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Northwestern Wildcats

NCAA · Big Ten · 2026

Schedule

2026 · 12 games · times ET
Times & broadcasts subject to change
WK 019/5
VS
South Dakota State
BTN · FINAL
W 34–18
WK 02Open DateNext: Colorado · Sep 19
WK 039/19
VS
Colorado
7:30 PM ET
→
WK 049/25
AT
IndianaBig Ten
FRI8:00 PM ET · FOX
→
WK 0510/2
VS
Penn StateBig Ten
FRI8:00 PM ET · FOX
→
WK 0610/10
VS
Ball State
TBD
→
WK 0710/17
AT
Michigan StateBig Ten
TBD
→
WK 0810/24
VS
RutgersBig Ten
TBD
→
WK 0910/31
AT
OregonBig Ten
TBD
→
WK 1011/7
VS
IowaBig Ten
TBD
→
WK 1111/14
AT
Ohio StateBig Ten
TBD
→
WK 1211/21
AT
MinnesotaBig Ten
TBD
→
WK 1311/28
VS
IllinoisBig Ten
TBD
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Program & Venue
Program
Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
Conference Big TenFootball began 1876Location Evanston, Illinois
Home
Ryan Field
35,000Listed capacity
Location Evanston, Illinois
Coaching staff
Head coach
Offensive coordinator
Defensive coordinator
Identity
Mascot Willie the Wildcat
Purple Primary
White Secondary