Northwestern
B10 · 2021 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
2021 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 7 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 11–2 | L 21–38 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 | Indiana State Sycamores | Unranked | — | W 24–6 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 3–9 | L 23–30 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H |  MAC | 3–9 | W 35–6 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | L 7–56 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | B10 | 5–8 | W 21–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 12–2 | L 7–33 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | L 14–41 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 10–4 | L 12–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | L 7–35 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | L 14–32 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | L 14–47 |
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).
- Rutgers +5
- Ohio +3
- Michigan State -2
- Michigan -2
- Minnesota -4
- Iowa -4
- Wisconsin -4
- Purdue -4
- Illinois -7
- Duke -9
- Nebraska -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.250 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.