Head to head · since 2015
Updated Aug 30, 2026Nebraska vs Northwestern
Nebraska and Northwestern are level at 5-5 over their last 10 meetings since 2015. They are not scheduled to meet in the 2026 regular season. Updated August 29, 2026.
10
meetings
10.1
avg margin (pts)
2
Nebraska streak
These two are not on each other's 2026 regular-season schedule. This page stays here and updates the moment they are.
Wildest game
2015
30–28, wilder than 96% of all games
Biggest upset
2015
Northwestern won with a 16% chance
Biggest crowd
89,721
2017 · Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
Every meeting
Results from 2015 to 2025, most recent first.
- 2025Nebraska beat Northwestern28–21
- 2023Nebraska beat Northwestern17–9
- 2022Northwestern beat Nebraska · neutral31–28
- 2021Nebraska beat Northwestern56–7
- 2020Northwestern beat Nebraska21–13
- 2019Nebraska beat Northwestern13–10
- 2018Northwestern beat Nebraska34–31
- 2017Northwestern beat Nebraska31–24
- 2016Nebraska beat Northwestern24–13
- 2015Northwestern beat Nebraska30–28
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