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Northwestern

FBSI · 1892 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
6–4–2
0.583 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
131
1892–2026
All-Time Record
558–696–40
0.447 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1930, 1931
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 4 · Top 25: 28
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Northwestern head-to-head · History & Eras

1892 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 4LAKE VIEW HIGHUnranked—W 14–10
6Week 6 · Oct 4CHICAGO YMCAUnranked—W 16–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11UNIVERSITY CLUB OF CHICAGOUnranked—L 0–10
8Week 8 · Oct 18Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI7–4–1T 16–16
8Week 8 · Oct 18BELOITUnranked—W 36–0
9Week 9 · Oct 25Chicago (CHICAGO)H2HIND FBSI8–4–1T 0–0
10Week 10 · Nov 1Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HIND FBSI7–5W 10–8
11Week 11 · Nov 8Chicago (CHICAGO)H2HIND FBSI8–4–1W 6–4
12Week 12 · Nov 15Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HIND FBSI5–0L 12–18
12Week 12 · Nov 15LAKE FORESTUnranked—W 18–0
13Week 13 · Nov 22Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HIND FBSI4–3L 6–26
10Final · Nov 29Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HIND FBSI4–3L 6–20

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.886
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+9
-6+15
  • Chicago +8
  • Michigan +7
  • Illinois 0
  • Chicago 0
  • Minnesota 0
  • Wisconsin -3
  • Wisconsin -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #16Better than 89%
Win % Place 15thBetter than 90%

0.583 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#14W10#11W11#12W12#14W13#16Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
+16
-10
0
+36
0
+2
+2
-6
+18
-20
-14

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

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