This is a list of seasons completed by the Northwestern Wildcats football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1882, the Wildcats have participated in more than 1,100 officially sanctioned games, including 9 bowl games.
Northwestern originally competed as a football independent. As one of the founding members, Northwestern joined the Big Ten conference, then known as the Western Conference, in 1896, where it has been a member ever since.
The Wildcats have experienced futility for much of its existence. The team has several winless seasons, including setting an NCAA Division I record for consecutive losses when it lost 34 straight games from 1979 to 1982.[1][2] The Wildcats went 64 years without winning a bowl game after the 1949 Rose Bowl. Northwestern has also experienced success, winning eight conference titles.[2][3]
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Seasons
Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | APยฐ | ||
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Independent (1882โ1890) | |||||||||
1882 | No coach | 1โ1 | |||||||
1883โ85 | No team | ||||||||
1886 | No coach | 0โ1 | |||||||
1887 | No team | ||||||||
1888 | No coach | 2โ1 | |||||||
1889 | No coach | 2โ2 | |||||||
1890 | No coach | 4โ1โ1 | |||||||
Knowlton Ames (Independent) (1891) | |||||||||
1891 | Knowlton Ames | 2โ2โ3 | |||||||
Knowlton Ames (IAANW) (1892) | |||||||||
1892 | Knowlton Ames | 5โ3โ2 | 1โ3 | 4th | |||||
Paul Noyes (IAANW) (1893) | |||||||||
1893 | Paul Noyes | 2โ5โ3 | 0โ2 | 4th | |||||
A. A. Ewing (Independent) (1894) | |||||||||
1894 | A. A. Ewing | 4โ5 | |||||||
Alvin Culver (Independent) (1895) | |||||||||
1895 | Alvin Culver | 6โ5 | |||||||
Alvin Culver (Western Conference) (1896) | |||||||||
1896 | Alvin Culver | 6โ1โ2 | 2โ1โ1 | 3rd | |||||
Jesse Van Doozer (Western Conference) (1897) | |||||||||
1897 | Jesse Van Doozer | 5โ3 | 0โ2 | 6th | |||||
W. H. Bannard (Western Conference) (1898) | |||||||||
1898 | W. H. Bannard | 9โ4โ1 | 0โ4 | 7th | |||||
Charles Hollister (Western Conference) (1899โ1902) | |||||||||
1899 | Charles Hollister | 7โ6 | 2โ2 | 3rd | |||||
1900 | Charles Hollister | 7โ2โ3 | 2โ1โ2 | 5th | |||||
1901 | Charles Hollister | 8โ2โ1 | 3โ2 | 5th | |||||
1902 | Charles Hollister | 6โ6 | 0โ4 | Tโ8th | |||||
Walter McCornack (Western Conference) (1903โ1905) | |||||||||
1903 | Walter McCornack | 10โ1โ3 | 1โ0โ2 | Tโ1st | |||||
1904 | Walter McCornack | 8โ2 | 1โ2 | Tโ5th | |||||
1905 | Walter McCornack | 8โ2โ1 | 0โ2 | Tโ7th | |||||
1906 | No team | ||||||||
1907 | No team | ||||||||
Alton Johnson (Western Conference) (1908) | |||||||||
1908 | Alton Johnson | 2โ2 | 0โ2 | Tโ7th | |||||
