2024 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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2024 Northwestern Wildcats football
Northwestern Wildcats logo.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record3–5 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Zach Lujan (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Tim McGarigle (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Martin Stadium
Wrigley Field
Seasons
  2023
2025 
2024 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Indiana  5 0   8 0  
No. 1 Oregon  5 0   8 0  
No. 3 Penn State  4 0   7 0  
No. 4 Ohio State  3 1   6 1  
No. 24 Illinois  3 2   6 2  
Iowa  3 2   5 3  
Michigan  3 2   5 3  
Minnesota  3 2   5 3  
Wisconsin  3 2   5 3  
Nebraska  2 3   5 3  
Michigan State  2 3   4 4  
Washington  2 3   4 4  
USC  2 4   4 4  
Northwestern  1 4   3 5  
Maryland  1 4   4 4  
UCLA  1 4   2 5  
Rutgers  1 4   4 4  
Purdue  0 4   1 6  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
As of October 27, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Northwestern Wildcats football team will represent Northwestern University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by second-year head coach David Braun. The team will play five of its seven home games at a temporary facility constructed at the university's Martin Stadium, with two home games being played at Wrigley Field (the home of the Chicago Cubs) while a permanent replacement for the former Ryan Field is built. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 312:30 p.m. Miami (OH) * BTN W 13–612,023
September 68:00 p.m. Duke *
  • Martin Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
FS1 L 20–26 2OT11,062
September 146:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois *
  • Martin Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
BTNW 31–710,631
September 216:00 p.m.at Washington FS1L 5–2469,788
October 52:30 p.m.No. 23 Indiana
  • Martin Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
BTNL 24–4112,023
October 117:00 p.m.at Maryland FS1W 37–1039,371
October 1911:00 a.m. Wisconsin
  • Martin Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
BTNL 3–2312,023
October 262:30 p.m.at Iowa BTNL 14–40
November 211:00 a.m.at Purdue BTN
November 16 Ohio State Dagger-14-plain.png
November 23at Michigan
November 30 Illinois

[4] [5]

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Game summaries

vs Miami (OH)

Miami RedHawks (0-0) vs Northwestern Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Miami (OH)30036
Northwestern307313

at Martin StadiumEvanston, Illinois

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 12,023
  • TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Jared Thomas (analyst), and Kylen Mills (sideline)
StatisticsMiami (OH)Northwestern
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: compattint
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Miami (OH)Passing
Rushing
Receiving
NorthwesternPassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Duke

Duke Blue Devils (1-0) vs Northwestern Wildcats (1-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234OT2OTTotal
Duke70337626
Northwestern37037020

at Martin Stadium • Evanston, Illinois

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 11,062
  • TV announcers (FS1): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
StatisticsDukeNorthwestern
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: compattint
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
DukePassing
Rushing
Receiving
NorthwesternPassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Eastern Illinois

Eastern Illinois Panthers (1-1) vs Northwestern Wildcats (1-1) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Eastern Illinois07007
Northwestern7710731

at Martin Stadium • Evanston, Illinois

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 10,631
  • TV announcers (BTN): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), and Kylen Mills (sideline)
StatisticsEastern IllinoisNorthwestern
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: compattint
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Eastern IllinoisPassing
Rushing
Receiving
NorthwesternPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Washington

Northwestern Wildcats (2-1) at Washington Huskies (2-1) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Northwestern02305
Washington7100724

at Husky StadiumSeattle, Washington

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,788
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • WASH - Denzel Boston 46-yard pass from Will Rogers (Grady Gross kick), 7:57. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:39.
Second quarter
  • WASH – Grady Gross 21-yard field goal, 14:11. Huskies 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 5:36.
  • WASH – Denzel Boston 13-yard pass from Will Rogers (Grady Gross kick), 10:12. Huskies 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:59;
  • NU – 0-yard safety, 6:38. Huskies 17–2
Third quarter
  • NU – Jack Olsen 18-yard field goal, 5:07. Huskies 17–5. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:16.
Fourth quarter
  • WASH – Jonah Coleman 8-yard run (Grady Gross kick), 14:02. Huskies 24–5. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:58.
StatisticsNorthwesternWashington
First downs1222
Plays–yards53–11269–391
Rushes–yards26–5939–144
Passing yards53247
Passing: compattint8–27–222–30–0
Time of possession27:0832:52
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NorthwesternPassing Jack Lausch 8/27, 53 yards, 2 INT
RushingJack Lausch13 carries, 21 yards
Receiving A. J. Henning 5 receptions, 41 yards
WashingtonPassing Will Rogers 20/28, 223 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jonah Coleman 15 carries, 67 yards, TD
Receiving Denzel Boston 7 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD

vs No. 23 Indiana

Indiana Hoosiers (5-0) vs Northwestern Wildcats (2-2) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 23 Indiana71071741
Northwestern0107724

at Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SE at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 12,023
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (BTN): Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), and Dannie Rogers (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (0:44) IND – Justice Ellison 5-yard run, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 5:26; Indiana 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (8:48) NU – Cam Porter 5-yard run, Jack Olsen kick (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 6:51; Tied 7–7)
  • (4:28) IND – Miles Cross 7-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:20; Indiana 14–7)
  • (0:03) NU – Jack Olsen 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:20; Indiana 14–10)
  • (0:03) IND – Nicolas Radicic 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:05; Indiana 17–10)
Third quarter
  • (6:44) IND – Ke'Shawn Williams 13-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:55; Indiana 24–10)
  • (3:13) NU – A.J. Henning 38-yard pass from Jack Lausch, Jack Olsen kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:19; Indiana 24–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:54) IND – Nicolas Radicic 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:19; Indiana 27–17)
  • (11:19) NU – A.J. Henning 2-yard pass from Jack Lausch, Jack Olsen kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:30; Indiana 27–24)
  • (6:23) IND – Ty Son Lawton 1-yard run, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:56; Indiana 34–24)
  • (3:28) IND – Zach Horton 4-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:45; Indiana 41–24)
StatisticsIndianaNorthwestern
First downs2717
Plays–yards68–52960–336
Rushes–yards35–14922–93
Passing yards380243
Passing: compattint25–33–023–38–0
Time of possession32:0927:51
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
IndianaPassing Kurtis Rourke 25/33, 380 yards, 3 TD
RushingJustice Ellison14 carries, 68 yards, TD
Receiving Elijah Sarratt 7 receptions, 135 yards
NorthwesternPassing Jack Lausch 23/38, 243 yards, 2 TD
RushingJoseph Himon II5 carries, 35 yards
ReceivingBryce Kirtz10 receptions, 128 yards

at Maryland

Northwestern Wildcats (2-3) at Maryland Terrapins (3-2) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Northwestern00000
Maryland00000

at SECU StadiumCollege Park, Maryland

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (FS1): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
StatisticsNorthwesternMaryland
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: compattint
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NorthwesternPassing
Rushing
Receiving
MarylandPassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Wisconsin

Wisconsin Badgers (0-0) vs Northwestern Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Wisconsin0147223
Northwestern00303

at Martin Stadium • Evanston, Illinois

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 12,023
  • Referee: Kole Knueppel
  • TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst) and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • WIS – Braedyn Locke 8-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 14:31 Wisconsin 7–0Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:32.
  • WIS – Cade Yacamelli 3-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:39 Wisconsin 14–0Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:04.
Third quarter
  • NU – Luke Akers 26-yard field goal, 6:46. Wisconsin 14–3.Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 7:18.
  • WIS – Tucker Ashcraft 3-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:11 Wisconsin 21–3Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:28.
Fourth quarter
  • WIS – Jack Lausch sacked 9-yard loss for safety, 14:52 Wisconsin 23–3
StatisticsWisconsinNorthwestern
First downs199
Plays–yards67–35955–209
Rushes–yards43–19931–127
Passing yards16082
Passing: compattint14–24–19–24–0
Time of possession32:5127:09
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
WisconsinPassing Braedyn Locke 14/24, 160 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Tawee Walker 23 carries, 126 yards
Receiving Will Pauling 5 receptions, 51 yards
NorthwesternPassing Jack Lausch 9/24, 82 yards
Rushing Jack Lausch 10 carries, 55 yards
ReceivingThomas Gordon4 receptions, 49 yards

at Iowa

Northwestern Wildcats (3-4) at Iowa Hawkeyes (4-3) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Northwestern00000
Iowa00000

at Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • TV announcers (BTN): Chris Vosters (play-by-play) and Anthony Herron (analyst)
StatisticsNorthwesternIowa
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: compattint
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NorthwesternPassing
Rushing
Receiving
IowaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Purdue

Northwestern Wildcats (0-0) at Purdue Boilermakers (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Northwestern00000
Purdue00000

at Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: November 2
StatisticsNorthwesternPurdue
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: compattint
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NorthwesternPassing
Rushing
Receiving
PurduePassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Ohio State

Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) vs Northwestern Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Ohio State00000
Northwestern00000

at TBD • TBD

  • Date: November 16
StatisticsOhio StateNorthwestern
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: compattint
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Ohio StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
NorthwesternPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Michigan

Northwestern Wildcats (0-0) at Michigan Wolverines (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Northwestern00000
Michigan00000

at Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: November 23
StatisticsNorthwesternMichigan
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: compattint
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NorthwesternPassing
Rushing
Receiving
MichiganPassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Illinois

Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0) vs Northwestern Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Illinois00000
Northwestern00000

at TBD • TBD

  • Date: November 30
StatisticsIllinoisNorthwestern
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: compattint
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
IllinoisPassing
Rushing
Receiving
NorthwesternPassing
Rushing
Receiving

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