Matchup Index

Northwestern Wildcats vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Northwestern Wildcats 3
Rutgers Scarlet Knights leads 4-3
wins
1919 to 2026
Northwestern Wildcats won the last meeting
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 4

Series timeline

▼ Rutgers Scarlet Knights ahead (peak +3)
1919: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 28-01989: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 38-271991: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 22-182018: Northwestern Wildcats 18-152021: Northwestern Wildcats 21-72023: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 24-72026: Northwestern Wildcats 42-14

Northwestern Wildcats Rutgers Scarlet Knights Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Northwestern Wildcats 2 (2018–2021), Rutgers Scarlet Knights 3 (1919–1991). Current: Northwestern Wildcats 1.

Splits

SplitNorthwestern Wildcats record
Regular season3-4
Hosted by Northwestern Wildcats2-1
Hosted by Rutgers Scarlet Knights1-3
Last 7 seasons (1919 to 2026)3-4
Largest Northwestern Wildcats win42-14 (2026)
Largest Rutgers Scarlet Knights win28-0 (1919)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2026 Oct 24, 2026 Northwestern Wildcats 42-14 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
2023 Sep 3, 2023 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 24-7 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 2
2021 Oct 16, 2021 Northwestern Wildcats 21-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2018 Oct 20, 2018 Northwestern Wildcats 18-15 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 9
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1991 Sep 21, 1991 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 22-18 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 4
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Sep 23, 1989 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 38-27 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1919 Nov 27, 1919 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 28-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 11

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.