Baylor vs. Northwestern State

Baylor and Northwestern State have 5 meetings on file, the first in 2006; Baylor leads the series 5–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Baylor 5–⁠0, and Baylor has won the last 5.

Baylor wins
5
Northwestern State wins
0
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2006
Longest streak
5 Baylor
Current streak
5 Baylor
Last 10 meetings
Baylor 5–⁠0
Most recent
2016

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s3–⁠0
2010s2–⁠0
Average margin
49.8 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Baylor
5–⁠0 Baylor’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Baylor’s biggest win2014: Baylor 70, Northwestern State 6by 64 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Baylor and Northwestern State, 2006 on1300150017002010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Seth Russell Baylor16 of 25, 438 yards, 5 TD2014 Passing
K.D. Cannon Baylor6 catches, 223 yards, 3 TD2014 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Sep 2, 201623Baylor 55, Northwestern State 7at Baylor
Sep 6, 201410Baylor 70, Northwestern State 6at Baylor
Sep 26, 2009Baylor 68, Northwestern State 13at Baylor
Sep 6, 2008Baylor 51, Northwestern State 6at Baylor
Sep 9, 2006Baylor 47, Northwestern State 10at Baylor

Every game is listed as played on the field.