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Minnesota vs Northwestern Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEMinnesota56 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD56–38–5WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWONorthwestern38 recorded wins
99Recorded meetings
1892Earliest documented
2025Most recent season
5Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

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

99 games
  1. 1892
    Minnesota18 — 12Northwestern
    Nov 8, 1892Minnesota won
  2. 1893
    Minnesota16 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 30, 1893Minnesota won
  3. 1898
    Minnesota17 — 6Northwestern
    Nov 12, 1898Minnesota won
  4. 1899
    Minnesota5 — 11Northwestern
    Nov 4, 1899Northwestern won
  5. 1900
    Minnesota21 — 0Northwestern
    Nov 17, 1900Minnesota won
  6. 1901
    Minnesota16 — 0Northwestern
    Nov 23, 1901Minnesota won
  7. 1904
    Minnesota17 — 0Northwestern
    Nov 19, 1904Minnesota won
  8. 1905
    Minnesota72 — 6Northwestern
    Nov 25, 1905Minnesota won
  9. 1920
    Minnesota0 — 17Northwestern
    Oct 9, 1920Northwestern won
  10. 1921
    Minnesota28 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 8, 1921Minnesota won
  11. 1922
    Minnesota7 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 21, 1922Tie
  12. 1923
    Minnesota34 — 14Northwestern
    Nov 3, 1923Minnesota won
  13. 1928
    Minnesota9 — 10Northwestern
    Nov 3, 1928Northwestern won
  14. 1929
    Minnesota26 — 14Northwestern
    Oct 19, 1929Minnesota won
  15. 1930
    Minnesota6 — 27Northwestern
    Nov 1, 1930Northwestern won
  16. 1931
    Minnesota14 — 32Northwestern
    Nov 7, 1931Northwestern won
  17. 1932
    Minnesota7 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 29, 1932Minnesota won
  18. 1933
    Minnesota0 — 0Northwestern
    Nov 4, 1933Tie
  19. 1935
    Minnesota21 — 13Northwestern
    Oct 26, 1935Minnesota won
  20. 1936
    Minnesota0 — 6Northwestern
    Oct 31, 1936Northwestern won
  21. 1937
    Minnesota7 — 0Northwestern
    Nov 13, 1937Minnesota won
  22. 1938
    Minnesota3 — 6Northwestern
    Oct 29, 1938Northwestern won
  23. 1939
    Minnesota7 — 14Northwestern
    Nov 4, 1939Northwestern won
  24. 1940
    Minnesota13 — 12Northwestern
    Nov 2, 1940Minnesota won
  25. 1941
    Minnesota8 — 7Northwestern
    Nov 1, 1941Minnesota won
  26. 1942
    Minnesota19 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 31, 1942Minnesota won
  27. 1943
    Minnesota6 — 42Northwestern
    Oct 30, 1943Northwestern won
  28. 1944
    Minnesota14 — 14Northwestern
    Nov 4, 1944Tie
  29. 1945
    Minnesota30 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 20, 1945Minnesota won
  30. 1946
    Minnesota7 — 14Northwestern
    Oct 12, 1946Northwestern won
  31. 1947
    Minnesota37 — 21Northwestern
    Oct 11, 1947Minnesota won
  32. 1948
    Minnesota16 — 19Northwestern
    Oct 9, 1948Northwestern won
  33. 1949
    Minnesota21 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 8, 1949Minnesota won
  34. 1950
    Minnesota6 — 13Northwestern
    Oct 14, 1950Northwestern won
  35. 1951
    Minnesota7 — 21Northwestern
    Oct 13, 1951Northwestern won
  36. 1952
    Minnesota27 — 26Northwestern
    Oct 11, 1952Minnesota won
