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Northwestern vs Vanderbilt Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONENorthwestern2 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD2–1–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOVanderbilt1 recorded wins
4Recorded meetings
1947Earliest documented
2012Most 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.

4 games
  1. 1947
    Northwestern0 — 3Vanderbilt
    Sep 27, 1947Vanderbilt won
  2. 1952
    Northwestern20 — 20Vanderbilt
    Oct 4, 1952Tie
  3. 2010
    Northwestern23 — 21Vanderbilt
    Sep 4, 2010Northwestern wonFirstBank Stadium
  4. 2012
    Northwestern23 — 13Vanderbilt
    Sep 9, 2012Northwestern wonRyan Field
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2012Northwestern vs Vanderbilt23–13Northwestern won
2010Northwestern vs Vanderbilt23–21Northwestern won
1952Northwestern vs Vanderbilt20–20Tie
1947Northwestern vs Vanderbilt0–3Vanderbilt 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.