Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern dropped another away game, with back-to-back late goals propelling No. 14 Washington to the win.  The Wildcats (5-5-1, 2-3 Big Ten) could not mount a response in the final 10 minutes...

Northwestern offensive coordinator Chip Kelly’s system may look complex to viewers, mixing traditional run plays with a heavy dose of Wing-T concepts, lots of pre-snap movement and two-yard...

The Wildcats (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) dominated Ball State (1-5, 0-2 MAC) with a season-high 45 points — including a pick-six by redshirt senior defensive back Robert Fitzgerald and a 19-yard touchdown...

Northwestern extended its losing streak away from home Thursday, dropping a match against Rutgers at Yurcak Field. The result evened the Wildcats’ (5-6-3, 3-3 -1 Big Ten) conference record and...

It was third-and-8 for Northwestern from the Ball State 30-yard line less than three minutes into the second quarter. The Wildcats were up 14-0, but Ball State had been moving the ball and...

The Wildcats continue to struggle as they had another 0-2 weekend. The ‘Cats entered the week on a four-game losing streak; after losing both on the road this weekend, they brought that to six....

On the road to the Chinook State, Northwestern (5-5-1, 2-3 B1G) came within 11 minutes of a statement win against No. 14 Washington (6-3-2, 3-1-1 B1G) before two late goals doomed the Wildcats to...

Northwestern took care of business against Ball State with a 45-14 homecoming victory. The offense came out firing and continued to show the brilliance it did last week in the statement win...

Northwestern took care of business during its buy game, taking down Ball State 45-14 on Saturday. In their final non-conference game of the regular season, the Wildcats (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) scored...

Northwestern (4-1, 1-1 B1G) took care of business in Evanston on Saturday in front of thousands of alumni. On a homecoming weekend where the 2000 Big Ten Champion Wildcats were honored, David...

Competing against a stacked field of 33 top teams from around the country, Northwestern, ranked No. 22 in the USTFCCCA national rankings and No. 5 in the regional rankings, finished 11th in the...

Part of trying to build a nationally competitive program is facing the best competition the country has to offer, and that’s the challenge a rising NU swimming program was faced with on Friday....

Coming off a thunderous 34-13 victory over Penn State in the New Ryan Field opener last week, Northwestern (3-1, 1-1 B1G) is set to play its third and final non-conference game on Saturday against...

Northwestern extended its apparel and equipment partnership with Under Armour through 2037, the University announced in a Thursday news release. Under Armour has been NU’s official outfitter since...

All the best sound bites from Big Ten MBB Media Day in Rosemont. Some of these quotes have been edited for brevity and clarity. From Northwestern Junior forward Angelo Ciaravino about stepping...

In a tale of two halves, Northwestern Women’s Soccer (5-6-3, 3-3-1 B1G) continued its road struggles, falling to Rutgers (4-5-3, 3-4-0 B1G) 3-2 on Thursday to kick off the second half of B1G play....

Chris Collins, Jake West and Angelo Ciravino ushered in a reinvented Northwestern roster on Thursday, addressing the media at Big Ten Men’s Basketball Media Day in Rosemont. They had plenty to...

Casey Harter on what is being carried over from McKeown to Berube: I feel like it’s rather new. I feel like a lot of defensive principles are pretty similar, program to program, but kind of the...

Basketball season is nearly here, which means it’s time for one of the most anticipated days of the year: media day! Inside NU and the rest of the media heard first from Big Ten coaches and...

Northwestern’s golf programs both stayed in the Land of Lincoln this week. The women hosted the Windy City Collegiate Classic in Glencoe, recovering from a last-place opening round to finish...

As Northwestern kicks off its first homecoming game in its new home, the ‘Cats have proved themselves to be one of the hottest teams in college football. Coming off a 34-13 runaway game against...

Northwestern finished unusually low at the Windy City Collegiate Classic on Tuesday. The Wildcats finished ninth in the 12-team field, with a final score of 32-over par. Reigning national champion...

What do you have to do to beat Northwestern? A question that field hockey programs around the country have been asking themselves for a month and a half. A question that nobody has an answer to....

0-4. Northwestern’s record in Big Ten play. One. The number of sets Northwestern has won in its four conference games. 18. The place Northwestern ranks in the Big Ten in the following categories:...

Systematic overload. That’s what this game was. Northwestern overpowered Penn State, rushing for 413 total yards. 413! The Wildcats feel like a different team following the loss to Indiana, with a...

I’m going to use an age-old phrase to start this week’s edition: It’s only one game. Usually whenever someone uses that phrase in reference to the performance level of their team, they are trying...

