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All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

The Game Army–Navy Holy War Iron Bowl Red River The Game (Ivy)

Northwestern vs

Series

37–56–5

Minnesota leads

Average Score

17.4–22.0

98 games

Current Streak

1

Northwestern

Longest Streak

7

Minnesota, 1975–1981

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2025	2025-11-23	Northwestern	38–35
2022	2022-11-15	Minnesota	3–31
2021	2021-11-02	Minnesota	14–41
2019	2019-11-26	Minnesota	22–38
2018	2018-11-20	Northwestern	24–14
2017	2017-11-21	Northwestern	39–0
2016	2016-11-22	Minnesota	12–29
2015	2015-10-06	Northwestern	27–0
2014	2014-10-14	Minnesota	17–24
2013	2013-10-22	Minnesota	17–20
2012	2012-10-16	Northwestern	21–13
2011	2011-11-22	Northwestern	28–13
2010	2010-10-05	Northwestern	29–28
2009	2009-09-29	Minnesota	24–35
2008	2008-11-04	Northwestern	24–17
2007	2007-10-16	Northwestern	49–48
2004	2004-09-28	Minnesota	17–43
2003	2003-10-07	Minnesota	17–42
2002	2002-10-15	Minnesota	42–45
2001	2001-10-16	Northwestern	23–17
2000	2000-10-31	Northwestern	41–35
1999	1999-10-05	Minnesota	14–33
1996	1996-10-15	Northwestern	26–24
1995	1995-10-17	Northwestern	27–17
1994	1994-10-18	Northwestern	37–31
1993	1993-10-19	Minnesota	26–28
1990	1990-10-16	Minnesota	25–35
1989	1989-10-17	Minnesota	18–20
1988	1988-10-11	Tie	28–28
1987	1987-10-13	Minnesota	33–45
1986	1986-10-14	Minnesota	23–44
1985	1985-10-15	Minnesota	10–21
1984	1984-10-23	Northwestern	31–28
1983	1983-10-25	Northwestern	19–8
1982	1982-10-12	Northwestern	31–21
1981	1981-10-13	Minnesota	23–35
1980	1980-10-07	Minnesota	21–49
1979	1979-10-02	Minnesota	8–38
1978	1978-10-24	Minnesota	14–38
1977	1977-10-18	Minnesota	7–13
1976	1976-11-09	Minnesota	10–38
1975	1975-11-11	Minnesota	9–33
1974	1974-11-05	Northwestern	21–13
1973	1973-11-06	Minnesota	43–52
1972	1972-11-14	Minnesota	29–35
1971	1971-11-09	Northwestern	41–20
1970	1970-11-10	Northwestern	28–14
1969	1969-11-11	Minnesota	21–28
1966	1966-11-08	Minnesota	13–28
1965	1965-11-09	Minnesota	22–27
1964	1964-10-13	Minnesota	18–21
1963	1963-10-15	Northwestern	15–8
1962	1962-10-16	Northwestern	34–22
1961	1961-10-17	Minnesota	3–10
1960	1960-10-11	Minnesota	0–7
1959	1959-10-13	Northwestern	6–0
1958	1958-10-14	Northwestern	7–3
1957	1957-10-15	Minnesota	6–41
1956	1956-10-16	Tie	0–0
1955	1955-10-11	Minnesota	7–18
1954	1954-10-12	Minnesota	7–26
1953	1953-10-13	Minnesota	13–30
1952	1952-10-14	Minnesota	26–27
1951	1951-10-16	Northwestern	21–7
1950	1950-10-17	Northwestern	13–6
1949	1949-10-11	Minnesota	7–21
1948	1948-10-12	Northwestern	19–16
1947	1947-10-14	Minnesota	21–37
1946	1946-10-15	Northwestern	14–7
1945	1945-10-23	Minnesota	7–30
1944	1944-11-07	Tie	14–14
1943	1943-11-02	Northwestern	42–6
1942	1942-11-03	Minnesota	7–19
1941	1941-11-04	Minnesota	7–8
1940	1940-11-05	Minnesota	12–13
1939	1939-11-07	Northwestern	14–7
1938	1938-11-01	Northwestern	6–3
1937	1937-11-16	Minnesota	0–7
1936	1936-11-03	Northwestern	6–0
1935	1935-10-29	Minnesota	13–21
1933	1933-11-07	Tie	0–0
1932	1932-11-01	Minnesota	0–7
1931	1931-11-10	Northwestern	32–14
1930	1930-11-04	Northwestern	27–6
1929	1929-10-22	Minnesota	14–26
1928	1928-11-06	Northwestern	10–9
1923	1923-11-06	Minnesota	14–34
1922	1922-10-24	Tie	7–7
1921	1921-10-11	Minnesota	0–28
1920	1920-10-12	Northwestern	17–0
1905	1905-11-28	Minnesota	6–72
1904	1904-11-22	Minnesota	0–17
1901	1901-11-26	Minnesota	0–16
1900	1900-11-20	Minnesota	0–21
1899	1899-11-07	Northwestern	11–5
1898	1898-11-15	Minnesota	6–17
1893	1893-10-31	Minnesota	0–16
1892	1892-11-15	Minnesota	12–18

Scores read Northwestern first. Dates are the ranking release that included the game. Games come from the published weekly rankings.

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