Northwestern vs Michigan
Northwestern152 ties78 meetings
61Michigan
Michigan leads the series · Northwestern on a 9-game losing run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan win | Neutral | L | 22-24 |
| 2024 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 6-50 |
| 2021 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 7-33 |
| 2018 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 17-20 |
| 2015 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-38 |
| 2014 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 9-10 |
| 2013 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 19-27 |
| 2012 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 31-38 |
| 2011 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 24-42 |
| 2008 | Northwestern win | Ann Arbor | W | 21-14 |
| 2007 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 16-28 |
| 2006 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 3-17 |
| 2005 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 17-33 |
| 2004 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 20-42 |
| 2003 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 10-41 |
| 2000 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 54-51 |
| 1999 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 3-37 |
| 1998 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 6-12 |
| 1997 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 6-23 |
| 1996 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 17-16 |
| 1995 | Northwestern win | Ann Arbor | W | 19-13 |
| 1992 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 7-40 |
| 1991 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 14-59 |
| 1988 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 7-52 |
| 1987 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 6-29 |
| 1984 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-31 |
| 1983 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-35 |
| 1982 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 14-49 |
| 1981 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-38 |
| 1980 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 10-17 |
| 1979 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 7-49 |
| 1978 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 14-59 |
| 1977 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 20-63 |
| 1976 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 7-38 |
| 1975 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-69 |
| 1972 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-7 |
| 1971 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 6-21 |
| 1968 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 0-35 |
| 1967 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 3-7 |
| 1966 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 20-28 |
| 1965 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 34-22 |
| 1964 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-35 |
| 1963 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 6-27 |
| 1960 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 7-14 |
| 1959 | Northwestern win | Ann Arbor | W | 20-7 |
| 1958 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 55-24 |
| 1957 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 14-34 |
| 1956 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 20-34 |
| 1955 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 2-14 |
| 1954 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 0-7 |
| 1953 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 12-20 |
| 1952 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 14-48 |
| 1951 | Northwestern win | Ann Arbor | W | 6-0 |
| 1950 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 23-34 |
| 1949 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 21-20 |
| 1948 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-28 |
| 1947 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 21-49 |
| 1946 | Tie | Evanston | T | 14-14 |
| 1945 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 7-20 |
| 1944 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-27 |
| 1943 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 7-21 |
| 1942 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 16-34 |
| 1941 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 7-14 |
| 1940 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 13-20 |
| 1938 | Tie | Evanston | T | 0-0 |
| 1937 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 7-0 |
| 1936 | Northwestern win | Ann Arbor | W | 9-0 |
| 1934 | Northwestern win | Ann Arbor | W | 13-6 |
| 1933 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 0-13 |
| 1932 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 6-15 |
| 1925 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 3-2 |
| 1924 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-27 |
| 1919 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 13-16 |
| 1917 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 21-12 |
| 1901 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 0-29 |
| 1898 | Michigan win | Evanston | L | 5-6 |
| 1893 | Michigan win | Ann Arbor | L | 6-72 |
| 1892 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 10-8 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between Northwestern and Michigan?
Northwestern is 15-61-2 against Michigan across 78 meetings on record since 1892. Michigan leads the series.
When did Northwestern last play Michigan?
They last met in 2025, a 22-24 loss for Northwestern.