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| TEAM | SEASON | RECORD | PERC | CNF STAND | CNF RECORD | CNF PERC |
| Northwestern | 1892 | 6-4-2 | .583 | Independent | ||
| Northwestern | 1893 | 2-5-3 | .350 | Independent | ||
| Northwestern | 1894 | 4-5 | .444 | Independent | ||
| Northwestern | 1895 | 6-5 | .545 | Independent | ||
| Northwestern | 1896 | 6-1-2 | .778 | 3rd Western | 2-1-1 | .625 |
| Northwestern | 1897 | 5-3 | .625 | 6th Western | 0-2 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1898 | 9-4-1 | .679 | 7th Western | 0-4 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1899 | 7-6 | .538 | 3rd Western | 2-2 | .500 |
| Northwestern | 1900 | 7-2-3 | .708 | 5th Western | 2-1-2 | .600 |
| Northwestern | 1901 | 8-2-1 | .773 | 5th Western | 3-2 | .600 |
| Northwestern | 1902 | 6-6 | .500 | T8th Western | 0-4 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1903 | 10-1-3 | .821 | 4th Western | 1-0-2 | .667 |
| Northwestern | 1904 | 8-2 | .800 | T5th Western | 1-2 | .333 |
| Northwestern | 1905 | 8-2-1 | .773 | T7th Western | 0-2 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1908 | 2-2 | .500 | T6th Western | 0-2 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1909 | 1-3-1 | .300 | T5th Western | 1-3 | .250 |
| Northwestern | 1910 | 1-3-1 | .300 | T5th Western | 1-2-1 | .375 |
| Northwestern | 1911 | 3-4 | .429 | 7th Western | 1-4 | .200 |
| Northwestern | 1912 | 2-3-1 | .417 | 5th Western | 2-3 | .400 |
| Northwestern | 1913 | 1-6 | .143 | 9th Western | 0-6 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1914 | 1-6 | .143 | 9th Western | 0-6 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1915 | 2-5 | .286 | 9th Western | 0-5 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1916 | 6-1 | .857 | 2nd Western | 4-1 | .800 |
| Northwestern | 1917 | 5-2 | .714 | T3rd Western | 3-2 | .600 |
| Northwestern | 1918 | 2-2-1 | .500 | 6th Western | 1-1 | .500 |
| Northwestern | 1919 | 2-5 | .286 | T7th Western | 1-4 | .200 |
| Northwestern | 1920 | 3-4 | .429 | 7th Western | 2-3 | .400 |
| Northwestern | 1921 | 1-6 | .143 | 10th Western | 0-5 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1922 | 3-3-1 | .500 | 7th Western | 1-3-1 | .300 |
| Northwestern | 1923 | 2-6 | .250 | 10th Western | 0-6 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1924 | 4-4 | .500 | T8th Western | 1-3 | .250 |
| Northwestern | 1925 | 5-3 | .625 | 2nd Western | 3-1 | .750 |
| Northwestern | 1926 | 7-1 | .875 | T1st Western | 5-0 | 1.000 |
| Northwestern | 1927 | 4-4 | .500 | T6th Western | 2-3 | .400 |
| Northwestern | 1928 | 5-3 | .625 | T7th Western | 2-3 | .400 |
| Northwestern | 1929 | 6-3 | .667 | T3rd Western | 3-2 | .600 |
| Northwestern | 1930 | 7-1 | .875 | T1st Western | 5-0 | 1.000 |
| Northwestern | 1931 | 7-1-1 | .833 | T1st Western | 5-1 | .833 |
| Northwestern | 1932 | 3-4-1 | .438 | 5th Western | 2-3-1 | .417 |
| Northwestern | 1933 | 1-5-2 | .250 | 7th Western | 1-4-1 | .250 |
| Northwestern | 1934 | 3-5 | .375 | T5th Western | 2-3 | .400 |
