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Indiana vs Northwestern Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEIndiana37 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD37–47–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWONorthwestern47 recorded wins
85Recorded meetings
1899Earliest documented
2026Most recent season
1Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

85 games
  1. 1899
    Indiana6 — 11Northwestern
    Nov 18, 1899Northwestern won
  2. 1900
    Indiana0 — 12Northwestern
    Oct 13, 1900Northwestern won
  3. 1911
    Indiana0 — 5Northwestern
    Oct 21, 1911Northwestern won
  4. 1912
    Indiana7 — 20Northwestern
    Oct 26, 1912Northwestern won
  5. 1913
    Indiana21 — 20Northwestern
    Nov 15, 1913Indiana won
  6. 1914
    Indiana27 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 17, 1914Indiana won
  7. 1915
    Indiana14 — 6Northwestern
    Nov 13, 1915Indiana won
  8. 1916
    Indiana0 — 7Northwestern
    Nov 4, 1916Northwestern won
  9. 1919
    Indiana2 — 3Northwestern
    Nov 15, 1919Northwestern won
  10. 1920
    Indiana10 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 30, 1920Indiana won
  11. 1923
    Indiana7 — 6Northwestern
    Oct 13, 1923Indiana won
  12. 1924
    Indiana7 — 17Northwestern
    Nov 1, 1924Northwestern won
  13. 1925
    Indiana14 — 17Northwestern
    Oct 31, 1925Northwestern won
  14. 1926
    Indiana0 — 20Northwestern
    Oct 16, 1926Northwestern won
  15. 1926
    Indiana0 — 21Northwestern
    Oct 30, 1926Northwestern won
  16. 1927
    Indiana18 — 7Northwestern
    Nov 12, 1927Indiana won
  17. 1928
    Indiana6 — 0Northwestern
    Nov 17, 1928Indiana won
  18. 1929
    Indiana19 — 14Northwestern
    Nov 16, 1929Indiana won
  19. 1930
    Indiana0 — 25Northwestern
    Nov 8, 1930Northwestern won
  20. 1931
    Indiana6 — 7Northwestern
    Nov 14, 1931Northwestern won
  21. 1933
    Indiana0 — 25Northwestern
    Oct 21, 1933Northwestern won
  22. 1940
    Indiana7 — 20Northwestern
    Oct 26, 1940Northwestern won
  23. 1941
    Indiana14 — 20Northwestern
    Nov 8, 1941Northwestern won
  24. 1943
    Indiana6 — 14Northwestern
    Sep 25, 1943Northwestern won
  25. 1944
    Indiana14 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 21, 1944Indiana won
  26. 1945
    Indiana7 — 7Northwestern
    Sep 29, 1945Tie
  27. 1946
    Indiana7 — 6Northwestern
    Nov 9, 1946Indiana won
  28. 1947
    Indiana6 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 25, 1947Northwestern won
  29. 1952
    Indiana13 — 23Northwestern
    Oct 25, 1952Northwestern won
  30. 1953
    Indiana14 — 6Northwestern
    Nov 14, 1953Indiana won
  31. 1954
    Indiana14 — 13Northwestern
    Nov 13, 1954Indiana won
  32. 1955
    Indiana20 — 14Northwestern
    Oct 22, 1955Indiana won
  33. 1956
    Indiana19 — 13Northwestern
    Oct 27, 1956Indiana won
  34. 1959
    Indiana13 — 30Northwestern
    Oct 31, 1959Northwestern won
  35. 1960
    Indiana3 — 21Northwestern
    Oct 29, 1960Northwestern won
  36. 1961
    Indiana8 — 14Northwestern
    Nov 4, 1961Northwestern won
  37. 1962
    Indiana21 — 26Northwestern
    Nov 3, 1962Northwestern won
  38. 1963
    Indiana21 — 34Northwestern
    Sep 28, 1963Northwestern won
  39. 1964
    Indiana13 — 14Northwestern
    Sep 26, 1964Northwestern won
  40. 1965
    Indiana0 — 20Northwestern
    Sep 25, 1965Northwestern won
  41. 1966
    Indiana26 — 14Northwestern
    Sep 24, 1966Indiana won
  42. 1969
    Indiana27 — 30Northwestern
    Nov 15, 1969Northwestern won
  43. 1970
    Indiana7 — 21Northwestern
    Nov 14, 1970Northwestern won
  44. 1971
    Indiana10 — 24Northwestern
    Oct 23, 1971Northwestern won
  45. 1972
    Indiana14 — 23Northwestern
