Iowa vs Northwestern
Iowa553 ties86 meetings
28Northwestern
Iowa leads the series · Iowa on a 4-game winning run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 40-14 |
| 2023 | Iowa win | Neutral | W | 10-7 |
| 2022 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 33-13 |
| 2021 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 17-12 |
| 2020 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | L | 20-21 |
| 2019 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 20-0 |
| 2018 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | L | 10-14 |
| 2017 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 10-17 |
| 2016 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | L | 31-38 |
| 2015 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 40-10 |
| 2014 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 48-7 |
| 2013 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 17-10 |
| 2012 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 17-28 |
| 2011 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 41-31 |
| 2010 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 17-21 |
| 2009 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | L | 10-17 |
| 2008 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | L | 17-22 |
| 2007 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 28-17 |
| 2006 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | L | 7-21 |
| 2005 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 27-28 |
| 2002 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 62-10 |
| 2001 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 59-16 |
| 2000 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 27-17 |
| 1999 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 21-23 |
| 1998 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 26-24 |
| 1997 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 14-15 |
| 1996 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | L | 13-40 |
| 1995 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 20-31 |
| 1994 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 49-13 |
| 1993 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 23-19 |
| 1992 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 56-14 |
| 1991 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 24-10 |
| 1990 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 56-14 |
| 1989 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 35-22 |
| 1988 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 35-10 |
| 1987 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 52-24 |
| 1986 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 27-20 |
| 1985 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 49-10 |
| 1984 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 31-3 |
| 1983 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 61-21 |
| 1982 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 45-7 |
| 1981 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 64-0 |
| 1980 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 25-3 |
| 1979 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 58-6 |
| 1978 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 20-3 |
| 1977 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 24-0 |
| 1976 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 13-10 |
| 1975 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 24-21 |
| 1974 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 35-10 |
| 1973 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 15-31 |
| 1972 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 23-12 |
| 1971 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | L | 3-28 |
| 1968 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 68-34 |
| 1967 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 24-39 |
| 1966 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | L | 15-24 |
| 1965 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-9 |
| 1960 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 42-0 |
| 1959 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | L | 10-14 |
| 1958 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 26-20 |
| 1957 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 6-0 |
| 1952 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 39-14 |
| 1949 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 28-21 |
| 1939 | Tie | Iowa City | T | 7-7 |
| 1936 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 7-18 |
| 1935 | Tie | Iowa City | T | 0-0 |
| 1934 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 20-7 |
| 1933 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 7-0 |
| 1932 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 6-44 |
| 1931 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | L | 0-19 |
| 1927 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-12 |
| 1926 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | L | 6-13 |
| 1923 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 17-14 |
| 1922 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 37-3 |
| 1921 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 14-0 |
| 1920 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 20-0 |
| 1919 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 14-7 |
| 1918 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 23-7 |
| 1917 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 14-25 |
| 1916 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 13-20 |
| 1915 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 9-6 |
| 1914 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 27-0 |
| 1913 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 78-6 |
| 1911 | Iowa win | Iowa City | W | 6-0 |
| 1910 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 5-10 |
| 1900 | Tie | Iowa City | T | 5-5 |
| 1897 | Iowa win | Evanston | W | 12-6 |
The head-to-head series, every meeting on record since 1897.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between Iowa and Northwestern?
Iowa is 55-28-3 against Northwestern across 86 meetings on record since 1897. Iowa leads the series.
When did Iowa last play Northwestern?
They last met in 2024, a 40-14 win for Iowa.