 2.53 | 3.4% | 5.2% | 45.0% | 11.0 | 5.44 | 3.22 | 1.7% | 4.2% | |
| 2021 | 99 91 | Big Ten | 3-9 | +22.08 | +32.60 | 55.8 | 37.5% | 12.2 | 5.24 | 2.44 | 1.9% | 4.8% | 45.6% | 12.6 | 6.50 | 3.48 | 0.6% | 2.8% | |
| 2020 | 20 | Big Ten | 7-2 | +17.80 | +14.98 | 71.3 | 40.3% | 11.1 | 5.04 | 3.77 | 2.0% | 3.7% | 39.0% | 11.5 | 4.87 | 2.27 | 2.7% | 5.0% | |
| 2019 | 60 58 | Big Ten | 3-9 | +29.84 | +33.65 | 59.8 | 35.4% | 10.6 | 4.45 | 2.68 | 1.9% | 4.0% | 39.4% | 11.3 | 4.95 | 3.28 | 1.4% | 3.9% | |
| 2018 | 35 34 | Big Ten | 9-5 | +37.25 | +36.16 | 73.6 | 39.0% | 11.4 | 4.70 | 3.07 | 1.6% | 4.7% | 40.5% | 12.5 | 5.61 | 3.04 | 2.5% | 4.7% | |
| 2017 | 25 | Big Ten | 10-3 | +40.58 | +31.98 | 73.8 | 42.3% | 11.3 | 5.10 | 3.50 | 1.8% | 5.0% | 37.8% | 12.7 | 4.98 | 2.85 | 2.3% | 5.7% | |
| 2016 | 37 | Big Ten | 7-6 | +36.76 | +33.96 | 72.3 | 39.8% | 12.4 | 5.25 | 3.00 | 1.2% | 5.1% | 41.4% | 12.1 | 5.29 | 2.80 | 2.2% | 4.7% | |
| 2015 | 62 61 | Big Ten | 10-3 | +30.37 | +32.60 | 65.8 | 34.6% | 11.7 | 4.39 | 2.95 | 1.9% | 4.4% | 35.7% | 11.5 | 4.28 | 2.52 | 2.0% | 5.2% | |
| 2014 | 59 58 | Big Ten | 5-7 | +29.12 | +30.94 | 70.4 | 39.4% | 10.6 | 4.52 | 2.78 | 2.2% | 5.9% | 40.5% | 12.6 | 5.41 | 2.71 | 2.6% | 4.4% | |
| 2013 | 61 60 | Big Ten | 5-7 | +29.04 | +31.69 | 65.2 | 47.9% | 11.0 | 6.00 | 0.97 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 47.0% | 11.3 | 5.98 | 0.73 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 2012 | 33 | Big Ten | 10-3 | +35.86 | +29.12 | 69.5 | 44.5% | 11.0 | 5.54 | 0.72 | 0.0% | 1.4% | 43.0% | 11.6 | 5.53 | 0.66 | 0.0% | 3.1% | |
| 2011 | 63 | Big Ten | 6-7 | +28.08 | +28.41 | 60.9 | 49.4% | 10.7 | 5.96 | 0.24 | 0.0% | 4.7% | 45.1% | 12.5 | 6.35 | 0.53 | 0.0% | 1.8% | |
| 2010 | 74 73 | Big Ten | 7-6 | +23.30 | +27.92 | 57.5 | 47.8% | 10.5 | 5.72 | 0.61 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 47.3% | 11.8 | 6.19 | 0.45 | 0.0% | 1.3% | |
| 2009 | 65 64 | Big Ten | 8-5 | +27.66 | +27.45 | 75.2 | 43.1% | 10.7 | 5.36 | 0.66 | 0.0% | 2.8% | 42.2% | 12.0 | 5.69 | 0.52 | 0.0% | 3.6% | |
| 2008 | 52 | Big Ten | 9-4 | +31.43 | +30.75 | 65.5 | 45.2% | 10.3 | 5.13 | 0.75 | 0.0% | 1.9% | 41.1% | 10.8 | 5.05 | 0.64 | 0.0% | 3.6% | |
| 2007 | 87 79 | Big Ten | 6-6 | +21.92 | +27.20 | 70.3 | 44.2% | 12.2 | 5.97 | 0.51 | 0.0% | 3.7% | 44.0% | 12.2 | 6.13 | 0.08 | 0.0% | 1.8% | |
| 2006 | 82 78 | Big Ten | 4-8 | +22.65 | +31.53 | 52.4 | 40.7% | 11.7 | 5.35 | 0.49 | 0.0% | 2.7% | 46.0% | 11.1 | 5.78 | 0.61 | 0.0% | 2.5% | |
| 2005 | 44 | Big Ten | 7-5 | +33.62 | +37.61 | 33.2 | 49.0% | 10.1 | 5.47 | 0.51 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.2% | 9.8 | 5.72 | 0.57 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 2004 | 59 58 | Big Ten | 6-6 | +27.72 | +32.53 | 70.8 | 42.3% | 12.1 | 5.60 | 0.85 | 0.2% | 0.7% | 41.4% | 11.3 | 5.17 | 0.86 | 0.7% | 2.1% | |
| 2003 | 65 64 | Big Ten | 6-7 | +28.36 | +34.50 | 57.8 | 40.5% | 11.8 | 5.18 | 0.65 | 1.7% | 3.7% | 45.7% | 12.0 | 6.02 | 0.89 | 0.8% | 2.9% | |
| 2002 | 102 92 | Big Ten | 3-9 | +16.38 | +31.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | 69 | Big Ten | 4-7 | +25.22 | +30.38 | 66.5 | 43.2% | 11.0 | 5.37 | 0.64 | 0.8% | 2.3% | 48.6% | 11.7 | 6.17 | 0.54 | 0.8% | 2.7% | |