Big Ten

Northwestern Wildcats

Evanston, Illinois

Season

Northwestern

2026 Football Schedule

Season Summary

Overall 3-1

Conference 1-1

Streak W1

Home 3-0

Away 0-1

Neutral 0-0

Win % .750

9/5/2026 8:00 PM EDT South Dakota State Home Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium Evanston, IL — — W 34-18

9/19/2026 7:30 PM EDT Colorado Home Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium Evanston, IL — — W 41-7

9/25/2026 8:00 PM EDT Indiana Away Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) Bloomington, IN — — L 23-29

10/2/2026 8:00 PM EDT Penn State Home Ryan Field Evanston, IL — — W 34-13

10/10/2026 12:30 PM EDT Ball State Home Ryan Field Evanston, IL — — —

TBD TBD Michigan State Away Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI — — —

TBD TBD Rutgers Home Ryan Field Evanston, IL — — —

TBD TBD Oregon Away Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR — — —

TBD TBD Iowa Home Ryan Field Evanston, IL — — —

TBD TBD Ohio State Away Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH — — —

TBD TBD Minnesota Away Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN — — —

TBD TBD Illinois Home Ryan Field Evanston, IL — — —