Big Ten

Northwestern Wildcats

Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern

2026 Football Schedule

Season Summary
Overall 6-2
Conference 3-2
Streak L1
Home 5-0
Away 1-2
Neutral 0-0
Win % .750
Date Time Opponent Site Venue Location Media Outlet Result
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 — — W 45-14
10/17/2026 12:00 PM EDT Michigan State Away Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI — — W 24-21
10/24/2026 12:00 PM EDT Rutgers Home Ryan Field Evanston, IL — — W 42-14
10/31/2026 3:30 PM EDT Oregon Away Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR — — L 26-34
11/7/2026 7:30 PM EST 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 — — —