2023-10-25: Play Index Update.

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Matchup Finder

Search historical schedules and rankings back to the 1949-50 season.
Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Note that the AP has ranked a variable number of teams since it began in 1948-49.

 1948-49 through 1960-61: top 20
 1961-62 through 1963-64: top 10
 1964-65: top 10, except for preseason which was top 20
 1965-66 through 1967-68: top 10
 1968-69 through 1988-89: top 20
 1989-90 through present: top 25

Current search:
From 1949-50 to 2016-17, for Northwestern, against Michigan State, sorted by descending Date

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31 Wins, 89 Losses, .258 W%

Query Results

Query Results Table
Year Date   Schl Rk.   Opp Rk.     PTS OPP MOV   OT
2016-172016-12-30Northwestern@Michigan StateL5261-9
2015-162016-01-28NorthwesternMichigan State12L4576-31
2014-152015-02-10NorthwesternMichigan StateL4468-24
2014-152015-01-11Northwestern@Michigan StateL7784-71
2013-142014-03-14NorthwesternMichigan State22L5167-16
2013-142014-02-13Northwestern@Michigan State9L7085-15
2013-142014-01-15NorthwesternMichigan State4L4054-14
2012-132013-03-10Northwestern@Michigan State10L6171-10
2011-122012-01-14NorthwesternMichigan State6W81747
2010-112011-01-15Northwestern@Michigan StateL6771-41
2010-112011-01-03NorthwesternMichigan State18L6265-3
2009-102010-01-30Northwestern@Michigan State5L7079-9
2009-102010-01-02Northwestern25Michigan State11L7091-21
2008-092009-01-21Northwestern@Michigan State7W70637
2008-092009-01-03NorthwesternMichigan State10L6677-11
2007-082008-02-09Northwestern@Michigan State11L5570-15
2007-082008-01-24NorthwesternMichigan State10L6278-16
2006-072007-03-08NorthwesternMichigan StateL5762-5
2006-072007-01-10Northwestern@Michigan StateL4566-21
2005-062006-02-04NorthwesternMichigan State12L6677-11
Year Date   Schl Rk.   Opp Rk.     PTS OPP MOV   OT
2004-052005-03-02NorthwesternMichigan State14L5869-11
2004-052005-01-08Northwestern@Michigan State20L5887-29
2003-042004-03-12NorthwesternMichigan StateL5568-13
2003-042004-02-21Northwestern@Michigan StateL5666-10
2003-042004-01-21NorthwesternMichigan StateL6173-12
2002-032003-02-15Northwestern@Michigan StateL5164-13
2001-022002-02-06NorthwesternMichigan StateW614912
2000-012001-01-24NorthwesternMichigan State3L5874-16
2000-012001-01-10Northwestern@Michigan State3L5384-31
1999-002000-01-27NorthwesternMichigan State9L2959-30
1999-002000-01-22Northwestern@Michigan State10L4569-24
1998-991999-03-05NorthwesternMichigan State2L5961-2
1998-991999-01-30Northwestern@Michigan State8L4865-17
1997-981998-01-31NorthwesternMichigan State22L6672-61
1996-971997-02-19NorthwesternMichigan StateW705812
1996-971997-01-18Northwestern@Michigan StateL6275-13
1995-961996-02-17NorthwesternMichigan StateL5775-18
1995-961996-01-24Northwestern@Michigan StateL5468-14
1994-951995-02-25NorthwesternMichigan State12L6083-23
1994-951995-01-18Northwestern@Michigan State12L5693-37
Year Date   Schl Rk.   Opp Rk.     PTS OPP MOV   OT
1993-941994-02-17NorthwesternMichigan StateL5560-5
1993-941994-01-15Northwestern@Michigan StateL4667-21
