Northwestern - 2026 Schedule

Season schedule and results.

South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Northwestern Wildcats

Sat, September 5th at 8:00 PM EDT

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S Dakota St					—
Northwestern					—

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Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium

Sun, Sep 6, 2026 12:00 AM ET

Colorado Buffaloes at Northwestern Wildcats

Sat, September 19th at 7:30 PM EDT

	1	2	3	4	T
Colorado					—
Northwestern					—

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Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium

Sat, Sep 19, 2026 11:30 PM ET

Northwestern Wildcats at Indiana Hoosiers

Fri, September 25th at 8:00 PM EDT

	1	2	3	4	T
Northwestern					—
Indiana					—

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Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)

Sat, Sep 26, 2026 12:00 AM ET

Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats

Fri, October 2nd at 8:00 PM EDT

	1	2	3	4	T
Penn State					—
Northwestern					—

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Ryan Field

Sat, Oct 3, 2026 12:00 AM ET

Ball State Cardinals at Northwestern Wildcats

10/10 - TBD

	1	2	3	4	T
Ball State					—
Northwestern					—

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Ryan Field

TBD

Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans

10/17 - TBD

	1	2	3	4	T
Northwestern					—
Michigan St					—

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Spartan Stadium

TBD

Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Northwestern Wildcats

10/24 - TBD

	1	2	3	4	T
Rutgers					—
Northwestern					—

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Ryan Field

TBD

Northwestern Wildcats at Oregon Ducks

10/31 - TBD

	1	2	3	4	T
Northwestern					—
Oregon					—

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Autzen Stadium

TBD

Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats

11/7 - TBD

	1	2	3	4	T
Iowa					—
Northwestern					—

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Ryan Field

TBD

Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes

11/14 - TBD

	1	2	3	4	T
Northwestern					—
Ohio State					—

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Ohio Stadium

TBD

Northwestern Wildcats at Minnesota Golden Gophers

11/21 - TBD

	1	2	3	4	T
Northwestern					—
Minnesota					—

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Huntington Bank Stadium

TBD

Illinois Fighting Illini at Northwestern Wildcats

11/28 - TBD

	1	2	3	4	T
Illinois					—
Northwestern					—

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Ryan Field

TBD