Wk 12 · 2026
Northwestern Wildcats at Minnesota Golden Gophers — Sat, Nov 21
Sat, Nov 21 ·
Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis
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What is at stake
A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Northwestern form
L 13-20at ILLW 38-35vs MINNL 22-24vs MICHL 17-38at USCL 21-28at NEB
2025 season
Minnesota form
W 17-7vs WISL 35-38at NUL 13-42at OREW 23-20vs MSUL 3-41at IOWA
2025 season
Northwestern this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Minnesota this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Northwestern | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana Big Ten | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Penn State Big Ten | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Iowa Big Ten | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Northwestern leads the series 10–7 · Northwestern has won the last 2
17 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
0.3 points toward Northwestern
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-22 | Minnesota 35 — 38 Northwestern | at NU | Northwestern |
| 2023 | 2023-09-23 | Minnesota 34 — 37 Northwestern | at NU | Northwestern |
| 2022 | 2022-11-12 | Northwestern 3 — 31 Minnesota | at MINN | Minnesota |
| 2021 | 2021-10-30 | Minnesota 41 — 14 Northwestern | at NU | Minnesota |
| 2019 | 2019-11-23 | Minnesota 38 — 22 Northwestern | at NU | Minnesota |
| 2018 | 2018-11-17 | Northwestern 24 — 14 Minnesota | at MINN | Northwestern |
| 2017 | 2017-11-18 | Minnesota 0 — 39 Northwestern | at NU | Northwestern |
| 2016 | 2016-11-19 | Northwestern 12 — 29 Minnesota | at MINN | Minnesota |
| 2015 | 2015-10-03 | Minnesota 0 — 27 Northwestern | at NU | Northwestern |
| 2014 | 2014-10-11 | Northwestern 17 — 24 Minnesota | at MINN | Minnesota |
| 2013 | 2013-10-19 | Minnesota 20 — 17 Northwestern | at NU | Minnesota |
| 2012 | 2012-10-13 | Northwestern 21 — 13 Minnesota | at MINN | Northwestern |
| 2011 | 2011-11-19 | Minnesota 13 — 28 Northwestern | at NU | Northwestern |
| 2010 | 2010-10-02 | Northwestern 29 — 28 Minnesota | at MINN | Northwestern |
| 2009 | 2009-09-26 | Minnesota 35 — 24 Northwestern | at NU | Minnesota |
| 2008 | 2008-11-01 | Northwestern 24 — 17 Minnesota | at MINN | Northwestern |
| 2007 | 2007-10-13 | Minnesota 48 — 49 Northwestern | at NU | Northwestern |
Northwestern leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Preston Stone QB #8 | 203/339, 2174 YDS, 14 TD, 12 INT |
| Ryan Boe QB #2 | 1/3, 7 YDS | |
| Rushing | Caleb Komolafe RB #5 | 175 CAR, 886 YDS, 10 TD |
| Joseph Himon II RB #6 | 99 CAR, 486 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Dashun Reeder RB #24 | 22 CAR, 222 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Griffin Wilde WR #17 | 61 REC, 783 YDS, 6 TD |
| Hayden Eligon II WR #8 | 34 REC, 476 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Hunter Welcing TE #84 | 27 REC, 283 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Drew Wagner WR #19 | 22 REC, 172 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Robert Fitzgerald DB #6 | 109 |
| Mac Uihlein LB #37 | 92 | |
| Braydon Brus LB #33 | 70 | |
| Sacks | Aidan Hubbard DE #91 | 4.5 |
| Michael Kilbane DL #47 | 3.5 | |
| Anto Saka DE #14 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Mac Uihlein LB #37 | 4 |
| Najee Story DL #95 | 1 | |
| Ore Adeyi DB #7 | 1 |
Minnesota leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Drake Lindsey QB #5 | 228/361, 2235 YDS, 16 TD, 6 INT |
| Max Shikenjanski QB #6 | 4/5, 80 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Darius Taylor RB #1 | 119 CAR, 554 YDS, 3 TD |
| Fame Ijeboi RB #2 | 97 CAR, 441 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Grant Washington RB #21 | 21 CAR, 132 YDS | |
| Receiving | Le'Meke Brockington WR #0 | 46 REC, 484 YDS, 4 TD |
| Javon Tracy WR #11 | 35 REC, 439 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Jalen Smith WR #8 | 22 REC, 355 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Darius Taylor RB #1 | 30 REC, 222 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Maverick Baranowski LB #6 | 86 |
| Devon Williams LB #9 | 82 | |
| Koi Perich DB #3 | 77 | |
| Sacks | Anthony Smith DL #0 | 10.5 |
| Karter Menz DL #11 | 5.5 | |
| Jaxon Howard DL #1 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | John Nestor DB #17 | 5 |
| Kerry Brown DB #14 | 2 | |
| Koi Perich DB #3 | 1 |
These are season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.