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Northwestern

B10 · 1897 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–3
0.625 Win %
Conference
5th
0–2 in B10

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

1897 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 5EVANSTON HIGHUnranked—W 6–0
7Week 7 · Oct 12BELOITUnranked—W 6–0
8Week 8 · Oct 19IOWAUnranked—L 6–12
9Week 9 · Oct 26Chicago (CHICAGO)H2HB1011–1L 6–21
10Week 10 · Nov 2PHYSICIANS & SURGEONSUnranked—W 6–0
11Week 11 · Nov 9RUSH MEDICALUnranked—W 14–0
12Week 12 · Nov 16NORTHWESTERN ALUMNIUnranked—W 25–0
12Final · Nov 30Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB109–1L 0–22

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
4.006
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-2+0
  • Chicago -1
  • Wisconsin -1

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 #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 14thBetter than 91%

0.625 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#19W10#19W11#16W12#16W13#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
+6
-6
-15
+6
+14
+25
-22

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

Final Rank by Season
#161892#221893#261894#161895#71896

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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