Northwestern
Relegated
2022 League Coefficient
2022 · 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.
2022 · Schedule & Results
| Wk | Type | Opponent | Conf | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-conf | @ | Iowa St | L2 National | 6–33 | L |
| 2 | Non-conf | @ | Arkansas | L3 National | 11–39 | L |
| 3 | Non-conf | vs | Dartmouth | L8 National | 21–0 | W |
| 4 | Non-conf | vs | Miami FL | L5 National | 38–26 | W |
| 5 | Conf | vs | Illinois | L4 National | 0–27 | L |
| 6 | Conf | vs | Purdue | L4 National | 20–30 | L |
| 7 | Conf | vs | Michigan St | L4 National | 19–22 | L |
| 8 | Conf | vs | Central Michigan | L4 National | 31–19 | W |
| 9 | Conf | vs | Michigan | L4 National | 24–34 | L |
| 10 | Conf | vs | Notre Dame | L4 National | 0–38 | L |
| 11 | Conf | @ | Ohio State | L4 National | 5–48 | L |
| 13 | Conf | @ | Western Michigan | L4 National | 0–11 | L |
Why Northwestern was relegated
Northwestern finished 8th in L4 National (1-7), relegated from T1 to T2.
- Slipped from 1st to 7th in Week 5.
- Worst loss: 5-48 to Ohio State in Week 11 (margin 43).
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 |