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Northwestern

B10 · 2022 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–11
0.083 Win %
Conference
14th
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

2022 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
1Week 1 · Aug 30Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB104–8W 31–28
3Week 3 · Sep 13Duke (DUKE)H2HACC9–4L 23–31
5Week 5 · Sep 27Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC6–7L 14–17
6Week 6 · Oct 4Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB1011–2L 7–17
7Week 7 · Oct 11Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–6L 7–42
9Week 9 · Oct 25Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HB108–5L 24–31
10Week 10 · Nov 1Iowa (IOWA)H2HB108–5L 13–33
11Week 11 · Nov 8Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1011–2L 7–21
12Week 12 · Nov 15Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB109–4L 3–31
13Week 13 · Nov 22Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB108–6L 9–17
14Week 14 · Nov 29Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB108–5L 3–41

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
5.883
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-42
-46+4
  • Nebraska +4
  • Penn State -2
  • Ohio State -2
  • Duke -4
  • Minnesota -4
  • Maryland -5
  • Iowa -5
  • Illinois -5
  • Wisconsin -6
  • Purdue -6
  • Miami (OH) -7

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 #123Better than 11%
Win % Place 128thBetter than 7%

0.083 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#125Post-Season W1#125Post-Season W2#126Post-Season W3#123Post-Season W4#123Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
-8
-3
-10
-35
-7
-20
-14
-28
-8
-38

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

Final Rank by Season
#202017#312018#1152019#192020#1162021

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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