  37. 1953
    Minnesota30 — 13Northwestern
    Oct 10, 1953Minnesota won
  38. 1954
    Minnesota26 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 9, 1954Minnesota won
  39. 1955
    Minnesota18 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 8, 1955Minnesota won
  40. 1956
    Minnesota0 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 13, 1956Tie
  41. 1957
    Minnesota41 — 6Northwestern
    Oct 12, 1957Minnesota won
  42. 1958
    Minnesota3 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 11, 1958Northwestern won
  43. 1959
    Minnesota0 — 6Northwestern
    Oct 10, 1959Northwestern won
  44. 1960
    Minnesota7 — 0Northwestern
    Oct 8, 1960Minnesota won
  45. 1961
    Minnesota10 — 3Northwestern
    Oct 14, 1961Minnesota won
  46. 1962
    Minnesota22 — 34Northwestern
    Oct 13, 1962Northwestern won
  47. 1963
    Minnesota8 — 15Northwestern
    Oct 12, 1963Northwestern won
  48. 1964
    Minnesota21 — 18Northwestern
    Oct 10, 1964Minnesota won
  49. 1965
    Minnesota27 — 22Northwestern
    Nov 6, 1965Minnesota won
  50. 1966
    Minnesota28 — 13Northwestern
    Nov 5, 1966Minnesota won
  51. 1969
    Minnesota28 — 21Northwestern
    Nov 8, 1969Minnesota won
  52. 1970
    Minnesota14 — 28Northwestern
    Nov 7, 1970Northwestern won
  53. 1971
    Minnesota20 — 41Northwestern
    Nov 6, 1971Northwestern won
  54. 1972
    Minnesota35 — 29Northwestern
    Nov 11, 1972Minnesota won
  55. 1973
    Minnesota52 — 43Northwestern
    Nov 3, 1973Minnesota won
  56. 1974
    Minnesota13 — 21Northwestern
    Nov 2, 1974Northwestern won
  57. 1975
    Minnesota33 — 9Northwestern
    Nov 8, 1975Minnesota won
  58. 1976
    Minnesota38 — 10Northwestern
    Nov 6, 1976Minnesota won
  59. 1977
    Minnesota13 — 7Northwestern
    Oct 15, 1977Minnesota won
  60. 1978
    Minnesota38 — 14Northwestern
    Oct 21, 1978Minnesota won
  61. 1979
    Minnesota38 — 8Northwestern
    Sep 29, 1979Minnesota won
  62. 1980
    Minnesota49 — 21Northwestern
    Oct 4, 1980Minnesota won
  63. 1981
    Minnesota35 — 23Northwestern
    Oct 10, 1981Minnesota won
  64. 1982
    Minnesota21 — 31Northwestern
    Oct 9, 1982Northwestern won
  65. 1983
    Minnesota8 — 19Northwestern
    Oct 22, 1983Northwestern won
  66. 1984
    Minnesota28 — 31Northwestern
    Oct 20, 1984Northwestern won
  67. 1985
    Minnesota21 — 10Northwestern
    Oct 12, 1985Minnesota won
  68. 1986
    Minnesota44 — 23Northwestern
    Oct 11, 1986Minnesota won
  69. 1987
    Minnesota45 — 33Northwestern
    Oct 10, 1987Minnesota won
  70. 1988
    Minnesota28 — 28Northwestern
    Oct 8, 1988Tie
  71. 1989
    Minnesota20 — 18Northwestern
    Oct 14, 1989Minnesota won
  72. 1990
    Minnesota35 — 25Northwestern
    Oct 13, 1990Minnesota won
  73. 1993
    Minnesota28 — 26Northwestern
    Oct 16, 1993Minnesota won
  74. 1994
    Minnesota31 — 37Northwestern
    Oct 15, 1994Northwestern won
  75. 1995
    Minnesota17 — 27Northwestern
    Oct 14, 1995Northwestern won
  76. 1996
    Minnesota24 — 26Northwestern
    Oct 12, 1996Northwestern won
  77. 1999
    Minnesota33 — 14Northwestern
    Oct 2, 1999Minnesota won
  78. 2000
    Minnesota35 — 41Northwestern
    Oct 28, 2000Northwestern won
  79. 2001
    Minnesota17 — 23Northwestern
    Oct 13, 2001Northwestern wonRyan Field
  80. 2002
