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Northwestern vs Rutgers Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Northwestern and Rutgers.
PROGRAM ONENorthwestern3 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD3–4WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWORutgers4 recorded wins
7Recorded meetings
1919Earliest documented
2026Most 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.
- 1919Northwestern0 — 28Rutgers
- 1989Northwestern27 — 38Rutgers
- 1991Northwestern18 — 22Rutgers
- 2018Northwestern18 — 15Rutgers
- 2021Northwestern21 — 7Rutgers
- 2023Northwestern7 — 24Rutgers
- 2026Northwestern42 — 14Rutgers
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern vs Rutgers | 42–14 | Northwestern won |
| 2023 | Northwestern vs Rutgers | 7–24 | Rutgers won |
| 2021 | Northwestern vs Rutgers | 21–7 | Northwestern won |
| 2018 | Northwestern vs Rutgers | 18–15 | Northwestern won |
| 1991 | Northwestern vs Rutgers | 18–22 | Rutgers won |
| 1989 | Northwestern vs Rutgers | 27–38 | Rutgers won |
| 1919 | Northwestern vs Rutgers | 0–28 | Rutgers 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.