Matchup Index

Michigan Wolverines vs Northwestern Wildcats

Michigan Wolverines 61
Michigan Wolverines leads 61-15-2
2 ties
1892 to 2025
Michigan Wolverines have won 9 straight
Northwestern Wildcats 15

Series timeline

▲ Michigan Wolverines ahead (peak +46) ▼ Northwestern Wildcats ahead (peak +1)
1892: Northwestern Wildcats 10-81893: Michigan Wolverines 72-61898: Michigan Wolverines 6-51901: Michigan Wolverines 29-01917: Northwestern Wildcats 21-121919: Michigan Wolverines 16-131924: Michigan Wolverines 27-01925: Northwestern Wildcats 3-21932: Michigan Wolverines 15-61933: Michigan Wolverines 13-01934: Northwestern Wildcats 13-61936: Northwestern Wildcats 9-01937: Northwestern Wildcats 7-01938: Tied 0-01940: Michigan Wolverines 20-131941: Michigan Wolverines 14-71942: Michigan Wolverines 34-161943: Michigan Wolverines 21-71944: Michigan Wolverines 27-01945: Michigan Wolverines 20-71946: Tied 14-141947: Michigan Wolverines 49-211948: Michigan Wolverines 28-01949: Northwestern Wildcats 21-201950: Michigan Wolverines 34-231951: Northwestern Wildcats 6-01952: Michigan Wolverines 48-141953: Michigan Wolverines 20-121954: Michigan Wolverines 7-01955: Michigan Wolverines 14-21956: Michigan Wolverines 34-201957: Michigan Wolverines 34-141958: Northwestern Wildcats 55-241959: Northwestern Wildcats 20-71960: Michigan Wolverines 14-71963: Michigan Wolverines 27-61964: Michigan Wolverines 35-01965: Northwestern Wildcats 34-221966: Michigan Wolverines 28-201967: Michigan Wolverines 7-31968: Michigan Wolverines 35-01971: Michigan Wolverines 21-61972: Michigan Wolverines 7-01975: Michigan Wolverines 69-01976: Michigan Wolverines 38-71977: Michigan Wolverines 63-201978: Michigan Wolverines 59-141979: Michigan Wolverines 49-71980: Michigan Wolverines 17-101981: Michigan Wolverines 38-01982: Michigan Wolverines 49-141983: Michigan Wolverines 35-01984: Michigan Wolverines 31-01987: Michigan Wolverines 29-61988: Michigan Wolverines 52-71991: Michigan Wolverines 59-141992: Michigan Wolverines 40-71995: Northwestern Wildcats 19-131996: Northwestern Wildcats 17-161997: Michigan Wolverines 23-61998: Michigan Wolverines 12-61999: Michigan Wolverines 37-32000: Northwestern Wildcats 54-512003: Michigan Wolverines 41-102004: Michigan Wolverines 42-202005: Michigan Wolverines 33-172006: Michigan Wolverines 17-32007: Michigan Wolverines 28-162008: Northwestern Wildcats 21-142011: Michigan Wolverines 42-242012: Michigan Wolverines 38-312013: Michigan Wolverines 27-192014: Michigan Wolverines 10-92015: Michigan Wolverines 38-02018: Michigan Wolverines 20-172021: Michigan Wolverines 33-72024: Michigan Wolverines 50-62025: Michigan Wolverines 24-22

Michigan Wolverines Northwestern Wildcats Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Michigan Wolverines 19 (1966–1992), Northwestern Wildcats 3 (1934–1937). Current: Michigan Wolverines 9.

