Northwestern Football

Northwestern football will open it’s 2022 season overseas in Ireland when the Wildcats take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in August next year. The Wildcats open their season in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland on Aug. 27 against the Cornhuskers, according to a press release. “This is an incredible opportunity for our entire University community, from student-athletes…

With another Big Ten West title and a final ranking in the Top 10, the 2020 Northwestern Football season was one to remember. Now, two players who helped Pat Fitzgerald and the Wildcats achieve that success have made history.

Northwestern football’s head coach Pat Fitzgerald won the 2020 Dodd Trophy for “Coach of the Year,” the organization announced Thursday.

Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald, fresh off guiding his team to the Big Ten Championship Game for the second time in three years, could potentially draw interest from NFL teams after the season ends, according to a new report. That report, from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, suggests that multiple teams could reach out to Northwestern to formally request permission to...

The Northwestern Wildcats made a strong bid for an upset victory in the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday afternoon, but the Ohio State Buckeyes used a strong second half from Justin Fields and Trey Sermon to win a 22-10 contest, likely punching their tickets to the College Football Playoff. Sermon set a new Ohio State record for rushing yards…

Cam Porter ran for a career-high 142 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 15 Northwestern tuned up for the Big Ten championship game by beating Illinois 28-10

In an announcement that could have huge implications on the sport of college football, Saturday’s game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines has been canceled due to a surge in coronavirus cases and quarantined players in the Michigan football program. The University of Michigan made the announcement Tuesday afternoon in a press release. According to the school,...

Minnesota has canceled its game against Northwestern on Saturday, the second straight football cancellation for the Gophers because of a spike in their COVID-19 cases.

Jesse Brown scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 2-yard run in the third quarter, and Northwestern erased an early 17-point deficit to beat Iowa 21-20

Peyton Ramsey threw for 212 yards in his Northwestern debut, Drake Anderson ran for 103 and the Wildcats gave coach Pat Fitzgerald his 100th victory, pounding Maryland 43-3

Former Indiana quarterback Peyton Ramsey has transferred to Northwestern, giving the Wildcats another option behind center after they struggled offensively last season

Dwayne Haskins and Urban Meyer reveled in the victory celebration Saturday night. Now the College Football Playoff selection committee gets to decide whether the Big Ten champions will continue dancing through the next six weeks.

Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald is the unanimous choice for Big Ten coach of the year.

Northwestern football fans are excited for the team’s first ever appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game, and they have already blown through the team’s entire allotment of tickets to the contest.

Clayton Thorson ran for two touchdowns and threw for one, and Northwestern beat No. 20 Wisconsin 31-17 on Saturday.

Clayton Thorson threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns and Northwestern recovered from another second-half slip to beat No. 20 Michigan State 29-19 on Saturday.

The Northwestern Wildcats had plenty to celebrate after their victory in Lincoln over the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday afternoon.