2026 Northwestern Wildcats Football Schedule, Results & ATS Record

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The 2026 Northwestern Wildcats went 6-2 (3-2 in the Big Ten), finishing No. 20 in the AP poll. They scored 33.6 and allowed 18.8 points per game. Against the closing spread they went 5-3-0; games went 6-2-0 on the total. SP+ rated them No. 20 nationally.

Team details

  • Conference: Big Ten
  • Record: 6-2
  • Conference record: 3-2
  • AP rank: No. 20
  • Against the spread: 5-3-0
  • Over/under: 6-2-0
  • SP+ rank: No. 20

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 State2026-10-17W24-21-7LU 50
8Rutgers2026-10-24W42-14-15.5WU 59
9at Oregon2026-10-31L26-34+4LO 47.5
10Iowa2026-11-08PKNone 44
11at Ohio State2026-11-14+9.5None 48.5
12at Minnesota2026-11-21
13Illinois2026-11-28+3.5None 52.5

Passing leaders

PlayerGCmpAttYdsTDINT
Aidan Chiles81392021898131

Rushing leaders

PlayerGAttYdsTD
Caleb Komolafe81046185
Joseph Himon II8433843
Gavin Sawchuk8472250
Nicco Marchiol22220
Sean Morris II23210

Receiving leaders

PlayerGRecYdsTD
Griffin Wilde8447615
Drew Wagner8302612
Luke Dehnicke4142510
Alex Honig7152293
Hayden Eligon Ii46790

Defensive leaders

PlayerGTacklesTFLSacksINTPD
Braydon Brus86812.5412
Kobie McKinzie8554.522
Robert Fitzgerald5450022
Montae Pate7381014
Damon Walters6370011

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com