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Iowa vs Northwestern Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEIowa55 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD55–28–3WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWONorthwestern28 recorded wins
86Recorded meetings
1897Earliest documented
2024Most recent season
3Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

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

86 games
  1. 1897
    Iowa12 — 6Northwestern
    Oct 16, 1897Iowa won
  2. 1900
    Iowa5 — 5Northwestern
    Nov 29, 1900Tie
  3. 1910
    Iowa5 — 10Northwestern
    Oct 8, 1910Northwestern won
  4. 1911
    Iowa6 — 0Northwestern
    Nov 25, 1911Iowa won
  5. 1913
    Iowa78 — 6Northwestern
    Oct 25, 1913Iowa won
  6. 1914
    Iowa27 — 0Northwestern
    Nov 7, 1914Iowa won
  7. 1915
    Iowa9 — 6Northwestern
    Oct 16, 1915Iowa won
  8. 1916
    Iowa13 — 20Northwestern
    Nov 10, 1916Northwestern won
  9. 1917
    Iowa14 — 25Northwestern
    Nov 17, 1917Northwestern won
  10. 1918
    Iowa23 — 7Northwestern
    Nov 23, 1918Iowa won
  11. 1919
    Iowa14 — 7Northwestern
    Nov 8, 1919Iowa won
  12. 1920
    Iowa20 — 0Northwestern
    Nov 6, 1920Iowa won
  13. 1921
    Iowa14 — 0Northwestern
    Nov 19, 1921Iowa won
  14. 1922
    Iowa37 — 3Northwestern
    Nov 25, 1922Iowa won
  15. 1923
    Iowa17 — 14Northwestern
    Nov 24, 1923Iowa won
  16. 1926
    Iowa6 — 13Northwestern
    Nov 20, 1926Northwestern won
  17. 1927
    Iowa0 — 12Northwestern
    Nov 19, 1927Northwestern won
  18. 1931
    Iowa0 — 19Northwestern
    Nov 21, 1931Northwestern won
  19. 1932
    Iowa6 — 44Northwestern
    Nov 19, 1932Northwestern won
  20. 1933
    Iowa7 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 7, 1933Iowa won
  21. 1934
    Iowa20 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 6, 1934Iowa won
  22. 1935
    Iowa0 — 0Northwestern
    Nov 23, 1935Tie
  23. 1936
    Iowa7 — 18Northwestern
    Oct 3, 1936Northwestern won
  24. 1939
    Iowa7 — 7Northwestern
    Nov 25, 1939Tie
  25. 1949
    Iowa28 — 21Northwestern
    Oct 22, 1949Iowa won
  26. 1952
    Iowa39 — 14Northwestern
    Nov 15, 1952Iowa won
  27. 1957
    Iowa6 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 26, 1957Iowa won
  28. 1958
    Iowa26 — 20Northwestern
    Oct 25, 1958Iowa won
  29. 1959
    Iowa10 — 14Northwestern
    Oct 3, 1959Northwestern won
  30. 1960
    Iowa42 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 1, 1960Iowa won
  31. 1965
    Iowa0 — 9Northwestern
    Oct 23, 1965Northwestern won
  32. 1966
    Iowa15 — 24Northwestern
    Oct 22, 1966Northwestern won
  33. 1967
    Iowa24 — 39Northwestern
    Nov 11, 1967Northwestern won
  34. 1968
    Iowa68 — 34Northwestern
    Nov 9, 1968Iowa won
  35. 1971
    Iowa3 — 28Northwestern
    Oct 9, 1971Northwestern won
  36. 1972
    Iowa23 — 12Northwestern
    Oct 14, 1972Iowa won
  37. 1973
    Iowa15 — 31Northwestern
    Oct 13, 1973Northwestern won
  38. 1974
    Iowa35 — 10Northwestern
    Oct 12, 1974Iowa won
  39. 1975
    Iowa24 — 21Northwestern
    Nov 1, 1975Iowa won
  40. 1976
    Iowa13 — 10Northwestern
    Oct 30, 1976Iowa won
  41. 1977
    Iowa24 — 0Northwestern
    Sep 10, 1977Iowa won
  42. 1978
    Iowa20 — 3Northwestern
    Sep 16, 1978Iowa won
  43. 1979
    Iowa58 — 6Northwestern
    Oct 13, 1979Iowa won
  44. 1980
    Iowa25 — 3Northwestern
