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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

36–61–4

Wisconsin leads

Average Score

15.8–24.0

101 games

Current Streak

2

Wisconsin

Longest Streak

13

Wisconsin, 1972–1984

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2022	2022-10-11	Wisconsin	7–42
2021	2021-11-16	Wisconsin	7–35
2020	2020-11-24	Northwestern	17–7
2019	2019-10-01	Wisconsin	15–24
2018	2018-10-30	Northwestern	31–17
2017	2017-10-03	Wisconsin	24–33
2016	2016-11-08	Wisconsin	7–21
2015	2015-11-24	Northwestern	13–7
2014	2014-10-07	Northwestern	20–14
2013	2013-10-15	Wisconsin	6–35
2010	2010-11-30	Wisconsin	23–70
2009	2009-11-24	Northwestern	33–31
2006	2006-10-10	Wisconsin	9–41
2005	2005-10-11	Northwestern	51–48
2004	2004-10-26	Wisconsin	12–24
2003	2003-10-28	Northwestern	16–7
2000	2000-09-26	Northwestern	47–44
1999	1999-11-02	Wisconsin	19–35
1998	1998-09-29	Wisconsin	7–38
1997	1997-10-07	Wisconsin	25–26
1996	1996-10-22	Northwestern	34–30
1995	1995-10-24	Northwestern	35–0
1994	1994-10-11	Wisconsin	14–46
1993	1993-10-12	Wisconsin	14–53
1992	1992-11-24	Northwestern	27–25
1991	1991-11-26	Wisconsin	14–32
1990	1990-10-23	Northwestern	44–34
1989	1989-10-24	Wisconsin	31–35
1988	1988-10-25	Northwestern	35–14
1987	1987-10-27	Northwestern	27–24
1986	1986-10-21	Wisconsin	27–35
1985	1985-10-22	Northwestern	17–14
1984	1984-10-02	Wisconsin	16–31
1983	1983-10-04	Wisconsin	0–49
1982	1982-11-02	Wisconsin	20–54
1981	1981-11-03	Wisconsin	0–52
1980	1980-11-18	Wisconsin	19–39
1979	1979-11-13	Wisconsin	3–28
1978	1978-09-26	Wisconsin	7–28
1977	1977-10-04	Wisconsin	7–19
1976	1976-10-26	Wisconsin	25–28
1975	1975-10-28	Wisconsin	14–17
1974	1974-11-19	Wisconsin	7–52
1973	1973-11-20	Wisconsin	34–36
1972	1972-10-10	Wisconsin	14–21
1971	1971-10-05	Northwestern	24–11
1970	1970-10-20	Northwestern	24–14
1969	1969-10-21	Northwestern	27–7
1968	1968-10-29	Northwestern	13–10
1967	1967-10-31	Northwestern	17–13
1966	1966-10-18	Tie	3–3
1965	1965-10-19	Wisconsin	7–21
1964	1964-11-10	Northwestern	17–13
1963	1963-11-12	Wisconsin	14–17
1962	1962-11-13	Wisconsin	6–37
1961	1961-11-14	Wisconsin	10–29
1960	1960-11-08	Northwestern	21–0
1959	1959-11-10	Wisconsin	19–24
1958	1958-11-11	Wisconsin	13–17
1957	1957-11-12	Wisconsin	12–41
1956	1956-11-13	Northwestern	17–7
1955	1955-11-08	Wisconsin	14–41
1954	1954-11-09	Wisconsin	13–34
1953	1953-11-10	Wisconsin	13–34
1952	1952-11-11	Wisconsin	20–24
1951	1951-10-30	Wisconsin	0–41
1950	1950-10-31	Wisconsin	13–14
1949	1949-11-08	Wisconsin	6–14
1948	1948-11-09	Northwestern	16–7
1947	1947-11-04	Wisconsin	0–29
1946	1946-10-08	Northwestern	28–0
1945	1945-11-13	Northwestern	28–14
1944	1944-10-03	Wisconsin	6–7
1943	1943-11-09	Northwestern	41–0
1942	1942-11-17	Wisconsin	19–20
1941	1941-10-14	Northwestern	41–14
1940	1940-10-22	Northwestern	27–7
1939	1939-10-24	Northwestern	13–7
1938	1938-11-08	Wisconsin	13–20
1937	1937-11-02	Northwestern	14–6
1936	1936-11-10	Northwestern	26–18
1935	1935-11-19	Northwestern	32–13
1934	1934-11-06	Northwestern	7–0
1930	1930-11-18	Northwestern	20–7
1929	1929-10-15	Northwestern	7–0
1921	1921-10-18	Wisconsin	0–27
1920	1920-10-19	Wisconsin	7–27
1919	1919-10-21	Wisconsin	6–10
1912	1912-10-15	Wisconsin	0–56
1911	1911-10-31	Wisconsin	3–28
1910	1910-11-01	Tie	0–0
1909	1909-11-02	Wisconsin	11–21
1903	1903-11-24	Tie	6–6
1902	1902-11-11	Wisconsin	0–51
1899	1899-10-17	Wisconsin	0–38
1898	1898-11-29	Wisconsin	0–47
1897	1897-11-30	Wisconsin	0–22
1896	1896-12-01	Tie	6–6
1895	1895-09-24	Wisconsin	6–12
1892	1892-11-29	Wisconsin	6–20
1892	1892-11-22	Wisconsin	6–26

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

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