Northwestern
B10 · 2018 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
2018 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 4 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 6–7 | W 31–27 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 8–5 | L 7–21 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Akron (AKRON)H2H |  MAC | 4–8 | L 34–39 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | L 17–20 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | W 29–19 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | B10 | 4–8 | W 34–31 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | B10 | 1–11 | W 18–15 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | W 31–17 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–1 | L 21–31 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | W 14–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | W 24–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 4–8 | W 24–16 |
| 15 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 13–1 | L 24–45 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H |  PAC | 9–5 | W 31–20 |
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 +9
- Utah +9
- Wisconsin +8
- Michigan State +7
- Minnesota +7
- Purdue +6
- Nebraska +4
- Illinois +4
- Rutgers +1
- Notre Dame -1
- Ohio State -1
- Michigan -3
- Duke -5
- Akron -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.643 Win % · Change 1
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.