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Northwestern

B10 · 1994 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–7–1
0.318 Win %
Conference
10th
2–6 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

1994 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI6–5–1L 15–42
3Week 3 · Sep 13Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC3–7–1T 41–41
4Week 4 · Sep 20Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC8–4W 14–10
6Week 6 · Oct 4Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB109–4L 15–17
7Week 7 · Oct 11Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–4–1L 14–46
8Week 8 · Oct 18Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB103–8W 37–31
9Week 9 · Oct 25Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB106–5W 20–7
10Week 10 · Nov 1Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB107–5L 7–28
11Week 11 · Nov 8Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB105–6L 17–35
12Week 12 · Nov 15Iowa (IOWA)H2HB105–5–1L 13–49
13Week 13 · Nov 22Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB1012–0L 17–45

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
4.780
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-12
-29+17
  • Air Force +8
  • Indiana +6
  • Minnesota +3
  • Stanford 0
  • Penn State 0
  • Ohio State -4
  • Wisconsin -4
  • Notre Dame -5
  • Illinois -5
  • Iowa -5
  • Michigan State -6

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 #77Better than 45%
Win % Place 79thBetter than 43%

0.318 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#77W14#77Regular Season Final#77Post-Season W2#77Post-Season W3#77Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-27
0
+4
-2
-32
+6
+13
-21
-18
-36
-28

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

Final Rank by Season
#1041989#991990#851991#851992#891993

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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