2024 Northwestern Wildcats football team

2024 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–5 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZach Lujan (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTim McGarigle (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Wrigley Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Indiana   6 0     9 0  
No. 1 Oregon   6 0     9 0  
No. 2 Ohio State   4 1     7 1  
No. 6 Penn State   4 1     7 1  
Iowa   4 2     6 3  
Minnesota   4 2     6 3  
Illinois   3 3     6 3  
Washington   3 3     5 4  
Michigan   3 3     5 4  
Wisconsin   3 3     5 4  
UCLA   2 4     3 5  
Nebraska   2 4     5 4  
Michigan State   2 4     4 5  
Northwestern   2 4     4 5  
USC   2 5     4 5  
Maryland   1 4     4 4  
Rutgers   1 4     4 4  
Purdue   0 5     1 7  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 6, 2024
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2024 Northwestern Wildcats football team will represent Northwestern University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by second-year head coach David Braun. The team will play five of its seven home games at a temporary facility constructed at the university's Martin Stadium, with two home games being played at Wrigley Field (the home of the Chicago Cubs) while a permanent replacement for the former Ryan Field is built.[1]

  1. ^ "Northwestern football 'staying home' with temporary enhancements to the Lanny and Sharon Martin facility on lakefront". Northwestern Now. April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.