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Northwestern

B10 · 2019 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–9
0.250 Win %
Conference
13th
1–8 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

2019 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC4–8L 7–17
4Week 4 · Sep 17UNLVH2HMWC4–8W 30–14
5Week 5 · Sep 24Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB107–6L 10–31
6Week 6 · Oct 1Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB1010–4L 15–24
7Week 7 · Oct 8Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB105–7L 10–13
9Week 9 · Oct 22Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1013–1L 3–52
10Week 10 · Oct 29Iowa (IOWA)H2HB1010–3L 0–20
11Week 11 · Nov 5Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB108–5L 3–34
12Week 12 · Nov 12Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–8L 22–24
13Week 13 · Nov 19Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)H2HIND FBSI1–11W 45–6
14Week 14 · Nov 26Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB1011–2L 22–38
15Week 15 · Dec 3Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB106–7W 29–10

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
7.230
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-33
-44+11
  • Illinois +6
  • UNLV +4
  • Massachusetts +1
  • Ohio State -1
  • Minnesota -2
  • Iowa -3
  • Wisconsin -4
  • Indiana -5
  • Michigan State -6
  • Nebraska -7
  • Stanford -8
  • Purdue -8

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 #115Better than 17%
Win % Place 113thBetter than 18%

0.250 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#115Post-Season W1#115Post-Season W2#114Post-Season W3#115Post-Season W4#115Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-10
+16
-21
-9
-3
-49
-20
-31
-2
+39
-16
+19

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

Final Rank by Season
#862014#202015#562016#202017#312018

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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