2021 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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2021 Northwestern Wildcats football
Northwestern Wildcats logo.svg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
2021 record3–9 (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bajakian (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJim O'Neil (1st season)
Home stadiumRyan Field
(Capacity: 47,130)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Michigan xy$^   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 6 Ohio State x   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 10 Michigan State   7 – 2     11 – 2  
Penn State   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Maryland   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Rutgers   2 – 7     5 – 8  
Indiana   0 – 9     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 15 Iowa xy   7 – 2     10 – 4  
Minnesota   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Wisconsin   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Purdue   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Illinois   4 – 5     5 – 7  
Nebraska   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Northwestern   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Michigan 42, Iowa 3
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2021 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois, and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by 16th-year head coach Pat Fitzgerald.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3 8:00 p.m. Michigan State
ESPN L 21–38 34,248
September 11 11:00 a.m. Indiana State*
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTN W 24–6 26,181
September 18 3:00 p.m. at Duke*
ACCN L 23–30 12,323
September 25 11:00 a.m. Ohio*
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTN W 35–6 27,129
October 2 6:30 p.m. at Nebraska
BTN L 7–56 87,364
October 16 11:00 a.m. Rutgers
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTN W 21–7 30,218
October 23 11:00 a.m. at No. 6 Michigan
FOX L 7–33 109,449
October 30 2:30 p.m. Minnesota
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTN L 14–41 28,158
November 6 6:00 p.m. No. 22 Iowa
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTN L 12–17 38,141
November 13 11:00 a.m. at No. 18 Wisconsin
ESPN2 L 7–35 73,194
November 20 11:00 a.m. Purdue
BTN L 14–32 31,500
November 27 2:30 p.m. at Illinois
BTN L 14–47 27,624
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP and CFP Rankings after November 2
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings[]

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP RV  
Coaches RV  
CFP Not released Not released

References[]

  1. ^ "2021 Northwestern Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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