Northwestern Wildcats vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Northwestern Wildcats leads 4-3
wins
1949 to 2016
Northwestern Wildcats won the last meeting

Series timeline

▲ Northwestern Wildcats ahead (peak +1) ▼ Pittsburgh Panthers ahead (peak +1)
1949: Pittsburgh Panthers 16-71950: Northwestern Wildcats 28-231953: Northwestern Wildcats 27-211954: Pittsburgh Panthers 14-71972: Northwestern Wildcats 27-221973: Pittsburgh Panthers 21-142016: Northwestern Wildcats 31-24 (postseason)

Northwestern Wildcats Pittsburgh Panthers Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Northwestern Wildcats 2 (1950–1953), Pittsburgh Panthers 1 (1949). Current: Northwestern Wildcats 1.

Splits

SplitNorthwestern Wildcats record
Regular season3-3
Postseason1-0
Hosted by Northwestern Wildcats3-2
Hosted by Pittsburgh Panthers1-1
Last 7 seasons (1949 to 2016)4-3
Largest Northwestern Wildcats win31-24 (2016)
Largest Pittsburgh Panthers win16-7 (1949)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2016Dec 28, 2016Northwestern Wildcats 31-24 at Northwestern Wildcats Bowls (SR Week 19)

Every meeting

2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2016 Dec 28, 2016 Northwestern Wildcats 31-24 at Northwestern Wildcats Bowls (SR Week 19) Postseason
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1973 Sep 29, 1973 Pittsburgh Panthers 21-14 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 5
1972 Sep 30, 1972 Northwestern Wildcats 27-22 at Pittsburgh Panthers Week 4
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1954 Oct 23, 1954 Pittsburgh Panthers 14-7 at Pittsburgh Panthers Week 6
1953 Oct 24, 1953 Northwestern Wildcats 27-21 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
1950 Oct 21, 1950 Northwestern Wildcats 28-23 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Oct 1, 1949 Pittsburgh Panthers 16-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4

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.