List of Northwestern Wildcats football seasons

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.

The Wildcats have played at Ryan Field since 1927.

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]

Seasons
Year Coach Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Independent (1882–1890)
1882 No coach 1–1
1886 No coach 0–1
1888 No coach 2–1
1889 No coach 2–2
1890 No coach 4–1–1
Knowlton Ames (Independent) (1891–1892)
1891 Knowlton Ames 2–2–3
1892 Knowlton Ames 5–3–2
Paul Noyes (Independent) (1893)
1893 Paul Noyes 2–5–3
A. A. Ewing (Independent) (1894)
1894 A. A. Ewing 4–5
Alvin Culver (Independent) (1895)
1895 Alvin Culver 6–5
Alvin Culver (Western Conference) (1896)
1896 Alvin Culver 6–1–22–1–13rd
Jesse Van Doozer (Western Conference) (1897)
1897 Jesse Van Doozer 5–30–26th
W. H. Bannard (Western Conference) (1898)
1898 W. H. Bannard 9–4–10–47th
Charles Hollister (Western Conference) (1899–1902)
1899 Charles Hollister 7–62–23rd
1900 Charles Hollister 7–2–32–1–25th
1901 Charles Hollister 8–2–13–25th
1902 Charles Hollister 6–60–4T–8th
Walter McCornack (Western Conference) (1903–1905)
1903 Walter McCornack 10–1–31–0–2T–1st
1904 Walter McCornack 8–21–2T–5th
1905 Walter McCornack 8–2–10—2T–7th
Alton Johnson (Western Conference) (1908)
1908 Alton Johnson 2–20–2T–7th
Bill Horr (Western Conference) (1908)
1909 Bill Horr 1–3–11–3T–5th
Charles Hammett (Western Conference) (1910–1912)
1910 Charles Hammett 1–3–11–2–1T–6th
1911 Charles Hammett 3–41–47th
1912 Charles Hammett 2–3–12–35th
Dennis Grady (Western Conference) (1913)
1913 Dennis Grady 1–60–69th
Fred Murphy (Western Conference) (1914–1918)
1914 Fred Murphy 1–60–69th
1915 Fred Murphy 2–50–59th
1916 Fred Murphy 6–14–12nd
1917 Fred Murphy 5–23–2T–3rd
1918 Fred Murphy 2–2–11–16th
Charlie Bachman (Western Conference) (1919)
1919 Charlie Bachman 2–51–4T–7th
Elmer McDevitt (Western Conference) (1920–1921)
1920 Elmer McDevitt 3–42–37th
1921 Elmer McDevitt 1–60–510th
Glenn Thistlethwaite (Western Conference) (1922–1926)
1922 Glenn Thistlethwaite 3–3–11–3–18th
1923 Glenn Thistlethwaite 2–60–610th
1924 Glenn Thistlethwaite 4–41–3T–8th
1925 Glenn Thistlethwaite 5–33–12nd
1926 Glenn Thistlethwaite 7–15–0T–1st
Dick Hanley (Western Conference) (1927–1934)
1927 Dick Hanley 4–42–3T–6th
1928 Dick Hanley 5–32–3T–7th
1929 Dick Hanley 6–33–2T–3rd
1930 Dick Hanley 7–15–0T–1st
1931 Dick Hanley 7–1–15–1T–1st
1932 Dick Hanley 3–4–12–3–15th
1933 Dick Hanley 1–5–21–4–17th
1934 Dick Hanley 3–52–3T–5th
Pappy Waldorf (Western Conference) (1935–1946)
1935 Pappy Waldorf 4–3–12–3–15th
1936 Pappy Waldorf 7–16–01st7
1937 Pappy Waldorf 4–43–3T–4th
1938 Pappy Waldorf 4–2–22–1–24th17
1939 Pappy Waldorf 3–4–13–2–15th
1940 Pappy Waldorf 6–24–23rd8
1941 Pappy Waldorf 5–34–24th11
1942 Pappy Waldorf 1–90–69th
1943 Pappy Waldorf 6–25–13rd9
1944 Pappy Waldorf 1–7–10–5–18th
1945 Pappy Waldorf 4–4–13–3–14th
1946 Pappy Waldorf 4–4–12–3–1T–6th
Robert Voigts (Western Conference) (1947–1952)
1947 Robert Voigts 3–62–48th
1948 Robert Voigts 8–25–12ndW Rose7
1949 Robert Voigts 4–53–47th
1950 Robert Voigts 6–33–35th
1951 Robert Voigts 5–42–46th
1952 Robert Voigts 2–6–12—5T–6th
Robert Voigts (Big Ten Conference) (1953–1954)
