The 2020 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2020 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 15th-year head coach Pat Fitzgerald.
On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, on September 16, the Big Ten reinstated the season, announcing an eight-game season beginning on October 24.
Schedule Northwestern had games scheduled against Tulane, Central Michigan, and Morgan State, but canceled these games on July 9 due to the Big Ten Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings
Game summaries
Maryland
At Iowa
Nebraska
At Purdue
Wisconsin
At Michigan State
At Minnesota (Cancelled)
Illinois
Vs. Ohio State
Vs. Auburn
Players drafted into the NFL
1 13 Rashawn Slater OT Los Angeles Chargers 1 26 Greg Newsome II CB Cleveland Browns 5 174 Earnest Brown IV DE Los Angeles Rams
Undrafted players Blake GallagherLBBaltimore RavensRiley LeesWRCincinnati BengalsGunnar VogelOTChicago BearsJ.R. PaceCBAtlanta FalconsJohn RaineTEAtlanta FalconsPaddy FisherLBCarolina Panthers Source:
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