    Oct 28, 1972Northwestern won
  46. 1973
    Indiana20 — 21Northwestern
    Nov 10, 1973Northwestern won
  47. 1974
    Indiana22 — 24Northwestern
    Nov 9, 1974Northwestern won
  48. 1975
    Indiana0 — 30Northwestern
    Oct 11, 1975Northwestern won
  49. 1976
    Indiana7 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 9, 1976Indiana won
  50. 1977
    Indiana28 — 3Northwestern
    Oct 8, 1977Indiana won
  51. 1978
    Indiana38 — 10Northwestern
    Oct 14, 1978Indiana won
  52. 1979
    Indiana30 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 20, 1979Indiana won
  53. 1980
    Indiana35 — 20Northwestern
    Oct 25, 1980Indiana won
  54. 1981
    Indiana21 — 20Northwestern
    Sep 12, 1981Indiana won
  55. 1982
    Indiana30 — 0Northwestern
    Sep 11, 1982Indiana won
  56. 1983
    Indiana8 — 10Northwestern
    Sep 24, 1983Northwestern won
  57. 1984
    Indiana37 — 40Northwestern
    Sep 22, 1984Northwestern won
  58. 1985
    Indiana26 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 5, 1985Indiana won
  59. 1986
    Indiana24 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 4, 1986Indiana won
  60. 1987
    Indiana35 — 18Northwestern
    Oct 3, 1987Indiana won
  61. 1988
    Indiana48 — 17Northwestern
    Oct 1, 1988Indiana won
  62. 1989
    Indiana43 — 11Northwestern
    Oct 7, 1989Indiana won
  63. 1990
    Indiana42 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 6, 1990Indiana won
  64. 1991
    Indiana44 — 6Northwestern
    Oct 12, 1991Indiana won
  65. 1992
    Indiana28 — 3Northwestern
    Oct 10, 1992Indiana won
  66. 1993
    Indiana24 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 23, 1993Indiana won
  67. 1994
    Indiana7 — 20Northwestern
    Oct 22, 1994Northwestern won
  68. 1995
    Indiana7 — 31Northwestern
    Sep 30, 1995Northwestern won
  69. 1996
    Indiana17 — 35Northwestern
    Sep 28, 1996Northwestern won
  70. 1999
    Indiana34 — 17Northwestern
    Oct 9, 1999Indiana won
  71. 2000
    Indiana33 — 52Northwestern
    Oct 7, 2000Northwestern won
  72. 2001
    Indiana56 — 21Northwestern
    Nov 3, 2001Indiana wonMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
  73. 2002
    Indiana37 — 41Northwestern
    Nov 2, 2002Northwestern wonRyan Field
  74. 2003
    Indiana31 — 37Northwestern
    Oct 11, 2003Northwestern wonMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
  75. 2004
    Indiana24 — 31Northwestern
    Oct 9, 2004Northwestern wonRyan Field
  76. 2007
    Indiana28 — 31Northwestern
    Nov 10, 2007Northwestern wonRyan Field
  77. 2008
    Indiana21 — 19Northwestern
    Oct 25, 2008Indiana wonMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
  78. 2009
    Indiana28 — 29Northwestern
    Oct 24, 2009Northwestern wonRyan Field
  79. 2010
    Indiana17 — 20Northwestern
    Oct 30, 2010Northwestern wonMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
  80. 2011
    Indiana38 — 59Northwestern
    Oct 29, 2011Northwestern wonMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
  81. 2012
    Indiana29 — 44Northwestern
    Sep 29, 2012Northwestern wonRyan Field
  82. 2016
    Indiana14 — 24Northwestern
    Oct 22, 2016Northwestern wonRyan Field
  83. 2019
    Indiana34 — 3Northwestern
    Nov 2, 2019Indiana wonMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
  84. 2024
    Indiana41 — 24Northwestern
    Oct 5, 2024Indiana wonLanny and Sharon Martin Stadium
  85. 2026
    Indiana29 — 23Northwestern
    Sep 26, 2026Indiana wonMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2026Indiana vs Northwestern29–23Indiana won
2024Indiana vs Northwestern41–24Indiana won
2019Indiana vs Northwestern34–3Indiana won
2016Indiana vs Northwestern14–24Northwestern won
2012Indiana vs Northwestern29–44Northwestern won
