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Index · this season
75
▲ Above its 5-year level +14▲ Up 3 this season
Career64since 1936
Peak881940
Last 561seasons
#31 nationally · 4-1 (1-1 conf)
Résumé #24
Schedule so far #65
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Why 75? →

Northwestern Wildcats

Big Ten · Evanston, IL · Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium · Head coach David Braun
Rival
Heated rivalry
55-59-5 all time (119 meetings since 1892)
Illinois leads
Last: lost 20-13 (2025) · Illinois has won 2 straight
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
No recognized national titles since 1936. Counted: AP poll champion, a coaches-poll champion, or the BCS / playoff title-game winner; a split year counts for both.0national titles
Heisman Trophy winners0Heisman
Seasons finishing in the AP top 10 since 19366AP top-10
Consensus All-Americans since 19368All-Americans
NFL draft picks since 196768NFL picks
Winning percentage since 193641.1%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1892. Every season →
Chemistry
Chem 65: typical65
Chem 62: typical
62Foundation
Chem 69: typical
69Gel
gel counts 40% so far
at its usual level
early · #32 of 138
HC year4
Ret. starters46%
QB yrs w/ OC1
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Why this rating
Index · how good · margin of error
75
+13.5 pts vs average FBS (±5.5)
Resume · what they have earned
77
Gap · good vs. earned
-2
Offense78
Defense69
Special teamssoon
Coaching70
Schedule71
Chemistry65
Same red-to-green scale as every rating on the site. Schedule = strength of the full schedule.