Saturday, September 9
Evanston, Ill.
2:30 p.m. CT
Northwestern
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Gameday Central: Northwestern Opens Home Slate against UTEP
9/8/2023 11:06:00 AM | Football
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern opens its home schedule by taking on UTEP for the first time in program history at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 9.
How to Follow
Watch on CBS: Action will be televised on BTN, with Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) and Anthony Herron (analyst) in the booth, joined by Rick Pizzo on the sideline.
Direct Link to Watch Online (Sign-In with TV Provider)
Listen on AM 720 WGN: The voice of the Wildcats, Dave Eanet, returns for his 34th season calling Northwestern Football. Eanet will be joined on the call by 30th-year analyst Ted Albrecht, along with Lauren Withrow on the sideline. Listen Here
Follow In-Game Updates (NUFBFamily): Stay tuned to Northwestern Football's Twitter and Instagram channels for live highlights, photos and reactions surrounding Saturday's game.
Digital Program: Can't wait for Saturday's game? Catch up on all the latest with the Wildcats prior to kickoff with this week's gameday program!
View the Week 2 Digital Program Here
Promotions:
Evanston Day - Help us celebrate our partnership and collaboration with the City of Evanston. City Officials and community members will be recognized during the game.
Band Day - Over 12 local high school bands will join the Northwestern University Marching Band during their halftime performance and in the stands throughout the game.
Willie's Kids' Club members will be invited to spectate team warm-ups from the berm just off the Northwestern Sideline. All WKC members will get all WKC activation dates through email Sign Up Today.
2023 Northwestern Football Promotions Schedule
Five Things to Know
Wildcat Family,
I am looking forward to Northwestern Football returning to Ryan Field this weekend. Our team has worked hard preparing for this season and I am proud of what they've accomplished during camp. We can't wait to come back home and play in front of - and for - the Northwestern community.
Your investment within our program directly impacts the success of our student-athletes and your fandom means more now than ever. We hope to see you at Ryan Field this fall, as we place a collective effort in supporting these young men through their journeys in football, academia, and life.
Go 'Cats!
How to Follow
Watch on CBS: Action will be televised on BTN, with Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) and Anthony Herron (analyst) in the booth, joined by Rick Pizzo on the sideline.
Direct Link to Watch Online (Sign-In with TV Provider)
Listen on AM 720 WGN: The voice of the Wildcats, Dave Eanet, returns for his 34th season calling Northwestern Football. Eanet will be joined on the call by 30th-year analyst Ted Albrecht, along with Lauren Withrow on the sideline. Listen Here
Follow In-Game Updates (NUFBFamily): Stay tuned to Northwestern Football's Twitter and Instagram channels for live highlights, photos and reactions surrounding Saturday's game.
Digital Program: Can't wait for Saturday's game? Catch up on all the latest with the Wildcats prior to kickoff with this week's gameday program!
View the Week 2 Digital Program Here
Promotions:
Evanston Day - Help us celebrate our partnership and collaboration with the City of Evanston. City Officials and community members will be recognized during the game.
Band Day - Over 12 local high school bands will join the Northwestern University Marching Band during their halftime performance and in the stands throughout the game.
Willie's Kids' Club members will be invited to spectate team warm-ups from the berm just off the Northwestern Sideline. All WKC members will get all WKC activation dates through email Sign Up Today.
2023 Northwestern Football Promotions Schedule
Five Things to Know
- Northwestern is 83-43-11 all-time in home openers and 53-39-4 in the 96 prior seasons at Ryan Field/Dyche Stadium. Since 1997, when Dyche Stadium was renamed to Ryan Field, the Wildcats are 16-10 in home openers. In its last 10 home openers, Northwestern is 5-5. The Wildcats have played seven Power 5 opponents in its last 10 home openers, the most in the country over that span.
- The Wildcats dropped the season opener 24-7 at Rutgers last week, marking the first game in program history played on a Sunday. After allowing 17 points in the first half, the Northwestern defense settled in during the second stanza, allowing only one score and 102 total yards. Offensively, transfer quarterback Ben Bryant completed 20-of-36 passes for 169 yards in his Northwestern debut. Transfer wide receivers Cam Johnson (4 receptions, 45 yards) and A.J. Henning (4 receptions, 42 yards) led the team in receiving.
Ready to see more of this connection ??
— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) September 7, 2023
Bryant ?? Henning#GoCats | @ConstellationEG pic.twitter.com/K3uq08Zbq0 - Last week at Rutgers, linebacker Bryce Gallagher recorded a career and game-high 19 tackles. His mark is the single-game high in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) this season and is the first Wildcat to tally 19 stops since Chris Bergin in 2019 against Minnesota. The senior was one tackle short of becoming the first Northwestern player to reach 20 tackles in a game since current assistant coach Tim McGarigle posted 21 stops against Michigan in 2005.
FBS players with 19+ tackles in Week 1:
— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) September 6, 2023
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End of list. pic.twitter.com/MvSNplUNSf - Northwestern is taking on UTEP for the first time in program history and has never faced a member of Conference USA's current membership.
- Interim head coach David Braun will make his home debut. Braun, a two-time Football Championship Series (FCS) national championship-winning defensive coordinator at North Dakota State, joined the Northwestern program as defensive coordinator in January 2023.
Wildcat Family,
I am looking forward to Northwestern Football returning to Ryan Field this weekend. Our team has worked hard preparing for this season and I am proud of what they've accomplished during camp. We can't wait to come back home and play in front of - and for - the Northwestern community.
Your investment within our program directly impacts the success of our student-athletes and your fandom means more now than ever. We hope to see you at Ryan Field this fall, as we place a collective effort in supporting these young men through their journeys in football, academia, and life.
Go 'Cats!
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