Overview
Northwestern Wildcats
Go ’Cats, purple pride
Northwestern shared the 1995 Big Ten championship and reached the Rose Bowl after the 1996 season, delivering one of the program’s defining eras. The Wildcats also won division titles in 2018 and 2020, showing their ability to rise in conference play.
Wildcat fans bring purple-and-white pride to Evanston and celebrate a campus community near Chicago. The rivalry with Illinois is the Land of Lincoln Trophy, while games with Wisconsin and Iowa carry Big Ten history.