Bill Horr (Western Conference) (1908) | |||||||||
1909 | Bill Horr | 1โ3โ1 | 1โ3 | Tโ5th | |||||
Charles Hammett (Western Conference) (1910โ1912) | |||||||||
1910 | Charles Hammett | 1โ3โ1 | 1โ2โ1 | Tโ6th | |||||
1911 | Charles Hammett | 3โ4 | 1โ4 | 7th | |||||
1912 | Charles Hammett | 2โ3โ1 | 2โ3 | 5th | |||||
Dennis Grady (Western Conference) (1913) | |||||||||
1913 | Dennis Grady | 1โ6 | 0โ6 | 9th | |||||
Fred Murphy (Western Conference) (1914โ1918) | |||||||||
1914 | Fred Murphy | 1โ6 | 0โ6 | 9th | |||||
1915 | Fred Murphy | 2โ5 | 0โ5 | 9th | |||||
1916 | Fred Murphy | 6โ1 | 4โ1 | 2nd | |||||
1917 | Fred Murphy | 5โ2 | 3โ2 | Tโ3rd | |||||
1918 | Fred Murphy | 2โ2โ1 | 1โ1 | 6th | |||||
Charlie Bachman (Western Conference) (1919) | |||||||||
1919 | Charlie Bachman | 2โ5 | 1โ4 | Tโ7th | |||||
Elmer McDevitt (Western Conference) (1920โ1921) | |||||||||
1920 | Elmer McDevitt | 3โ4 | 2โ3 | 7th | |||||
1921 | Elmer McDevitt | 1โ6 | 0โ5 | 10th | |||||
Glenn Thistlethwaite (Western Conference) (1922โ1926) | |||||||||
1922 | Glenn Thistlethwaite | 3โ3โ1 | 1โ3โ1 | 8th | |||||
1923 | Glenn Thistlethwaite | 2โ6 | 0โ6 | 10th | |||||
1924 | Glenn Thistlethwaite | 4โ4 | 1โ3 | Tโ8th | |||||
1925 | Glenn Thistlethwaite | 5โ3 | 3โ1 | 2nd | |||||
1926 | Glenn Thistlethwaite | 7โ1 | 5โ0 | Tโ1st | |||||
Dick Hanley (Western Conference) (1927โ1934) | |||||||||
1927 | Dick Hanley | 4โ4 | 2โ3 | Tโ6th | |||||
1928 | Dick Hanley | 5โ3 | 2โ3 | Tโ7th | |||||
1929 | Dick Hanley | 6โ3 | 3โ2 | Tโ3rd | |||||
1930 | Dick Hanley | 7โ1 | 5โ0 | Tโ1st | |||||
1931 | Dick Hanley | 7โ1โ1 | 5โ1 | Tโ1st | |||||
1932 | Dick Hanley | 3โ4โ1 | 2โ3โ1 | 5th | |||||
1933 | Dick Hanley | 1โ5โ2 | 1โ4โ1 | 7th | |||||
1934 | Dick Hanley | 3โ5 | 2โ3 | Tโ5th | |||||
Pappy Waldorf (Western Conference) (1935โ1946) | |||||||||
1935 | Pappy Waldorf | 4โ3โ1 | 2โ3โ1 | 5th | |||||
1936 | Pappy Waldorf | 7โ1 | 6โ0 | 1st | 7 | ||||
1937 | Pappy Waldorf | 4โ4 | 3โ3 | Tโ4th | |||||
1938 | Pappy Waldorf | 4โ2โ2 | 2โ1โ2 | 4th | 17 | ||||
1939 | Pappy Waldorf | 3โ4โ1 | 3โ2โ1 | 5th | |||||
1940 | Pappy Waldorf | 6โ2 | 4โ2 | 3rd | 8 | ||||
1941 | Pappy Waldorf | 5โ3 | 4โ2 | 4th | 11 | ||||
1942 | Pappy Waldorf | 1โ9 | 0โ6 | 9th | |||||
1943 | Pappy Waldorf | 6โ2 | 5โ1 | 3rd | 9 | ||||
1944 | Pappy Waldorf | 1โ7โ1 | 0โ5โ1 | 8th | |||||
1945 | Pappy Waldorf | 4โ4โ1 | 3โ3โ1 | 4th | |||||
1946 | Pappy Waldorf | 4โ4โ1 | 2โ3โ1 | Tโ6th | |||||
Robert Voigts (Western Conference) (1947โ1952) | |||||||||
1947 | Robert Voigts | 3โ6 | 2โ4 | 8th | |||||
1948 | Robert Voigts | 8โ2 | 5โ1 | 2nd | W Rose | 7 | |||
1949 | Robert Voigts | 4โ5 | 3โ4 | 7th | |||||
1950 | Robert Voigts | 6โ3 | 3โ3 | 5th | |||||
