Russell Payne

Russell Payne

Head Coach·Women's·Northwestern·United States

65 matches in our database · 2021–2025

Coaching record

In our database · 65 matches · 2021–2025

34-10-21Win rate 52.3%Goals 72 for / 66 against
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Recent-window results from our database; many factors beyond the coach affect outcomes.

Team strength over time

End-of-season Shortlistr Team Strength percentile vs. all D1 programs

D1 averagePAYNE HIRED02550751002023 Fall2024 Fall2025 Fall

Average strength 75.5 before 82 since Russell Payne arrived.

The marker shows when Russell Payne arrived. Many factors drive team strength — this is not a measure of the coach's individual contribution.

Match log — head coach

DateTeamOpponentResult
Nov 8, 2025NorthwesternOhio State(H)W 2-1
Nov 5, 2025NorthwesternWisconsin(A)L 0-1
Oct 31, 2025NorthwesternIndiana(H)W 2-0
Oct 24, 2025NorthwesternMichigan(A)L 1-2
Oct 19, 2025NorthwesternPurdue(A)W 3-1
Oct 17, 2025NorthwesternPenn State(A)D 2-2
Oct 11, 2025NorthwesternMichigan State(H)D 0-0
Sep 30, 2025NorthwesternWashington(H)L 0-1
Sep 26, 2025NorthwesternMaryland(A)L 1-4
Sep 19, 2025NorthwesternRutgers(H)W 2-1
Sep 15, 2025NorthwesternUC Riverside(A)W 3-2
Sep 13, 2025NorthwesternUCLA(A)L 0-1
Sep 6, 2025NorthwesternXavier(A)W 1-0
Sep 1, 2025NorthwesternUIC(H)L 2-3
Aug 31, 2025NorthwesternButler(H)W 1-0
Aug 29, 2025NorthwesternLoyola Chicago(H)D 1-1
Aug 24, 2025NorthwesternAir Force(H)W 2-1
Aug 21, 2025NorthwesternEastern Illinois(H)W 2-0
Aug 17, 2025NorthwesternIllinois State(A)W 1-0
Nov 3, 2024NorthwesternPenn State(H)W 4-1
Oct 30, 2024NorthwesternIndiana(A)L 1-6
Oct 1, 2024NorthwesternMichigan State(A)L 0-1
Sep 28, 2024NorthwesternMaryland(H)L 1-2
Sep 21, 2024WashingtonNorthwestern(H)W 2-0
Sep 14, 2024NorthwesternUCLA(H)L 0-1
Sep 9, 2024NorthwesternMarquette(H)W 1-0
Sep 3, 2024NorthwesternUIC(A)W 1-0
Aug 31, 2024NorthwesternDrake(H)W 2-1
Aug 25, 2024NorthwesternDePaul(H)W 2-1
Aug 22, 2024NorthwesternGreen Bay(H)W 2-0
Nov 4, 2023NorthwesternMichigan(H)D 0-0
Oct 29, 2023NorthwesternMichigan(A)L 0-3
Oct 25, 2023NorthwesternIndiana(H)W 1-0
Oct 21, 2023NorthwesternMichigan State(H)W 1-0
Oct 13, 2023NorthwesternPenn State(A)L 0-2
Oct 8, 2023NorthwesternRutgers(H)W 2-0
Oct 4, 2023NorthwesternGreen Bay(H)D 0-0
Sep 29, 2023NorthwesternMaryland(A)D 0-0
Sep 24, 2023NorthwesternOhio State(H)W 4-0
Sep 19, 2023NorthwesternWisconsin(A)L 0-2
Sep 16, 2023NorthwesternUC Riverside(H)W 2-0
Sep 12, 2023NorthwesternUIC(H)W 4-1
Sep 9, 2023NorthwesternNorthern Illinois(H)W 2-1
Sep 4, 2023NorthwesternDePaul(A)D 1-1
Sep 2, 2023NorthwesternMilwaukee(A)W 2-1
Aug 27, 2023NorthwesternNJIT(H)W 1-0
Aug 24, 2023NorthwesternSt. Thomas(H)W 2-1
Oct 30, 2022Michigan StateNorthwestern(H)W 1-0
Oct 23, 2022NorthwesternWisconsin(H)D 0-0
Oct 16, 2022NorthwesternOhio State(A)L 0-2
Oct 9, 2022NorthwesternMaryland(H)W 1-0
Oct 2, 2022NorthwesternPenn State(H)W 2-0
Sep 28, 2022NorthwesternIndiana(A)L 0-4
Sep 24, 2022NorthwesternMichigan(H)W 1-0
Sep 17, 2022NorthwesternRutgers(A)L 0-4
Nov 10, 2021NorthwesternIndiana(A)L 0-1
Nov 7, 2021NorthwesternMaryland(A)D 0-0
Oct 31, 2021NorthwesternMichigan State(A)L 0-1
Oct 20, 2021NorthwesternWisconsin(A)D 0-0
Oct 16, 2021NorthwesternRutgers(H)W 1-0
Oct 8, 2021NorthwesternMaryland(A)L 0-3
Oct 3, 2021NorthwesternOhio State(H)W 1-0
Sep 26, 2021NorthwesternMichigan(A)L 0-3
Sep 22, 2021NorthwesternIndiana(H)W 1-0
Sep 17, 2021NorthwesternPenn State(A)L 0-2

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