Northwestern
Relegated
2019 League Coefficient
2019 · 1-7 · Season Progression
Standings Journey
Tier bands stack T1 (top) through T4 (bottom). Within each band the team's vertical position is its conference rank that week — a team relegated from T1 9th doesn't jump to T2 1st on the chart, it drops down into the next band.
2019 · Schedule & Results
| Wk | Type | Opponent | Conf | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-conf | vs | Minnesota | L2 National | 5–32 | L |
| 2 | Non-conf | vs | Oklahoma St | L3 National | 19–13 | W |
| 3 | Non-conf | @ | Penn State | L7 National | 0–46 | L |
| 4 | Non-conf | @ | Virginia Tech | L6 National | 19–40 | L |
| 5 | Conf | @ | Purdue | L4 National | 23–25 | L |
| 6 | Conf | @ | Michigan St | L4 National | 21–34 | L |
| 8 | Conf | @ | Illinois | L4 National | 7–17 | L |
| 9 | Conf | @ | Michigan | L4 National | 12–39 | L |
| 10 | Conf | vs | Notre Dame | L4 National | 6–15 | L |
| 11 | Conf | vs | Ohio State | L4 National | 0–46 | L |
| 12 | Conf | vs | Illinois St | L4 National | 28–2 | W |
| 13 | Conf | vs | Toledo | L4 National | 11–21 | L |
Why Northwestern was relegated
Northwestern finished 8th in L4 National (1-7), relegated from T1 to T2.
- Slipped from 1st to 6th in Week 5.
- Worst loss: 0-46 to Penn State in Week 3 (margin 46).
Season History
| Season | League | Conference | Tier | W | L | PD | Conf. Rank | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Great Lakes | L4 National (A) | T1 | 3 | 5 | -82 | 7 | promoted |
| 2023 | Great Lakes | L4 Regional (A) | T2 | 9 | 0 | +198 | 1 | relegated |
| 2022 | Great Lakes | L4 National (A) | T1 | 1 | 7 | -130 | 8 | unchanged |
| 2021 | Great Lakes | L4 National (A) | T1 | 3 | 5 | -132 | 5 | promoted |
| 2020 | Great Lakes | L4 Regional (A) | T2 | 9 | 0 | +272 | 1 | relegated |
| 2019 | Great Lakes | L4 National (A) | T1 | 1 | 7 | -91 | 8 | unchanged |
| 2018 | Great Lakes | L4 National (A) | T1 | 3 | 5 | -38 | 6 | new |