Game 241: Purdue @ #18 Northwestern
A cup of coffee and an el train ride separate Chicago’s northside from Evanston, Illinois where the venerable Ryan Field awaits its fans in […]
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Game 232: Northern Arizona @ #20 Arizona
77 points – record. 499 rushing yards – record. 792 total yards – record. Thank you for visiting, Northern Arizona. Mind turning out the lights […]
Game 224: Northwestern @ #18 Notre Dame
Northwestern did it before. 1995. The Irish opened the season ranked 9th and the Wildcats were supposed to be the welcome mat that Notre Dame […]
Game 221: #17 Wisconsin @ Northwestern
Prince comes to mind when I consider the recent history of Wisconsin’s visits to Ryan Field – the Badgers haven’t partied there since 1999. […]
Game 217: Northern Illinois @ Northwestern
The College Football Tour tailgate was surrounded by hues of Husky red and Wildcat purple…and swarms of bees. If NU was playing Georgia Tech, we […]
Game 211: Minnesota @ Northwestern
For a Chicagoan, a Northwestern game is just an el train ride away. I’ve been telling so many people that about the convenience of getting […]
Game 210: #19 Northwestern @ Wisconsin
My love affair with Camp Randall began 25 years ago. It wasn’t love at first sight – I was dragged to games as a kid. […]
Game 207: Syracuse @ #22 Northwestern
Scratching and clawing is the way wildcats fight, and the Northwestern Wildcats have been fighting for decades – scratching to be noticed and clawing for […]
Game 200: Nebraska @ Northwestern
Nebraska’s inaugural visits to each Big Ten stadium as a new member of the conference have become gargantuan events, and the trip to Evanston would […]
Game 195: Vanderbilt @ Northwestern
Built up as the “Brain Bowl” or “S.A.T Bowl,” Vanderbilt and Northwestern is a budding rivalry that produced a rare September showdown between the SEC […]