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Boston College vs Northwestern Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEBoston College1 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD1–4WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWONorthwestern4 recorded wins
5Recorded meetings
1961Earliest documented
2012Most 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.

5 games
  1. 1961
    Boston College0 — 45Northwestern
    Sep 30, 1961Northwestern won
  2. 1992
    Boston College49 — 0Northwestern
    Sep 12, 1992Boston College won
  3. 1993
    Boston College21 — 22Northwestern
    Sep 18, 1993Northwestern won
  4. 2011
    Boston College17 — 24Northwestern
    Sep 3, 2011Northwestern wonAlumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA)
  5. 2012
    Boston College13 — 22Northwestern
    Sep 15, 2012Northwestern wonRyan Field
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2012Boston College vs Northwestern13–22Northwestern won
2011Boston College vs Northwestern17–24Northwestern won
1993Boston College vs Northwestern21–22Northwestern won
1992Boston College vs Northwestern49–0Boston College won
1961Boston College vs Northwestern0–45Northwestern 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.