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Northwestern

Northwestern

vs
South Dakota State

South Dakota State

Saturday, September 5

Evanston, Ill.

7 pm CT

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OverallWins6Losses2
Overall Percentage .750
ConfWins0Losses0
Conference Percentage .000
Streak
W1
HomeWins4Losses1
AwayWins2Losses1
NeutralWins0Losses0
Syracuse

Syracuse, N.Y.

W, 40-0

Oct 5(Sat) TBA

Ohio State

Evanston, Ill.

W, 6-3

Oct 12(Sat) TBA

Wisconsin

Madison, Wis.

W, 27-7

Oct 19(Sat) TBA

Indiana

Evanston, Ill.

W, 20-7

Oct 26(Sat) TBA

Minnesota

Evanston, Ill.

L, 12-13

Nov 2(Sat) TBA

Illinois

Evanston, Ill.

W, 32-14

Nov 9(Sat) TBA

Michigan

Ann Arbor, Mich.

L, 13-20

Nov 16(Sat) TBA

Notre Dame

Evanston, Ill.

W, 20-0

Nov 23(Sat) TBA

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