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Northwestern Wildcats 2026 Schedule

Every game on the calendar, with finals filled in as they land. Open any date for the preview beforehand, the live gamecast during, or the recap after.

Sep 6
Sun · 12:00am
vs South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Northwestern·Home
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Sep 19
Sat · 11:30pm
vs Colorado Buffaloes
Northwestern·Home
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Sep 26
Sat · 12:00am
at Indiana Hoosiers
Northwestern·Away
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Oct 3
Sat · 12:00am
vs Penn State Nittany Lions
Northwestern·Home
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Oct 10
Sat · 4:00am
vs Ball State Cardinals
Northwestern·Home
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Oct 17
Sat · 4:00am
at Michigan State Spartans
Northwestern·Away
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Oct 24
Sat · 4:00am
vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Northwestern·Home
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Oct 31
Sat · 4:00am
at Oregon Ducks
Northwestern·Away
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Nov 7
Sat · 5:00am
vs Iowa Hawkeyes
Northwestern·Home
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Nov 14
Sat · 5:00am
at Ohio State Buckeyes
Northwestern·Away
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Nov 21
Sat · 5:00am
at Minnesota Golden Gophers
Northwestern·Away
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Nov 28
Sat · 5:00am
vs Illinois Fighting Illini
Northwestern·Home
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2026 Northwestern Wildcats Players

Who is leading the club this season, and the full squad behind them. Tap any name for their season so far, recent games and career line.

Full roster

124 players

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57

Defense

60

Special teams

7

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About the Northwestern Wildcats

The Northwestern Wildcats are a College Football FBS team that plays at Ryan Field in Evanston. They are 6-6 this season.

The Northwestern play in the Big Ten alongside the Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Maryland Terrapins, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies, and Wisconsin Badgers. Those are the clubs they meet most often each season, and the games that usually decide the division.

The Northwestern are 5-2 at home and 1-4 on the road. They score 22.5 per game and allow 20.9. Over their last 10 games they are 5-5. Ryan Boe leads the club with 7 YDS, ahead of Frank Covey IV (0 YDS) and Caleb Komolafe (886 YDS).

In their last three, the Northwestern lost to the Illinois 13-20, beat the Minnesota 38-35, and lost to the Michigan 22-24.

The Northwestern next host the South Dakota State Jackrabbits on Saturday, September 5, then host the Colorado Buffaloes on September 19 and visit the Indiana Hoosiers on September 25. Highlights sends a free preview before every Northwestern game and a recap with the box score after.

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Also in the Big Ten

  • Illinois Fighting Illini
  • Indiana Hoosiers
  • Iowa Hawkeyes
  • Maryland Terrapins
  • Michigan State Spartans
  • Michigan Wolverines
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers
  • Ohio State Buckeyes
  • Oregon Ducks
  • Penn State Nittany Lions
  • Purdue Boilermakers
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights
  • UCLA Bruins
  • USC Trojans
  • Washington Huskies
  • Wisconsin Badgers

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