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Northwestern vs Oklahoma Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONENorthwestern3 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD3–1WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOOklahoma1 recorded wins
4Recorded meetings
1939Earliest documented
1997Most 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.

4 games
  1. 1939
    Northwestern0 — 23Oklahoma
    Oct 7, 1939Oklahoma won
  2. 1959
    Northwestern45 — 13Oklahoma
    Sep 26, 1959Northwestern won
  3. 1960
    Northwestern19 — 3Oklahoma
    Sep 24, 1960Northwestern won
  4. 1997
    Northwestern24 — 0Oklahoma
    Aug 23, 1997Northwestern won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1997Northwestern vs Oklahoma24–0Northwestern won
1960Northwestern vs Oklahoma19–3Northwestern won
1959Northwestern vs Oklahoma45–13Northwestern won
1939Northwestern vs Oklahoma0–23Oklahoma 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.