Duke vs. Northwestern

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

1. Duke’s biggest win1998: Duke 44, Northwestern 10by 34 points
2. Northwestern’s biggest win2001: Northwestern 44, Duke 7by 37 points
3. Upset2007: Duke 20, Northwestern 14Duke had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1998: Duke 44, Northwestern 10Duke had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset2015: Northwestern 19, Duke 10Northwestern had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Duke’s side (Spurrier 3–⁠0 against Peay). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

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

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Duke vs. North Carolina106 meetings, Duke 38–⁠64–⁠4
• Duke vs. Wake Forest102 meetings, Duke 60–⁠40–⁠2
• Duke vs. Georgia Tech93 meetings, Duke 35–⁠57–⁠1
• Duke vs. NC State86 meetings, Duke 44–⁠37–⁠5
• Northwestern vs. Illinois119 meetings, Northwestern 55–⁠59–⁠5
• Northwestern vs. Wisconsin103 meetings, Northwestern 37–⁠62–⁠4
• Northwestern vs. Minnesota99 meetings, Northwestern 38–⁠56–⁠5
• Northwestern vs. Purdue90 meetings, Northwestern 36–⁠53–⁠1