Since 2017, Nebraska and Northwestern have met 8 times and split them evenly at 4–4.
Most recently Nebraska won 28–21 on October 25, 2025.
Right now Nebraska is 5–0 and Northwestern is 3–1, with Northwestern at 4 days since a win against Nebraska's 3.
| Date | Site | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 25 2025 | Nebraska home | Nebraska | 28–21 |
| Sat, Oct 21 2023 | Nebraska home | Nebraska | 17–9 |
| Sat, Aug 27 2022 | Neutral site | Northwestern | 31–28 |
| Sat, Oct 2 2021 | Nebraska home | Nebraska | 56–7 |
| Sat, Nov 7 2020 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 21–13 |
| Sat, Oct 5 2019 | Nebraska home | Nebraska | 13–10 |
| Sat, Oct 13 2018 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 34–31 |
| Sat, Nov 4 2017 | Nebraska home | Northwestern | 31–24 |
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