Matchup Index

Northwestern Wildcats vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Northwestern Wildcats 9
Notre Dame Fighting Irish leads 37-9-2
2 ties
1899 to 2018
Notre Dame Fighting Irish won the last meeting
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 37

Series timeline

▼ Notre Dame Fighting Irish ahead (peak +29)
1899: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 12-01901: Northwestern Wildcats 2-01903: Tied 0-01920: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 33-71924: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 13-61925: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 13-101926: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6-01929: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 26-61930: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 14-01931: Tied 0-01932: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21-01933: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-01934: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 20-71935: Northwestern Wildcats 14-71936: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 26-61937: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-01938: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-71939: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-01940: Northwestern Wildcats 20-01941: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-61942: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27-201943: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 25-61944: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21-01945: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-71946: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27-01947: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 26-191948: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 12-71959: Northwestern Wildcats 30-241960: Northwestern Wildcats 7-61961: Northwestern Wildcats 12-101962: Northwestern Wildcats 35-61965: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 38-71966: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 35-71968: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27-71969: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 35-101970: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 35-141971: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 50-71972: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 37-01973: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 44-01974: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 49-31975: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31-71976: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 48-01992: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 42-71993: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27-121994: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 42-151995: Northwestern Wildcats 17-152014: Northwestern Wildcats 43-402018: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31-21

Northwestern Wildcats Notre Dame Fighting Irish Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Northwestern Wildcats 4 (1959–1962), Notre Dame Fighting Irish 14 (1965–1994). Current: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1.

Splits

SplitNorthwestern Wildcats record
Regular season9-37-2
Hosted by Northwestern Wildcats4-22-2
Hosted by Notre Dame Fighting Irish5-15
Last 10 seasons (1973 to 2018)2-8
Largest Northwestern Wildcats win35-6 (1962)
Largest Notre Dame Fighting Irish win48-0 (1976)

Every meeting

2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2018 Nov 3, 2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31-21 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
2014 Nov 15, 2014 Northwestern Wildcats 43-40 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 12
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1995 Sep 2, 1995 Northwestern Wildcats 17-15 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 2
1994 Sep 3, 1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 42-15 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 2
1993 Sep 4, 1993 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27-12 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 2
1992 Sep 5, 1992 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 42-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 2
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1976 Sep 25, 1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 48-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4
1975 Sep 27, 1975 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31-7 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
1974 Sep 21, 1974 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 49-3 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 3
1973 Sep 22, 1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 44-0 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
1972 Sep 23, 1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 37-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 3
1971 Sep 18, 1971 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 50-7 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 2
1970 Sep 19, 1970 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 35-14 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Sep 20, 1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 35-10 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 2
1968 Oct 12, 1968 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27-7 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 5
1966 Oct 1, 1966 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 35-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4
1965 Oct 2, 1965 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 38-7 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 4
1962 Oct 27, 1962 Northwestern Wildcats 35-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1961 Oct 28, 1961 Northwestern Wildcats 12-10 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 7
1960 Oct 22, 1960 Northwestern Wildcats 7-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Oct 24, 1959 Northwestern Wildcats 30-24 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 7
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1948 Nov 13, 1948 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 12-7 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 10
1947 Nov 15, 1947 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 26-19 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1946 Nov 16, 1946 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27-0 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 10
1945 Nov 17, 1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
1944 Nov 18, 1944 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21-0 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 13
1943 Nov 13, 1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 25-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1942 Nov 21, 1942 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27-20 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 11
1941 Nov 15, 1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
1940 Nov 23, 1940 Northwestern Wildcats 20-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1939 Nov 18, 1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-0 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 10
1938 Nov 19, 1938 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1937 Nov 20, 1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1936 Nov 21, 1936 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 26-6 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 10
1935 Nov 9, 1935 Northwestern Wildcats 14-7 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 8
1934 Nov 17, 1934 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 20-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1933 Nov 18, 1933 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1932 Nov 12, 1932 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
1931 Oct 10, 1931 Tie 0-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 5
1930 Nov 22, 1930 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 14-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1929 Nov 23, 1929 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 26-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1926 Oct 23, 1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
1925 Nov 21, 1925 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 13-10 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 10
1924 Nov 22, 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 13-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1920 Nov 20, 1920 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 33-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1903 Nov 14, 1903 Tie 0-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1901 Oct 12, 1901 Northwestern Wildcats 2-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4
1890s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1899 Oct 28, 1899 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 12-0 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 8

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.