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Northwestern

B10 · 1928 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–3
0.625 Win %
Conference
6th
2–3 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

1928 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 9BUTLERUnranked—W 14–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB105–2–1L 0–10
9Week 9 · Oct 23Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HIND SOCON4–3–1W 7–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB107–1L 0–6
11Week 11 · Nov 6Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–2W 10–9
12Week 12 · Nov 13Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB105–2–1W 7–6
13Week 13 · Nov 20Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB104–4L 0–6
14Week 14 · Nov 27Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 27–6

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
2.744
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+13
-7+20
  • Minnesota +6
  • Purdue +5
  • Dartmouth +5
  • Kentucky +4
  • Illinois -1
  • Ohio State -2
  • Indiana -4

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 #42Better than 70%
Win % Place 47thBetter than 66%

0.625 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#43Regular Season Final#42Post-Season W1#42Post-Season W2#42Post-Season W4#42Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
-10
+7
-6
+1
+1
-6
+21

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

Final Rank by Season
#1011923#651924#511925#131926#511927

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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