Northwestern
B10 · 2010 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
2010 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 7 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H |  SEC | 2–10 | W 23–21 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 | ILLINOIS STATE | Unranked | — | W 37–3 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Rice (RICE)H2H |  USA | 4–8 | W 30–13 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 3–9 | W 30–25 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H |  B10 | 3–9 | W 29–28 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 4–8 | L 17–20 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–2 | L 27–35 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | W 20–17 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | L 21–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | W 21–17 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | L 27–48 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 11–2 | L 23–70 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 4 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H |  B12 | 8–5 | L 38–45 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Iowa +8
- Indiana +5
- Rice +4
- Central Michigan +3
- Minnesota +3
- Vanderbilt +2
- Michigan State -2
- Wisconsin -2
- Texas Tech -5
- Penn State -6
- Illinois -6
- Purdue -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.538 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.