2021 Northwestern Wildcats Football Schedule, Results & ATS Record

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The 2021 Northwestern Wildcats went 3-9 (1-8 in the Big Ten). They scored 16.6 and allowed 29.0 points per game. Against the closing spread they went 3-9-0; games went 6-6-0 on the total. SP+ rated them No. 106 nationally.

Team details

  • Conference: Big Ten
  • Record: 3-9
  • Conference record: 1-8
  • Against the spread: 3-9-0
  • Over/under: 6-6-0
  • SP+ rank: No. 106

2021 schedule and results

WkOpponentDateResultScoreSpreadATSO/U
1Michigan State2021-09-04L21-38-3LO 45.5
2Indiana State2021-09-11W24-6-28.5LU 46
3at Duke2021-09-18L23-30-2.5LO 50
4Ohio2021-09-25W35-6-13.5WU 47.5
5at Nebraska2021-10-02L7-56+11LO 51.5
7Rutgers2021-10-16W21-7+2.5WU 45
8at Michigan2021-10-23L7-33+23.5LU 51
9Minnesota2021-10-30L14-41+7.5LO 43.5
10Iowa2021-11-06L12-17+12WU 40.5
11at Wisconsin2021-11-13L7-35+25.5LO 41.5
12Purdue2021-11-20L14-32+11LU 47.5
13at Illinois2021-11-27L14-47+7LO 44.5

Passing leaders

PlayerGCmpAttYdsTDINT
Ryan Hilinski99517697834
Andrew Marty66611070766
Hunter Johnson3457542444

Rushing leaders

PlayerGAttYdsTD
Evan Hull1219610097
Andrew Clair12633491
Anthony Tyus III8502101
Marcus Cisco38390
Connor Newhouse11250

Receiving leaders

PlayerGRecYdsTD
Stephon Robinson11466252
Malik Washington12445782
Bryce Kirtz5192030
Jacob Gill78851
Marshall Lang711683

Defensive leaders

PlayerGTacklesTFLSacksINTPD
Chris Bergin121323.50.511
Bryce Gallagher12905.510
Brandon Joseph12791.5134
Coco Azema11723.504
Peter McIntyre1268400

2021 Northwestern players who reached the NFL

PlayerPosNFL teamDraftedCollege seasons
Adetomiwa AdebaworeDTIND2023 R4 #1102020–2022
Anthony Tyus IIIRBCAR2025 UDFA2021–2023
Cameron MitchellDBIND2023 R5 #1422019–2022
Evan HullRBARI2023 R5 #1762019–2022
Malik WashingtonWRMIA2024 R6 #1842019–2022
Thomas GordonTEDET2025 UDFA2021–2024
Marshall LangTENE2025 UDFA2021–2024

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com