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Northwestern vs Tennessee Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Northwestern and Tennessee.
PROGRAM ONENorthwestern0 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD0–2WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOTennessee2 recorded wins
2Recorded meetings
1996Earliest documented
2015Most 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.
- 1996Northwestern28 — 48Tennessee
- 2015Northwestern6 — 45Tennessee
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Northwestern vs Tennessee | 6–45 | Tennessee won |
| 1996 | Northwestern vs Tennessee | 28–48 | Tennessee 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.