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Northwestern vs Pittsburgh Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Northwestern and Pittsburgh.
PROGRAM ONENorthwestern4 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD4–3WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOPittsburgh3 recorded wins
7Recorded meetings
1949Earliest documented
2016Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME
Head-to-head timeline
Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.
- 1949Northwestern7 — 16Pittsburgh
- 1950Northwestern28 — 23Pittsburgh
- 1953Northwestern27 — 21Pittsburgh
- 1954Northwestern7 — 14Pittsburgh
- 1972Northwestern27 — 22Pittsburgh
- 1973Northwestern14 — 21Pittsburgh
- 2016Northwestern31 — 24Pittsburgh
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Northwestern vs Pittsburgh | 31–24 | Northwestern won |
| 1973 | Northwestern vs Pittsburgh | 14–21 | Pittsburgh won |
| 1972 | Northwestern vs Pittsburgh | 27–22 | Northwestern won |
| 1954 | Northwestern vs Pittsburgh | 7–14 | Pittsburgh won |
| 1953 | Northwestern vs Pittsburgh | 27–21 | Northwestern won |
| 1950 | Northwestern vs Pittsburgh | 28–23 | Northwestern won |
| 1949 | Northwestern vs Pittsburgh | 7–16 | Pittsburgh 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.