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Homecoming
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Created
2/10/02
Updated
11/17/24
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Homecoming Games:
Where Will 2025 Be Played?
NU was one of the earliest colleges to
celebrate homecoming. It began its homecoming
tradition in 1911, just one year after Illinois held the very first
true college
homecoming celebration. 7,500 fans and alumni returned to
Northwestern
Field to see Amos Alonzo Stagg's Chicago powerhouse edge the Purple 9
to
3. With the exception of the 2020 pandemic season, NU has held a homecoming celebration every year since.
With
the addition of four new Big Ten teams in 2024, the conference has
revised its future schedules. The 'Cats hosted Ohio State in 2024. It was the first time since 1978 that NU's homecoming was
in November, and it was the first time ever that the game itself was staged off-campus.
The
full non-conference schedule for 2025 has not yet been announced, but
it is likely that NU will host a Big Ten team for homecoming-- possibly
one of the new conference teams. Both Oregon and UCLA are slated to
come to NU for games. The big question is where will homecoming be
hosted? Will it be at Wrigley Field again, Soldier Field, or will it be
staged at Martin Stadium on the lakefront?
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Team Played
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# of Times Played
(as
of end of 2024)
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NU Wins
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NU Losses
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Indiana
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15
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10
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5
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Minnesota
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15
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10
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5
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Ohio State
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15
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2
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13
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Wisconsin
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13
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6
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7
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Purdue
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12
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7
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5
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Iowa
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11
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4
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7
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Illinois
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9
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5
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4
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Mich. St.
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8
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1
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7
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Michigan
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6
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1
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5
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Nebraska
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2
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1
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1
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Penn St.
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2 |
0 |
2 |
| Rutgers |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Maryland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oregon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
USC
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0 |
0 |
0 |
| UCLA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Washington |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Chicago
(Former Big Ten)
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2
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1
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1
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Howard
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1
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1
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0
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Notre Dame
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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Total
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113
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51
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62
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1911 Chicago
9, NU 3
1912 NU
6, Illinois 0
1913
Indiana 21, NU 20
1914
Purdue 34, NU 6
1915 OSU 34, NU 0
1916 NU
20, Iowa 13
1917 NU
21, Michigan 12
1918 NU
21, Chicago 6
1919
Iowa 14, NU 7
1920 NU
14, Purdue 0
1921 Wisc. 27, NU 0
1922 NU
24, Purdue 13
1923
Iowa 17, NU 14
1924 NU
17, Indiana 7
1925 NU
17, Indiana 14
1926 NU
22, Purdue 0
1927
Indiana 18, NU 7
1928 NU
10 Minn. 9
1929
Indiana 19, NU 14
1930 NU
20, Wisc. 7
1931 NU
32, Minn. 14
1932 OSU 20, NU 6
1933
Illinois 3, NU 0
1934
Illinois 14, NU 3
1935 NU
10, Illinois 3
1936 a NU
6, Minn. 0
1937
Illinois 6, NU 0
1938 NU
6, Minn. 3
1939 NU
13, Illinois 0
1940
Minn. 13, NU 12
1941
Michigan 14, NU 7
1942 OSU 20, NU 6
1943 NU 42, Minn. 6
1944
Indiana 14, NU 7
1945 NU
26, Purdue 14
1946 OSU 39, NU 27
1947 NU
7, Indiana 6
1948 NU
21, OSU 7
1949 Wisc. 14, NU 6
1950 OSU 32, NU 0
1951 Wisc. 41, NU 0
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1952 NU
23, Indiana 13
1953 Wisc. 34, NU 13
1954 OSU 14, NU 7
1955
Indiana 20, NU 14
1956 OSU 6, NU 2
1957
Iowa 6, NU 0
1958 NU
21, OSU 0
1959 NU
30, Indiana 13
1960 MSU 21, NU
18
1961 NU
14, Indiana 8
1962 b NU 35, Notre Dame
6
1963 MSU 15, NU
7
1964 NU
17, Wisc. 13
1965 NU
9, Iowa 0
1966 MSU 22, NU
0
1967 OSU 6, NU 2
1968
Michigan 35, NU 0
1969 OSU 35, NU 6
1970 NU
38, Purdue 14
1971 NU
41, Minn. 20
1972 NU
23, Indiana 14
1973 Minn. 52, NU 43
1974 NU 24, Indiana 22
1975 Iowa 24, NU 21
1976 Wisc. 28, NU 25
1977 OSU 35, NU 15
1978
Michigan 59, NU 14
1979
Iowa 58, NU 6
1980 OSU 63, NU 0
1981
Purdue 35, NU 0
1982 NU
31, Minn. 21
1983 NU
19, Minn. 8
1984
Purdue 49, NU 7
1985
Minn. 21, NU 10
1986 Wisc. 35, NU 27
1987 MSU 38, NU
0
1988 NU
35, Wisc. 14
1989
Minn. 20, NU 18
1990 NU
44, Wisc. 34
1991 NU
17, Illinois 11
1992 MSU 27, NU
26
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1993
Minn. 28, NU 26
1994
Illinois 28, NU 7
1995 NU
35, Wisc. 0
1996 NU
27, Illinois 24
1997 NU
19, MSU
17
1998 c
Michigan 12, NU 6
1999 NU
23, Iowa 21
2000
Purdue 41, NU 28
2001 NU
23, Minn. 17
2002
Purdue 42, NU 13
2003 NU 16, Wisc. 7
2004 NU 13, Purdue 10
2005 c Michigan 33, NU 17
2006 MSU 41, NU 38
2007 NU 49, Minn. 48
2008 NU 48, Purdue 26
2009 NU 29, Indiana 28
2010 MSU 35, NU 27
2011 c Penn State 34, NU 24
2012 NU 28, Iowa 17
2013 c d OSU 40, NU 30
2014 c Nebraska 38, NU 17
2015 Iowa 40, NU 10
2016 NU 24, Indiana 14
2017 Penn State 31, NU 7
2018 NU 34, Nebraska 31
2019 Iowa 20, NU 0
2020 [not held: pandemic]
2021 NU 21, Rutgers 7
2022 Wisc. 42, NU 7
2023 b NU 23, Howard 20
2024 e OSU 31, NU 7
2025 TBA
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a Played on
Halloween and
broadcast on radio nationally, the game snapped Minnesota's 28-game undefeated
streak. [1936]
b Homecoming opponent from outside the Big Ten. [1962, 2023]
c Night
game. [1998, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2014]
d Hosted ESPN College GameDay. [2013]
e Game to be played off-campus. [2024-- Wrigley Field]]
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