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

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

The Daily Northwestern


Ryan Field. Northwestern football will play Notre Dame at the stadium for the first time since 1976.

This weekend is one of the biggest in NU sports history

November 1, 2018

The past seven years have all been leading up to this weekend. It started when Northwestern Athletic Director Jim Phillips and Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick announced in April 2011 that...

Northwestern quarterback Trevor Siemian runs into the end zone in the 2014 game at Notre Dame. The Wildcats face a tough test against the Fighting Irish on Saturday.

Football: With nothing to lose, Cats prepare for challenge in No. 4 Notre Dame

November 1, 2018

Football When Northwestern’s 2018 schedule was announced over a year ago, few could have predicted where the Wildcats sit now: Preparing to welcome No. 4 Notre Dame for a primetime game, riding...

Several offensive linemen prepare to engage blocks. The Wildcats have picked up their play in recent weeks.

Football: Wildcats’ offensive line turning a corner after early-season struggles

November 1, 2018

Football Two days after Northwestern escaped lowly Rutgers with an 18-15 win, Pat Fitzgerald called out his offense in a team meeting. The Wildcats’ offensive line took the message to heart. In...

Football: Notre Dame, Northwestern to renew historic rivalry at Ryan Field meeting decades in the making

Football: Notre Dame, Northwestern to renew historic rivalry at Ryan Field meeting decades in the making

October 31, 2018

It was 1889 when Northwestern and Notre Dame met for the first time in football. The two programs have inscribed 129 years of indefatigable history since, albeit a decidedly unbalanced history at that....

Pat Fitzgerald coaches from the sideline.

Football: Pat Fitzgerald named Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week

October 30, 2018

Football Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was named the Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week on Tuesday after the Wildcats upset No. 20 Wisconsin. NU (5-3, 5-1 Big Ten) defeated the Badgers, 31-17,...

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