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▲ Above its 5-year level +14▲ Up 3 this season
Career64since 1936
Peak881940
Last 561seasons
#31 nationally · 4-1 (1-1 conf)
Résumé #24
Schedule so far #65
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Northwestern Wildcats
Big Ten · Evanston, IL · Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium · Head coach David Braun
55-59-5 all time (119 meetings since 1892)
Illinois leads
Last: lost 20-13 (2025) · Illinois has won 2 straight
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
6AP top-10
8All-Americans
68NFL picks
41.1%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1892. Every season →
Chemistry
65
62Foundation
69Gel
gel counts 40% so far
at its usual level
early · #32 of 138
HC year4
Ret. starters46%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Model win % | Market win % | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Sep 5, 8:00 PM | vs | South Dakota StateFCS | W 34-18 | BTN | ||
| 3 | Sat, Sep 19, 7:30 PM | vs | Colorado#53 | W 41-7 | FOX | ||
| 4 | Fri, Sep 25, 8:00 PM | @ | Indiana#8 | L 23-29 | FOX | ||
| 5 | Fri, Oct 2, 8:00 PM | vs | Penn State#19 | W 34-13 | FOX | ||
| 6 | Sat, Oct 10, 12:30 PM | vs | Ball State#135 | W 45-14 | BTN | ||
| 7 | Sat, Oct 17, 12:00 PM | @ | Michigan State#51 | preview → | 62% | 74% | Peacock |
| 8 | Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 AM | vs | Rutgers#78 | preview → | 91% | — | |
| 9 | Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 AM | @ | Oregon#10 | preview → | 25% | — | |
| 10 | Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 AM | vs | Iowa#26 | preview → | 52% | — | |
| 11 | Sat, Nov 14, 12:00 AM | @ | Ohio State#4 | preview → | 12% | — | |
| 12 | Sat, Nov 21, 12:00 AM | @ | Minnesota#53 | preview → | 68% | — | |
| 13 | Sat, Nov 28, 12:00 AM | vs | Illinois#60 | preview → | 71% | 39% |