2021 Northwestern Wildcats football team

2021 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Pat Fitzgerald (16th season)
Home stadium	Ryan Field (Capacity: 47,130)

2021 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 6 Ohio State x		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 9 Michigan State		7	–	2					11	–	2
Penn State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Maryland		3	–	6					7	–	6
Rutgers		2	–	7					5	–	8
Indiana		0	–	9					2	–	10
West Division
No. 23 Iowa xy		7	–	2					10	–	4
Minnesota		6	–	3					9	–	4
Wisconsin		6	–	3					9	–	4
Purdue		6	–	3					9	–	4
Illinois		4	–	5					5	–	7
Nebraska		1	–	8					3	–	9
Northwestern		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Michigan 42, Iowa 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Northwestern Wildcats football team will represent Northwestern University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats will play their home games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois, and compete in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They will be led by 16th-year head coach Pat Fitzgerald.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4		Michigan State	Ryan Field Evanston, IL
September 11		Indiana State*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL
September 18		at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC
September 25		Ohio*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL
October 2		Iowa	Ryan Field Evanston, IL
October 9		Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
October 23		Minnesota	Ryan Field Evanston, IL
October 30		at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI
November 6		at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI
November 13		Rutgers	Ryan Field Evanston, IL
November 20		Purdue	Ryan Field Evanston, IL
November 27		at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time