Wisconsin at Northwestern

Saturday, October 25, 2003

Northwestern beat No. 20 Wisconsin 16–⁠7. It was their 86th meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 52–⁠30–⁠4.

Away20Wisconsin7–⁠6 in 2003
7
HomeNorthwestern6–⁠7 in 2003
16

Final at Ryan Field, EvanstonHigh 63°F, low 38°F, 0.22 in. of rainAttendance 36,233

At kickoff
53°F, overcast, mist, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Chicago O’Hare International Airport (KORD), 23 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Wisconsin07007
Northwestern637016

Efficiency

WisconsinNorthwestern
−0.14First-down EPA−0.01
−0.14Second-down EPA−0.16
0.08Third-down EPA−0.04

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Wisconsin 68% to win. Northwestern pulled the upset.

Wisconsin leads 62–⁠37–⁠4 in 103 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Wisconsin 23, Northwestern 3
2023Northwestern 24, Wisconsin 10
2022Wisconsin 42, Northwestern 7
2021Wisconsin 35, Northwestern 7
2020Northwestern 17, Wisconsin 7
2019Wisconsin 24, Northwestern 15

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