Northwestern
B10 · 2002 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
2002 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H |  MWC | 8–5 | L 3–52 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  TCUH2H |  USA | 10–2 | L 24–48 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 2–10 | W 26–21 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–10 | W 49–40 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 4–8 | L 24–39 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 14–0 | L 16–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | L 42–45 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | L 0–49 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | L 13–42 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 41–37 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 11–2 | L 10–62 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | L 24–31 |
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).
- Indiana +3
- Duke +2
- Navy +2
- Ohio State 0
- TCU -2
- Iowa -2
- Penn State -4
- Air Force -5
- Minnesota -5
- Purdue -6
- Illinois -7
- Michigan State -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.250 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.