    Oct 18, 1980Iowa won
  45. 1981
    Iowa64 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 3, 1981Iowa won
  46. 1982
    Iowa45 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 2, 1982Iowa won
  47. 1983
    Iowa61 — 21Northwestern
    Oct 8, 1983Iowa won
  48. 1984
    Iowa31 — 3Northwestern
    Oct 6, 1984Iowa won
  49. 1985
    Iowa49 — 10Northwestern
    Oct 26, 1985Iowa won
  50. 1986
    Iowa27 — 20Northwestern
    Oct 25, 1986Iowa won
  51. 1987
    Iowa52 — 24Northwestern
    Nov 7, 1987Iowa won
  52. 1988
    Iowa35 — 10Northwestern
    Nov 5, 1988Iowa won
  53. 1989
    Iowa35 — 22Northwestern
    Oct 28, 1989Iowa won
  54. 1990
    Iowa56 — 14Northwestern
    Oct 27, 1990Iowa won
  55. 1991
    Iowa24 — 10Northwestern
    Nov 16, 1991Iowa won
  56. 1992
    Iowa56 — 14Northwestern
    Nov 14, 1992Iowa won
  57. 1993
    Iowa23 — 19Northwestern
    Nov 13, 1993Iowa won
  58. 1994
    Iowa49 — 13Northwestern
    Nov 12, 1994Iowa won
  59. 1995
    Iowa20 — 31Northwestern
    Nov 11, 1995Northwestern won
  60. 1996
    Iowa13 — 40Northwestern
    Nov 9, 1996Northwestern won
  61. 1997
    Iowa14 — 15Northwestern
    Nov 15, 1997Northwestern won
  62. 1998
    Iowa26 — 24Northwestern
    Oct 10, 1998Iowa won
  63. 1999
    Iowa21 — 23Northwestern
    Oct 16, 1999Northwestern won
  64. 2000
    Iowa27 — 17Northwestern
    Nov 11, 2000Iowa won
  65. 2001
    Iowa59 — 16Northwestern
    Nov 10, 2001Iowa wonRyan Field
  66. 2002
    Iowa62 — 10Northwestern
    Nov 9, 2002Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
  67. 2005
    Iowa27 — 28Northwestern
    Nov 5, 2005Northwestern wonRyan Field
  68. 2006
    Iowa7 — 21Northwestern
    Nov 4, 2006Northwestern wonKinnick Stadium
  69. 2007
    Iowa28 — 17Northwestern
    Nov 3, 2007Iowa wonRyan Field
  70. 2008
    Iowa17 — 22Northwestern
    Sep 27, 2008Northwestern wonKinnick Stadium
  71. 2009
    Iowa10 — 17Northwestern
    Nov 7, 2009Northwestern wonKinnick Stadium
  72. 2010
    Iowa17 — 21Northwestern
    Nov 13, 2010Northwestern wonRyan Field
  73. 2011
    Iowa41 — 31Northwestern
    Oct 15, 2011Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
  74. 2012
    Iowa17 — 28Northwestern
    Oct 27, 2012Northwestern wonRyan Field
  75. 2013
    Iowa17 — 10Northwestern
    Oct 26, 2013Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
  76. 2014
    Iowa48 — 7Northwestern
    Nov 1, 2014Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
  77. 2015
    Iowa40 — 10Northwestern
    Oct 17, 2015Iowa wonRyan Field
  78. 2016
    Iowa31 — 38Northwestern
    Oct 1, 2016Northwestern wonKinnick Stadium
  79. 2017
    Iowa10 — 17Northwestern
    Oct 21, 2017Northwestern wonRyan Field
  80. 2018
    Iowa10 — 14Northwestern
    Nov 10, 2018Northwestern wonKinnick Stadium
  81. 2019
    Iowa20 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 26, 2019Iowa wonRyan Field
  82. 2020
    Iowa20 — 21Northwestern
    Oct 31, 2020Northwestern wonKinnick Stadium
  83. 2021
    Iowa17 — 12Northwestern
    Nov 6, 2021Iowa wonRyan Field
  84. 2022
    Iowa33 — 13Northwestern
    Oct 29, 2022Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
  85. 2023
    Iowa10 — 7Northwestern
    Nov 4, 2023Iowa wonWrigley Field
  86. 2024
    Iowa40 — 14Northwestern
    Oct 26, 2024Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2024Iowa vs Northwestern40–14Iowa won
2023Iowa vs Northwestern10–7Iowa won
