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Michigan vs Northwestern Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Michigan and Northwestern.

PROGRAM ONEMichigan61 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD61–15–2WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWONorthwestern15 recorded wins
78Recorded meetings
1892Earliest documented
2025Most recent season
2Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

78 games
  1. 1892
    Michigan8 — 10Northwestern
    Oct 29, 1892Northwestern won
  2. 1893
    Michigan72 — 6Northwestern
    Nov 18, 1893Michigan won
  3. 1898
    Michigan6 — 5Northwestern
    Nov 5, 1898Michigan won
  4. 1901
    Michigan29 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 19, 1901Michigan won
  5. 1917
    Michigan12 — 21Northwestern
    Nov 24, 1917Northwestern won
  6. 1919
    Michigan16 — 13Northwestern
    Nov 1, 1919Michigan won
  7. 1924
    Michigan27 — 0Northwestern
    Nov 8, 1924Michigan won
  8. 1925
    Michigan2 — 3Northwestern
    Nov 7, 1925Northwestern won
  9. 1932
    Michigan15 — 6Northwestern
    Oct 8, 1932Michigan won
  10. 1933
    Michigan13 — 0Northwestern
    Nov 25, 1933Michigan won
  11. 1934
    Michigan6 — 13Northwestern
    Nov 24, 1934Northwestern won
  12. 1936
    Michigan0 — 9Northwestern
    Nov 14, 1936Northwestern won
  13. 1937
    Michigan0 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 9, 1937Northwestern won
  14. 1938
    Michigan0 — 0Northwestern
    Nov 12, 1938Tie
  15. 1940
    Michigan20 — 13Northwestern
    Nov 16, 1940Michigan won
  16. 1941
    Michigan14 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 18, 1941Michigan won
  17. 1942
    Michigan34 — 16Northwestern
    Oct 17, 1942Michigan won
  18. 1943
    Michigan21 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 2, 1943Michigan won
  19. 1944
    Michigan27 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 14, 1944Michigan won
  20. 1945
    Michigan20 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 6, 1945Michigan won
  21. 1946
    Michigan14 — 14Northwestern
    Oct 19, 1946Tie
  22. 1947
    Michigan49 — 21Northwestern
    Oct 18, 1947Michigan won
  23. 1948
    Michigan28 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 16, 1948Michigan won
  24. 1949
    Michigan20 — 21Northwestern
    Oct 15, 1949Northwestern won
  25. 1950
    Michigan34 — 23Northwestern
    Nov 18, 1950Michigan won
  26. 1951
    Michigan0 — 6Northwestern
    Nov 17, 1951Northwestern won
  27. 1952
    Michigan48 — 14Northwestern
    Oct 18, 1952Michigan won
  28. 1953
    Michigan20 — 12Northwestern
    Oct 17, 1953Michigan won
  29. 1954
    Michigan7 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 16, 1954Michigan won
  30. 1955
    Michigan14 — 2Northwestern
    Oct 15, 1955Michigan won
  31. 1956
    Michigan34 — 20Northwestern
    Oct 20, 1956Michigan won
  32. 1957
    Michigan34 — 14Northwestern
    Oct 19, 1957Michigan won
  33. 1958
    Michigan24 — 55Northwestern
    Oct 18, 1958Northwestern won
  34. 1959
    Michigan7 — 20Northwestern
    Oct 17, 1959Northwestern won
  35. 1960
    Michigan14 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 15, 1960Michigan won
  36. 1963
    Michigan27 — 6Northwestern
    Nov 2, 1963Michigan won
  37. 1964
    Michigan35 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 31, 1964Michigan won
  38. 1965
    Michigan22 — 34Northwestern
    Nov 13, 1965Northwestern won
  39. 1966
