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Rivalry History

Northwestern-Notre Dame

Northwestern and Notre Dame have met 49 times since 1889. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
9-37-2
Current streak
Notre Dame 1 game
Longest streak
Notre Dame 14 games (1965-1994)
Avg. margin / points
16.8 / 30.9

Series overview

Northwestern 9-37-2 Notre Dame. Current streak: Notre Dame 1 game.

Last five meetings

Northwestern 2 | Notre Dame 3

Largest margin

48 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1889 through 2018.
  • 48 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Nov 3, 2018.

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What this rivalry is

Northwestern and Notre Dame have a tracked series that starts in 1889 and spans 49 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1889-2018
Busiest era
1930s, 10 games
Longest pause
18 years (1995-2014)
  • 1930s10 games
  • 1940s9 games
  • 1960s7 games
  • 1970s7 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2018 - Nov 3, 2018

Northwestern 21, Notre Dame 31. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1931 - Oct 10, 1931

Northwestern 0, Notre Dame 0. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2014 - Nov 15, 2014

Northwestern 43, Notre Dame 40. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1976 - Sep 25, 1976

Northwestern 0, Notre Dame 48. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Northwestern 2, Notre Dame 3 across 5 games
Last ten
Northwestern 2, Notre Dame 8 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Lower-scoring recent history; average total 30.9, average margin 16.8.
Current streak
Notre Dame 1 game

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Clayton Thorson

    Northwestern, 2018

    Passing Yards: 3181

  • Flynn Nagel

    Northwestern, 2018

    Receiving Yards: 780

  • Isaiah Bowser

    Northwestern, 2018

    Rushing Yards: 868

  • Dexter Williams

    Notre Dame, 2018

    Rushing Yards: 995

  • Ian Book

    Notre Dame, 2018

    Passing Yards: 2628

  • Miles Boykin

    Notre Dame, 2018

    Receiving Yards: 872

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Gary Barnett

    Northwestern - 1993-1995 - 15-18-1

  • Lou Holtz

    Notre Dame - 1993-1995 - 26-9-1

  • Pat Fitzgerald

    Northwestern - 2014-2018 - 14-12

  • Brian Kelly

    Notre Dame - 2014-2018 - 20-6

Weather, rankings, and research links

2 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 37F.

Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 2 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.

Northwestern team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Notre Dame team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Northwestern season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Notre Dame season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Northwestern weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Notre Dame weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Nov 3, 2018Notre Dame at NorthwesternNorthwestern 21, Notre Dame 31Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Nov 15, 2014Northwestern at Notre DameNorthwestern 43, Notre Dame 40Venue unavailableNorthwestern
Sep 2, 1995Northwestern at Notre DameNorthwestern 17, Notre Dame 15Venue unavailableNorthwestern
Sep 3, 1994Notre Dame at NorthwesternNorthwestern 15, Notre Dame 42Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Sep 4, 1993Northwestern at Notre DameNorthwestern 12, Notre Dame 27Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Sep 5, 1992Notre Dame at NorthwesternNorthwestern 7, Notre Dame 42Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Sep 25, 1976Notre Dame at NorthwesternNorthwestern 0, Notre Dame 48Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Sep 27, 1975Northwestern at Notre DameNorthwestern 7, Notre Dame 31Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Sep 21, 1974Notre Dame at NorthwesternNorthwestern 3, Notre Dame 49Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Sep 22, 1973Northwestern at Notre DameNorthwestern 0, Notre Dame 44Venue unavailableNotre Dame

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