Northwestern Northwestern vs  Nebraska Nebraska

15 Meetings since 1962
  • Wins 9
    Losses 6
    Ties 0
  • Ranked Matchups: 5 Last Meeting: Oct 21, 2023
Record by Location
  • Location Dublin
    Wins 0
    Losses 1
    Ties 0
  • Location Lincoln
    Wins 5
    Losses 3
    Ties 0
  • Location Evanston
    Wins 3
    Losses 2
    Ties 0
  • Location San Antonio Alamo Bowl
    Wins 1
    Losses 0
    Ties 0
Ranked Matchups
  • Highest Nebraska Rank: 9 (12/30/00 )
    Highest Opponent Rank: 18 (12/30/00 )
Largest Margin of Victory
  • Margin 49
    Result W 66-17
    Date 12/30/00
Current Streak
  • Streak Type Winning
    Streak Length 1
    Last Loss 08/27/22 (L)
Longest Streaks

Winning Streak

  • Games 3
    From 10/20/12
    To 10/18/14

Losing Streak

  • Games 2
    From 11/04/17
    To 10/13/18
Record in 1 Score Games
  • Wins 4
    Losses 6
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 40.00%
Record in Blowouts
  • Blowout Wins 4
    Blowout Losses 0
Blowouts defined as a win/loss by 17 or more points
Record by Coach
  • Bo Pelini
    Wins 3
    Losses 1
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 75%
  • Scott Frost
    Wins 2
    Losses 3
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 40%
  • Tom Osborne
    Wins 1
    Losses 0
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 100%
  • Frank Solich
    Wins 1
    Losses 0
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 100%
  • Mike Riley
    Wins 1
    Losses 2
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 33%
  • Matt Rhule
    Wins 1
    Losses 0
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 100%
Date Opponent Location Win/Loss Nebraska Opponent Score Diff Neb Rank Opp Rank Attendance Coach Name Bowl Name
09/28/74 Northwestern Lincoln W 49 7 42 10 - 76,101 Tom Osborne -
12/30/00 Northwestern San Antonio W 66 17 49 9 18 60,028 Frank Solich Alamo Bowl
11/05/11 Northwestern Lincoln L 25 28 3 9 - 85,115 Bo Pelini -
10/20/12 Northwestern Evanston W 29 28 1 - - 47,330 Bo Pelini -
11/02/13 Northwestern Lincoln W 27 24 3 - - 91,140 Bo Pelini -
10/18/14 Northwestern Evanston W 38 17 21 19 - 47,330 Bo Pelini -
10/24/15 Northwestern Lincoln L 28 30 2 - - 89,493 Mike Riley -
09/24/16 Northwestern Evanston W 24 13 11 20 - 40,284 Mike Riley -
11/04/17 Northwestern Lincoln L (O)* 24 31 7 - - 89,721 Mike Riley -
10/13/18 Northwestern Evanston L (O)* 31 34 3 - - 47,330 Scott Frost -
10/05/19 Northwestern Lincoln W 13 10 3 - - 89,384 Scott Frost -
11/07/20 Northwestern Evanston L 13 21 8 - - 0 Scott Frost -
10/02/21 Northwestern Lincoln W 56 7 49 - - 87,364 Scott Frost -
08/27/22 Northwestern Dublin L 28 31 3 - - 42,699 Scott Frost -
10/21/23 Northwestern Lincoln W 17 9 8 - - 86,769 Matt Rhule -
*(O) Overtime Game; **(i) Interim Coach