Nebraska, Northwestern, Wisconsin and Minnesota are all proving to be real threats as the season's midway point nears

Northwestern Trustee Kip Kirkpatrick (Weinberg ’94, Kellogg ’97) threw out the first pitch in NU softball’s Kirkpatrick Stadium on Saturday, opening his and his wife Sara Kirkpatrick’s namesake...

Exiting Ryan Field after Northwestern’s 34-13 blowout victory over Penn State on Friday, one sentiment echoed from the Wildcat faithful: “Rank us.” Much to their dismay, NU remained unranked when...

At six years old, Dave Revsine (Weinberg ’91) walked into Dyche Stadium with his dad for the first time. He left the stadium with a button, a pennant and countless memories.  “I remember walking...

Northwestern Softball became the first and only private school to ever reach an NCAA Women’s College World Series final in 2006. 20 years later, the program has a facility fitting for a program...

Three hours before a historic kickoff catapulted Northwestern into a new era of football, purple tents outside the stadium began stretching toward the sky, catching the afternoon sun as fans...

The Northwestern men’s and women’s tennis teams started off their respective seasons just under a month ago, and this weekend was a chance to build off early successes, with both programs heading...

Northwestern’s men’s and women’s tennis teams traveled to Michigan for invitationals this weekend. The men’s team went to Holland for the Hope College RSM Invitational and the women’s team headed...

No. 1 Northwestern beat No. 15 Michigan in a convincing 6-1 win Sunday.    The two teams exchanged possession in the first quarter, and senior defender Kerry McCormick picked up an early green...

After a successful weekend on the road against unranked Ohio State and No. 15 Michigan, No. 1 Northwestern (12-0, 3-0 Big Ten) remains one of only three Division 1 field hockey teams with an...

I’ll let the article do the talking for me this week. Thanks, as always, for reading.  — A Well, that wasn’t great. I’m talking, of course, about Northwestern Women’s Soccer’s (5-5-3, 3-2-1 B1G)...

Eight in-conference games got played in Week 5, creating major havoc in this week’s power rankings. The Big Ten’s top dogs asserted their dominance, with No. 5 Ohio State routing Iowa by 17 and...

Northwestern continued its unbeaten season with a dominant 5-0 win over Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio on Friday. The top-ranked Wildcats (11-0, 2-0 Big Ten) defeated the Buckeyes (4-6, 0-2 Big Ten)...

Northwestern failed to score in Saturday’s away game, losing 3-0 to No. 7 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio.  The loss broke a two-game win streak for the Wildcats (5-5-3, 3-2-1 Big Ten) and gave the...

Northwestern produced an impressive display with a sweeping victory over Miami (Ohio) in the first meet of the season Saturday. The Wildcats’ women’s team won all but three events, with a final...

Northwestern’s new stadium roared to life in its inaugural football game Friday as the Wildcats (3-1, 1-1 Big Ten) defeated Penn State in a statement 34-13 win. The 35,000-seat stadium was raucous...

Northwestern defeated Penn State 34-13 Friday night in its first game back on Central Street, opening the new Ryan Field with a dominant statement win. The Wildcats (3-1, 1-1 Big Ten) controlled...

Northwestern was unable to find the back of the net against Rutgers on Friday, losing 4-0 in Piscataway, New Jersey.  The loss marks the second for the Wildcats (5-4-1, 2-2-0 Big Ten) since the...

In each of the final three sets, Northwestern kept it close or jumped to a significant lead over Ohio State on Saturday.  Like clockwork, however, Ohio State had an answer, going on a 7-0 run in...

National media descended on Ryan Field for the opening game and festivities Friday, with the eyes of the entire college football world on Northwestern after narrowly losing to defending national...

Sitting in one of college sports’ most lavish practice facilities midweek, coach David Braun could not help but envision a future in Evanston that could achieve more than Northwestern ever...

Wind back the clock four years: Northwestern falls 41-3 against Illinois at the old Ryan Field. With the loss, the ’Cats finish their 2022 campaign 1-11, their lowest win total since 1989, when...

WHITE CAPS. WHITE WATER. Northwestern swimming is BACKKK, baby!!! The ‘Cats’ men’s and women’s swim and dive teams kicked off their respective seasons on Saturday night at the Norris Aquatics...

Dealing with an extremely high press and a two-goal star power showing from Amanda Schlueter, Northwestern Women’s Soccer (5-5-3, 3-2-1 B1G) fell 3-0 to No. 7 Ohio State (9-1-1, 5-1-0 B1G)...