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Northwestern

B10 · 2015 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
10–3
0.769 Win %
Conference
5th
6–2 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

2015 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC12–2W 16–6
3Week 3 · Sep 15Eastern Illinois PanthersUnranked—W 41–0
4Week 4 · Sep 22Duke (DUKE)H2HACC8–5W 19–10
5Week 5 · Sep 29Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC3–9W 24–19
6Week 6 · Oct 6Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–7W 27–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–3L 0–38
8Week 8 · Oct 20Iowa (IOWA)H2HB1012–2L 10–40
9Week 9 · Oct 27Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB106–7W 30–28
11Week 11 · Nov 10Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB107–6W 23–21
12Week 12 · Nov 17Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB102–10W 21–14
13Week 13 · Nov 24Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB1010–3W 13–7
14Week 14 · Dec 1Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB105–7W 24–14
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 5Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC9–4L 6–45

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.014
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+50
-9+59
  • Stanford +12
  • Wisconsin +10
  • Duke +8
  • Penn State +7
  • Minnesota +6
  • Nebraska +6
  • Illinois +5
  • Ball State +3
  • Purdue +2
  • Iowa -2
  • Michigan -3
  • Tennessee -4

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 #20Better than 86%
Win % Place 16thBetter than 89%

0.769 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#14Post-Season W1#14Post-Season W2#12Post-Season W3#20Post-Season W4#20Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+10
+41
+9
+5
+27
-38
-30
+2
+2
+7
+6
+10
-39

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

Final Rank by Season
#682010#772011#232012#842013#862014

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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