Splits

SplitMichigan Wolverines record
Regular season61-15-2
Hosted by Michigan Wolverines37-6-2
Hosted by Northwestern Wildcats24-9
Last 10 seasons (2008 to 2025)9-1
Largest Michigan Wolverines win69-0 (1975)
Largest Northwestern Wildcats win55-24 (1958)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Nov 15, 2025 Michigan Wolverines 24-22 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 12
2024 Nov 23, 2024 Michigan Wolverines 50-6 at Michigan Wolverines Week 13
2021 Oct 23, 2021 Michigan Wolverines 33-7 at Michigan Wolverines Week 9
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2018 Sep 29, 2018 Michigan Wolverines 20-17 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
2015 Oct 10, 2015 Michigan Wolverines 38-0 at Michigan Wolverines Week 6
2014 Nov 8, 2014 Michigan Wolverines 10-9 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
2013 Nov 16, 2013 Michigan Wolverines 27-19 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 12
2012 Nov 10, 2012 Michigan Wolverines 38-31 at Michigan Wolverines Week 11
2011 Oct 8, 2011 Michigan Wolverines 42-24 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2008 Nov 15, 2008 Northwestern Wildcats 21-14 at Michigan Wolverines Week 12
2007 Sep 29, 2007 Michigan Wolverines 28-16 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 5
2006 Oct 28, 2006 Michigan Wolverines 17-3 at Michigan Wolverines Week 9
2005 Oct 29, 2005 Michigan Wolverines 33-17 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
2004 Nov 13, 2004 Michigan Wolverines 42-20 at Michigan Wolverines Week 12
2003 Nov 15, 2003 Michigan Wolverines 41-10 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 13
2000 Nov 4, 2000 Northwestern Wildcats 54-51 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999 Nov 6, 1999 Michigan Wolverines 37-3 at Michigan Wolverines Week 11
1998 Oct 17, 1998 Michigan Wolverines 12-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1997 Oct 11, 1997 Michigan Wolverines 23-6 at Michigan Wolverines Week 8
1996 Oct 5, 1996 Northwestern Wildcats 17-16 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1995 Oct 7, 1995 Northwestern Wildcats 19-13 at Michigan Wolverines Week 7
1992 Nov 7, 1992 Michigan Wolverines 40-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
1991 Nov 9, 1991 Michigan Wolverines 59-14 at Michigan Wolverines Week 11
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1988 Oct 29, 1988 Michigan Wolverines 52-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1987 Oct 31, 1987 Michigan Wolverines 29-6 at Michigan Wolverines Week 10
1984 Oct 13, 1984 Michigan Wolverines 31-0 at Michigan Wolverines Week 8
1983 Oct 15, 1983 Michigan Wolverines 35-0 at Michigan Wolverines Week 8
1982 Oct 23, 1982 Michigan Wolverines 49-14 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1981 Oct 24, 1981 Michigan Wolverines 38-0 at Michigan Wolverines Week 8
1980 Sep 13, 1980 Michigan Wolverines 17-10 at Michigan Wolverines Week 3
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Sep 8, 1979 Michigan Wolverines 49-7 at Michigan Wolverines Week 2
1978 Nov 11, 1978 Michigan Wolverines 59-14 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
1977 Nov 5, 1977 Michigan Wolverines 63-20 at Michigan Wolverines Week 10
1976 Oct 16, 1976 Michigan Wolverines 38-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1975 Oct 18, 1975 Michigan Wolverines 69-0 at Michigan Wolverines Week 7
1972 Sep 16, 1972 Michigan Wolverines 7-0 at Michigan Wolverines Week 2
1971 Sep 11, 1971 Michigan Wolverines 21-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 1
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1968 Nov 2, 1968 Michigan Wolverines 35-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1967 Nov 4, 1967 Michigan Wolverines 7-3 at Michigan Wolverines Week 9
1966 Nov 12, 1966 Michigan Wolverines 28-20 at Michigan Wolverines Week 10
1965 Nov 13, 1965 Northwestern Wildcats 34-22 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1964 Oct 31, 1964 Michigan Wolverines 35-0 at Michigan Wolverines Week 8
1963 Nov 2, 1963 Michigan Wolverines 27-6 at Michigan Wolverines Week 8
1960 Oct 15, 1960 Michigan Wolverines 14-7 at Michigan Wolverines Week 6
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Oct 17, 1959 Northwestern Wildcats 20-7 at Michigan Wolverines Week 6
1958 Oct 18, 1958 Northwestern Wildcats 55-24 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
1957 Oct 19, 1957 Michigan Wolverines 34-14 at Michigan Wolverines Week 6
1956 Oct 20, 1956 Michigan Wolverines 34-20 at Michigan Wolverines Week 6
1955 Oct 15, 1955 Michigan Wolverines 14-2 at Michigan Wolverines Week 5
1954 Oct 16, 1954 Michigan Wolverines 7-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 5
1953 Oct 17, 1953 Michigan Wolverines 20-12 at Michigan Wolverines Week 5
1952 Oct 18, 1952 Michigan Wolverines 48-14 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
1951 Nov 17, 1951 Northwestern Wildcats 6-0 at Michigan Wolverines Week 10
1950 Nov 18, 1950 Michigan Wolverines 34-23 at Michigan Wolverines Week 10
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Oct 15, 1949 Northwestern Wildcats 21-20 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
1948 Oct 16, 1948 Michigan Wolverines 28-0 at Michigan Wolverines Week 6
1947 Oct 18, 1947 Michigan Wolverines 49-21 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
1946 Oct 19, 1946 Tie 14-14 at Michigan Wolverines Week 6
1945 Oct 6, 1945 Michigan Wolverines 20-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 5
1944 Oct 14, 1944 Michigan Wolverines 27-0 at Michigan Wolverines Week 8
1943 Oct 2, 1943 Michigan Wolverines 21-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4
1942 Oct 17, 1942 Michigan Wolverines 34-16 at Michigan Wolverines Week 6
1941 Oct 18, 1941 Michigan Wolverines 14-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 5
1940 Nov 16, 1940 Michigan Wolverines 20-13 at Michigan Wolverines Week 10
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1938 Nov 12, 1938 Tie 0-0 at Michigan Wolverines Week 9
1937 Oct 9, 1937 Northwestern Wildcats 7-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4
1936 Nov 14, 1936 Northwestern Wildcats 9-0 at Michigan Wolverines Week 9
1934 Nov 24, 1934 Northwestern Wildcats 13-6 at Michigan Wolverines Week 11
1933 Nov 25, 1933 Michigan Wolverines 13-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
1932 Oct 8, 1932 Michigan Wolverines 15-6 at Michigan Wolverines Week 4
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1925 Nov 7, 1925 Northwestern Wildcats 3-2 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1924 Nov 8, 1924 Michigan Wolverines 27-0 at Michigan Wolverines Week 8
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1919 Nov 1, 1919 Michigan Wolverines 16-13 at Michigan Wolverines Week 7
1917 Nov 24, 1917 Northwestern Wildcats 21-12 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1901 Oct 19, 1901 Michigan Wolverines 29-0 at Michigan Wolverines Week 5
1890s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1898 Nov 5, 1898 Michigan Wolverines 6-5 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
1893 Nov 18, 1893 Michigan Wolverines 72-6 at Michigan Wolverines Week 8
1892 Oct 29, 1892 Northwestern Wildcats 10-8 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.