Northwestern
Wildcats
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Big Ten Conference
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FBS
Also known as: Northwestern
2025 Season Schedule
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Week 1
L
@ Tulane
Aug 30, 2025
3 - 23
Week 2
W
vs Western Illinois
Sep 05, 2025
42 - 7
Week 3
L
vs Oregon
Sep 13, 2025
14 - 34
Week 5
W
vs UCLA
Sep 27, 2025
17 - 14
Week 6
W
vs UL Monroe
Oct 04, 2025
42 - 7
Week 7
W
@ Penn State
Oct 11, 2025
22 - 21
Week 8
W
vs Purdue
Oct 18, 2025
19 - 0
Week 9
L
@ Nebraska
Oct 25, 2025
21 - 28
Week 11
L
@ USC
Nov 08, 2025
17 - 38
Week 12
L
vs Michigan
Nov 15, 2025
22 - 24
Week 13
W
vs Minnesota
Nov 22, 2025
38 - 35
Week 14
L
@ Illinois
Nov 30, 2025
13 - 20
Bowl
W
vs Central Michigan
Dec 26, 2025
34 - 7
Big Ten Conference Standings
Team
Overall
Conf
1
Indiana
13-0
10-0
2
Ohio State
12-1
9-1
3
Oregon
12-1
8-1
4
Michigan
9-3
7-2
5
USC
9-3
7-2
6
Iowa
8-4
6-3
7
Washington
9-4
5-4
8
Illinois
8-4
5-4
9
Minnesota
7-5
5-4
10
Nebraska
7-5
4-5
11
Northwestern
7-6
4-5
12
Penn State
7-6
3-6
13
UCLA
3-9
3-6
14
Rutgers
5-7
2-7
15
Wisconsin
4-8
2-7
16
Michigan St
4-8
1-8
17
Maryland
4-8
1-8
18
Purdue
2-10
0-9
2026 Recruiting Class
Jaden McDuffie
WR
★★★
South River
#602
Sean Morris
RB
★★★
Loyola
#966
Brayden Reilly
LB
★★★
St. Xavier
#1022
Leighton Burbach
OT
★★★
Norfolk Catholic
#1040
Nick Zalewski
EDGE
★★★
Thomas Worthington
#1132
Keaton Reinke
WR
★★★
St. Charles North
#1186
Tom McGlinchey
ATH
★★★
William Penn Charter
#1196
Owen Jakubczak
IOL
★★★
Fremd
#1225
Jaden Vaughn
CB
★★★
Cy-Fair
#1245
Gabe Davis-Ray
S
★★★
Columbus Academy
#1363
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