2026 Northwestern Wildcats Football Schedule, Results & ATS Record

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The 2026 Northwestern Wildcats went 4-1 (1-1 in the Big Ten), finishing No. 25 in the AP poll. They scored 35.4 and allowed 16.2 points per game. Against the closing spread they went 4-1-0; games went 5-0-0 on the total. SP+ rated them No. 17 nationally.

Team details

  • Conference: Big Ten
  • Record: 4-1
  • Conference record: 1-1
  • AP rank: No. 25
  • Against the spread: 4-1-0
  • Over/under: 5-0-0
  • SP+ rank: No. 17

2026 schedule and results

WkOpponentDateResultScoreSpreadATSO/U
1South Dakota State2026-09-06W34-18-13WO 49
3Colorado2026-09-19W41-7-3.5WP 48
4at Indiana2026-09-26L23-29+20WO 50
5Penn State2026-10-03W34-13+3WP 47
6Ball State2026-10-10W45-14-35LO 53
7at Michigan State2026-10-17-7.5None 48.5
8Rutgers2026-10-24
9at Oregon2026-10-31
10Iowa2026-11-07
11at Ohio State2026-11-14
12at Minnesota2026-11-21
13Illinois2026-11-28+3.5None 52.5

Passing leaders

PlayerGCmpAttYdsTDINT
Aidan Chiles580112117290

Rushing leaders

PlayerGAttYdsTD
Caleb Komolafe5603343
Joseph Himon II5233193
Gavin Sawchuk5371940
Nicco Marchiol22220
Daniel Anderson26180

Receiving leaders

PlayerGRecYdsTD
Griffin Wilde5244253
Luke Dehnicke3112080
Drew Wagner5161581
Alex Honig491452
Ricky Ahumaraeze45690

Defensive leaders

PlayerGTacklesTFLSacksINTPD
Robert Fitzgerald5450022
Braydon Brus5379312
Kobie McKinzie536312
Ore Adeyi5250015
Damon Walters3240011

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com