1953 Robert Voigts 3–60–610th
1954 Robert Voigts 2–71–5T–8th
Lou Saban (Big Ten Conference) (1955)
1955 Lou Saban 0–8–10–6–110th
Ara Parseghian (Big Ten Conference) (1956–1963)
1956 Ara Parseghian 4–4–13–3–16th
1957 Ara Parseghian 0–90–710th
1958 Ara Parseghian 5–43–47th17
1959 Ara Parseghian 6–34–35th
1960 Ara Parseghian 5–43–4T–5th
1961 Ara Parseghian 4–52–4T–8th
1962 Ara Parseghian 7–24–2T–3rd16
1963 Ara Parseghian 5–43–4T–5th
Alex Agase (Big Ten Conference) (1964–1972)
1964 Alex Agase 3–62–5T–7th
1965 Alex Agase 4–63–46th
1966 Alex Agase 3–6–12–4–1T–7th
1967 Alex Agase 3–72–58th
1968 Alex Agase 1–91–6T–8th
1969 Alex Agase 3–73–4T–5th
1970 Alex Agase 6–46–1T–2nd
1971 Alex Agase 7–46–32nd
1972 Alex Agase 2–91–810th
John Pont (Big Ten Conference) (1973–1977)
1973 John Pont 4–74–4T–4th
1974 John Pont 3–82–6T–7th
1975 John Pont 3–82–69th
1976 John Pont 1–101–710th
1977 John Pont 1–101–810th
Rick Venturi (Big Ten Conference) (1978–1980)
1978 Rick Venturi 0–10–10–8–110th
1979 Rick Venturi 1–100–910th
1980 Rick Venturi 0–110–910th
Dennis Green (Big Ten Conference) (1981–1985)
1981 Dennis Green 0–110–910th
1982 Dennis Green 3–82–7T–8th
1983 Dennis Green 2–92–7T–8th
1984 Dennis Green 2–92–79th
1985 Dennis Green 3–81–7T–9th
Francis Peay (Big Ten Conference) (1986–1991)
1986 Francis Peay 4–72–6T–8th
1987 Francis Peay 2–8–12–69th
1988 Francis Peay 2–8–12–5–1T–7th
1989 Francis Peay 0–110–810th
1990 Francis Peay 2–91–7T–8th
1991 Francis Peay 3–82–6T–8th
Gary Barnett (Big Ten Conference) (1992–1998)
1992 Gary Barnett 3–83–5T–6th
1993 Gary Barnett 2–90–8T–9th
1994 Gary Barnett 3–7–12–6T–8th
1995 Gary Barnett 10–28–01stL Rose78
1996 Gary Barnett 9–37–1T–1stL Citrus1615
1997 Gary Barnett 5–73–58th
1998 Gary Barnett 3–90–811th
Randy Walker (Big Ten Conference) (1999–2005)
1999 Randy Walker 3–81–710th
2000 Randy Walker 8–46–2T–1stL Alamo
2001 Randy Walker 4–72–6T–10th
2002 Randy Walker 3–91–7T–10th
2003 Randy Walker 6–74–4T–7thL Motor City
2004 Randy Walker 6–65–34th
2005 Randy Walker 7–55–3T–3rdL Sun
Pat Fitzgerald (Big Ten Conference) (2006–present)
2006 Pat Fitzgerald 4–82–6T–8th
2007 Pat Fitzgerald 6–63–5T–7th
2008 Pat Fitzgerald 9–45–3T–4thL Alamo
2009 Pat Fitzgerald 8–55–3T–4thL Outback
2010 Pat Fitzgerald 7–63–5T–6thL TicketCity
2011 Pat Fitzgerald 6–73–55th (Legends)L Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
2012 Pat Fitzgerald 10–35–33rd (Legends)W Gator1617
2013 Pat Fitzgerald 5–71–76th (Legends)
2014 Pat Fitzgerald 5–73–5T–5th (West)
2015 Pat Fitzgerald 10–36–2T–2nd (West)L Outback2223
2016 Pat Fitzgerald 7–65–4T–4th (West)W Pinstripe
2017 Pat Fitzgerald 10–37–22nd (West)W Music City1717
2018 Pat Fitzgerald 9–58–11st (West)W Holiday1921
2019 Pat Fitzgerald 3–91–87th (West)
2020 Pat Fitzgerald 7–26-21st (West)W Citrus1010
Total:547–670–44
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References
  1. Pomerantz, Gary (September 26, 1982). "Northwestern: Paradise Found After 34 Lost Weekends". Washington Post.
  2. Northwestern Wildcats Index. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  3. CFRC College Football Database - Northwestern
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