Northwestern Wildcats

The Northwestern Wildcats were 3-9 in 2021.

Scores & Schedules

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sat 11/27	@	ILL	L 14-47
Sat 11/20	vs	PUR	L 14-32
Sat 11/13	@	WIS	L 7-35
Sat 11/6	vs	IOWA	L 12-17
Sat 10/30	vs	MINN	L 14-41

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

978

Hilinski

RUSH YDS

1,009

Hull

REC YDS

625

Robinson

2021 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
10	Illinois	4-5	5-7
11	Rutgers	2-7	5-8
12	Nebraska	1-8	3-9
13	Northwestern	1-8	3-9
14	Indiana	0-9	2-10

Latest Northwestern Wildcats News

Northwestern extends football coach David Braun's contract through the 2031 season

Sep 17, 2026

2021 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	12	199	3,859	817	4.7	1,731	452	3.8	2,128	365	5.8	28	209	208	110	85	13	56	503
Team Rank		125th	118th	99th	120th	91st	76th	93rd	113th	89th	123rd	69th	43rd	116th	67th	120th	124th	9th	12th
Opponent	12	348	5,154	859	6.1	2,556	480	5.3	2,598	360	7.2	19	109	258	121	123	14	72	614
Opponent Rank		80th	87th	42nd	106th	116th	76th	117th	28th	34th	57th	107th	116th	62nd	97th	52nd	5th	85th	88th
Net		-149	-1,295	-42	-1.4	-825	-28	-1.5	-470	+5	-1.4	+9	+100	-50	-11	-38	-1	-16	-111
Net Rank		115th	116th	76th	115th	113th	90th	117th	101st	56th	108th	95th	17th	116th	87th	117th	66th	25th	35th

More CFB News

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Sep 19, 2026

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Sep 19, 2026

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Sep 19, 2026

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Sep 19, 2026

Harvard capitalizes on 3 takeaways to beat New Hampshire 31-7 in season opener

Sep 19, 2026

Davian Jackson scores 4TDs, Brad Jackson throws for 4 in Texas State's 49-35 win over North Texas

Sep 19, 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

908

Jackson

896

Maiava

887

Lopez

Rush Yards Leaders

397

Burgess

375

Carter

374

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

444

Toney

400

Smith

376

Legree

Pass TD Leaders

11

Mensah

10

Maiava

9

Boley

Rush TD Leaders

6

Carter

6

Knight

5

Jackson

Rec TD Leaders

7

Dixon

5

Toney

5

Duff

QB Rating Leaders

259.3

Stockton

243.9

Jennings

228.6

Mensah

Sack Leaders

6.0

Lewis

5.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.3

59.0

58.5

54.5

54.0

53.5

Opp PPG Rankings

4.5

5.5

6.5

7.0

Total Yards Rankings

620.5

594.3

586.0

573.5

569.0

566.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

341.5

336.0

319.0

314.0

Pass Yards Rankings

442.0

396.5

364.7

358.0

343.5

Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	2	0	1.000
2	Auburn	2	0	1.000
3	Florida	2	0	1.000
4	Georgia	3	0	1.000
5	LSU	2	0	1.000
6	Mississippi State	2	0	1.000
7	Missouri	2	0	1.000
8	Ole Miss	2	0	1.000
9	South Carolina	2	0	1.000
10	Tennessee	2	0	1.000
11	Texas	2	0	1.000
12	Texas A&M	2	0	1.000
13	Vanderbilt	3	0	1.000
14	Arkansas	1	2	.333
15	Oklahoma	1	1	.500
16	Kentucky	1	1	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	2	0	1.000
2	Troy	2	0	1.000
3	Georgia State	2	0	1.000
4	James Madison	2	0	1.000
5	Arkansas State	1	1	.500
6	Coastal Carolina	1	2	.333
7	Georgia Southern	1	1	.500
8	Louisiana	1	1	.500
9	Louisiana Tech	1	1	.500
10	Marshall	1	1	.500
11	Old Dominion	1	1	.500
12	South Alabama	1	1	.500
13	Southern Miss	1	1	.500
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	2	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	1	2	.333
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	3	.250
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	2	.333
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	2	.333
6	Central Michigan	2	1	.667
7	Kent State	1	2	.333
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	3	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	3	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	3	0	1.000
3	SMU	2	0	1.000
4	Virginia	2	0	1.000
5	California	1	1	.500
6	Duke	2	0	1.000
7	North Carolina	2	1	.667
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Boston College	2	1	.667
10	Clemson	2	1	.667
11	Louisville	1	1	.500
12	Georgia Tech	1	2	.333
13	Wake Forest	2	1	.667
14	Florida State	1	1	.500
15	NC State	1	2	.333
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	2	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	2	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	1	1	.500
3	Tulsa	2	0	1.000
4	UTSA	2	0	1.000
5	Memphis	2	1	.667
6	North Texas	1	2	.333
7	Rice	1	1	.500
8	Temple	1	1	.500
9	Tulane	1	2	.333
10	UAB	1	1	.500
11	Charlotte	0	2	.000
12	East Carolina	0	2	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	3	0	1.000
2	Indiana	2	0	1.000
3	Iowa	2	0	1.000
4	Maryland	2	0	1.000
5	Michigan	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
7	Nebraska	2	0	1.000
8	Penn State	3	0	1.000
9	UCLA	2	0	1.000
10	Washington	2	0	1.000
11	Oregon	2	1	.667
12	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
13	Illinois	2	1	.667
14	Minnesota	2	1	.667
15	Ohio State	2	1	.667
16	Purdue	1	1	.500
17	Wisconsin	2	1	.667
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	3	0	1.000
2	BYU	2	0	1.000
3	Cincinnati	2	0	1.000
4	Colorado	2	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	3	0	1.000
6	Utah	2	0	1.000
7	West Virginia	2	0	1.000
8	Arizona State	2	1	.667
9	Baylor	1	1	.500
10	Iowa State	2	1	.667
11	Kansas	1	2	.333
12	Oklahoma State	1	1	.500
13	TCU	1	1	.500
14	UCF	1	1	.500
15	Houston	2	1	.667
16	Arizona	1	1	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	2	1	.667
2	Florida International	1	1	.500
3	Kennesaw State	1	1	.500
4	Liberty	1	1	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	1	1	.500
6	Missouri State	1	1	.500
7	Jacksonville State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	0	2	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
4	San Jose State	2	1	.667
5	Nevada	1	1	.500
6	UTEP	1	1	.500
7	Wyoming	1	2	.333
8	Northern Illinois	0	2	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333