Northwestern vs Iowa
Northwestern283 ties86 meetings
55Iowa
Iowa leads the series · Northwestern on a 4-game losing run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 14-40 |
| 2023 | Iowa win | Neutral | L | 7-10 |
| 2022 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 13-33 |
| 2021 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 12-17 |
| 2020 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | W | 21-20 |
| 2019 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 0-20 |
| 2018 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | W | 14-10 |
| 2017 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 17-10 |
| 2016 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | W | 38-31 |
| 2015 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 10-40 |
| 2014 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 7-48 |
| 2013 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 10-17 |
| 2012 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 28-17 |
| 2011 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 31-41 |
| 2010 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 21-17 |
| 2009 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | W | 17-10 |
| 2008 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | W | 22-17 |
| 2007 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 17-28 |
| 2006 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | W | 21-7 |
| 2005 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 28-27 |
| 2002 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 10-62 |
| 2001 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 16-59 |
| 2000 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 17-27 |
| 1999 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 23-21 |
| 1998 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 24-26 |
| 1997 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 15-14 |
| 1996 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | W | 40-13 |
| 1995 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 31-20 |
| 1994 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 13-49 |
| 1993 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 19-23 |
| 1992 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 14-56 |
| 1991 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 10-24 |
| 1990 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 14-56 |
| 1989 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 22-35 |
| 1988 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 10-35 |
| 1987 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 24-52 |
| 1986 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 20-27 |
| 1985 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 10-49 |
| 1984 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 3-31 |
| 1983 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 21-61 |
| 1982 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 7-45 |
| 1981 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 0-64 |
| 1980 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 3-25 |
| 1979 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 6-58 |
| 1978 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 3-20 |
| 1977 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 0-24 |
| 1976 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 10-13 |
| 1975 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 21-24 |
| 1974 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 10-35 |
| 1973 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 31-15 |
| 1972 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 12-23 |
| 1971 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | W | 28-3 |
| 1968 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 34-68 |
| 1967 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 39-24 |
| 1966 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | W | 24-15 |
| 1965 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 9-0 |
| 1960 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 0-42 |
| 1959 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | W | 14-10 |
| 1958 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 20-26 |
| 1957 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 0-6 |
| 1952 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 14-39 |
| 1949 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 21-28 |
| 1939 | Tie | Iowa City | T | 7-7 |
| 1936 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 18-7 |
| 1935 | Tie | Iowa City | T | 0-0 |
| 1934 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 7-20 |
| 1933 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 0-7 |
| 1932 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 44-6 |
| 1931 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | W | 19-0 |
| 1927 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 12-0 |
| 1926 | Northwestern win | Iowa City | W | 13-6 |
| 1923 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 14-17 |
| 1922 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 3-37 |
| 1921 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 0-14 |
| 1920 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 0-20 |
| 1919 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 7-14 |
| 1918 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 7-23 |
| 1917 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 25-14 |
| 1916 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 20-13 |
| 1915 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 6-9 |
| 1914 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 0-27 |
| 1913 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 6-78 |
| 1911 | Iowa win | Iowa City | L | 0-6 |
| 1910 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 10-5 |
| 1900 | Tie | Iowa City | T | 5-5 |
| 1897 | Iowa win | Evanston | L | 6-12 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between Northwestern and Iowa?
Northwestern is 28-55-3 against Iowa across 86 meetings on record since 1897. Iowa leads the series.
When did Northwestern last play Iowa?
They last met in 2024, a 14-40 loss for Northwestern.