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

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Football: Northwestern hopes to tie records and win rivalry game against Illinois

November 23, 2021

Football Following a 32-14 loss to Purdue, Northwestern extended its losing streak to five games last weekend.  Moving on to the next game and performing well is crucial. But the Wildcats’ (3-8,...

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Football: Northwestern’s offense and secondary falter in 32-14 loss to Purdue at Wrigley Field

November 20, 2021

Football The sequence that epitomized Northwestern’s performance on Saturday came in the fourth quarter. Down 29-14, the Wildcats had just driven across midfield behind 26 yards on the ground...

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Football: Despite another Big Ten blowout, Wrigley football eccentricities made Northwestern-Purdue special

November 20, 2021

Football With Northwestern entering this year’s Wildcat Classic against Purdue just 1-6 in Big Ten play, Wildcat athletics understandably emphasized the backdrop of Wrigley Field as a major...

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Football: Northwestern’s sports history at Wrigley Field

November 19, 2021

Rumblings of a Northwestern football game at Wrigley Field began in 2008. Spearheaded by then-athletic director and current Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips, the Wildcats’ efforts...

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Football: A.J. Hampton Jr. goes from laughing in the locker room to locking down wideouts on the regular

November 19, 2021

Northwestern was on the road to its fourth-straight loss last weekend. Down 35-0 to No. 18 Wisconsin in the fourth quarter, the team searched for a solution to avoid its first shutout of the season....

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