Big Ten · FBS
Northwestern 8-5
2023 season · Wildcats
No. 55 toughest schedule of 133 — see full rankings
Northwestern is 8-5 under head coach David Braun. Its 13 opponents were a combined 46-32 before playing the Wildcats and are 36-38 since. The best win was over Maryland, which was 5-2 going in.
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Northwestern, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Northwestern.
Wk 5·
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L 13-41
- Before
- 4-0
- After
- 5-3
- Total
- 10-3
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Wk 5
L 13-41
4-0
5-3
10-3
Wk 5·
Home · Big Ten
L 13-41
- Before
- 4-0
- After
- 5-3
- Total
- 10-3
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Wk 5
L 13-41
4-0
5-3
10-3
Wk 6·
Howard
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W 23-20
- Before
- 2-2
- After
- 4-3
- Total
- 6-6
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Wk 6·
Howard
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W 23-20
- Before
- 2-2
- After
- 4-3
- Total
- 6-6
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- Conference
- Big Ten
- Head coach
- David Braun
- Stadium
- Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium, seats 12,023, Evanston, Illinois
- NFL draft
- 2 picked in the 2026 NFL draft, earliest in round 3
Receipt insights
- Best win by opponent record: Maryland, finished 8-5 (won 33-27, Wk 9).
- Northwestern's opponents were a combined 46-32 (.590) before playing Northwestern.
Combined opponents
Across 13 completed games
Before playing Northwestern
46-32
59.0%
vs. Northwestern
5-8
38.5%
After playing Northwestern
36-38
48.6%
Total (including vs. Northwestern)
87-78
52.7%
Teams we beat47-53total (47.0%)
Before playing Northwestern 31-27 · after 16-18
Teams that beat us40-25total (61.5%)
Before playing Northwestern 15-5 · after 20-20
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Northwestern uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Northwestern is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Northwestern uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.