1951 | Robert Voigts | 5โ4 | 2โ4 | 6th | |||||
1952 | Robert Voigts | 2โ6โ1 | 2โ5 | Tโ6th | |||||
Robert Voigts (Big Ten Conference) (1953โ1954) | |||||||||
1953 | Robert Voigts | 3โ6 | 0โ6 | 10th | |||||
1954 | Robert Voigts | 2โ7 | 1โ5 | Tโ8th | |||||
Lou Saban (Big Ten Conference) (1955) | |||||||||
1955 | Lou Saban | 0โ8โ1 | 0โ6โ1 | 10th | |||||
Ara Parseghian (Big Ten Conference) (1956โ1963) | |||||||||
1956 | Ara Parseghian | 4โ4โ1 | 3โ3โ1 | 6th | |||||
1957 | Ara Parseghian | 0โ9 | 0โ7 | 10th | |||||
1958 | Ara Parseghian | 5โ4 | 3โ4 | 7th | 17 | ||||
1959 | Ara Parseghian | 6โ3 | 4โ3 | 5th | |||||
1960 | Ara Parseghian | 5โ4 | 3โ4 | Tโ5th | |||||
1961 | Ara Parseghian | 4โ5 | 2โ4 | Tโ8th | |||||
1962 | Ara Parseghian | 7โ2 | 4โ2 | Tโ3rd | 16 | ||||
1963 | Ara Parseghian | 5โ4 | 3โ4 | Tโ5th | |||||
Alex Agase (Big Ten Conference) (1964โ1972) | |||||||||
1964 | Alex Agase | 3โ6 | 2โ5 | Tโ7th | |||||
1965 | Alex Agase | 4โ6 | 3โ4 | 6th | |||||
1966 | Alex Agase | 3โ6โ1 | 2โ4โ1 | Tโ7th | |||||
1967 | Alex Agase | 3โ7 | 2โ5 | 8th | |||||
1968 | Alex Agase | 1โ9 | 1โ6 | Tโ8th | |||||
1969 | Alex Agase | 3โ7 | 3โ4 | Tโ5th | |||||
1970 | Alex Agase | 6โ4 | 6โ1 | Tโ2nd | |||||
1971 | Alex Agase | 7โ4 | 6โ3 | 2nd | |||||
1972 | Alex Agase | 2โ9 | 1โ8 | 10th | |||||
John Pont (Big Ten Conference) (1973โ1977) | |||||||||
1973 | John Pont | 4โ7 | 4โ4 | Tโ4th | |||||
1974 | John Pont | 3โ8 | 2โ6 | Tโ7th | |||||
1975 | John Pont | 3โ8 | 2โ6 | 9th | |||||
1976 | John Pont | 1โ10 | 1โ7 | 10th | |||||
1977 | John Pont | 1โ10 | 1โ8 | 10th | |||||
Rick Venturi (Big Ten Conference) (1978โ1980) | |||||||||
1978 | Rick Venturi | 0โ10โ1 | 0โ8โ1 | 10th | |||||
1979 | Rick Venturi | 1โ10 | 0โ9 | 10th | |||||
1980 | Rick Venturi | 0โ11 | 0โ9 | 10th | |||||
Dennis Green (Big Ten Conference) (1981โ1985) | |||||||||
1981 | Dennis Green | 0โ11 | 0โ9 | 10th | |||||
1982 | Dennis Green | 3โ8 | 2โ7 | Tโ8th | |||||
1983 | Dennis Green | 2โ9 | 2โ7 | Tโ8th | |||||
1984 | Dennis Green | 2โ9 | 2โ7 | 9th | |||||
1985 | Dennis Green | 3โ8 | 1โ7 | Tโ9th | |||||
Francis Peay (Big Ten Conference) (1986โ1991) | |||||||||
1986 | Francis Peay | 4โ7 | 2โ6 | Tโ8th | |||||
1987 | Francis Peay | 2โ8โ1 | 2โ6 | 9th | |||||
1988 | Francis Peay | 2โ8โ1 | 2โ5โ1 | Tโ7th | |||||
1989 | Francis Peay | 0โ11 | 0โ8 | 10th | |||||
1990 | Francis Peay | 2โ9 | 1โ7 | Tโ8th | |||||
1991 | Francis Peay | 3โ8 | 2โ6 | Tโ8th | |||||
Gary Barnett (Big Ten Conference) (1992โ1998) | |||||||||
1992 | Gary Barnett | 3โ8 | 3โ5 | Tโ6th | |||||
1993 | Gary Barnett | 2โ9 | 0โ8 | Tโ9th | |||||
1994 | Gary Barnett | 3โ7โ1[n 1] | 2โ6[n 1] | Tโ8th[n 1] | |||||
1995 | Gary Barnett | 10โ2 | 8โ0 | 1st | L Rose | 7 | 8 | ||
