Wisconsin at Northwestern

Saturday, October 18, 1986

Wisconsin beat Northwestern 35–⁠27. It was their 71st meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 45–⁠22–⁠4.

AwayWisconsin3–⁠9 in 1986
35
HomeNorthwestern4–⁠7 in 1986
27

FinalHigh 52°F, low 39°FAttendance 34,462

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northwestern 50% to win. Wisconsin won as Elo’s underdog.

Wisconsin leads 62–⁠37–⁠4 in 103 meetings, counting the 32 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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