Northwestern vs. Rutgers
Northwestern and Rutgers have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1919; Rutgers leads the series 4–2 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Rutgers 4–2. Share
- Northwestern wins
- 2
- Rutgers wins
- 4
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1919
- Longest streak
- 3 Rutgers
- Current streak
- 1 Rutgers
- Last 10 meetings
- Rutgers 4–2
- Most recent
- 2023
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–1 |
- Average margin
- 12.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Northwestern
- 1–1 Northwestern’s record at home
- At Rutgers
- 3–1 Rutgers’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Northwestern’s biggest win2021: Northwestern 21, Rutgers 7by 14 points
- Rutgers’s biggest win1919: Rutgers 28, Northwestern 0by 28 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.
Every game
| Oct 24, 2026 | Rutgers at Northwestern upcoming | at Northwestern | ||
| Sep 3, 2023 | Rutgers 24, Northwestern 7 | at Rutgers | ||
| Oct 16, 2021 | Northwestern 21, Rutgers 7 | at Northwestern | ||
| Oct 20, 2018 | Northwestern 18, Rutgers 15 | at Rutgers | ||
| Sep 21, 1991 | Rutgers 22, Northwestern 18 | at Rutgers | ||
| Sep 23, 1989 | Rutgers 38, Northwestern 27 | at Northwestern | ||
| Nov 27, 1919 | Rutgers 28, Northwestern 0 | at Rutgers |
Every game is listed as played on the field.