Indiana vs Northwestern
Indiana371 tie85 meetings
47Northwestern
Northwestern leads the series · Indiana on a 3-game winning run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 29-23 |
| 2024 | Indiana win | Neutral | W | 41-24 |
| 2019 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 34-3 |
| 2016 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 14-24 |
| 2012 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 29-44 |
| 2011 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 38-59 |
| 2010 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 17-20 |
| 2009 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 28-29 |
| 2008 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 21-19 |
| 2007 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 28-31 |
| 2004 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 24-31 |
| 2003 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 31-37 |
| 2002 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 37-41 |
| 2001 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 56-21 |
| 2000 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 33-52 |
| 1999 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 34-17 |
| 1996 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 17-35 |
| 1995 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 7-31 |
| 1994 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 7-20 |
| 1993 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 24-0 |
| 1992 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 28-3 |
| 1991 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 44-6 |
| 1990 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 42-0 |
| 1989 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 43-11 |
| 1988 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 48-17 |
| 1987 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 35-18 |
| 1986 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 24-7 |
| 1985 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 26-7 |
| 1984 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 37-40 |
| 1983 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 8-10 |
| 1982 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 30-0 |
| 1981 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 21-20 |
| 1980 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 35-20 |
| 1979 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 30-0 |
| 1978 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 38-10 |
| 1977 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 28-3 |
| 1976 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 7-0 |
| 1975 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-30 |
| 1974 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 22-24 |
| 1973 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 20-21 |
| 1972 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 14-23 |
| 1971 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 10-24 |
| 1970 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 7-21 |
| 1969 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 27-30 |
| 1966 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 26-14 |
| 1965 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 0-20 |
| 1964 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 13-14 |
| 1963 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 21-34 |
| 1962 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 21-26 |
| 1961 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 8-14 |
| 1960 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 3-21 |
| 1959 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 13-30 |
| 1956 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 19-13 |
| 1955 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 20-14 |
| 1954 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 14-13 |
| 1953 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 14-6 |
| 1952 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 13-23 |
| 1947 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 6-7 |
| 1946 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 7-6 |
| 1945 | Tie | Bloomington | T | 7-7 |
| 1944 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 14-7 |
| 1943 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 6-14 |
| 1941 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 14-20 |
| 1940 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 7-20 |
| 1933 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-25 |
| 1931 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 6-7 |
| 1930 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 0-25 |
| 1929 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 19-14 |
| 1928 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 6-0 |
| 1927 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 18-7 |
| 1926 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 0-21 |
| 1926 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-20 |
| 1925 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 14-17 |
| 1924 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 7-17 |
| 1923 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 7-6 |
| 1920 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 10-7 |
| 1919 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 2-3 |
| 1916 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 0-7 |
| 1915 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 14-6 |
| 1914 | Indiana win | Bloomington | W | 27-0 |
| 1913 | Indiana win | Evanston | W | 21-20 |
| 1912 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | L | 7-20 |
| 1911 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-5 |
| 1900 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-12 |
| 1899 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 6-11 |
The head-to-head series, every meeting on record since 1899.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between Indiana and Northwestern?
Indiana is 37-47-1 against Northwestern across 85 meetings on record since 1899. Northwestern leads the series.
When did Indiana last play Northwestern?
They last met in 2026, a 29-23 win for Indiana.