    Michigan28 — 20Northwestern
    Nov 12, 1966Michigan won
  40. 1967
    Michigan7 — 3Northwestern
    Nov 4, 1967Michigan won
  41. 1968
    Michigan35 — 0Northwestern
    Nov 2, 1968Michigan won
  42. 1971
    Michigan21 — 6Northwestern
    Sep 11, 1971Michigan won
  43. 1972
    Michigan7 — 0Northwestern
    Sep 16, 1972Michigan won
  44. 1975
    Michigan69 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 18, 1975Michigan won
  45. 1976
    Michigan38 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 16, 1976Michigan won
  46. 1977
    Michigan63 — 20Northwestern
    Nov 5, 1977Michigan won
  47. 1978
    Michigan59 — 14Northwestern
    Nov 11, 1978Michigan won
  48. 1979
    Michigan49 — 7Northwestern
    Sep 8, 1979Michigan won
  49. 1980
    Michigan17 — 10Northwestern
    Sep 13, 1980Michigan won
  50. 1981
    Michigan38 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 24, 1981Michigan won
  51. 1982
    Michigan49 — 14Northwestern
    Oct 23, 1982Michigan won
  52. 1983
    Michigan35 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 15, 1983Michigan won
  53. 1984
    Michigan31 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 13, 1984Michigan won
  54. 1987
    Michigan29 — 6Northwestern
    Oct 31, 1987Michigan won
  55. 1988
    Michigan52 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 29, 1988Michigan won
  56. 1991
    Michigan59 — 14Northwestern
    Nov 9, 1991Michigan won
  57. 1992
    Michigan40 — 7Northwestern
    Nov 7, 1992Michigan won
  58. 1995
    Michigan13 — 19Northwestern
    Oct 7, 1995Northwestern won
  59. 1996
    Michigan16 — 17Northwestern
    Oct 5, 1996Northwestern won
  60. 1997
    Michigan23 — 6Northwestern
    Oct 11, 1997Michigan won
  61. 1998
    Michigan12 — 6Northwestern
    Oct 17, 1998Michigan won
  62. 1999
    Michigan37 — 3Northwestern
    Nov 6, 1999Michigan won
  63. 2000
    Michigan51 — 54Northwestern
    Nov 4, 2000Northwestern won
  64. 2003
    Michigan41 — 10Northwestern
    Nov 15, 2003Michigan wonRyan Field
  65. 2004
    Michigan42 — 20Northwestern
    Nov 13, 2004Michigan wonMichigan Stadium
  66. 2005
    Michigan33 — 17Northwestern
    Oct 29, 2005Michigan wonRyan Field
  67. 2006
    Michigan17 — 3Northwestern
    Oct 28, 2006Michigan wonMichigan Stadium
  68. 2007
    Michigan28 — 16Northwestern
    Sep 29, 2007Michigan wonRyan Field
  69. 2008
    Michigan14 — 21Northwestern
    Nov 15, 2008Northwestern wonMichigan Stadium
  70. 2011
    Michigan42 — 24Northwestern
    Oct 8, 2011Michigan wonRyan Field
  71. 2012
    Michigan38 — 31Northwestern
    Nov 10, 2012Michigan wonMichigan Stadium
  72. 2013
    Michigan27 — 19Northwestern
    Nov 16, 2013Michigan wonRyan Field
  73. 2014
    Michigan10 — 9Northwestern
    Nov 8, 2014Michigan wonRyan Field
  74. 2015
    Michigan38 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 10, 2015Michigan wonMichigan Stadium
  75. 2018
    Michigan20 — 17Northwestern
    Sep 29, 2018Michigan wonRyan Field
  76. 2021
    Michigan33 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 23, 2021Michigan wonMichigan Stadium
  77. 2024
    Michigan50 — 6Northwestern
    Nov 23, 2024Michigan wonMichigan Stadium
  78. 2025
    Michigan24 — 22Northwestern
    Nov 15, 2025Michigan wonWrigley Field
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2025Michigan vs Northwestern24–22Michigan won
2024Michigan vs Northwestern50–6Michigan won
2021Michigan vs Northwestern33–7Michigan won
