CFB Schedule college football
Wk 9 · 2026

Northwestern Wildcats at Oregon Ducks — Sat, Oct 31

Sat, Oct 31 · Autzen Stadium, Eugene
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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. Oregon is ranked #2 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

+0.7#63
Efficiency margin
+17.8#5
23.3
Offense (pts/100)
35.4
22.5
Defense (pts/100)
17.6
66.5
Pace (plays/g)
67.7
5.24
Yards / play
7.01
5.91
Yards / play allowed
4.15
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

22.5
Points / game
38.2
20.9
Points allowed
14.8
349
Yards / game
465
335
Yards allowed
252
195
Pass yds allowed
144
140
Rush yds allowed
107
1.67
Turnovers / game
0.75
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

Oregon form

W 26-14at WASHW 42-27vs USCW 42-13vs MINNW 18-16at IOWAW 21-7vs WIS
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.

Oregon 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

OpponentNorthwesternOregon
Michigan St
Big Ten
at Wk 7 · scheduled previewat Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Ohio State
Big Ten
at Wk 11 · scheduled previewat Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Illinois
Big Ten
vs Wk 13 · scheduled previewat Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Oregon leads the series 1–0 · Oregon won the last one
1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 20.0 points toward Oregon
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-09-13Oregon 3414 Northwesternat NUOregon

Northwestern leaders 2025 season

PassingPreston Stone QB #8203/339, 2174 YDS, 14 TD, 12 INT
Ryan Boe QB #21/3, 7 YDS
RushingCaleb Komolafe RB #5175 CAR, 886 YDS, 10 TD
Joseph Himon II RB #699 CAR, 486 YDS, 1 TD
Dashun Reeder RB #2422 CAR, 222 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingGriffin Wilde WR #1761 REC, 783 YDS, 6 TD
Hayden Eligon II WR #834 REC, 476 YDS, 3 TD
Hunter Welcing TE #8427 REC, 283 YDS, 2 TD
Drew Wagner WR #1922 REC, 172 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesRobert Fitzgerald DB #6109
Mac Uihlein LB #3792
Braydon Brus LB #3370
SacksAidan Hubbard DE #914.5
Michael Kilbane DL #473.5
Anto Saka DE #143
InterceptionsMac Uihlein LB #374
Najee Story DL #951
Ore Adeyi DB #71

Oregon leaders 2025 season

PassingDante Moore QB #5227/313, 2733 YDS, 24 TD, 6 INT
Brock Thomas QB #1212/16, 130 YDS, 1 TD
RushingNoah Whittington RB #6112 CAR, 774 YDS, 6 TD
Jordon Davison RB #088 CAR, 535 YDS, 13 TD
Dierre Hill Jr. RB #659 CAR, 481 YDS, 4 TD
ReceivingMalik Benson WR #431 REC, 526 YDS, 4 TD
Kenyon Sadiq TE #1840 REC, 490 YDS, 8 TD
Dakorien Moore WR #128 REC, 443 YDS, 3 TD
Jeremiah McClellan WR #325 REC, 397 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesBryce Boettcher LB #28104
Dillon Thieneman S #3164
Teitum Tuioti LB #4457
SacksTeitum Tuioti LB #447
Matayo Uiagalelei LB #105
Nasir Wyatt LB #312
InterceptionsJadon Canady S #222
Dillon Thieneman S #312
Jerry Mixon LB #62
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.