Northwestern
B10 · 2017 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
2017 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 5 |  Nevada (NEVADA)H2H |  MWC | 3–9 | W 31–20 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 7–6 | L 17–41 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H |  MAC | 2–10 | W 49–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H |  B10 | 13–1 | L 24–33 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–2 | L 7–31 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | B10 | 4–8 | W 37–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | W 17–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | W 39–31 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | B10 | 4–8 | W 31–24 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | W 23–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | W 39–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 2–10 | W 42–7 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 7–6 | W 24–23 |
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).
- Michigan State +10
- Iowa +8
- Purdue +7
- Kentucky +7
- Minnesota +5
- Maryland +4
- Nebraska +4
- Nevada +3
- Bowling Green +2
- Illinois +2
- Wisconsin -1
- Penn State -2
- Duke -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.769 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.