Northwestern
B10 · 2014 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
2014 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H |  PAC | 5–7 | L 24–31 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H |  MAC | 11–3 | L 15–23 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 | Western Illinois Leathernecks | Unranked | — | W 24–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 7–6 | W 29–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 11–3 | W 20–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | L 17–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | L 17–38 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | L 7–48 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | L 9–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–5 | W 43–40 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 38–14 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 6–7 | L 33–47 |
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 +11
- Notre Dame +8
- Penn State +7
- Purdue +3
- Northern Illinois -3
- Nebraska -4
- Minnesota -5
- Iowa -6
- California -7
- Michigan -7
- Illinois -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.417 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.