| Northwestern | 1935 | 4-3-1 | .563 | 5th Western | 2-3-1 | .417 |
| Northwestern | 1936 | 7-1 | .875 | 1st Western | 6-0 | 1.000 |
| Northwestern | 1937 | 4-4 | .500 | T4th Western | 3-3 | .500 |
| Northwestern | 1938 | 4-2-2 | .625 | 5th Western | 2-1-2 | .600 |
| Northwestern | 1939 | 3-4-1 | .438 | 5th Western | 3-2-1 | .583 |
| Northwestern | 1940 | 6-2 | .750 | 3rd Western | 4-2 | .667 |
| Northwestern | 1941 | 5-3 | .625 | 4th Western | 4-2 | .667 |
| Northwestern | 1942 | 1-9 | .100 | 9th Western | 0-6 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1943 | 6-2 | .750 | 3rd Western | 5-1 | .833 |
| Northwestern | 1944 | 1-7-1 | .167 | 8th Western | 0-5-1 | .083 |
| Northwestern | 1945 | 4-4-1 | .500 | T4th Western | 3-3-1 | .500 |
| Northwestern | 1946 | 4-4-1 | .500 | T6th Western | 2-3-1 | .417 |
| Northwestern | 1947 | 3-6 | .333 | 8th Western | 2-4 | .333 |
| Northwestern | 1948 | 8-2 | .800 | 2nd Western | 5-1 | .833 |
| Northwestern | 1949 | 4-5 | .444 | 7th Western | 3-4 | .429 |
| Northwestern | 1950 | 6-3 | .667 | 5th Western | 3-3 | .500 |
| Northwestern | 1951 | 5-4 | .556 | 6th Western | 2-4 | .333 |
| Northwestern | 1952 | 2-6-1 | .278 | T6th Western | 2-5 | .286 |
| Northwestern | 1953 | 3-6 | .333 | 10th Big10 | 0-6 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1954 | 2-7 | .222 | T8th Big10 | 1-5 | .167 |
| Northwestern | 1955 | 0-8-1 | .056 | 10th Big10 | 0-6-1 | .071 |
| Northwestern | 1956 | 4-4-1 | .500 | 6th Big10 | 3-3-1 | .500 |
| Northwestern | 1957 | 0-9 | .000 | 10th Big10 | 0-7 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1958 | 5-4 | .556 | 7th Big10 | 3-4 | .429 |
| Northwestern | 1959 | 6-3 | .667 | 5th Big10 | 4-3 | .571 |
| Northwestern | 1960 | 5-4 | .556 | T5th Big10 | 3-4 | .429 |
| Northwestern | 1961 | 4-5 | .444 | T7th Big10 | 2-4 | .333 |
| Northwestern | 1962 | 7-2 | .778 | T3rd Big10 | 4-2 | .667 |
| Northwestern | 1963 | 5-4 | .556 | T5th Big10 | 3-4 | .429 |
| Northwestern | 1964 | 3-6 | .333 | T7th Big10 | 2-5 | .286 |
| Northwestern | 1965 | 4-6 | .400 | 6th Big10 | 3-4 | .429 |
| Northwestern | 1966 | 3-6-1 | .350 | T7th Big10 | 2-4-1 | .357 |
| Northwestern | 1967 | 3-7 | .300 | 8th Big10 | 2-5 | .286 |
| Northwestern | 1968 | 1-9 | .100 | T8th Big10 | 1-6 | .143 |
| Northwestern | 1969 | 3-7 | .300 | T5th Big10 | 3-4 | .429 |
| Northwestern | 1970 | 6-4 | .600 | T2nd Big10 | 6-1 | .857 |
| Northwestern | 1971 | 7-4 | .636 | 2nd Big10 | 6-3 | .667 |
| Northwestern | 1972 | 2-9 | .182 | 10th Big10 | 1-8 | .111 |
| Northwestern | 1973 | 4-7 | .364 | T4th Big10 | 4-4 | .500 |
| Northwestern | 1974 | 3-8 | .273 | T7th Big10 | 2-6 | .250 |
| Northwestern | 1975 | 3-8 | .273 | 9th Big10 | 2-6 | .250 |
| Northwestern | 1976 | 1-10 | .091 | 10th Big10 | 1-7 | .125 |
| Northwestern | 1977 | 1-10 | .091 | 10th Big10 | 1-8 | .111 |
| Northwestern | 1978 | 0-10-1 | .045 | 10th Big10 | 0-8-1 | .056 |
