2021 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bajakian (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJim O'Neil (1st season)
Base defense4–3/3–4 hybrid
Home stadiumRyan Field
2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 represented Northwestern University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois, and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by 16th-year head coach Pat Fitzgerald. They finished the season 3–9, 1–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for last place in the West division.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3 8:00 p.m. Michigan State ESPN L 21–38 34,248
September 11 11:00 a.m. Indiana State*
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTN W 24–6 26,181
September 18 3:00 p.m. at Duke* ACCN L 23–30 12,323
September 25 11:00 a.m. Ohio*
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTN W 35–6 27,129
October 2 6:30 p.m. at Nebraska BTN L 7–56 87,364
October 16 11:00 a.m. Rutgers
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTN W 21–7 30,218
October 23 11:00 a.m. at No. 6 Michigan FOX L 7–33 109,449
October 30 2:30 p.m. Minnesota
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTN L 14–41 28,158
November 6 6:00 p.m. No. 22 Iowa
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTN L 12–17 38,141
November 13 11:00 a.m. at No. 18 Wisconsin ESPN2 L 7–35 73,194
November 20 11:00 a.m. Purdue BTN L 14–32 31,500
November 27 2:30 p.m. at Illinois BTN L 14–47 27,624

Source[1]

Roster

2021 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 0 Cole Freeman Fr
WR 2 Jordan Mosley Fr
WR 3 J. J. Jefferson Sr
WR 4 Berkeley Holman Sr
WR 5 Stephon Robinson Jr. GS
WR 6 Malik Washington Jr
QB 7 Andrew Marty Sr
WR 8 Wayne Dennis Jr. So
QB 9 Carl Richardson So
QB 10 Brendan Sullivan Fr
RB 11 Andrew Clair GS
QB 12 Ryan Hilinski So
WR 13 Preston Bacon So
WR 14 Donnie Gray Fr
QB 15 Hunter Johnson Sr
QB 16 Zac Krause So
WR 17 Bryce Kirtz So
WR 18 Genson Hooper Price So
WR 19 Jacob Gill Fr
RB 20 Cam Porter So
RB 22 Connor Newhouse So
WR 23 Raymond Niro II Jr
RB 26 Evan Hull So
RB 27 Anthony Tyus III Fr
RB 29 Marcus Cisco So
RB 31 Jake Arthurs So
QB 35 Jasper Stratton Fr
OL 52 Sam Gerak Sr
OL 55 Conrad Rowley Jr
OL 56 Josh Thompson Fr
OL 62 Max Skidmore So
OL 63 Dom D'Antonio So
OL 65 Jackson Carsello Fr
OL 66 Braeden Edwards Fr
OL 68 Josh Priebe So
OL 69 Charlie Schmidt Jr
OL 71 Ben Wrather So
OL 72 Caleb Tiernan Fr
OL 74 Payne He'Bert Jr
OL 75 Connor Foster So
OL 76 Ethan Wiederkehr Sr
OL 77 Peter Skoronski So
OL 78 Luke Trifunovic So
OL 79 Zachary Franks So
TE 80 Trey Pugh Sr
WR 81 Calvin Johnson II Fr
WR 82 Braeden Heald  Jr
WR 83 Will Lansbury Sr
TE 84 Hunter Welcing So
WR 85 Jack Kennedy So
TE 86 Lawson Albright Fr
TE 87 Thomas Gordon So
WR 87 Jack Moses So
TE 88 Marshall Lang So
TE 89 Charlie Mangieri Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 0 Coco Azema So
DL 1 Joe Spivak GS
DB 2 Cameron Mitchell So
DL 5 Jeffery Pooler Jr. GS
CB 7 Ore Adeyi Fr
DT 8 Te-Rah Edwards So
DB 9 Donovan Sermons Sr
CB 10 Theran Johnson Fr
CB 11 A. J. Hampton Jr
DB 12 Nigel Williams So
DB 13 Garnett Hollis Jr. So
S 16 Brandon Joseph So
S 18 Garner Wallace Fr
DB 20 Trent Carrington GS
DB 21 Tyler Haskins So
DB 22 Bryce Jackson Sr
DB 24 Rod Heard II So
DB 25 Jaheem Joseph So
LB 28 Chris Bergin GS
LB 31 Jaylen Rivers Jr
LB 32 Bryce Gallagher So
LB 33 Michael Jansey Jr. So
LB 34 Xander Mueller So
LB 37 Mac Uihlein Fr
DB 38 Joe DeHaan So
DL 39 Aidan Hubbard Fr
LB 40 Peter McIntyre Sr
LB 41 Grayson Mann Jr
LB 44 Khalid Jones Jr
LB 45 Cullen Coleman So
DL 46 Devin O'Rourke Jr
LB 47 Troy Hudetz GS
LB 48 Owen Bergin So
DL 50 P. J. Spencer So
DL 52 Jordan Butler So
DE 53 Jaiden Cameron So
DL 54 Jeremy Meiser GS
LB 57 Greyson Metz So
DL 58 Najee Story Fr
DL 60 Carmine Bastone Fr
DL 90 Wyatt Blake Jr
DL 91 Samdup Miller GS
DT 94 Jason Gold Jr. Jr
DT 96 Trevor Kent Jr
DL 97 Sean McLaughlin So
DL 98 Duke Olges So
DL 99 Adetomiwa Adebawore Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 14 Charlie Kuhbander GS
K/P 15 Trey Finison Jr
P 36 Derek Adams GS
LS 43 Will Halkyard So
P 46 Hunter Renner So
LS 48 Peter Snodgrass Sr
K/P 49 Jacob Tabibian Fr
P 90 Jake Genyk Jr
K 92 Jack Olsen So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Mike BajakianOffensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Jim O'NeilDefensive coordinator
  • Kurt AndersonOffensive Line
  • Lou Ayeni – Running backs/Recruiting coordinator
  • Jeff GenykSpecial teams coordinator
  • Marty Long – Defensive line
  • Matt MacPherson – Associate head coach/Defensive backs
  • Tim McGarigleLinebackers
  • Dennis Springer – Wide receivers
  • Bob Heffner – Tight ends

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV
CoachesRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

References

  1. "2021 Northwestern Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 2, 2021.


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