1996 | Gary Barnett | 9โ3 | 7โ1 | Tโ1st | L Citrus | 16 | 15 | ||
1997 | Gary Barnett | 5โ7 | 3โ5 | 8th | |||||
1998 | Gary Barnett | 3โ9 | 0โ8 | 11th | |||||
Randy Walker (Big Ten Conference) (1999โ2005) | |||||||||
1999 | Randy Walker | 3โ8 | 1โ7 | 10th | |||||
2000 | Randy Walker | 8โ4 | 6โ2 | Tโ1st | L Alamo | ||||
2001 | Randy Walker | 4โ7 | 2โ6 | Tโ10th | |||||
2002 | Randy Walker | 3โ9 | 1โ7 | Tโ10th | |||||
2003 | Randy Walker | 6โ7 | 4โ4 | Tโ7th | L Motor City | ||||
2004 | Randy Walker | 6โ6 | 5โ3 | 4th | |||||
2005 | Randy Walker | 7โ5 | 5โ3 | Tโ3rd | L Sun | ||||
Pat Fitzgerald (Big Ten Conference) (2006โ2022) | |||||||||
2006 | Pat Fitzgerald | 4โ8 | 2โ6 | Tโ8th | |||||
2007 | Pat Fitzgerald | 6โ6 | 3โ5 | Tโ7th | |||||
2008 | Pat Fitzgerald | 9โ4 | 5โ3 | Tโ4th | L Alamo | ||||
2009 | Pat Fitzgerald | 8โ5 | 5โ3 | Tโ4th | L Outback | ||||
2010 | Pat Fitzgerald | 7โ6 | 3โ5 | Tโ6th | L TicketCity | ||||
2011 | Pat Fitzgerald | 6โ7 | 3โ5 | 5th (Legends) | L Texas | ||||
2012 | Pat Fitzgerald | 10โ3 | 5โ3 | 3rd (Legends) | W Gator | 16 | 17 | ||
2013 | Pat Fitzgerald | 5โ7 | 1โ7 | 6th (Legends) | |||||
2014 | Pat Fitzgerald | 5โ7 | 3โ5 | Tโ5th (West) | |||||
2015 | Pat Fitzgerald | 10โ3 | 6โ2 | Tโ2nd (West) | L Outback | 22 | 23 | ||
2016 | Pat Fitzgerald | 7โ6 | 5โ4 | Tโ4th (West) | W Pinstripe | ||||
2017 | Pat Fitzgerald | 10โ3 | 7โ2 | 2nd (West) | W Music City | 17 | 17 | ||
2018 | Pat Fitzgerald | 9โ5 | 8โ1 | 1st (West) | W Holiday | 19 | 21 | ||
2019 | Pat Fitzgerald | 3โ9 | 1โ8 | 7th (West) | |||||
2020 | Pat Fitzgerald | 7โ2 | 6โ2 | 1st (West) | W Citrus | 10 | 10 | ||
2021 | Pat Fitzgerald | 3โ9 | 1โ8 | Tโ6th (West) | |||||
2022 | Pat Fitzgerald | 1โ11 | 1โ8 | 7th (West) | |||||
David Braun (Big Ten Conference) (2023โpresent) | |||||||||
2023 | David Braun[n 2] | 8โ5 | 5โ4 | Tโ2nd (West) | W Las Vegas | ||||
Total: | 557โ695โ44 | ||||||||
ย ย ย ย ย ย National championshipย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Conference titleย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Notes
- ^ a b c Michigan State self-forfeited all wins in the 1994 season, resulting in Northwestern's 1994 loss to Michigan State being retroactively changed to a win.
- ^ Prior to the 2023 season, defensive coordinator David Braun was named interim head coach at Northwestern after head coach Pat Fitzgerald was fired amid allegations of widespread hazing within the football program.
References
- ^ Pomerantz, Gary (September 26, 1982). "Northwestern: Paradise Found After 34 Lost Weekends". Washington Post.
- ^ a b Northwestern Wildcats Index. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ CFRC College Football Database - Northwestern