Northwestern University Athletics
2017 Football Schedule
Overall10-30.769
Conference7-20.778
StreakW8
Home6-1
Away3-2
Neutral1-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 (Sat) | 2:30 p.m. | Home | Nevada | Evanston, Ill. (Ryan Field) | W 31-20 | |
| Sep 9 (Sat) | 11 a.m. | Away | Duke | Durham, N.C. | L 17-41 | |
| Sep 16 (Sat) | 6:30 p.m. | Home | Bowling Green | Evanston, Ill. (Ryan Field) | W 49-7 | |
| Sep 30 (Sat) | 11 a.m. | Away | #10 Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | L 24-33 | |
| Oct 7 (Sat) | 11 a.m. | Home | #4 Penn State (Homecoming) | Evanston, Ill. (Ryan Field) | L 7-31 | |
| Oct 14 (Sat) | 2:30 p.m. | Away | Maryland | College Park, Md. | W 37-21 | |
| Oct 21 (Sat) | 11 a.m. | Home | Iowa | Evanston, Ill. (Ryan Field) | W 17-10 | |
| Oct 28 (Sat) | 2:30 p.m. | Home | #16 Michigan State | Evanston, Ill. (Ryan Field) | W 39-31 | |
| Nov 4 (Sat) | 2:30 p.m. | Away | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | W 31-24 | |
| Nov 11 (Sat) | 6 p.m. | Home | Purdue (Family Weekend) | Evanston, Ill. (Ryan Field) | W 23-13 | |
| Nov 18 (Sat) | 11 a.m. | Home | Minnesota | Evanston, Ill. (Ryan Field) | W 39-0 | |
| Nov 25 (Sat) | 3 p.m. | Away | Illinois | Champaign-Urbana, Ill. | W 42-7 | |
| Dec 29 (Fri) | 3:30 p.m. | Neutral | Kentucky | Nashville, Tenn. | 20th Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | W 24-23 |