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Future Schedules
Page Posted
7/1/05;
Updated
1/27/26
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Future
Wildcat Football Schedules
Games listed in red are not confirmed. Dates printed in red do not yet have a confirmed date and,
therefore, are not necessarily listed in the correct order.
The most recent update to
this information was made on January 27:
The Big Ten has announced the final 2026 schedules for all conference teams.
For Northwestern, the only change from what had been previously
announced is the date of the season opener: NU will play South Dakota
State on September 5, not September 12. Instead, September 12 will be
NU's only bye week, followed by a home game against Colorado on
September 19 (as originally slated). Here is the final schedule:
H
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S Dakota St - FCS |
Sep 5
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| H |
Colorado
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Sep 19
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A
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Indiana
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Sep 26
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| H |
Penn State |
Oct 3
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| H |
Ball State |
Oct 10
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A
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Michigan State
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Oct 17
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| H |
Rutgers |
Oct 24
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| A |
Oregon
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Oct 31
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| H |
Iowa
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Nov 7
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| A |
Ohio State |
Nov 14
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| A |
Minnesota |
Nov 21
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| H |
Illinois |
Nov 28
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| - |
-
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...This means that NU will almost certainly host its first game of the
season on the lakefront, and not in the new Ryan Field. We should learn
next week if NU plans to debut the new stadium with the Colorado game
or even later.
Because of the moves early in the season, and the use of NU's bye so
early, the rest of the team's schedule will be very challenging. The
'Cats open Big Ten play on the road at the defending national champions
and will also have road games against CFP contenders Oregon and Ohio
State, before finishing the regular season in Evanston against the
Illini.
More to come next week, when the program announces the home venue locations for 2026.
2027 Schedule
All B1G games are yet to be scheduled
| A |
Colorado
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Sep 11 |
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E. Carolina
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Sep 18
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| -
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Non-Conf TBA
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| H |
Maryland
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| H |
Michigan State
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| H |
Nebraska |
---
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| H |
Ohio State
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| H
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Washington |
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A
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Illinois |
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| A
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Rutgers |
--- |
| A
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UCLA |
--- |
| A
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Wisconsin |
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2029:
@ Rice, Sep 8
2030:
Illinois State, Aug 31
2031:
W. Illinois @ NU, Aug. 30
Rice @ NU, Sep 6
NU @ UCF, Sep 6
2032:
None yet announced
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2028 Schedule
All B1G games are yet to be scheduled
| H |
UCF
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Sep 9 |
| -
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Non-Conf TBA
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| -
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Non-Conf TBA
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| H |
Illinois
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| H |
Indiana |
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| H |
USC |
---
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| H |
Wisconsin |
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| A
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Maryland |
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A
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Michigan |
---
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| A
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Nebraska |
--- |
| A
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Purdue |
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| A
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Washington |
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