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Future Schedules
Page Posted
7/1/05;
Updated
8/13/08
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Future
Wildcat Football Schedules
The
2009 schedule
shown below is confirmed and based on information posted on
NUSports.com. In addition, the Big Ten schedules shown for 2010,
2011, and 2012 were also released by NU. The remaining non-conf.
schedule portions are based on
various news reports and other Website accounts, and they are not
all confirmed by NU. The information posted here will change
continuously as additional games are announced.
Games printed in italics do not yet have a confirmed date and,
therefore, are not listed in the correct order.
The most recent update to
this information was made on Aug. 13:
NU had released its Big Ten slate through 2012 last June.
Michigan State and Iowa fall off NU's schedules for 2011 and '12.
Ohio State and Michigan, removed from NU's schedule in 2009 and '10,
return in 2011 and '12. Michigan will take the season finale spot
for Northwestern both years, the first time NU has closed out its Big
Ten season with Michigan since 1940, and it could be the first time NU has ended its regular season with Michigan since 1934.
However, these games will not
be Michigan's Big Ten finale, since the Wolverines will play Ohio State
the following week: NU unfortunately has been allotted its 2011 and
2012 "mid season break" week during the final week of the year.
Hooray: for Big Ten Rivalry Week, starting in 2011, NU will be the odd man out. Illinois will be playing Wisconsin
at the end of November, OSU will play Michigan, Purdue will play
Indiana, Iowa will play Minnesota, and Penn State will play Michigan
State. NU will be playing with itself, or a division I-AA team.
NU will play in Columbus in '11, and
will host the Buckeyes in '12. And, yes, there are reports that
negotiations are underway for the 2012 game to be a night game at Ryan
Field.
Rumors, stemming from last year, persist that NU is negotiating a series with Cal, slated for the middle of the next decade.
2009 Schedule
NU won't
play: Ohio St., Michigan
Midseason nonconf. week: Oct. 10
H
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Miami (O)
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Sep 5 |
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I-AA Towson (MD)
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Sep 12 |
A
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Syracuse |
Sep 19
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H
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Minnesota |
Sep 26 |
| A
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Purdue |
Oct 3 |
H
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Eastern Michigan
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Oct 10
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A
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Michigan St.
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Oct 17
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H
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Indiana
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Oct 24
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H
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Penn St.
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Oct 31
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A
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Iowa
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Nov 7
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A
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Illinois
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Nov 14
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H
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Wisconsin |
Nov 21
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2010 Schedule
NU won't
play: Ohio St., Michigan
Midseason nonconf. week: Oct. 16
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Ohio Univ.
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? |
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Vanderbilt
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Sep 4
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H
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I-AA Illinois State
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Sep 11
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A
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Rice
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Sep 18
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A
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Minnesota
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Oct 2
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H
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Purdue
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Oct 9
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?
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Bye Week or add'l game
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Oct 16
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H
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Michigan St.
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Oct 23
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A
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Indiana
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Oct 30
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A
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Penn St.
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Nov 6
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H
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Iowa
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Nov 13
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H
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Illinois
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Nov 20
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A
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Wisconsin |
Nov 27
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2011 Schedule
NU won't
play: Iowa, MSU
Midseason nonconf. week: Nov. 26
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Boston College
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Sep 3 |
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UConn
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Sep 10?
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A
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Army
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Sep 17
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H
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Rice?
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?
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H
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Indiana
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Oct 1
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A
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Purdue
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Oct 8
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A
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Illinois
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Oct 15
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H
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Penn St.
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Oct 22
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H
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Wisconsin
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Oct 29
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A
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Ohio State
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Nov 5
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A
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Minnesota
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Nov 12
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H
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Michigan |
Nov 19
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2012 Schedule
NU won't
play: Iowa, MSU
Midseason nonconf. week: Nov. 25
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Syracuse
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Sep 1? |
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Vanderbilt
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Sep 8
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H
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Boston College
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Sep 15
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?
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?
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Sep 22?
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A
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Indiana
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Sep 29
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H
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Purdue
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Oct 6
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H
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Illinois
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Oct 13
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A
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Penn St.
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Oct 20
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A
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Wisconsin
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Oct 27
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H
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Ohio State
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Nov 3
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H
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Minnesota
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Nov 10
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A
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Michigan |
Nov 17
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2013 Schedule
NU won't
play: TBD
A
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UConn
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Aug 31 |
A
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Vanderbilt
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?
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H
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Syracuse
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?
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?
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?
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?
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2014 Schedule
NU won't
play: TBD
H
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Vanderbilt
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? |
A
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Stanford
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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2015 Schedule
NU won't
play: TBD
H
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Army
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Sep 5 |
H
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Stanford
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