1992-931993-02-17Northwestern@Michigan StateL5581-26
1992-931993-01-15NorthwesternMichigan State23L7580-5
1991-921992-03-05NorthwesternMichigan State13L5572-17
1991-921992-01-15Northwestern@Michigan State11L6178-17
1990-911991-02-14NorthwesternMichigan StateL5355-2
1990-911991-01-12Northwestern@Michigan StateL5966-7
1989-901990-03-08NorthwesternMichigan State7L6884-16
1989-901990-01-20Northwestern@Michigan StateL8091-11
1988-891989-02-25Northwestern@Michigan StateL6580-15
1988-891989-01-11NorthwesternMichigan StateL6264-2
1987-881988-03-10Northwestern@Michigan StateL5355-2
1987-881988-02-04NorthwesternMichigan StateL6465-1
1986-871987-02-19Northwestern@Michigan StateL7196-25
1986-871987-01-28NorthwesternMichigan StateW67652
1985-861986-02-27NorthwesternMichigan State17L4882-34
1985-861986-02-01Northwestern@Michigan StateL6997-28
1984-851985-02-27Northwestern@Michigan StateL4761-14
1984-851985-02-02NorthwesternMichigan StateL5468-14
Year Date   Schl Rk.   Opp Rk.     PTS OPP MOV   OT
1983-841984-03-08NorthwesternMichigan StateL5563-8
1983-841984-01-07Northwestern@Michigan StateW76697
1982-831983-03-09Northwestern@Michigan StateL5863-5
1982-831983-01-08NorthwesternMichigan StateW625111
1981-821982-02-06NorthwesternMichigan StateW48435
1981-821982-01-30Northwestern@Michigan StateL6164-3
1980-811981-02-26NorthwesternMichigan StateL6174-13
1980-811981-01-17Northwestern@Michigan StateL7084-14
1979-801980-02-23Northwestern@Michigan StateW75732
1979-801980-01-10NorthwesternMichigan StateW65614
1978-791979-02-03Northwestern@Michigan State14L5061-11
1978-791979-01-27NorthwesternMichigan State4W836518
1977-781978-02-23Northwestern@Michigan State10L5666-10
1977-781978-01-14NorthwesternMichigan State12L6367-4
1976-771977-01-27NorthwesternMichigan StateW66588
1976-771977-01-08Northwestern@Michigan StateW70682
1975-761976-02-02Northwestern@Michigan StateL7191-20
1975-761976-01-08NorthwesternMichigan StateW1058916
1974-751975-02-24NorthwesternMichigan StateW67661
1974-751975-01-27Northwestern@Michigan StateL5054-4
Year Date   Schl Rk.   Opp Rk.     PTS OPP MOV   OT
1973-741974-02-23Northwestern@Michigan StateL7073-3
1972-731973-03-03NorthwesternMichigan StateL7286-14
1972-731973-01-06Northwestern@Michigan StateL7790-13
1971-721972-03-11Northwestern@Michigan StateL5457-3
1971-721972-01-18NorthwesternMichigan StateW76697
1970-711971-03-13NorthwesternMichigan StateW856718
1969-701970-01-10Northwestern@Michigan StateL9398-5
1968-691969-01-18Northwestern17Michigan StateL7589-14
1968-691969-01-04Northwestern19@Michigan StateW857114
1967-681968-02-17NorthwesternMichigan StateW69618
1967-681968-01-20Northwestern@Michigan StateL6275-13
1966-671967-03-11Northwestern@Michigan StateL6679-13
1965-661966-01-29NorthwesternMichigan StateL6877-9
1964-651965-01-30NorthwesternMichigan StateW77752
1964-651965-01-23Northwestern@Michigan StateW76751
1963-641964-02-29Northwestern@Michigan StateL97107-10
1963-641964-02-08NorthwesternMichigan StateW93867
1962-631963-03-09NorthwesternMichigan StateW1008317
1962-631963-01-19Northwestern@Michigan StateL6880-12
1961-621962-02-26NorthwesternMichigan StateW71647

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