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Northwestern

B10 · 2008 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
9–4
0.692 Win %
Conference
5th
5–3 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

2008 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND BE3–9W 30–10
3Week 3 · Sep 9Duke (DUKE)H2HACC4–8W 24–20
4Week 4 · Sep 16FCSUnranked—W 33–7
5Week 5 · Sep 23Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC4–8W 16–8
6Week 6 · Sep 30Iowa (IOWA)H2HB109–4W 22–17
8Week 8 · Oct 14Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB109–4L 20–37
9Week 9 · Oct 21Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–8W 48–26
10Week 10 · Oct 28Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB103–9L 19–21
11Week 11 · Nov 4Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB107–6W 24–17
12Week 12 · Nov 11Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1010–3L 10–45
13Week 13 · Nov 18Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB103–9W 21–14
14Week 14 · Nov 25Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB105–7W 27–10
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HB1210–4L 23–30

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
2.373
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+19
-20+39
  • Iowa +9
  • Minnesota +7
  • Illinois +5
  • Duke +4
  • Ohio +4
  • Purdue +4
  • Syracuse +3
  • Michigan +3
  • Ohio State -3
  • Michigan State -4
  • Missouri -4
  • Indiana -9

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 #38Better than 73%
Win % Place 21stBetter than 85%

0.692 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#35Regular Season Final#35Post-Season W2#39Post-Season W3#38Post-Season W4#38Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+20
+4
+26
+8
+5
-17
+22
-2
+7
-35
+7
+17
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#652003#562004#292005#922006#732007

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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