Northwestern vs Indiana
Northwestern471 tie85 meetings
37Indiana
Northwestern leads the series · Northwestern on a 3-game losing run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 23-29 |
| 2024 | Indiana win | Neutral | L | 24-41 |
| 2019 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 3-34 |
| 2016 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 24-14 |
| 2012 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 44-29 |
| 2011 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 59-38 |
| 2010 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 20-17 |
| 2009 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 29-28 |
| 2008 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 19-21 |
| 2007 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 31-28 |
| 2004 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 31-24 |
| 2003 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 37-31 |
| 2002 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 41-37 |
| 2001 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 21-56 |
| 2000 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 52-33 |
| 1999 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 17-34 |
| 1996 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 35-17 |
| 1995 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 31-7 |
| 1994 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 20-7 |
| 1993 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 0-24 |
| 1992 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 3-28 |
| 1991 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 6-44 |
| 1990 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 0-42 |
| 1989 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 11-43 |
| 1988 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 17-48 |
| 1987 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 18-35 |
| 1986 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 7-24 |
| 1985 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 7-26 |
| 1984 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 40-37 |
| 1983 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 10-8 |
| 1982 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 0-30 |
| 1981 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 20-21 |
| 1980 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 20-35 |
| 1979 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 0-30 |
| 1978 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 10-38 |
| 1977 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 3-28 |
| 1976 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 0-7 |
| 1975 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 30-0 |
| 1974 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 24-22 |
| 1973 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 21-20 |
| 1972 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 23-14 |
| 1971 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 24-10 |
| 1970 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 21-7 |
| 1969 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 30-27 |
| 1966 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 14-26 |
| 1965 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 20-0 |
| 1964 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 14-13 |
| 1963 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 34-21 |
| 1962 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 26-21 |
| 1961 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 14-8 |
| 1960 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 21-3 |
| 1959 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 30-13 |
| 1956 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 13-19 |
| 1955 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 14-20 |
| 1954 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 13-14 |
| 1953 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 6-14 |
| 1952 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 23-13 |
| 1947 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 7-6 |
| 1946 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 6-7 |
| 1945 | Tie | Bloomington | T | 7-7 |
| 1944 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 7-14 |
| 1943 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 14-6 |
| 1941 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 20-14 |
| 1940 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 20-7 |
| 1933 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 25-0 |
| 1931 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 7-6 |
| 1930 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 25-0 |
| 1929 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 14-19 |
| 1928 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 0-6 |
| 1927 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 7-18 |
| 1926 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 21-0 |
| 1926 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 20-0 |
| 1925 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 17-14 |
| 1924 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 17-7 |
| 1923 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 6-7 |
| 1920 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 7-10 |
| 1919 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 3-2 |
| 1916 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 7-0 |
| 1915 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 6-14 |
| 1914 | Indiana win | Bloomington | L | 0-27 |
| 1913 | Indiana win | Evanston | L | 20-21 |
| 1912 | Northwestern win | Bloomington | W | 20-7 |
| 1911 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 5-0 |
| 1900 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 12-0 |
| 1899 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 11-6 |
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 Northwestern and Indiana?
Northwestern is 47-37-1 against Indiana across 85 meetings on record since 1899. Northwestern leads the series.
When did Northwestern last play Indiana?
They last met in 2026, a 23-29 loss for Northwestern.