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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Homecoming week is filled with festivities planned by the University to prepare for the annual Homecoming game this year against Iowa.

Northwestern’s Homecoming Week has a lot in store for students and alumni

October 17, 2019

As midterm season rolls around, Homecoming offers a much-needed break. The week is filled with festivities planned by the University to prepare for the annual Homecoming game this year against Iowa. Homecoming...

Students pack Ryan Field for Northwestern's primetime game against Ohio State in October 2013.

Football: Five years after College GameDay, Northwestern continues upward climb into the national spotlight

October 11, 2018

It was the night of Oct. 5, 2013. Northwestern had just lost a 40-30 heartbreaker to No. 4 Ohio State. The Wildcats had come within five-plus minutes of their first top-5 win since 1959, but fell short...

The Football Podcast: Picking up the pieces from Penn State

The Football Podcast: Picking up the pieces from Penn State

October 10, 2017

On this week's episode, Max Schuman is joined by Max Gelman and Cole Paxton to debrief a Northwestern game to forget against No. 4 Penn State over the weekend. They break down what went wrong for the Wildcats...

Armani Oruwariye intercepts a pass intended for sophomore receiver Ben Skowronek. The Wildcats turned the ball over three times in their loss to Penn State

Football: Northwestern sputters in 31-7 homecoming loss to No. 4 Penn State

October 7, 2017

Football It would have taken a perfect storm for Northwestern to pull an upset of No. 4 Penn State in Evanston. The visitors boasted an explosive offense and a fearsome defense and had steamrolled...

Godwin Igwebuike misses a tackle on Penn State running back Saquon Barkley. Igwebuike, a senior safety, was ejected for a targeting penalty in the second half of Northwestern's loss to No. 4 Penn State.

Rapid Recap: No. 4 Penn State 31, Northwestern 7

October 7, 2017

Football Northwestern didn’t exactly put on a Homecoming show. The Wildcats (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten) never found their rhythm offensively Saturday, allowing No. 4 Penn State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) to roll...

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