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The 2024 Northwestern Wildcats football team will represent Northwestern University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by second-year head coach David Braun. The team will play five of its seven home games at a temporary facility constructed at the university's Martin Stadium, with two home games being played at Wrigley Field (the home of the Chicago Cubs) while a permanent replacement for the former Ryan Field is built.[1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 2:30 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | | BTN | W 13–6 | 12,023 |
| 8:00 p.m. | Duke* | - Martin Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| FS1 | L 20–26 2OT | 11,062 |
September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | Eastern Illinois* | - Martin Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| BTN | W 31–7 | 10,631 |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Washington | | FS1 | L 5–24 | 69,788 |
October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 23 Indiana | - Martin Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| BTN | L 24–41 | 12,023 |
| 7:00 p.m. | at Maryland | | FS1 | W 37–10 | 39,371 |
October 19 | 11:00 a.m. | Wisconsin | - Martin Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| BTN | L 3–23 | 12,023 |
October 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at Iowa | | BTN | L 14–40 | 69,250 |
November 2 | 11:00 a.m. | at Purdue | | BTN | W 26–20 OT | 61,141 |
November 16 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 2 Ohio State | | BTN | L 7–31 | 38,147 |
November 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at Michigan | | FS1 | | |
November 30 | 11:00 a.m. | Illinois | | BTN | | |
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American college football season
Miami RedHawks (0-0) vs Northwestern Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Miami (OH) |
3 |
0 |
0 | 3 | 6 |
Northwestern |
3 |
0 |
7 | 3 | 13 |
at Martin Stadium • Evanston, Illinois
- Date:
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 12,023
- TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Jared Thomas (analyst), and Kylen Mills (sideline)
Statistics
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Miami (OH)
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Northwestern
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Miami (OH)
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Northwestern
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Duke Blue Devils (1-0) vs Northwestern Wildcats (1-0) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
Duke |
7 |
0 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
Northwestern |
3 |
7 |
0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Martin Stadium • Evanston, Illinois
- Date:
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 11,062
- TV announcers (FS1): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Statistics
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Duke
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Northwestern
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Duke
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Northwestern
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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vs Eastern Illinois (FCS)
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Eastern Illinois Panthers (FCS) (1-1) vs Northwestern Wildcats (1-1) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Eastern Illinois (FCS) |
0 |
7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
Northwestern |
7 |
7 |
10 | 7 | 31 |
at Martin Stadium • Evanston, Illinois
- Date:
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 10,631
- Referee: Gregory Blum
- TV announcers (BTN): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), and Kylen Mills (sideline)
Game information
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- First quarter
- (1:22) NU – Cam Porter 1 yard run, Jack Olsen kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:57; NU 7–0)
- Second quarter
- (10:37) EIU – Eli Mirza 13 yard pass from Pierce Holley, Drew Schiller kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:45; TIE 7–7)
- (0:14) NU – Joseph Himon II 32 yard run, Jack Olsen kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:33; NU 14–7)
- Third quarter
- (8:18) NU – Jack Olsen 46 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 5:38; NU 17–7)
- (2:39) NU – A.J. Henning 3 yard pass from Jack Lausch, Jack Olsen kick (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 4:10; NU 24–7)
- Fourth quarter
- (6:58) NU – Marshall Lang 9 yard pass from Jack Lausch, Jack Olsen kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 4:08; NU 31–7)
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Statistics
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Eastern Illinois
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Northwestern
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First downs |
13 |
22
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Plays–yards |
51–207 |
67–450
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Rushes–yards |
20–40 |
35–203
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Passing yards |
167 |
247
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Passing: comp–att–int |
17–31–1 |
21–32–0
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Time of possession |
24:28 |
35:32
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Eastern Illinois
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Passing |
Pierce Holley |
17/31, 167 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Jay Pearson |
8 carries, 29 yards
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Receiving |
Cooper Willman |
6 receptions, 66 yards
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Northwestern
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Passing |
Jack Lausch |
20/31, 227 yards, 2 TD
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Rushing |
Cam Porter |
15 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD
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Receiving |
A.J. Henning |
7 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD
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Northwestern Wildcats (2-1) at Washington Huskies (2-1) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Northwestern |
0 |
2 |
3 | 0 | 5 |
Washington |
7 |
10 |
0 | 7 | 24 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington
- Date:
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
- Game attendance: 69,788
- Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
- TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
Game information
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- First quarter
- WASH - Denzel Boston 46-yard pass from Will Rogers (Grady Gross kick), 7:57. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:39.