    Minnesota45 — 42Northwestern
    Oct 11, 2002Minnesota won
  81. 2003
    Minnesota42 — 17Northwestern
    Oct 4, 2003Minnesota wonRyan Field
  82. 2004
    Minnesota43 — 17Northwestern
    Sep 26, 2004Minnesota won
  83. 2007
    Minnesota48 — 49Northwestern
    Oct 13, 2007Northwestern wonRyan Field
  84. 2008
    Minnesota17 — 24Northwestern
    Nov 1, 2008Northwestern won
  85. 2009
    Minnesota35 — 24Northwestern
    Sep 26, 2009Minnesota wonRyan Field
  86. 2010
    Minnesota28 — 29Northwestern
    Oct 2, 2010Northwestern wonHuntington Bank Stadium
  87. 2011
    Minnesota13 — 28Northwestern
    Nov 19, 2011Northwestern wonRyan Field
  88. 2012
    Minnesota13 — 21Northwestern
    Oct 13, 2012Northwestern wonHuntington Bank Stadium
  89. 2013
    Minnesota20 — 17Northwestern
    Oct 19, 2013Minnesota wonRyan Field
  90. 2014
    Minnesota24 — 17Northwestern
    Oct 11, 2014Minnesota wonHuntington Bank Stadium
  91. 2015
    Minnesota0 — 27Northwestern
    Oct 3, 2015Northwestern wonRyan Field
  92. 2016
    Minnesota29 — 12Northwestern
    Nov 19, 2016Minnesota wonHuntington Bank Stadium
  93. 2017
    Minnesota0 — 39Northwestern
    Nov 18, 2017Northwestern wonRyan Field
  94. 2018
    Minnesota14 — 24Northwestern
    Nov 17, 2018Northwestern wonHuntington Bank Stadium
  95. 2019
    Minnesota38 — 22Northwestern
    Nov 23, 2019Minnesota wonRyan Field
  96. 2021
    Minnesota41 — 14Northwestern
    Oct 30, 2021Minnesota wonRyan Field
  97. 2022
    Minnesota31 — 3Northwestern
    Nov 12, 2022Minnesota wonHuntington Bank Stadium
  98. 2023
    Minnesota34 — 37Northwestern
    Sep 23, 2023Northwestern wonRyan Field
  99. 2025
    Minnesota35 — 38Northwestern
    Nov 22, 2025Northwestern wonWrigley Field
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2025Minnesota vs Northwestern35–38Northwestern won
2023Minnesota vs Northwestern34–37Northwestern won
2022Minnesota vs Northwestern31–3Minnesota won
2021Minnesota vs Northwestern41–14Minnesota won
2019Minnesota vs Northwestern38–22Minnesota won
2018Minnesota vs Northwestern14–24Northwestern won
2017Minnesota vs Northwestern0–39Northwestern won
2016Minnesota vs Northwestern29–12Minnesota won
2015Minnesota vs Northwestern0–27Northwestern won
2014Minnesota vs Northwestern24–17Minnesota won
2013Minnesota vs Northwestern20–17Minnesota won
2012Minnesota vs Northwestern13–21Northwestern won
2011Minnesota vs Northwestern13–28Northwestern won
2010Minnesota vs Northwestern28–29Northwestern won
2009Minnesota vs Northwestern35–24Minnesota won
2008Minnesota vs Northwestern17–24Northwestern won
2007Minnesota vs Northwestern48–49Northwestern won
2004Minnesota vs Northwestern43–17Minnesota won
2003Minnesota vs Northwestern42–17Minnesota won
2002Minnesota vs Northwestern45–42Minnesota won
2001Minnesota vs Northwestern17–23Northwestern won
2000Minnesota vs Northwestern35–41Northwestern won
1999Minnesota vs Northwestern33–14Minnesota won
1996Minnesota vs Northwestern24–26Northwestern won
1995Minnesota vs Northwestern17–27Northwestern won
1994Minnesota vs Northwestern31–37Northwestern won
1993Minnesota vs Northwestern28–26Minnesota won
1990Minnesota vs Northwestern35–25Minnesota won
1989Minnesota vs Northwestern20–18Minnesota won
1988Minnesota vs Northwestern28–28Tie
1987Minnesota vs Northwestern45–33Minnesota won
