Northwestern Football Schedule & CFP Odds
Northwestern is 4-1 in 2026 and competes in the Big Ten, with a 9.2% modeled chance to make the College Football Playoff, including 0.4% automatic-bid and 8.8% at-large probability.
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2026 Northwestern Football Schedule
| Week | Date | Site | Opponent | Result / outlook |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-06 | home | South Dakota State | W 34-18 |
| 3 | 2026-09-19 | home | Colorado | W 41-7 |
| 4 | 2026-09-26 | away | Indiana | L 23-29 |
| 5 | 2026-10-03 | home | Penn State | W 34-13 |
| 6 | 2026-10-10 | home | Ball State | W 45-14 |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | away | Michigan State | 82.6% win probability |
| 8 | 2026-10-24 | home | Rutgers | 96.5% win probability |
| 9 | 2026-10-31 | away | Oregon | 22.7% win probability |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | home | Iowa | 62.8% win probability |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | away | Ohio State | 7.1% win probability |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | away | Minnesota | 84.9% win probability |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | home | Illinois | 86.4% win probability |