Northwestern
B10 · 2000 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
2000 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 5 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H |  MAC | 6–5 | W 35–17 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 0–11 | W 38–5 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  TCUH2H | IND WAC | 10–2 | L 14–41 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H |  B10 | 9–4 | W 47–44 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | W 37–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 52–33 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | L 28–41 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 6–6 | W 41–35 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | W 54–51 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | L 17–27 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | W 61–23 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H |  B12 | 10–2 | L 17–66 |
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).
- Wisconsin +9
- Michigan +9
- Northern Illinois +6
- Minnesota +6
- Michigan State +5
- Illinois +5
- Indiana +3
- Duke 0
- TCU -2
- Nebraska -2
- Purdue -4
- Iowa -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · No change
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.