Northwestern
2021 Football Schedule
Overall3-90.250
Conference1-80.111
StreakL6
Home3-3
Away0-5
Neutral0-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 (Fri) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | Michigan State | Evanston, Ill. (Ryan Field) | L 21-38 | |
| Sep 11 (Sat) | 11 a.m. CT | Home | Indiana State | Evanston, Ill. (Ryan Field) | W 24-6 | |
| Sep 18 (Sat) | 3 p.m. CT | Away | Duke | Durham, N.C. | L 23-30 | |
| Sep 25 (Sat) | 11 a.m. CT | Home | Ohio | Evanston, Ill. (Ryan Field) | W 35-6 | |
| Oct 2 (Sat) | 6:30 p.m. CT | Away | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | L 7-56 | |
| Oct 16 (Sat) | 11 a.m. CT | Home | Rutgers (HOMECOMING) | Evanston, Ill. (Ryan Field) | W 21-7 | |
| Oct 23 (Sat) | 11 a.m. CT | Away | Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | L 7-33 | |
| Oct 30 (Sat) | 2:30 p.m. CT | Home | Minnesota | Evanston, Ill. (Ryan Field) | L 14-41 | |
| Nov 6 (Sat) | 6 p.m. CT | Home | Iowa | Evanston, Ill. (Ryan Field) | L 12-17 | |
| Nov 13 (Sat) | 11 a.m. CT | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | L 7-35 | |
| Nov 20 (Sat) | 11 a.m. CT | Neutral | Purdue (Wildcats Classic powered by CDW and NetApp) | Chicago, Ill. (Wrigley Field) | Wildcats Classic Powered by CDW and NetApp | L 14-32 |
| Nov 27 (Sat) | 2:30 p.m. CT | Away | Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | L 14-47 |