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AP NO. 24 · B1G

NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS

5–1 overall · 2–1 conference · Evanston, IL · Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium ↗

Northwestern is 5–1 overall and 2–1 in B1G play, with a No. 24 AP ranking. The team is tied for No. 7 in the B1G through Week 7. Northwestern has won 3 straight, with a +18.3 average scoring margin over its last three. 6 regular-season games remain, beginning with Rutgers on Oct 24.

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FIGHT-SONG TRADITION

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POWER OUTLOOK

POWER SIGNALNO. 29Division I average scoring margin
REMAINING SLATE2 TOP 25opponents across 6 games
NEXT GAME87%Northwestern win probability

Next-game probability appears when qualifying data is available in The Football Grid. No estimate is shown before then.

NATIONAL COMPARISON

TEAM PROFILE

Division I · through Week 7
SCORING OFFENSE33.5NO. 63points per game
SCORING DEFENSE17.0NO. 34points allowed/game
AVG. MARGIN+16.5NO. 29points per game

Calculated from completed 2026 games in The Football Grid dataset.

WEEK 8

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B1G GAME
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#24 Northwestern5–1 · B1G 2–1
VSSAT, OCT 2412P ET · Peacock
RutgersB1G
RUTG

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WIN PROBABILITYNU 87%
FORMNU W3 · RUTG W1
SCORING MARGINNU +16.5 · RUTG -0.7
STAKESConference game

Northwestern brings the stronger scoring profile and the home-field edge.

ALL SEASON · ONE VIEW

2026 SCHEDULE

6 played · 6 remaining

VSSouth Dakota StateEvanston, ILBTNW 34–18
—BYE WEEKNo game scheduled—BYE
VSColoradoEvanston, ILFOXW 41–7
@#6 IndianaBloomington, INFOXL 23–29
VSPenn StateFOXW 34–13
VSBall StateBTNW 45–14
@Michigan StateEast Lansing, MIPeacockW 24–21
VSRutgersPeacock12P
@OregonEugene, ORTBDTBD
VS#15 IowaTBDTBD
@#3 Ohio StateColumbus, OHTBDTBD
@MinnesotaMinneapolis, MNTBDTBD
VSIllinoisRIVALRYTBDTBD
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