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Northwestern

B10 · 1901 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–2–1
0.773 Win %
Conference
5th
3–2 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

1901 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24FORT SHERIDANUnranked—W 27–0
5Week 5 · Sep 24NORTH CENTRALUnranked—W 30–0
6Week 6 · Oct 1LOMBARDUnranked—W 47–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8LAKE FORESTUnranked—W 11–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI8–1–1W 2–0
9Week 9 · Oct 22Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1011–0L 0–29
10Week 10 · Oct 29Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB108–2W 17–11
12Week 12 · Nov 12Chicago (CHICAGO)H2HB108–6–2W 6–5
13Week 13 · Nov 19Beloit (BELOIT)H2HIND FBSI5–3–3T 11–11
14Week 14 · Nov 26Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB109–1–1L 0–16
15Week 15 · Dec 3Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–4–1W 10–5

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
1.977
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+27
-1+28
  • Notre Dame +8
  • Illinois +8
  • Chicago +8
  • Purdue +4
  • Michigan 0
  • Beloit 0
  • Minnesota -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 #12Better than 92%
Win % Place 16thBetter than 89%

0.773 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#11W12#9W13#12W14#12W15#12Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
+30
+47
+11
+2
-29
+6
+1
0
-16
+5

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

Final Rank by Season
#71896#171897#151898#241899#161900

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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