2011Indiana vs Northwestern38–59Northwestern won
2010Indiana vs Northwestern17–20Northwestern won
2009Indiana vs Northwestern28–29Northwestern won
2008Indiana vs Northwestern21–19Indiana won
2007Indiana vs Northwestern28–31Northwestern won
2004Indiana vs Northwestern24–31Northwestern won
2003Indiana vs Northwestern31–37Northwestern won
2002Indiana vs Northwestern37–41Northwestern won
2001Indiana vs Northwestern56–21Indiana won
2000Indiana vs Northwestern33–52Northwestern won
1999Indiana vs Northwestern34–17Indiana won
1996Indiana vs Northwestern17–35Northwestern won
1995Indiana vs Northwestern7–31Northwestern won
1994Indiana vs Northwestern7–20Northwestern won
1993Indiana vs Northwestern24–0Indiana won
1992Indiana vs Northwestern28–3Indiana won
1991Indiana vs Northwestern44–6Indiana won
1990Indiana vs Northwestern42–0Indiana won
1989Indiana vs Northwestern43–11Indiana won
1988Indiana vs Northwestern48–17Indiana won
1987Indiana vs Northwestern35–18Indiana won
1986Indiana vs Northwestern24–7Indiana won
1985Indiana vs Northwestern26–7Indiana won
1984Indiana vs Northwestern37–40Northwestern won
1983Indiana vs Northwestern8–10Northwestern won
1982Indiana vs Northwestern30–0Indiana won
1981Indiana vs Northwestern21–20Indiana won
1980Indiana vs Northwestern35–20Indiana won
1979Indiana vs Northwestern30–0Indiana won
1978Indiana vs Northwestern38–10Indiana won
1977Indiana vs Northwestern28–3Indiana won
1976Indiana vs Northwestern7–0Indiana won
1975Indiana vs Northwestern0–30Northwestern won
1974Indiana vs Northwestern22–24Northwestern won
1973Indiana vs Northwestern20–21Northwestern won
1972Indiana vs Northwestern14–23Northwestern won
1971Indiana vs Northwestern10–24Northwestern won
1970Indiana vs Northwestern7–21Northwestern won
1969Indiana vs Northwestern27–30Northwestern won
1966Indiana vs Northwestern26–14Indiana won
1965Indiana vs Northwestern0–20Northwestern won
1964Indiana vs Northwestern13–14Northwestern won
1963Indiana vs Northwestern21–34Northwestern won
1962Indiana vs Northwestern21–26Northwestern won
1961Indiana vs Northwestern8–14Northwestern won
1960Indiana vs Northwestern3–21Northwestern won
1959Indiana vs Northwestern13–30Northwestern won
1956Indiana vs Northwestern19–13Indiana won
1955Indiana vs Northwestern20–14Indiana won
1954Indiana vs Northwestern14–13Indiana won
1953Indiana vs Northwestern14–6Indiana won
1952Indiana vs Northwestern13–23Northwestern won
1947Indiana vs Northwestern6–7Northwestern won
1946Indiana vs Northwestern7–6Indiana won
1945Indiana vs Northwestern7–7Tie
1944Indiana vs Northwestern14–7Indiana won
1943Indiana vs Northwestern6–14Northwestern won
1941Indiana vs Northwestern14–20Northwestern won
1940Indiana vs Northwestern7–20Northwestern won
1933Indiana vs Northwestern0–25Northwestern won
1931Indiana vs Northwestern6–7Northwestern won
1930Indiana vs Northwestern0–25Northwestern won
1929Indiana vs Northwestern19–14Indiana won
1928Indiana vs Northwestern6–0Indiana won
1927Indiana vs Northwestern18–7Indiana won
1926Indiana vs Northwestern0–21Northwestern won
1926Indiana vs Northwestern0–20Northwestern won
1925Indiana vs Northwestern14–17Northwestern won
1924Indiana vs Northwestern7–17Northwestern won
1923Indiana vs Northwestern7–6Indiana won
1920Indiana vs Northwestern10–7Indiana won
1919Indiana vs Northwestern2–3Northwestern won
1916Indiana vs Northwestern0–7Northwestern won
1915Indiana vs Northwestern14–6Indiana won
1914Indiana vs Northwestern27–0Indiana won
1913Indiana vs Northwestern21–20Indiana won
1912Indiana vs Northwestern7–20Northwestern won
1911Indiana vs Northwestern0–5Northwestern won
1900Indiana vs Northwestern0–12Northwestern won
1899Indiana vs Northwestern6–11Northwestern 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.