Northwestern
B10 · 2005 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
2005 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H |  MAC | 4–7 | W 38–14 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H | MAC | 7–5 | W 38–37 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H |  PAC | 7–5 | L 21–52 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 11–1 | L 29–34 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | W 51–48 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | W 34–29 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | W 49–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 7–5 | L 17–33 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 7–5 | W 28–27 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 10–2 | L 7–48 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 2–9 | W 38–21 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 3 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 10–2 | L 38–50 |
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 +10
- Northern Illinois +7
- Iowa +7
- Purdue +5
- Michigan State +5
- Ohio +4
- Illinois +2
- Penn State -1
- Ohio State -2
- UCLA -2
- Arizona State -5
- Michigan -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.583 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.