Minnesota vs Northwestern
Minnesota565 ties99 meetings
38Northwestern
Minnesota leads the series · Minnesota on a 2-game losing run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern win | Neutral | L | 35-38 |
| 2023 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 34-37 |
| 2022 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 31-3 |
| 2021 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 41-14 |
| 2019 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 38-22 |
| 2018 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | L | 14-24 |
| 2017 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-39 |
| 2016 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 29-12 |
| 2015 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-27 |
| 2014 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 24-17 |
| 2013 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 20-17 |
| 2012 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | L | 13-21 |
| 2011 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 13-28 |
| 2010 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | L | 28-29 |
| 2009 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 35-24 |
| 2008 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | L | 17-24 |
| 2007 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 48-49 |
| 2004 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 43-17 |
| 2003 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 42-17 |
| 2002 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 45-42 |
| 2001 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 17-23 |
| 2000 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | L | 35-41 |
| 1999 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 33-14 |
| 1996 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 24-26 |
| 1995 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | L | 17-27 |
| 1994 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | L | 31-37 |
| 1993 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 28-26 |
| 1990 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 35-25 |
| 1989 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 20-18 |
| 1988 | Tie | Evanston | T | 28-28 |
| 1987 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 45-33 |
| 1986 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 44-23 |
| 1985 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 21-10 |
| 1984 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | L | 28-31 |
| 1983 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 8-19 |
| 1982 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 21-31 |
| 1981 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 35-23 |
| 1980 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 49-21 |
| 1979 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 38-8 |
| 1978 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 38-14 |
| 1977 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 13-7 |
| 1976 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 38-10 |
| 1975 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 33-9 |
| 1974 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | L | 13-21 |
| 1973 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 52-43 |
| 1972 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 35-29 |
| 1971 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 20-41 |
| 1970 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 14-28 |
| 1969 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 28-21 |
| 1966 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 28-13 |
| 1965 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 27-22 |
| 1964 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 21-18 |
| 1963 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 8-15 |
| 1962 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | L | 22-34 |
| 1961 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 10-3 |
| 1960 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 7-0 |
| 1959 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-6 |
| 1958 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | L | 3-7 |
| 1957 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 41-6 |
| 1956 | Tie | Evanston | T | 0-0 |
| 1955 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 18-7 |
| 1954 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 26-7 |
| 1953 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 30-13 |
| 1952 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 27-26 |
| 1951 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | L | 7-21 |
| 1950 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 6-13 |
| 1949 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 21-7 |
| 1948 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 16-19 |
| 1947 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 37-21 |
| 1946 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 7-14 |
| 1945 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 30-7 |
| 1944 | Tie | Evanston | T | 14-14 |
| 1943 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 6-42 |
| 1942 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 19-7 |
| 1941 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 8-7 |
| 1940 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 13-12 |
| 1939 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | L | 7-14 |
| 1938 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 3-6 |
| 1937 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 7-0 |
| 1936 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-6 |
| 1935 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 21-13 |
| 1933 | Tie | Minneapolis | T | 0-0 |
| 1932 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 7-0 |
| 1931 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 14-32 |
| 1930 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | L | 6-27 |
| 1929 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 26-14 |
| 1928 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 9-10 |
| 1923 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 34-14 |
| 1922 | Tie | Minneapolis | T | 7-7 |
| 1921 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 28-0 |
| 1920 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-17 |
| 1905 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 72-6 |
| 1904 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 17-0 |
| 1901 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 16-0 |
| 1900 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 21-0 |
| 1899 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | L | 5-11 |
| 1898 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 17-6 |
| 1893 | Minnesota win | Evanston | W | 16-0 |
| 1892 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | W | 18-12 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between Minnesota and Northwestern?
Minnesota is 56-38-5 against Northwestern across 99 meetings on record since 1892. Minnesota leads the series.
When did Minnesota last play Northwestern?
They last met in 2025, a 35-38 loss for Minnesota.