Massachusetts vs. Northeastern

Massachusetts and Northeastern first met in 2003 and have played 7 times; Massachusetts leads the series 7–⁠0. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Massachusetts 7–⁠0, and Massachusetts has won the last 7.

Massachusetts wins
7
Northeastern wins
0
Ties
0
First meeting
2003
Longest streak
7 Massachusetts
Current streak
7 Massachusetts
Last 10 meetings
Massachusetts 7–⁠0
Most recent
2009

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s7–⁠0
Average margin
13.3 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
Neutral sites
7–⁠0 Massachusetts first
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Massachusetts’s biggest win2009: Massachusetts 37, Northeastern 7by 30 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Massachusetts and Northeastern, 2003 on13001500170020052010201520202025

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.

Every game

Nov 7, 2009Massachusetts 37, Northeastern 7Neutral site
Oct 11, 2008Massachusetts 28, Northeastern 24Neutral site
Oct 20, 2007Massachusetts 24, Northeastern 7Neutral site
Oct 28, 2006Massachusetts 7, Northeastern 0Neutral site
Oct 8, 2005Massachusetts 27, Northeastern 0Neutral site
Nov 6, 2004Massachusetts 26, Northeastern 22Neutral site
Nov 1, 2003Massachusetts 28, Northeastern 24Neutral site

Every game is listed as played on the field.