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Northwestern vs Western Michigan Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONENorthwestern1 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD1–1WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWestern Michigan1 recorded wins
2Recorded meetings
2013Earliest documented
2016Most 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.

2 games
  1. 2013
    Northwestern38 — 17Western Michigan
    Sep 15, 2013Northwestern wonRyan Field
  2. 2016
    Northwestern21 — 22Western Michigan
    Sep 3, 2016Western Michigan wonRyan Field
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2016Northwestern vs Western Michigan21–22Western Michigan won
2013Northwestern vs Western Michigan38–17Northwestern 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.