| Northwestern | 1979 | 1-10 | .091 | 10th Big10 | 0-9 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1980 | 0-11 | .000 | 10th Big10 | 0-9 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1981 | 0-11 | .000 | 10th Big10 | 0-9 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1982 | 3-8 | .273 | T8th Big10 | 2-7 | .222 |
| Northwestern | 1983 | 2-9 | .182 | T8th Big10 | 2-7 | .222 |
| Northwestern | 1984 | 2-9 | .182 | 9th Big10 | 2-7 | .222 |
| Northwestern | 1985 | 3-8 | .273 | T9th Big10 | 1-7 | .125 |
| Northwestern | 1986 | 4-7 | .364 | T8th Big10 | 2-6 | .250 |
| Northwestern | 1987 | 2-8-1 | .227 | 9th Big10 | 2-6 | .250 |
| Northwestern | 1988 | 2-8-1 | .227 | T7th Big10 | 2-5-1 | .313 |
| Northwestern | 1989 | 0-11 | .000 | 10th Big10 | 0-8 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1990 | 2-9 | .182 | T8th Big10 | 1-7 | .125 |
| Northwestern | 1991 | 3-8 | .273 | T8th Big10 | 2-6 | .250 |
| Northwestern | 1992 | 3-8 | .273 | T6th Big10 | 3-5 | .375 |
| Northwestern | 1993 | 2-9 | .182 | T10th Big10 | 0-8 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1994 | 3-7-1 | .318 | 10th Big10 | 2-6 | .250 |
| Northwestern | 1995 | 10-2 | .833 | 1st Big10 | 8-0 | 1.000 |
| Northwestern | 1996 | 9-3 | .750 | T1st Big10 | 7-1 | .875 |
| Northwestern | 1997 | 5-7 | .417 | 8th Big10 | 3-5 | .375 |
| Northwestern | 1998 | 3-9 | .250 | 11th Big10 | 0-8 | .000 |
| Northwestern | 1999 | 3-8 | .273 | 10th Big10 | 1-7 | .125 |
| Northwestern | 2000 | 8-4 | .667 | T1st Big10 | 6-2 | .750 |
| Northwestern | 2001 | 4-7 | .364 | T10th Big10 | 2-6 | .250 |
| Northwestern | 2002 | 3-9 | .250 | T10th Big10 | 1-7 | .125 |
| Northwestern | 2003 | 6-7 | .462 | T7th Big10 | 4-4 | .500 |
| Northwestern | 2004 | 6-6 | .500 | 4th Big10 | 5-3 | .625 |
| Northwestern | 2005 | 7-5 | .583 | T3rd Big10 | 5-3 | .625 |
| Northwestern | 2006 | 4-8 | .333 | T8th Big10 | 2-6 | .250 |
| Northwestern | 2007 | 6-6 | .500 | T7th Big10 | 3-5 | .375 |
| Northwestern | 2008 | 9-4 | .692 | T4th Big10 | 5-3 | .625 |
| Northwestern | 2009 | 8-5 | .615 | T4th Big10 | 5-3 | .625 |
| Northwestern | 2010 | 7-6 | .538 | T7th Big10 | 3-5 | .375 |
| Northwestern | 2011 | 6-7 | .462 | 5th Big10 Legends | 3-5 | .375 |
| Northwestern | 2012 | 10-3 | .769 | 3th Big10 Legends | 5-3 | .625 |
| Northwestern | 2013 | 5-7 | .417 | 5th Big10 Legends | 1-7 | .125 |
| Northwestern | 2014 | 5-7 | .417 | 6th B10 West | 3-5 | .375 |
| Northwestern | 2015 | 10-3 | .769 | T2nd Big10 West | 6-2 | .750 |
| Northwestern | 2016 | 7-6 | .538 | T4th Big10 West | 5-4 | .556 |
| Northwestern | 2017 | 10-3 | .769 | 2nd Big10 West | 7-2 | .778 |
| Northwestern | 2018 | 9-5 | .643 | 1st Big10 West | 8-1 | .889 |
| Northwestern | 2019 | 3-9 | .250 | 7th Big10 West | 1-8 | .111 |
| Northwestern | 2020 | 7-2 | .778 | 1st Big10 West | 6-1 | .857 |
| Northwestern | 2021 | 3-9 | .250 | T6th Big10 West | 1-8 | .111 |
| Northwestern | 2022 | 1-11 | .083 | 7th Big10 West | 1-8 | .111 |
| Northwestern | 2023 | 8-5 | .615 | 2nd Big10 West | 5-4 | .556 |
| Northwestern | 2024 | 4-8 | .333 | 16th Big 10 | 2-7 | .222 |
| Northwestern | 2025 | 7-6 | .538 | T10th Big 10 | 4-5 | .444 |