NCAA Football: Northwestern Year-By-Year Records / Rankings




YEAR
mcubed
 RANK 
PFPG
RANK
PAPG
RANK

SCORE

   W

   L

   T

CONFERENCE

POST-SEASON


19601960
36
83
39
1.162
5
4
0
Big10Big10




19611961
31
65
29
0.962
4
5
0
Big10Big10




19621962
7
8
83
1.852
7
2
0
Big10Big10




19631963
30
38
47
1.054
5
4
0
Big10Big10




19641964
69
98
88
0.326
3
6
0
Big10Big10




19651965
77
79
103
0.074
4
6
0
Big10Big10




19661966
77
85
99
-0.160
3
6
1
Big10Big10




19671967
105
86
91
-0.855
3
7
0
Big10Big10




19681968
104
110
110
-0.983
1
9
0
Big10Big10




19691969
63
104
108
0.147
3
7
0
Big10Big10




19701970
44
46
27
0.824
6
4
0
Big10Big10




19711971
44
68
36
0.718
7
4
0
Big10Big10




19721972
113
113
106
-1.276
2
9
0
Big10Big10




19731973
84
91
108
-0.120
4
7
0
Big10Big10




19741974
89
110
128
-0.317
3
8
0
Big10Big10




19751975
98
115
127
-0.567
3
8
0
Big10Big10




19761976
125
126
125
-1.132
1
10
0
Big10Big10




19771977
122
143
137
-0.812
1
10
0
Big10Big10




19781978
134
139
139
-1.575
0
10
1
Big10Big10




19791979
124
132
138
-1.230
1
10
0
Big10Big10




19801980
136
118
138
-1.901
0
11
0
Big10Big10




19811981
119
136
137
-1.010
0
11
0
Big10Big10




19821982
88
76
112
-0.562
3
8
0
Big10Big10




19831983
90
112
111
-0.470
2
9
0
Big10Big10




19841984
80
106
103
-0.387
2
9
0
Big10Big10




19851985
78
100
97
-0.466
3
8
0
Big10Big10




19861986
88
75
58
-0.610
4
7
0
Big10Big10




19871987
86
91
88
-0.597
2
8
1
Big10Big10




19881988
83
86
91
-0.599
2
8
1
Big10Big10




19891989
103
60
105
-1.984
0
11
0
Big10Big10




19901990
98
83
98
-1.031
2
9
0
Big10Big10




19911991
82
91
81
-0.403
3
8
0
Big10Big10




19921992
68
95
102
0.004
3
8
0
Big10Big10




19931993
73
91
90
-0.100
2
9
0
Big10Big10




19941994
65
83
92
0.184
3
7
1
Big10Big10




19951995
5
46
7
2.260
10
2
0
Big10Big10
1996/01/01 L USC 32-41 Rose Bowl



19961996
25
44
46
1.414
9
3

Big10Big10
1997/01/01 L Tennessee 28-48 Florida Citrus Bowl



19971997
54
84
53
0.656
5
7

Big10Big10




19981998
86
99
68
-0.472
3
9

Big10Big10




19991999
66
110
76
0.276
3
8

Big10Big10




20002000
31
10
99
1.200
8
4

Big10Big10
2000/12/30 L Nebraska 17-66 Alamo Bowl



20012001
83
37
103
0.004
4
7

Big10Big10




20022002
80
87
113
-0.142
3
9

Big10Big10




20032003
46
94
57
0.968
6
7

Big10Big10
2003/12/26 L Bowling Green 24-28 Motor City Bowl



20042004
46
64
75
0.745
6
6

Big10Big10




20052005
22
28
108
1.437
7
5

Big10Big10
2005/12/30 L UCLA 38-50 Sun Bowl



20062006
78
106
88
-0.043
4
8

Big10Big10




20072007
71
72
88
0.288
6
6

Big10Big10




20082008
43
74
26
0.930
9
4

Big10Big10
2008/12/29 L Missouri 23-30 Alamo Bowl



20092009
57
71
55
0.669
8
5

Big10Big10
2010/01/01 L Auburn 35-38 Outback Bowl



20102010
59
63
77
0.578
7
6

Big10Big10
2011/01/01 L Texas Tech 38-45 TicketCity Bowl



20112011
80
51
66
0.176
6
7

Big10Big10
2011/12/31 L Texas A&M 22-33 Meineke Car Care Bowl



20122012
23
42
29
1.484
10
3

Big10Big10
2013/01/01 W Mississippi St 34-20 Gator Bowl



20132013
76
83
69
0.487
5
7

Big10Big10




20142014
77
101
48
0.301
5
7

Big10Big10




20152015
12
114
12
1.894
10
3

Big10Big10
2016/01/01 L Tennessee 6-45 Outback Bowl



20162016
52
87
24
0.898
7
6

Big10Big10
2016/12/28 W Pittsburgh 31-24 Pinstripe Bowl



20172017
13
56
20
1.766
10
3

Big10Big10
2017/12/29 W Kentucky 24-23 Music City Bowl



20182018
27
100
41
1.395
9
5

Big10Big10
2018/12/01 L Ohio State 24-45 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP
2018/12/31 W Utah 31-20 Holiday Bowl



20192019
107
126
43
-0.346
3
9

Big10Big10




20202020
29
93
5
1.287
7
2

Big10Big10
2020/12/19 L Ohio State 10-22 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP
2021/01/01 W Auburn 35-19 Citrus Bowl



20212021
111
125
89
-0.626
3
9

Big10Big10




20222022
115
128
83
-0.661
1
11

Big10Big10




20232023
48
106
41
0.944
8
5

Big10Big10
2023/12/23 W Utah 14-7 Las Vegas Bowl



20242024
89
128
79
0.218
4
8

Big10Big10




20252025
48
108
21
1.041
5
4

Big10Big10