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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

Clayton Thorson gets tackled. The junior quarterback passed for 142 yards in Northwesterns homecoming loss.

Football: Homecoming loss leaves Northwestern’s offense seeking answers

October 7, 2017

Football Northwestern’s offense has been here before. In an echo of the September struggles of 2016, when the unit hit its nadir in a 9-7 loss to FCS program Illinois State, the Wildcats’...

Kassidy Gorman reaches for a tackle. The senior defender and the Wildcats had an up-and-down road swing.

Women’s Soccer: Lovera, Kennel bright spots on up-and-down road trip

August 29, 2017

Women’s Soccer The continued re-emergence of junior forward Brenna Lovera and breakout of freshman midfielder Madi Kennel helped Northwestern (2-1-1) salvage two results on a challenging three-game...

Montre Hartage (24) lunges for an Illinois State receiver. Northwesterns defense was on the field for more than 34 minutes against the Redbirds on Saturday.

Football: Time of possession gap wears down once-vaunted Northwestern defense for second straight week

September 11, 2016

Football Northwestern’s defense was the team’s backbone in 2015, but so far this season that hasn’t exactly been the case. Despite losing by just three combined points in their first two...

Justin Jackson gets tackled for a loss. The junior running back only managed 39 rushing yards in Saturdays loss to Illinois State.

Football: Wildcats’ offense forced to go pass-happy against Illinois State

September 10, 2016

Northwestern could not seem to run the ball Saturday, so instead it went to the air. The Wildcats called pass after pass for sophomore quarterback Clayton Thorson, who fired 41 attempts, the most by...

Clayton Thorson prepares to take a hit from Illinois State defenders. The sophomore quarterback completed just 17-of-41 pass attempts in the Wildcats 9-7 loss.

Football: FCS team Illinois State stuns sputtering Northwestern with last-second field goal

September 10, 2016

Football is a game of inches, and a struggling Northwestern team found that out the hard way Saturday. The Wildcats (0-2) lost on a last-second 33-yard field goal from Illinois State kicker Sean Slattery...

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