# 2025 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 2025 Northwestern Wildcats football team will represent Northwestern University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach David Braun. The team will play five of its seven home games at a temporary facility constructed at the university's Martin Stadium, with two home games being played at Wrigley Field (the home of the Chicago Cubs) while a permanent replacement for the former Ryan Field is built.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 30 | at Tulane* | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA |
| September 6 | Western Illinois* | Martin StadiumEvanston, IL |
| September 13 | Oregon | Martin StadiumEvanston, IL |
| September 27 | UCLA | Martin StadiumEvanston, IL |
| October 4 | Louisiana–Monroe* | Martin StadiumEvanston, IL |
| October 11 | at Penn State | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA |
| October 18 | Purdue | Martin StadiumEvanston, IL |
| October 25 | at Nebraska | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE |
| November 8 | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA |
| November 15 | Michigan | Wrigley FieldChicago, IL (George Jewett Trophy) |
| November 22 | Minnesota | Wrigley FieldChicago, IL |
| November 29 | at Illinois | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (rivalry) |
| *Non-conference game ||||

## Game summaries
### at Tulane

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Wildcats | | | 0 |
| Green Wave | | | 0 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: August 30
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Northwestern | Passing |
| Northwestern | Rushing |
| Northwestern | Receiving |
| Tulane | Passing |
| Tulane | Rushing |
| Tulane | Receiving |

### vs Western Illinois

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Leathernecks | | | 0 |
| Wildcats | | | 0 |
at Martin Stadium • Evanston, Illinois
* Date: September 6
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Western Illinois | Passing |
| Western Illinois | Rushing |
| Western Illinois | Receiving |
| Northwestern | Passing |
| Northwestern | Rushing |
| Northwestern | Receiving |

### vs Oregon

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Ducks | | | 0 |
| Wildcats | | | 0 |
at Martin Stadium • Evanston, Illinois
* Date: September 13
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Oregon | Passing |
| Oregon | Rushing |
| Oregon | Receiving |
| Northwestern | Passing |
| Northwestern | Rushing |
| Northwestern | Receiving |

### vs UCLA

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Bruins | | | 0 |
| Wildcats | | | 0 |
at Martin Stadium • Evanston, Illinois
* Date: September 27
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UCLA | Passing |
| UCLA | Rushing |
| UCLA | Receiving |
| Northwestern | Passing |
| Northwestern | Rushing |
| Northwestern | Receiving |

### vs Louisiana–Monroe

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Warhawks | | | 0 |
| Wildcats | | | 0 |
at Martin Stadium • Evanston, Illinois
* Date: October 4
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Passing |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Rushing |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Receiving |
| Northwestern | Passing |
| Northwestern | Rushing |
| Northwestern | Receiving |

### at Penn State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Wildcats | | | 0 |
| Nittany Lions | | | 0 |
at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
* Date: October 11
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Northwestern | Passing |
| Northwestern | Rushing |
| Northwestern | Receiving |
| Penn State | Passing |
| Penn State | Rushing |
| Penn State | Receiving |

### vs Purdue

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Boilermakers | | | 0 |
| Wildcats | | | 0 |
at Martin Stadium • Evanston, Illinois
* Date: October 18
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Purdue | Passing |
| Purdue | Rushing |
| Purdue | Receiving |
| Northwestern | Passing |
| Northwestern | Rushing |
| Northwestern | Receiving |

### at Nebraska

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Wildcats | | | 0 |
| Cornhuskers | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
* Date: October 25
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Northwestern | Passing |
| Northwestern | Rushing |
| Northwestern | Receiving |
| Nebraska | Passing |
| Nebraska | Rushing |
| Nebraska | Receiving |

### at USC

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Wildcats | | | 0 |
| Trojans | | | 0 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California
* Date: November 8
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Northwestern | Passing |
| Northwestern | Rushing |
| Northwestern | Receiving |
| USC | Passing |
| USC | Rushing |
| USC | Receiving |

### vs Michigan

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Wolverines | | | 0 |
| Wildcats | | | 0 |
at Wrigley Field • Chicago, Illinois
* Date: November 15
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Michigan | Passing |
| Michigan | Rushing |
| Michigan | Receiving |
| Northwestern | Passing |
| Northwestern | Rushing |
| Northwestern | Receiving |

### vs Minnesota

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Golden Gophers | | | 0 |
| Wildcats | | | 0 |
at Wrigley Field • Chicago, Illinois
* Date: November 2
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Minnesota | Passing |
| Minnesota | Rushing |
| Minnesota | Receiving |
| Northwestern | Passing |
| Northwestern | Rushing |
| Northwestern | Receiving |

### at Illinois

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Wildcats | | | 0 |
| Fighting Illini | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
* Date: November 29
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Northwestern | Passing |
| Northwestern | Rushing |
| Northwestern | Receiving |
| Illinois | Passing |
| Illinois | Rushing |
| Illinois | Receiving |