- Second quarter
- WASH – Grady Gross 21-yard field goal, 14:11. Huskies 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 5:36.
- WASH – Denzel Boston 13-yard pass from Will Rogers (Grady Gross kick), 10:12. Huskies 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:59;
- NU – 0-yard safety, 6:38. Huskies 17–2
- Third quarter
- NU – Jack Olsen 18-yard field goal, 5:07. Huskies 17–5. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:16.
- Fourth quarter
- WASH – Jonah Coleman 8-yard run (Grady Gross kick), 14:02. Huskies 24–5. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:58.
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Statistics
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Northwestern
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Washington
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First downs |
12 |
22
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Plays–yards |
53–112 |
69–391
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Rushes–yards |
26–59 |
39–144
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Passing yards |
53 |
247
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Passing: comp–att–int |
8–27–2 |
22–30–0
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Time of possession |
27:08 |
32:52
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Northwestern
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Passing |
Jack Lausch |
8/27, 53 yards, 2 INT
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Rushing |
Jack Lausch |
13 carries, 21 yards
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Receiving |
A. J. Henning |
5 receptions, 41 yards
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Washington
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Passing |
Will Rogers |
20/28, 223 yards, 2 TD
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Rushing |
Jonah Coleman |
15 carries, 67 yards, TD
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Receiving |
Denzel Boston |
7 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD
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Indiana Hoosiers (5-0) vs Northwestern Wildcats (2-2) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 23 Indiana |
7 |
10 |
7 | 17 | 41 |
Northwestern |
0 |
10 |
7 | 7 | 24 |
at Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL
- Date:
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SE at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
- Game attendance: 12,023
- Referee: Jerry McGinn
- TV announcers (BTN): Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), and Dannie Rogers (sideline)
Game information
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- First quarter
- (0:44) IND – Justice Ellison 5-yard run, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 5:26; Indiana 7–0)
- Second quarter
- (8:48) NU – Cam Porter 5-yard run, Jack Olsen kick (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 6:51; Tied 7–7)
- (4:28) IND – Miles Cross 7-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:20; Indiana 14–7)
- (0:03) NU – Jack Olsen 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:20; Indiana 14–10)
- (0:03) IND – Nicolas Radicic 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:05; Indiana 17–10)
- Third quarter
- (6:44) IND – Ke'Shawn Williams 13-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:55; Indiana 24–10)
- (3:13) NU – A.J. Henning 38-yard pass from Jack Lausch, Jack Olsen kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:19; Indiana 24–17)
- Fourth quarter
- (14:54) IND – Nicolas Radicic 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:19; Indiana 27–17)
- (11:19) NU – A.J. Henning 2-yard pass from Jack Lausch, Jack Olsen kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:30; Indiana 27–24)
- (6:23) IND – Ty Son Lawton 1-yard run, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:56; Indiana 34–24)
- (3:28) IND – Zach Horton 4-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:45; Indiana 41–24)
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Statistics
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Indiana
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Northwestern
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First downs |
27 |
17
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Plays–yards |
68–529 |
60–336
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Rushes–yards |
35–149 |
22–93
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Passing yards |
380 |
243
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Passing: comp–att–int |
25–33–0 |
23–38–0
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Time of possession |
32:09 |
27:51
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Indiana
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Passing |
Kurtis Rourke |
25/33, 380 yards, 3 TD
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Rushing |
Justice Ellison |
14 carries, 68 yards, TD
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Receiving |
Elijah Sarratt |
7 receptions, 135 yards
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Northwestern
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Passing |
Jack Lausch |
23/38, 243 yards, 2 TD
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Rushing |
Joseph Himon II |
5 carries, 35 yards
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Receiving |
Bryce Kirtz |
10 receptions, 128 yards
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Northwestern Wildcats (2-3) at Maryland Terrapins (3-2) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Northwestern |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Maryland |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at SECU Stadium • College Park, Maryland
- Date:
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- TV announcers (FS1): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Statistics
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Northwestern
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Maryland
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Northwestern
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Maryland
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Wisconsin Badgers (0-0) vs Northwestern Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Wisconsin |
0 |
14 |
7 | 2 | 23 |
Northwestern |
0 |
0 |
3 | 0 | 3 |
at Martin Stadium • Evanston, Illinois
- Date:
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 12,023
- Referee: Kole Knueppel
- TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst) and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
Game information
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- First quarter
No scoring
- Second quarter
- WIS – Braedyn Locke 8-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 14:31 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:32.
