Northwestern
B10 · 2025 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
2025 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 1 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H |  AMC | 11–3 | L 3–23 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 7 | WESTERN ILLINOIS | Unranked | — | W 42–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 14 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H |  B10 | 13–2 | L 14–34 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 27 |  UCLAH2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 17–14 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 5 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2H |  SUN | 3–9 | W 42–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 12 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | W 22–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 19 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 2–10 | W 19–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 25 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | L 21–28 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 9 |  USCH2H | B10 | 9–4 | L 17–38 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 16 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | L 22–24 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 23 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | W 38–35 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Nov 30 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | L 13–20 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 29 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 7–6 | W 34–7 |
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).
- Minnesota +8
- Penn State +7
- Central Michigan +7
- UCLA +3
- UL Monroe +3
- Purdue +2
- Oregon -2
- Tulane -3
- USC -4
- Michigan -4
- Illinois -4
- Nebraska -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.538 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.