2018Michigan vs Northwestern20–17Michigan won
2015Michigan vs Northwestern38–0Michigan won
2014Michigan vs Northwestern10–9Michigan won
2013Michigan vs Northwestern27–19Michigan won
2012Michigan vs Northwestern38–31Michigan won
2011Michigan vs Northwestern42–24Michigan won
2008Michigan vs Northwestern14–21Northwestern won
2007Michigan vs Northwestern28–16Michigan won
2006Michigan vs Northwestern17–3Michigan won
2005Michigan vs Northwestern33–17Michigan won
2004Michigan vs Northwestern42–20Michigan won
2003Michigan vs Northwestern41–10Michigan won
2000Michigan vs Northwestern51–54Northwestern won
1999Michigan vs Northwestern37–3Michigan won
1998Michigan vs Northwestern12–6Michigan won
1997Michigan vs Northwestern23–6Michigan won
1996Michigan vs Northwestern16–17Northwestern won
1995Michigan vs Northwestern13–19Northwestern won
1992Michigan vs Northwestern40–7Michigan won
1991Michigan vs Northwestern59–14Michigan won
1988Michigan vs Northwestern52–7Michigan won
1987Michigan vs Northwestern29–6Michigan won
1984Michigan vs Northwestern31–0Michigan won
1983Michigan vs Northwestern35–0Michigan won
1982Michigan vs Northwestern49–14Michigan won
1981Michigan vs Northwestern38–0Michigan won
1980Michigan vs Northwestern17–10Michigan won
1979Michigan vs Northwestern49–7Michigan won
1978Michigan vs Northwestern59–14Michigan won
1977Michigan vs Northwestern63–20Michigan won
1976Michigan vs Northwestern38–7Michigan won
1975Michigan vs Northwestern69–0Michigan won
1972Michigan vs Northwestern7–0Michigan won
1971Michigan vs Northwestern21–6Michigan won
1968Michigan vs Northwestern35–0Michigan won
1967Michigan vs Northwestern7–3Michigan won
1966Michigan vs Northwestern28–20Michigan won
1965Michigan vs Northwestern22–34Northwestern won
1964Michigan vs Northwestern35–0Michigan won
1963Michigan vs Northwestern27–6Michigan won
1960Michigan vs Northwestern14–7Michigan won
1959Michigan vs Northwestern7–20Northwestern won
1958Michigan vs Northwestern24–55Northwestern won
1957Michigan vs Northwestern34–14Michigan won
1956Michigan vs Northwestern34–20Michigan won
1955Michigan vs Northwestern14–2Michigan won
1954Michigan vs Northwestern7–0Michigan won
1953Michigan vs Northwestern20–12Michigan won
1952Michigan vs Northwestern48–14Michigan won
1951Michigan vs Northwestern0–6Northwestern won
1950Michigan vs Northwestern34–23Michigan won
1949Michigan vs Northwestern20–21Northwestern won
1948Michigan vs Northwestern28–0Michigan won
1947Michigan vs Northwestern49–21Michigan won
1946Michigan vs Northwestern14–14Tie
1945Michigan vs Northwestern20–7Michigan won
1944Michigan vs Northwestern27–0Michigan won
1943Michigan vs Northwestern21–7Michigan won
1942Michigan vs Northwestern34–16Michigan won
1941Michigan vs Northwestern14–7Michigan won
1940Michigan vs Northwestern20–13Michigan won
1938Michigan vs Northwestern0–0Tie
1937Michigan vs Northwestern0–7Northwestern won
1936Michigan vs Northwestern0–9Northwestern won
1934Michigan vs Northwestern6–13Northwestern won
1933Michigan vs Northwestern13–0Michigan won
1932Michigan vs Northwestern15–6Michigan won
1925Michigan vs Northwestern2–3Northwestern won
1924Michigan vs Northwestern27–0Michigan won
1919Michigan vs Northwestern16–13Michigan won
1917Michigan vs Northwestern12–21Northwestern won
1901Michigan vs Northwestern29–0Michigan won
1898Michigan vs Northwestern6–5Michigan won
1893Michigan vs Northwestern72–6Michigan won
1892Michigan vs Northwestern8–10Northwestern won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.