Northwestern - 2026 Schedule

Season schedule and results.

South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Northwestern Wildcats

Scheduled

	1	2	3	4	T
S Dakota St	0	0	0	0	—
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	—

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Sat, Sep 5, 2026 4:00 AM ET

Colorado Buffaloes at Northwestern Wildcats

Scheduled

	1	2	3	4	T
Colorado	0	0	0	0	—
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	—

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Sat, Sep 19, 2026 4:00 AM ET

Northwestern Wildcats at Indiana Hoosiers

Scheduled

	1	2	3	4	T
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	—
Indiana	0	0	0	0	—

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Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)

Sat, Sep 26, 2026 4:00 AM ET

Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats

Scheduled

	1	2	3	4	T
Penn State	0	0	0	0	—
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	—

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Fri, Oct 2, 2026 4:00 AM ET

Ball State Cardinals at Northwestern Wildcats

Scheduled

	1	2	3	4	T
Ball State	0	0	0	0	—
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	—

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Sat, Oct 10, 2026 4:00 AM ET

Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans

Scheduled

	1	2	3	4	T
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	—
Michigan St	0	0	0	0	—

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Spartan Stadium

Sat, Oct 17, 2026 4:00 AM ET

Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Northwestern Wildcats

Scheduled

	1	2	3	4	T
Rutgers	0	0	0	0	—
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	—

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Sat, Oct 24, 2026 4:00 AM ET

Northwestern Wildcats at Oregon Ducks

Scheduled

	1	2	3	4	T
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	—
Oregon	0	0	0	0	—

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Autzen Stadium

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 4:00 AM ET

Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats

Scheduled

	1	2	3	4	T
Iowa	0	0	0	0	—
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	—

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Sat, Nov 7, 2026 5:00 AM ET

Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes

Scheduled

	1	2	3	4	T
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	—
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	—

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Ohio Stadium

Sat, Nov 14, 2026 5:00 AM ET

Northwestern Wildcats at Minnesota Golden Gophers

Scheduled

	1	2	3	4	T
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	—
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	—

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Huntington Bank Stadium

Sat, Nov 21, 2026 5:00 AM ET

Northwestern Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini

Scheduled

	1	2	3	4	T
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	—
Illinois	0	0	0	0	—

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Sat, Nov 28, 2026 5:00 AM ET