Big Ten · FBS
Northwestern 4-8
2024 season · Wildcats
No. 54 toughest schedule of 134 — see full rankings
Northwestern is 4-8 under head coach David Braun. Its twelve opponents were a combined 42-24 before playing the Wildcats and are 38-40 since. The best win was over Maryland, which was 3-2 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 1·
Neutral · Mid-American
W 13-6
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 9-4
- Total
- 9-5
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Wk 1
W 13-6
0-0
9-4
9-5
Wk 1·
Neutral · Mid-American
W 13-6
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 9-4
- Total
- 9-5
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Wk 1
W 13-6
0-0
9-4
9-5
Wk 3·
Eastern Illinois
Neutral · Big South-OVC · FCS
W 31-7
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 2-7
- Total
- 3-9
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Wk 3
Eastern Illinois
Neutral · Big South-OVC · FCS
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W 31-7
1-1
2-7
3-9
Wk 3·
Eastern Illinois
Neutral · Big South-OVC · FCS
W 31-7
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 2-7
- Total
- 3-9
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Wk 3
Eastern Illinois
Neutral · Big South-OVC · FCS
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W 31-7
1-1
2-7
3-9
Wk 4·
Away · Big Ten
L 5-24
- Before
- 2-1
- After
- 3-6
- Total
- 6-7
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Wk 4
L 5-24
2-1
3-6
6-7
Wk 4·
Away · Big Ten
L 5-24
- Before
- 2-1
- After
- 3-6
- Total
- 6-7
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Wk 4
L 5-24
2-1
3-6
6-7
L 7-31
- Before
- 8-1
- After
- 5-1
- Total
- 14-2
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Wk 12
14 days rest
L 7-31
8-1
5-1
14-2
L 7-31
- Before
- 8-1
- After
- 5-1
- Total
- 14-2
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Wk 12
14 days rest
L 7-31
8-1
5-1
14-2
- 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: Miami (Ohio), finished 9-5 (won 13-6, Wk 1).
- Northwestern's opponents were a combined 42-24 (.636) before playing Northwestern.
Combined opponents
Across 12 completed games
Before playing Northwestern
42-24
63.6%
vs. Northwestern
8-4
66.7%
After playing Northwestern
38-40
48.7%
Total (including vs. Northwestern)
88-68
56.4%
Teams we beat17-33total (34.0%)
Before playing Northwestern 5-9 · after 12-20
Teams that beat us71-35total (67.0%)
Before playing Northwestern 37-15 · after 26-20
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.