Matchup Index

Northwestern Wildcats vs Utah Utes

Northwestern Wildcats 3
Northwestern Wildcats leads 3-1
wins
1927 to 2023
Northwestern Wildcats have won 2 straight
Utah Utes 1

Series timeline

▲ Northwestern Wildcats ahead (peak +2)
1927: Northwestern Wildcats 13-61981: Utah Utes 42-02018: Northwestern Wildcats 31-20 (postseason)2023: Northwestern Wildcats 14-7 (postseason)

Northwestern Wildcats Utah Utes Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Northwestern Wildcats 2 (2018–2023), Utah Utes 1 (1981). Current: Northwestern Wildcats 2.

Splits

SplitNorthwestern Wildcats record
Regular season1-1
Postseason2-0
Hosted by Northwestern Wildcats3-1
Last 4 seasons (1927 to 2023)3-1
Largest Northwestern Wildcats win31-20 (2018)
Largest Utah Utes win42-0 (1981)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2023Dec 23, 2023Northwestern Wildcats 14-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Bowls (SR Week 18)
2018Dec 31, 2018Northwestern Wildcats 31-20 at Northwestern Wildcats Bowls (SR Week 20)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2023 Dec 23, 2023 Northwestern Wildcats 14-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Bowls (SR Week 18) Postseason
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2018 Dec 31, 2018 Northwestern Wildcats 31-20 at Northwestern Wildcats Bowls (SR Week 20) Postseason
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1981 Sep 26, 1981 Utah Utes 42-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1927 Oct 8, 1927 Northwestern Wildcats 13-6 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.