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Beloit vs. Northwestern

Beloit and Northwestern have 17 meetings on file, the first in 1892; Northwestern leads the series 11–⁠3–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Northwestern 6–⁠2, and Northwestern has won the last 2.

Beloit wins
3
Northwestern wins
11
Ties
3
Earliest on file
1892
Longest streak
4 Northwestern
Current streak
2 Northwestern
Last 10 meetings
Northwestern 6–⁠2
Most recent
1923

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s2–⁠5–⁠1
1900s0–⁠4–⁠2
1920s1–⁠2
Average margin
15.6 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Beloit
2–⁠1 Beloit’s record at home
At Northwestern
10–⁠1–⁠3 Northwestern’s record at home
Shutouts
7

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Beloit’s biggest win1894: Beloit 42, Northwestern 6by 36 points
  2. Northwestern’s biggest win1908: Northwestern 44, Beloit 4by 40 points
  3. Upset1921: Beloit 7, Northwestern 0Beloit had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Beloit and Northwestern, 1892 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

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.

From the newspapers

  • The The Indianapolis journal's story of the 1893 game: Other Games.

    1893 · The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 5, 1893

  • The The Indianapolis journal's story of the 1901 game: Maroon Ends Are Effective in Defense but Cannot Save the Team from Crushing Defeat. FAST GAME PLAYED TO A TIE BELOIT AND NORTHWESTERN FINISH AT ELEVEN POINTS EACH. WiscOnsin's Fine Victory Over Min nesota-Gov. Beckham's Kick-On- Nebraska Beats the Kansans.

    1901 · The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 17, 1901

  • The Akron daily Democrat's story of the 1902 game: SPORTS. FOOTBALL RESULTS

    1902 · Akron daily Democrat, Akron, Ohio, Nov 17, 1902

  • The The Cairo bulletin's story of the 1908 game: NORTHWESTERN HAS FAST TEAM PLAYED BELOIT OFF HER FEET AT FOOTHALL-WiLL MAKE OTHERS HUSTLE. HARVARD AND NAVY Tie As Also Did Carlisle Indians and Pennsylvania--Yaie Defeats Wash inyton and Jefferson-Other Fast Games.

    1908 · The Cairo bulletin, Illinois, Oct 25, 1908

  • The Great Falls tribune. (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current's story of the 1921 game: Beloit College Wins Over Northwestern in Big Football Upset

    1921 · Great Falls tribune. (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, Montana, Sep 25, 1921

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Oct 6, 1923Northwestern 21, Beloit 6at Northwestern
Oct 7, 1922Northwestern 17, Beloit 0at Northwestern
Sep 24, 1921Beloit 7, Northwestern 0at Northwestern
Oct 24, 1908Northwestern 44, Beloit 4at Northwestern
Oct 14, 1905Northwestern 18, Beloit 2at Beloit
Oct 15, 1904Northwestern 34, Beloit 0at Northwestern
Nov 15, 1902Northwestern 10, Beloit 0at Northwestern
Nov 16, 1901Northwestern 11, Beloit 11at Northwestern
Oct 27, 1900Northwestern 6, Beloit 6at Northwestern
Oct 21, 1899Beloit 11, Northwestern 0at Beloit
Oct 8, 1898Northwestern 17, Beloit 11at Northwestern
Oct 9, 1897Northwestern 6, Beloit 0at Northwestern
Oct 10, 1896Northwestern 6, Beloit 6at Northwestern
Oct 5, 1895Northwestern 34, Beloit 6at Northwestern
Oct 20, 1894Beloit 42, Northwestern 6at Beloit
Nov 4, 1893Northwestern 10, Beloit 6at Northwestern
Oct 15, 1892Northwestern 36, Beloit 0at Northwestern

Every game is listed as played on the field.