Matchup Index

Iowa Hawkeyes vs Northwestern Wildcats

Iowa Hawkeyes 55
Iowa Hawkeyes leads 55-28-3
3 ties
1897 to 2024
Iowa Hawkeyes have won 4 straight
Next meeting: Nov 7, 2026, Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats 28

Series timeline

▲ Iowa Hawkeyes ahead (peak +27)
1897: Iowa Hawkeyes 12-61900: Tied 5-51910: Northwestern Wildcats 10-51911: Iowa Hawkeyes 6-01913: Iowa Hawkeyes 78-61914: Iowa Hawkeyes 27-01915: Iowa Hawkeyes 9-61916: Northwestern Wildcats 20-131917: Northwestern Wildcats 25-141918: Iowa Hawkeyes 23-71919: Iowa Hawkeyes 14-71920: Iowa Hawkeyes 20-01921: Iowa Hawkeyes 14-01922: Iowa Hawkeyes 37-31923: Iowa Hawkeyes 17-141926: Northwestern Wildcats 13-61927: Northwestern Wildcats 12-01931: Northwestern Wildcats 19-01932: Northwestern Wildcats 44-61933: Iowa Hawkeyes 7-01934: Iowa Hawkeyes 20-71935: Tied 0-01936: Northwestern Wildcats 18-71939: Tied 7-71949: Iowa Hawkeyes 28-211952: Iowa Hawkeyes 39-141957: Iowa Hawkeyes 6-01958: Iowa Hawkeyes 26-201959: Northwestern Wildcats 14-101960: Iowa Hawkeyes 42-01965: Northwestern Wildcats 9-01966: Northwestern Wildcats 24-151967: Northwestern Wildcats 39-241968: Iowa Hawkeyes 68-341971: Northwestern Wildcats 28-31972: Iowa Hawkeyes 23-121973: Northwestern Wildcats 31-151974: Iowa Hawkeyes 35-101975: Iowa Hawkeyes 24-211976: Iowa Hawkeyes 13-101977: Iowa Hawkeyes 24-01978: Iowa Hawkeyes 20-31979: Iowa Hawkeyes 58-61980: Iowa Hawkeyes 25-31981: Iowa Hawkeyes 64-01982: Iowa Hawkeyes 45-71983: Iowa Hawkeyes 61-211984: Iowa Hawkeyes 31-31985: Iowa Hawkeyes 49-101986: Iowa Hawkeyes 27-201987: Iowa Hawkeyes 52-241988: Iowa Hawkeyes 35-101989: Iowa Hawkeyes 35-221990: Iowa Hawkeyes 56-141991: Iowa Hawkeyes 24-101992: Iowa Hawkeyes 56-141993: Iowa Hawkeyes 23-191994: Iowa Hawkeyes 49-131995: Northwestern Wildcats 31-201996: Northwestern Wildcats 40-131997: Northwestern Wildcats 15-141998: Iowa Hawkeyes 26-241999: Northwestern Wildcats 23-212000: Iowa Hawkeyes 27-172001: Iowa Hawkeyes 59-162002: Iowa Hawkeyes 62-102005: Northwestern Wildcats 28-272006: Northwestern Wildcats 21-72007: Iowa Hawkeyes 28-172008: Northwestern Wildcats 22-172009: Northwestern Wildcats 17-102010: Northwestern Wildcats 21-172011: Iowa Hawkeyes 41-312012: Northwestern Wildcats 28-172013: Iowa Hawkeyes 17-102014: Iowa Hawkeyes 48-72015: Iowa Hawkeyes 40-102016: Northwestern Wildcats 38-312017: Northwestern Wildcats 17-102018: Northwestern Wildcats 14-102019: Iowa Hawkeyes 20-02020: Northwestern Wildcats 21-202021: Iowa Hawkeyes 17-122022: Iowa Hawkeyes 33-132023: Iowa Hawkeyes 10-72024: Iowa Hawkeyes 40-14

Iowa Hawkeyes Northwestern Wildcats Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Iowa Hawkeyes 21 (1974–1994), Northwestern Wildcats 4 (1926–1932). Current: Iowa Hawkeyes 4.

