Northwestern vs. TCU
Northwestern and TCU have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1999; TCU leads the series 3–1 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s TCU 3–1, and TCU has won the last 3. Share
- Northwestern wins
- 1
- TCU wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1999
- Longest streak
- 3 TCU
- Current streak
- 3 TCU
- Last 10 meetings
- TCU 3–1
- Most recent
- 2004
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 16 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Northwestern
- 1–1 Northwestern’s record at home
- At TCU
- 2–0 TCU’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Brett Basanez Northwestern | 39 of 62, 513 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT | 2004 Passing | |
| Jonathan Fields Northwestern | 8 catches, 202 yards, 3 TD | 2004 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Sep 2, 2004 | TCU 48, Northwestern 45 | at TCU | ||
| Sep 7, 2002 | TCU 48, Northwestern 24 | at Northwestern | ||
| Sep 16, 2000 | 20TCU 41, Northwestern 14 | at TCU | ||
| Sep 11, 1999 | Northwestern 17, TCU 7 | at Northwestern |
Every game is listed as played on the field.