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Northwestern

2019 Season Performance

#96
Rank
3-9
Record
-20.4
Points
0.861
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
HOT
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W @ #30 Illinois 29-10
Worst L @ #26 Stanford 7-17

Record Splits

Home 2-5
Away 1-4
Conference 1-8
Non-Conf 2-1
Close (7 pts or less) 0-2

Rank Progression

#64
#80
#96
#112
#129
Pre
#69
W3
#70
W6
#105
W9
#116
W12
#113
W15
#96

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/31
L
NR @ #26 Stanford
7-17
-8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.6 -6.6
Loss Record Modifier
-0.8 -7.4
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -8.4
Total -8.4 pts
3
09/14
W
#80 vs #127 UNLV
30-14
+8.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.1 5.9
Margin Scaling
+2.8 8.6
Total 8.6 pts
4
09/21
L
#70 vs #35 Michigan State
10-31
-9.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.9 -6.5
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -6.0
Margin Scaling
-2.3 -8.2
Recency Weighting
-1.5 -9.7
Total -9.7 pts
5
09/28
L
#96 @ #5 Wisconsin
15-24
-4.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -2.2
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -4.0
Recency Weighting
-0.7 -4.7
Total -4.7 pts
6
10/05
L
#99 @ #44 Nebraska
10-13
-5.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.7 -4.3
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -4.2
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -4.8
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -5.7
Total -5.7 pts
8
10/19
L
#98 vs #1 Ohio State
3-52
-7.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+2.2 -3.0
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -6.6
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -7.8
Total -7.8 pts
9
10/26
L
#108 vs #20 Iowa
0-20
-7.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -3.9
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -6.3
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.5
Total -7.5 pts
10
11/02
L
#116 @ #21 Indiana
3-34
-6.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -2.5
Margin Scaling
-3.4 -5.9
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -6.9
Total -6.9 pts
11
11/09
L
#117 vs #78 Purdue
22-24
-10.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.6 -7.8
Loss Record Modifier
-0.2 -8.0
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -8.6
Recency Weighting
-1.6 -10.2
Total -10.2 pts
12
11/16
W
#119 vs #129 Massachusetts
45-6
+8.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.7 4.3
Margin Scaling
+4.6 8.9
Total 8.9 pts
13
11/23
L
#113 vs #7 Minnesota
22-38
-7.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.5 -3.7
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -6.2
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.3
Total -7.3 pts
14
11/30
W
#116 @ #30 Illinois
29-10
+41.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+17.1 30.6
Margin Scaling
+4.7 35.3
Recency Weighting
+6.4 41.6
Total 41.6 pts
Total
3-9 Record
-8.9

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
57-65
Record
47%
Win Rate
#54
Avg Rank
#4
Best Rank
0.849
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#34
2017
#11
2018
#8
2019
#96
2020
#7
2021
#104
2022
#124
2023
#22
2024
#91
2025
#57
2026
#35

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 4-1 (80%) #35 #24 46.3 0.683 -
2025 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #57 #41 51.8 0.843 -
2024 Big Ten 4-8 (33%) #91 #18 0.8 0.852 -
2023 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #22 #21 108.5 0.846 -
2022 Big Ten 1-11 (8%) #124 #6 -65.6 0.895 -
2021 Big Ten 3-9 (25%) #104 #74 -39.2 0.853 -
2020 Big Ten 6-2 (75%) #7 #4 144.4 0.943 -
2019 Big Ten 3-9 (25%) #96 #70 -20.4 0.861 -
2018 Big Ten 8-5 (62%) #8 #6 220.7 0.916 -
2017 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #11 #11 186.3 0.830 -
2016 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #34 #22 89.6 0.813 -