- WIS – Cade Yacamelli 3-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:39 Wisconsin 14–0 Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:04.
- Third quarter
- NU – Luke Akers 26-yard field goal, 6:46. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 7:18.
- WIS – Tucker Ashcraft 3-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:11 Wisconsin 21–3 Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:28.
- Fourth quarter
- WIS – Jack Lausch sacked 9-yard loss for safety, 14:52 Wisconsin 23–3
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Statistics
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Wisconsin
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Northwestern
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First downs |
19 |
9
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Plays–yards |
67–359 |
55–209
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Rushes–yards |
43–199 |
31–127
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Passing yards |
160 |
82
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Passing: comp–att–int |
14–24–1 |
9–24–0
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Time of possession |
32:51 |
27:09
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Wisconsin
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Passing |
Braedyn Locke |
14/24, 160 yards, TD, INT
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Rushing |
Tawee Walker |
23 carries, 126 yards
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Receiving |
Will Pauling |
5 receptions, 51 yards
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Northwestern
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Passing |
Jack Lausch |
9/24, 82 yards
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Rushing |
Jack Lausch |
10 carries, 55 yards
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Receiving |
Thomas Gordon |
4 receptions, 49 yards
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Northwestern Wildcats (3-4) at Iowa Hawkeyes (4-3) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Northwestern |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Iowa |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
- Date:
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- TV announcers (BTN): Chris Vosters (play-by-play) and Anthony Herron (analyst)
Statistics
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Northwestern
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Iowa
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Northwestern
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Iowa
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Northwestern Wildcats (3-5) at Purdue Boilermakers (1-6) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Northwestern |
10 |
7 |
0 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Purdue |
3 |
7 |
3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
- Date:
- Game time: 11:00 a.m.
- Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: 5 mph
- Game attendance: 61,141
- Referee: Bryan Banks
- TV announcers (BTN): Jason Ross Jr (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst) and Kylin Mills (reporter)
Game information
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1st quarter
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Statistics
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Northwestern
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Purdue
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Northwestern
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Purdue
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1) vs Northwestern Wildcats (4-5) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 2 Ohio State |
0 |
21 |
10 | 0 | 31 |
Northwestern |
0 |
7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
at Wrigley Field • Chicago, Illinois
- Date:
- Game time: 11:00 a.m.
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: S at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
- Game attendance: 38,147
- Referee: Mark Kluczynski
- TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- (12:34) NU – Jack Lausch 8-yard run, Luke Akers kick (Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 5:30; Northwestern 7–0)
- (6:59) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:29; Tied 7–7)
- (4:19) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:56; Ohio State 14–7)
- (0:47) OSU – Carnell Tate 25-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:57; Ohio State 21–7)
- Third quarter
- (12:11) OSU – Carnell Tate 8-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 2:44; Ohio State 28–7)
- (0:44) OSU – Jayden Fielding 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:14; Ohio State 31–7)
- Fourth quarter
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Statistics
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Ohio State
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Northwestern
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First downs |
19 |
17
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Plays–yards |
57–420 |
66–251
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Rushes–yards |
33–173 |
28–50
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Passing yards |
247 |
201
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Passing: comp–att–int |
15–24–0 |
21–36–0
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Time of possession |
28:00 |
32:00
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Ohio State
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Passing |
Will Howard |
15/24, 247 yards, 2 TD
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Rushing |
Quinshon Judkins |
15 carries, 76 yards, 2 TD
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Receiving |
Jeremiah Smith |
4 receptions, 100 yards
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Northwestern
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Passing |
Jack Lausch |
21/35, 201 yards
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Rushing |
Cam Porter |
10 carries, 37 yards
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Receiving |
Bryce Kirtz |
7 receptions, 92 yards
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Northwestern Wildcats (4-6) at Michigan Wolverines (5-5) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Northwestern |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Michigan |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Date:
- Game time: 2:30 p.m.
- TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (pbp) Devin Gardner (Analyst) and Josh Sims (Sideline Reporter)
Statistics
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Northwestern
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Michigan
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Northwestern
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Michigan
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0) vs Northwestern Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Illinois |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Northwestern |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at TBD • TBD
- Date:
- Game time: 11:00 AM
- TV: BTN
Statistics
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Illinois
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Northwestern
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Illinois
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Northwestern
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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