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Northwestern Wildcats schedule

NCAA · Big Ten · 2026

Schedule

2026 · 12 games · times ET
Bye weeks →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
FOX · FINAL
W 41–7
WK 049/25
AT
IndianaBig Ten
FOX · FINAL
L 23–29
WK 0510/2
VS
Penn StateBig Ten
FOX · FINAL
W 34–13
WK 0610/10
VS
Ball State
BTN · FINAL
W 45–14
WK 0710/17
AT
Michigan StateBig Ten
Peacock · FINAL
W 24–21
WK 0810/24
VS
RutgersBig Ten
Peacock · FINAL
W 42–14
WK 0910/31
AT
OregonBig Ten
3:30 PM ET · Peacock
→
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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OCT 24
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STATUS
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DOUBTFUL → OUT
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OCT 24
7:03 PM
STATUS
Escalated to OUT
DOUBTFUL → OUT
Big Ten official availability report · QUOTE“status change recorded Oct 24, 10:09 AM ET”Read original report →
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