Northwestern vs Minnesota
Northwestern385 ties99 meetings
56Minnesota
Minnesota leads the series · Northwestern on a 2-game winning run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern win | Neutral | W | 38-35 |
| 2023 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 37-34 |
| 2022 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 3-31 |
| 2021 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 14-41 |
| 2019 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 22-38 |
| 2018 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | W | 24-14 |
| 2017 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 39-0 |
| 2016 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 12-29 |
| 2015 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 27-0 |
| 2014 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 17-24 |
| 2013 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 17-20 |
| 2012 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | W | 21-13 |
| 2011 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 28-13 |
| 2010 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | W | 29-28 |
| 2009 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 24-35 |
| 2008 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | W | 24-17 |
| 2007 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 49-48 |
| 2004 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 17-43 |
| 2003 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 17-42 |
| 2002 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 42-45 |
| 2001 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 23-17 |
| 2000 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | W | 41-35 |
| 1999 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 14-33 |
| 1996 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 26-24 |
| 1995 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | W | 27-17 |
| 1994 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | W | 37-31 |
| 1993 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 26-28 |
| 1990 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 25-35 |
| 1989 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 18-20 |
| 1988 | Tie | Evanston | T | 28-28 |
| 1987 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 33-45 |
| 1986 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 23-44 |
| 1985 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 10-21 |
| 1984 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | W | 31-28 |
| 1983 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 19-8 |
| 1982 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 31-21 |
| 1981 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 23-35 |
| 1980 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 21-49 |
| 1979 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 8-38 |
| 1978 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 14-38 |
| 1977 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 7-13 |
| 1976 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 10-38 |
| 1975 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 9-33 |
| 1974 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | W | 21-13 |
| 1973 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 43-52 |
| 1972 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 29-35 |
| 1971 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 41-20 |
| 1970 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 28-14 |
| 1969 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 21-28 |
| 1966 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 13-28 |
| 1965 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 22-27 |
| 1964 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 18-21 |
| 1963 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 15-8 |
| 1962 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | W | 34-22 |
| 1961 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 3-10 |
| 1960 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 0-7 |
| 1959 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 6-0 |
| 1958 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | W | 7-3 |
| 1957 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 6-41 |
| 1956 | Tie | Evanston | T | 0-0 |
| 1955 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 7-18 |
| 1954 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 7-26 |
| 1953 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 13-30 |
| 1952 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 26-27 |
| 1951 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | W | 21-7 |
| 1950 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 13-6 |
| 1949 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 7-21 |
| 1948 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 19-16 |
| 1947 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 21-37 |
| 1946 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 14-7 |
| 1945 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 7-30 |
| 1944 | Tie | Evanston | T | 14-14 |
| 1943 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 42-6 |
| 1942 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 7-19 |
| 1941 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 7-8 |
| 1940 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 12-13 |
| 1939 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | W | 14-7 |
| 1938 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 6-3 |
| 1937 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 0-7 |
| 1936 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 6-0 |
| 1935 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 13-21 |
| 1933 | Tie | Minneapolis | T | 0-0 |
| 1932 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 0-7 |
| 1931 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 32-14 |
| 1930 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | W | 27-6 |
| 1929 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 14-26 |
| 1928 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 10-9 |
| 1923 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 14-34 |
| 1922 | Tie | Minneapolis | T | 7-7 |
| 1921 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 0-28 |
| 1920 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 17-0 |
| 1905 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 6-72 |
| 1904 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 0-17 |
| 1901 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 0-16 |
| 1900 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 0-21 |
| 1899 | Northwestern win | Minneapolis | W | 11-5 |
| 1898 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 6-17 |
| 1893 | Minnesota win | Evanston | L | 0-16 |
| 1892 | Minnesota win | Minneapolis | L | 12-18 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between Northwestern and Minnesota?
Northwestern is 38-56-5 against Minnesota across 99 meetings on record since 1892. Minnesota leads the series.
When did Northwestern last play Minnesota?
They last met in 2025, a 38-35 win for Northwestern.