Northwestern Wildcats

The Northwestern Wildcats are 6-2 in 2026.

Scores & Schedules

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sat 11/7	vs	IOWA
Sat 10/31	@	ORE	L 26-34
Sat 10/24	vs	RUTG	W 42-14
Sat 10/17	@	MSU	W 24-21
Sat 10/10	vs	BALL	W 45-14

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

1,898

Chiles

RUSH YDS

618

Komolafe

REC YDS

761

Wilde

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
7	Iowa	3-2	6-2
8	Oregon	3-2	5-3
9	Northwestern	3-2	6-2
10	Wisconsin	3-2	5-3
11	Washington	2-3	5-3

Latest Northwestern Wildcats News

Raiola throws for 3 TDs to help Oregon beat No. 20 Northwestern 34-26

Oct 31, 2026

2026 Stats

See stats

	GP	PTS	YDS	PLY	AVG	RUSH YDS	RUSH ATT	RUSH AVG	PASS YDS	PASS ATT	PASS AVG	SCK	SCKY	1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PASS 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	PEN	PEN YDS
Team	8	269	3,505	520	6.7	1,607	314	5.1	1,898	206	9.2	18	132	183	86	86	11	55	414
Team Rank		48th	45th	107th	15th	34th	56th	30th	76th	123rd	10th	82nd	37th	46th	22nd	63rd	117th	70th	41st
Opponent	8	150	2,993	555	5.5	1,174	260	4.5	1,819	282	6.5	13	118	161	63	83	15	51	419
Opponent Rank		22nd	59th	50th	74th	65th	20th	95th	71st	106th	32nd	104th	61st	60th	58th	82nd	49th	86th	100th
Net		+119	+512	-35	+1.2	+433	+54	+0.6	+79	-76	+2.8	+5	+14	+22	+23	+3	-4	+4	-5
Net Rank		27th	50th	88th	30th	39th	25th	55th	72nd	127th	8th	101st	49th	47th	35th	73rd	103rd	94th	67th

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,794

Fifita

Rush Yards Leaders

1,189

Sheppard

1,119

Flora

1,081

Hawkins

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

27

Veltkamp

25

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

17

Sheppard

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.9

43.8

41.0

40.6

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.0

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

533.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

339.1

332.4

322.9

321.6

Sack Leaders

37.0

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

29.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	6	3	.667
6	Minnesota	5	4	.556
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Purdue	3	6	.333
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	7	2	.778
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	3	.667
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
3	Louisiana	5	3	.625
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	4	.500
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Marshall	5	3	.625
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	SMU	7	2	.778
4	Louisville	5	3	.625
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	5	.444
10	NC State	4	5	.444
11	North Carolina	5	4	.556
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	5	.444
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	6	.333
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	6	2	.750
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
6	East Carolina	5	4	.556
7	Tulane	4	5	.444
8	UAB	4	4	.500
9	South Florida	6	3	.667
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	5	4	.556
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	2	.778
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	5	.444
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	5	.375