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California vs Northwestern Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONECalifornia1 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD1–2WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWONorthwestern2 recorded wins
3Recorded meetings
1948Earliest documented
2014Most 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.

3 games
  1. 1948
    California14 — 20Northwestern
    Jan 1, 1949Northwestern won
  2. 2013
    California30 — 44Northwestern
    Sep 1, 2013Northwestern wonCalifornia Memorial Stadium
  3. 2014
    California31 — 24Northwestern
    Aug 30, 2014California wonRyan Field
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2014California vs Northwestern31–24California won
2013California vs Northwestern30–44Northwestern won
1948California vs Northwestern14–20Northwestern 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.