#1 Northwestern

2026
Wildcats
Big Ten 13–3 (6–3) 🏆NC
Head Coach Not captured yet
75 OVR #68
76 OFF #60
74 DEF #67
PPG 36.3 #12
DPPG 24.4 #60
Wk Opponent Result Rec Pass Rush TO DTO Dif DPass DRush PPD OEff PEff REff 3rd% DPPD DEff DPEff DREff D3rd%
1 vs FCS Midwest W 56–14 1-0 436 135 0 — — — — 7.00 15.0 24.2 6.8 100% — — — — —
2 vs Michigan 7-6 W 27–15 2-0 180 126 1 0 -1 68 167 4.20 6.4 9.5 4.3 38% 0.00 5.0 4.0 5.6 38%
3 @ Utah 10-4 L 31–35 2-1 334 157 1 0 -1 278 142 2.80 6.9 9.3 4.5 36% 2.90 6.8 8.4 4.9 43%
4 @ Indiana 8-5 W 45–30 3-1 256 135 1 1 0 271 67 6.00 7.5 9.8 5.2 38% 4.00 6.9 8.7 3.7 40%
5 @ Penn State 4-8 W 45–17 4-1 177 207 1 2 +1 196 93 6.00 9.6 9.3 9.9 60% 1.80 5.4 6.1 4.2 33%
6 vs Syracuse 5-7 W 45–27 5-1 272 193 0 0 0 228 74 4.70 5.9 7.2 4.7 76% 2.30 5.4 6.5 3.5 31%
7 @ Nebraska 4-8 W 24–20 6-1 218 146 0 0 0 263 95 2.60 5.9 6.6 5.0 27% 1.80 5.5 7.5 3.2 31%
8 vs Ball State 3-9 W 55–17 7-1 422 71 1 4 +3 205 194 5.30 10.1 15.1 3.4 57% 1.40 8.1 9.3 7.2 14%
10 vs Iowa 7-6 W 31–23 8-1 209 155 2 1 -1 259 17 4.00 6.5 8.0 5.2 57% 3.00 5.8 7.8 1.1 56%
11 vs Ohio State 12-3 L 23–29 8-2 206 123 1 0 -1 285 106 4.70 6.2 9.4 4.0 12% 7.00 8.9 11.0 5.9 50%
12 vs Wisconsin 4-8 W 38–13 9-2 160 234 1 1 0 181 56 3.50 6.0 8.4 5.0 33% 0.70 4.2 6.7 1.9 23%
13 vs Illinois 8-5 L 10–28 9-3 186 64 3 0 -3 315 59 1.40 7.1 8.1 5.3 50% 4.70 11.7 14.3 5.9 60%
R1 @ Houston 10-4 First Round W 56–45 10-3 140 350 1 3 +2 224 107 4.70 11.1 8.8 12.1 56% 2.80 6.0 7.2 4.5 30%
QF @ Oklahoma 11-3 Quarterfinal W 27–24 11-3 181 213 2 0 -2 237 28 3.50 7.4 7.9 7.1 50% 3.50 5.2 7.4 1.5 42%
SF @ Auburn 11-4 Semifinal W 37–26 12-3 207 266 0 1 +1 232 61 3.90 7.2 8.0 6.7 50% 2.30 4.6 8.6 1.6 31%
NCG vs Colorado 14-3 Natl Championship W 31–27 13-3 115 240 2 1 -1 375 129 3.50 7.9 8.2 7.7 40% 2.60 8.7 9.4 7.2 30%