2022Iowa vs Northwestern33–13Iowa won
2021Iowa vs Northwestern17–12Iowa won
2020Iowa vs Northwestern20–21Northwestern won
2019Iowa vs Northwestern20–0Iowa won
2018Iowa vs Northwestern10–14Northwestern won
2017Iowa vs Northwestern10–17Northwestern won
2016Iowa vs Northwestern31–38Northwestern won
2015Iowa vs Northwestern40–10Iowa won
2014Iowa vs Northwestern48–7Iowa won
2013Iowa vs Northwestern17–10Iowa won
2012Iowa vs Northwestern17–28Northwestern won
2011Iowa vs Northwestern41–31Iowa won
2010Iowa vs Northwestern17–21Northwestern won
2009Iowa vs Northwestern10–17Northwestern won
2008Iowa vs Northwestern17–22Northwestern won
2007Iowa vs Northwestern28–17Iowa won
2006Iowa vs Northwestern7–21Northwestern won
2005Iowa vs Northwestern27–28Northwestern won
2002Iowa vs Northwestern62–10Iowa won
2001Iowa vs Northwestern59–16Iowa won
2000Iowa vs Northwestern27–17Iowa won
1999Iowa vs Northwestern21–23Northwestern won
1998Iowa vs Northwestern26–24Iowa won
1997Iowa vs Northwestern14–15Northwestern won
1996Iowa vs Northwestern13–40Northwestern won
1995Iowa vs Northwestern20–31Northwestern won
1994Iowa vs Northwestern49–13Iowa won
1993Iowa vs Northwestern23–19Iowa won
1992Iowa vs Northwestern56–14Iowa won
1991Iowa vs Northwestern24–10Iowa won
1990Iowa vs Northwestern56–14Iowa won
1989Iowa vs Northwestern35–22Iowa won
1988Iowa vs Northwestern35–10Iowa won
1987Iowa vs Northwestern52–24Iowa won
1986Iowa vs Northwestern27–20Iowa won
1985Iowa vs Northwestern49–10Iowa won
1984Iowa vs Northwestern31–3Iowa won
1983Iowa vs Northwestern61–21Iowa won
1982Iowa vs Northwestern45–7Iowa won
1981Iowa vs Northwestern64–0Iowa won
1980Iowa vs Northwestern25–3Iowa won
1979Iowa vs Northwestern58–6Iowa won
1978Iowa vs Northwestern20–3Iowa won
1977Iowa vs Northwestern24–0Iowa won
1976Iowa vs Northwestern13–10Iowa won
1975Iowa vs Northwestern24–21Iowa won
1974Iowa vs Northwestern35–10Iowa won
1973Iowa vs Northwestern15–31Northwestern won
1972Iowa vs Northwestern23–12Iowa won
1971Iowa vs Northwestern3–28Northwestern won
1968Iowa vs Northwestern68–34Iowa won
1967Iowa vs Northwestern24–39Northwestern won
1966Iowa vs Northwestern15–24Northwestern won
1965Iowa vs Northwestern0–9Northwestern won
1960Iowa vs Northwestern42–0Iowa won
1959Iowa vs Northwestern10–14Northwestern won
1958Iowa vs Northwestern26–20Iowa won
1957Iowa vs Northwestern6–0Iowa won
1952Iowa vs Northwestern39–14Iowa won
1949Iowa vs Northwestern28–21Iowa won
1939Iowa vs Northwestern7–7Tie
1936Iowa vs Northwestern7–18Northwestern won
1935Iowa vs Northwestern0–0Tie
1934Iowa vs Northwestern20–7Iowa won
1933Iowa vs Northwestern7–0Iowa won
1932Iowa vs Northwestern6–44Northwestern won
1931Iowa vs Northwestern0–19Northwestern won
1927Iowa vs Northwestern0–12Northwestern won
1926Iowa vs Northwestern6–13Northwestern won
1923Iowa vs Northwestern17–14Iowa won
1922Iowa vs Northwestern37–3Iowa won
1921Iowa vs Northwestern14–0Iowa won
1920Iowa vs Northwestern20–0Iowa won
1919Iowa vs Northwestern14–7Iowa won
1918Iowa vs Northwestern23–7Iowa won
1917Iowa vs Northwestern14–25Northwestern won
1916Iowa vs Northwestern13–20Northwestern won
1915Iowa vs Northwestern9–6Iowa won
1914Iowa vs Northwestern27–0Iowa won
1913Iowa vs Northwestern78–6Iowa won
1911Iowa vs Northwestern6–0Iowa won
1910Iowa vs Northwestern5–10Northwestern won
1900Iowa vs Northwestern5–5Tie
1897Iowa vs Northwestern12–6Iowa 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.