Northwestern
B10 · 1988 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1988 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 7–3–1 | L 21–31 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 5–7 | L 27–62 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 7–23 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H |  B10 | 8–3–1 | L 17–48 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 2–7–2 | T 28–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–5–1 | L 3–36 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 1–10 | W 35–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 9–2–1 | L 7–52 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 6–4–3 | L 10–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | W 28–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 6–5–1 | L 9–14 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Purdue +4
- Wisconsin +1
- Minnesota 0
- Michigan -2
- Duke -3
- Army -3
- Indiana -3
- Iowa -4
- Michigan State -5
- Illinois -5
- Air Force -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.227 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.