Northwestern
B10 · 2020 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
2020 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  B10 | 2–3 | W 43–3 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 6–2 | W 21–20 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | B10 | 3–5 | W 21–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 2–4 | W 27–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 4–3 | W 17–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 2–5 | L 20–29 |
| 1 | Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 15 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 2–6 | W 28–10 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 22 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 7–1 | L 10–22 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 5 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H |  SEC | 6–5 | W 35–19 |
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 +6
- Auburn +6
- Wisconsin +4
- Nebraska +3
- Maryland +2
- Purdue +2
- Illinois +2
- Ohio State -1
- Michigan State -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.778 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.