Miami (OH) vs. Northwestern
Miami (OH) and Northwestern have 11 meetings on file, the first in 1955; Miami (OH) leads the series 7–4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Miami (OH) 6–4. Share
- Miami (OH) wins
- 7
- Northwestern wins
- 4
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1955
- Longest streak
- 5 Miami (OH)
- Current streak
- 1 Northwestern
- Last 10 meetings
- Miami (OH) 6–4
- Most recent
- 2024
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–1 |
- Average margin
- 13.8 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Miami (OH)
- 0–1 Miami (OH)‘s record at home
- At Northwestern
- 2–7 Northwestern’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Miami (OH) first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Miami (OH)‘s biggest win2003: Miami (OH) 44, Northwestern 14by 30 points
- Northwestern’s biggest win1963: Northwestern 37, Miami (OH) 6by 31 points
Both programs through the years
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
1963 · The Nome nugget, Alaska, Oct 21, 1963
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.
Photos
Photo: Ryan Dickey from Evanston, IL / Chicago, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Dickey from Evanston, IL / Chicago, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Dickey from Evanston, IL / Chicago, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).
Every game
| Aug 31, 2024 | Northwestern 13, Miami (OH) 6 | Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium | ||
| Sep 24, 2022 | Miami (OH) 17, Northwestern 14 | at Northwestern | ||
| Oct 10, 2009 | Northwestern 16, Miami (OH) 6 | at Northwestern | ||
| Aug 31, 2006 | Northwestern 21, Miami (OH) 3 | at Miami (OH) | ||
| Sep 13, 2003 | Miami (OH) 44, Northwestern 14 | at Northwestern | ||
| Sep 4, 1999 | Miami (OH) 28, Northwestern 3 | at Northwestern | ||
| Sep 16, 1995 | Miami (OH) 30, 25Northwestern 28 | at Northwestern | ||
| Sep 18, 1982 | Miami (OH) 27, Northwestern 13 | at Northwestern | ||
| Oct 17, 1964 | Miami (OH) 28, Northwestern 27 | at Northwestern | ||
| Oct 19, 1963 | 10Northwestern 37, Miami (OH) 6 | at Northwestern | ||
| Sep 24, 1955 | Miami (OH) 25, Northwestern 14 | at Northwestern |
Every game is listed as played on the field.