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Northwestern

2023 Season Performance

#22
Rank
7-5
Record
108.5
Points
0.846
SOS

Current Form

W3 streak
HOT
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W @ #31 Wisconsin 24-10
Worst L @ #64 Nebraska 9-17

Record Splits

Home 5-1
Away 2-3
Neutral 0-1
Conference 5-4
Non-Conf 2-1
Close (7 pts or less) 4-1
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#16
#44
#72
#100
#126
Pre
#111
W3
#82
W6
#69
W9
#52
W12
#36
W15
#22

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/03
L
NR @ #97 Rutgers
7-24
-6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.1 -3.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -3.5
Margin Scaling
-2.2 -5.8
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.8
Total -6.8 pts
2
09/09
W
#116 vs #115 UTEP
38-7
+8.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.1 4.9
Margin Scaling
+3.8 8.8
Total 8.8 pts
3
09/16
L
#51 @ #45 Duke
14-38
-8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.0 -5.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -4.7
Margin Scaling
-2.4 -7.1
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.4
Total -8.4 pts
4
09/23
W
#82 vs #48 Minnesota
37-34 OT
+17.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+4.2 13.2
Margin Scaling
+1.3 14.5
Recency Weighting
+2.6 17.1
Total 17.1 pts
5
09/30
L
#41 vs #3 Penn State
13-41
-8.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.7 -3.5
Margin Scaling
-3.2 -6.8
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -8.0
Total -8.0 pts
6
10/07
W
#70 vs FCS Howard
23-20
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
8
10/21
L
#76 @ #64 Nebraska
9-17
-6.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.1 -3.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -3.8
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -5.4
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.4
Total -6.4 pts
9
10/28
W
#81 vs #44 Maryland
33-27
+29.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+14.0 23.0
Margin Scaling
+2.0 25.0
Recency Weighting
+4.5 29.5
Total 29.5 pts
10
11/04
L
#52 N #14 Iowa
7-10
-3.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.4 -3.4
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -2.4
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -3.2
Recency Weighting
-0.6 -3.7
Total -3.7 pts
11
11/11
W
#62 @ #31 Wisconsin
24-10
+45.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+21.6 35.1
Margin Scaling
+3.4 38.5
Recency Weighting
+6.9 45.4
Total 45.4 pts
12
11/18
W
#32 vs #62 Purdue
23-15
+16.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.0 11.0
Margin Scaling
+3.0 14.0
Recency Weighting
+2.5 16.5
Total 16.5 pts
13
11/25
W
#36 @ #39 Illinois
45-43
+24.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+6.1 19.6
Margin Scaling
+1.3 20.9
Recency Weighting
+3.8 24.7
Total 24.7 pts
Total
7-5 Record
108.7

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 -