Splits

SplitIowa Hawkeyes record
Regular season55-28-3
Hosted by Iowa Hawkeyes28-12
Hosted by Northwestern Wildcats27-16-3
Last 10 seasons (2015 to 2024)6-4
Largest Iowa Hawkeyes win78-6 (1913)
Largest Northwestern Wildcats win44-6 (1932)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2024 Oct 26, 2024 Iowa Hawkeyes 40-14 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 9
2023 Nov 4, 2023 Iowa Hawkeyes 10-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
2022 Oct 29, 2022 Iowa Hawkeyes 33-13 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 10
2021 Nov 6, 2021 Iowa Hawkeyes 17-12 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
2020 Oct 31, 2020 Northwestern Wildcats 21-20 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 9
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Oct 26, 2019 Iowa Hawkeyes 20-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
2018 Nov 10, 2018 Northwestern Wildcats 14-10 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 12
2017 Oct 21, 2017 Northwestern Wildcats 17-10 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
2016 Oct 1, 2016 Northwestern Wildcats 38-31 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 6
2015 Oct 17, 2015 Iowa Hawkeyes 40-10 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
2014 Nov 1, 2014 Iowa Hawkeyes 48-7 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 10
2013 Oct 26, 2013 Iowa Hawkeyes 17-10 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 9
2012 Oct 27, 2012 Northwestern Wildcats 28-17 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
2011 Oct 15, 2011 Iowa Hawkeyes 41-31 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 7
2010 Nov 13, 2010 Northwestern Wildcats 21-17 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Nov 7, 2009 Northwestern Wildcats 17-10 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 10
2008 Sep 27, 2008 Northwestern Wildcats 22-17 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 5
2007 Nov 3, 2007 Iowa Hawkeyes 28-17 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
2006 Nov 4, 2006 Northwestern Wildcats 21-7 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 10
2005 Nov 5, 2005 Northwestern Wildcats 28-27 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
2002 Nov 9, 2002 Iowa Hawkeyes 62-10 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 12
2001 Nov 10, 2001 Iowa Hawkeyes 59-16 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
2000 Nov 11, 2000 Iowa Hawkeyes 27-17 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 12
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999 Oct 16, 1999 Northwestern Wildcats 23-21 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1998 Oct 10, 1998 Iowa Hawkeyes 26-24 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 7
1997 Nov 15, 1997 Northwestern Wildcats 15-14 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 13
1996 Nov 9, 1996 Northwestern Wildcats 40-13 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 12
1995 Nov 11, 1995 Northwestern Wildcats 31-20 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 12
1994 Nov 12, 1994 Iowa Hawkeyes 49-13 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 12
1993 Nov 13, 1993 Iowa Hawkeyes 23-19 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 12
1992 Nov 14, 1992 Iowa Hawkeyes 56-14 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 12
1991 Nov 16, 1991 Iowa Hawkeyes 24-10 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 12
1990 Oct 27, 1990 Iowa Hawkeyes 56-14 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 10
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Oct 28, 1989 Iowa Hawkeyes 35-22 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
1988 Nov 5, 1988 Iowa Hawkeyes 35-10 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 11
1987 Nov 7, 1987 Iowa Hawkeyes 52-24 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
1986 Oct 25, 1986 Iowa Hawkeyes 27-20 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 9
1985 Oct 26, 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes 49-10 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
1984 Oct 6, 1984 Iowa Hawkeyes 31-3 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1983 Oct 8, 1983 Iowa Hawkeyes 61-21 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 7
1982 Oct 2, 1982 Iowa Hawkeyes 45-7 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 5
1981 Oct 3, 1981 Iowa Hawkeyes 64-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 5
1980 Oct 18, 1980 Iowa Hawkeyes 25-3 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 8
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Oct 13, 1979 Iowa Hawkeyes 58-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1978 Sep 16, 1978 Iowa Hawkeyes 20-3 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 3
1977 Sep 10, 1977 Iowa Hawkeyes 24-0 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 2
1976 Oct 30, 1976 Iowa Hawkeyes 13-10 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 9
1975 Nov 1, 1975 Iowa Hawkeyes 24-21 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
1974 Oct 12, 1974 Iowa Hawkeyes 35-10 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 6
1973 Oct 13, 1973 Northwestern Wildcats 31-15 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1972 Oct 14, 1972 Iowa Hawkeyes 23-12 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
1971 Oct 9, 1971 Northwestern Wildcats 28-3 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 5
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1968 Nov 9, 1968 Iowa Hawkeyes 68-34 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 9
1967 Nov 11, 1967 Northwestern Wildcats 39-24 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1966 Oct 22, 1966 Northwestern Wildcats 24-15 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 7
1965 Oct 23, 1965 Northwestern Wildcats 9-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1960 Oct 1, 1960 Iowa Hawkeyes 42-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Oct 3, 1959 Northwestern Wildcats 14-10 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 4
1958 Oct 25, 1958 Iowa Hawkeyes 26-20 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 7
1957 Oct 26, 1957 Iowa Hawkeyes 6-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1952 Nov 15, 1952 Iowa Hawkeyes 39-14 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Oct 22, 1949 Iowa Hawkeyes 28-21 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 7
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1939 Nov 25, 1939 Tie 7-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
1936 Oct 3, 1936 Northwestern Wildcats 18-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 3
1935 Nov 23, 1935 Tie 0-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1934 Oct 6, 1934 Iowa Hawkeyes 20-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4
1933 Oct 7, 1933 Iowa Hawkeyes 7-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4
1932 Nov 19, 1932 Northwestern Wildcats 44-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1931 Nov 21, 1931 Northwestern Wildcats 19-0 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 11
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1927 Nov 19, 1927 Northwestern Wildcats 12-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1926 Nov 20, 1926 Northwestern Wildcats 13-6 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 10
1923 Nov 24, 1923 Iowa Hawkeyes 17-14 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1922 Nov 25, 1922 Iowa Hawkeyes 37-3 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 10
1921 Nov 19, 1921 Iowa Hawkeyes 14-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1920 Nov 6, 1920 Iowa Hawkeyes 20-0 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 7
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1919 Nov 8, 1919 Iowa Hawkeyes 14-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1918 Nov 23, 1918 Iowa Hawkeyes 23-7 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 9
1917 Nov 17, 1917 Northwestern Wildcats 25-14 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1916 Nov 10, 1916 Northwestern Wildcats 20-13 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
1915 Oct 16, 1915 Iowa Hawkeyes 9-6 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 5
1914 Nov 7, 1914 Iowa Hawkeyes 27-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1913 Oct 25, 1913 Iowa Hawkeyes 78-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
1911 Nov 25, 1911 Iowa Hawkeyes 6-0 at Iowa Hawkeyes Week 10
1910 Oct 8, 1910 Northwestern Wildcats 10-5 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1900 Nov 29, 1900 Tie 5-5 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 12
1890s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1897 Oct 16, 1897 Iowa Hawkeyes 12-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.