EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern Football's Meet the Team Night returns to kick off the 2026 season on Saturday, August 15, this year moving outdoors to Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, the site of the Wildcats' first two home games. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. for the event, which runs from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., giving fans the chance to meet the 2026 roster, collect autographs from their favorite players and enjoy an evening of football drills, skills competitions, food trucks and more.
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All fans in attendance will receive a team poster for autographs and may bring one outside item per person to be autographed. No individual photos with student-athletes will be permitted, but photographs inside the venue are welcome. Food will be available for purchase from food trucks on site.
The evening is split into two hours of programming. From 5:30-6:30 p.m., offensive players will sign autographs on the north end while the defense runs a series of football activity stations on the south end, including drills, inflatables and games for kids and families. At 6:30 p.m., the two groups swap, with the defense signing autographs and the offense taking over the activity stations through 7:30 p.m. Dan & Susan Jones Family Head Football Coach David Braun will be available for autographs from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Meet the Team Night is free and open to the public, with RSVP required.
For questions regarding this event, please contact rebekah.sigman@northwestern.edu.