2025 Northwestern Wildcats Football Schedule, Results & ATS Record

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The 2025 Northwestern Wildcats went 7-6 (4-5 in the Big Ten). They scored 23.4 and allowed 19.8 points per game. Against the closing spread they went 9-4-0; games went 5-7-1 on the total. SP+ rated them No. 51 nationally.

Team details

  • Conference: Big Ten
  • Record: 7-6
  • Conference record: 4-5
  • Against the spread: 9-4-0
  • Over/under: 5-7-1
  • SP+ rank: No. 51

2025 schedule and results

WkOpponentDateResultScoreSpreadATSO/U
1at Tulane2025-08-30L3-23+6LU 46.5
2Western Illinois2025-09-05W42-7-31WP 49
3Oregon2025-09-13L14-34+25.5WU 50.5
5UCLA2025-09-27W17-14-6LU 46
6UL Monroe2025-10-04W42-7-13WO 43.5
7at Penn State2025-10-11W22-21+20.5WU 46.5
8Purdue2025-10-18W19-0-3.5WU 47
9at Nebraska2025-10-25L21-28+7PO 44.5
11at USC2025-11-08L17-38+14.5LO 54.5
12Michigan2025-11-15L22-24+10WO 42
13Minnesota2025-11-22W38-35-4LO 41
14at Illinois2025-11-30L13-20+7PU 44.5
BowlCentral Michigan2025-12-26W34-7-13WU 43.5

Passing leaders

PlayerGCmpAttYdsTDINT
Preston Stone1322237024001712

Rushing leaders

PlayerGAttYdsTD
Caleb Komolafe1219094111
Joseph Himon II11994861
Dashun Reeder6222221
Robby Preckel7421490
Cam Porter2181371

Receiving leaders

PlayerGRecYdsTD
Griffin Wilde13718808
Hayden Eligon Ii12375213
Hunter Welcing12282962
Ricky Ahumaraeze8102000
Drew Wagner9221722

Defensive leaders

PlayerGTacklesTFLSacksINTPD
Robert Fitzgerald121066014
Mac Uihlein12894040
Braydon Brus13814.52.54
Braden Turner12521.5022
Garner Wallace114510.51

2025 Northwestern players who reached the NFL

PlayerPosNFL teamDraftedCollege seasons
Aidan HubbardLBSEA2026 UDFA2022–2025

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com