1986Minnesota vs Northwestern44–23Minnesota won
1985Minnesota vs Northwestern21–10Minnesota won
1984Minnesota vs Northwestern28–31Northwestern won
1983Minnesota vs Northwestern8–19Northwestern won
1982Minnesota vs Northwestern21–31Northwestern won
1981Minnesota vs Northwestern35–23Minnesota won
1980Minnesota vs Northwestern49–21Minnesota won
1979Minnesota vs Northwestern38–8Minnesota won
1978Minnesota vs Northwestern38–14Minnesota won
1977Minnesota vs Northwestern13–7Minnesota won
1976Minnesota vs Northwestern38–10Minnesota won
1975Minnesota vs Northwestern33–9Minnesota won
1974Minnesota vs Northwestern13–21Northwestern won
1973Minnesota vs Northwestern52–43Minnesota won
1972Minnesota vs Northwestern35–29Minnesota won
1971Minnesota vs Northwestern20–41Northwestern won
1970Minnesota vs Northwestern14–28Northwestern won
1969Minnesota vs Northwestern28–21Minnesota won
1966Minnesota vs Northwestern28–13Minnesota won
1965Minnesota vs Northwestern27–22Minnesota won
1964Minnesota vs Northwestern21–18Minnesota won
1963Minnesota vs Northwestern8–15Northwestern won
1962Minnesota vs Northwestern22–34Northwestern won
1961Minnesota vs Northwestern10–3Minnesota won
1960Minnesota vs Northwestern7–0Minnesota won
1959Minnesota vs Northwestern0–6Northwestern won
1958Minnesota vs Northwestern3–7Northwestern won
1957Minnesota vs Northwestern41–6Minnesota won
1956Minnesota vs Northwestern0–0Tie
1955Minnesota vs Northwestern18–7Minnesota won
1954Minnesota vs Northwestern26–7Minnesota won
1953Minnesota vs Northwestern30–13Minnesota won
1952Minnesota vs Northwestern27–26Minnesota won
1951Minnesota vs Northwestern7–21Northwestern won
1950Minnesota vs Northwestern6–13Northwestern won
1949Minnesota vs Northwestern21–7Minnesota won
1948Minnesota vs Northwestern16–19Northwestern won
1947Minnesota vs Northwestern37–21Minnesota won
1946Minnesota vs Northwestern7–14Northwestern won
1945Minnesota vs Northwestern30–7Minnesota won
1944Minnesota vs Northwestern14–14Tie
1943Minnesota vs Northwestern6–42Northwestern won
1942Minnesota vs Northwestern19–7Minnesota won
1941Minnesota vs Northwestern8–7Minnesota won
1940Minnesota vs Northwestern13–12Minnesota won
1939Minnesota vs Northwestern7–14Northwestern won
1938Minnesota vs Northwestern3–6Northwestern won
1937Minnesota vs Northwestern7–0Minnesota won
1936Minnesota vs Northwestern0–6Northwestern won
1935Minnesota vs Northwestern21–13Minnesota won
1933Minnesota vs Northwestern0–0Tie
1932Minnesota vs Northwestern7–0Minnesota won
1931Minnesota vs Northwestern14–32Northwestern won
1930Minnesota vs Northwestern6–27Northwestern won
1929Minnesota vs Northwestern26–14Minnesota won
1928Minnesota vs Northwestern9–10Northwestern won
1923Minnesota vs Northwestern34–14Minnesota won
1922Minnesota vs Northwestern7–7Tie
1921Minnesota vs Northwestern28–0Minnesota won
1920Minnesota vs Northwestern0–17Northwestern won
1905Minnesota vs Northwestern72–6Minnesota won
1904Minnesota vs Northwestern17–0Minnesota won
1901Minnesota vs Northwestern16–0Minnesota won
1900Minnesota vs Northwestern21–0Minnesota won
1899Minnesota vs Northwestern5–11Northwestern won
1898Minnesota vs Northwestern17–6Minnesota won
1893Minnesota vs Northwestern16–0Minnesota won
1892Minnesota vs Northwestern18–12Minnesota 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.