Tag: Northwestern Football

By Bill Carroll Saturday, October 24, 2026, | Ryan Field | 11:00 a.m. CT | Peacock Northwestern returns to Ryan Field at 5-1 and #24 in the AP poll, which ...

By Bill Carroll It would seem that nostalgia will be in short supply as Michigan State and their head coach, former linebacking great and former Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald: ...

By Bill Carroll This is where team maturity matters. Northwestern has opened its refurbished stadium, flattened Penn State 34-13, and produced a performance that changes expectations. The Wildcats are 3-1, ...

By Bill Carroll There are many things that come to mind when one thinks of the Northwestern Wildcats' coaching staff. Hard-working, resolute, solid, to name but a few, until recently, ...

By Bill Carroll As winter debarked, William Henry Harrison began his campaign and ordered his second in command, General James Winchester, to the Maumee Rapids. Harrison strictly forbade Winchester from ...

Northwestern Season Analysis Northwestern closed the 2025 season 6–6 overall, 4–5 in the Big Ten, with a 20–13 loss to Illinois for the Land of Lincoln Trophy. The season is ...

By Bill Carroll Saturday, Nov. 29 | 6:30 p.m. CT | Gies Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL Illinois football celebrates Senior Night and the historic Land of Lincoln Trophy game against ...

By Bill Carroll October 19, 1914. Near the Belgian city of Ypres, two armies clashed in the first of three titanic struggles for control of the Western Front. The German ...

By Bill Carroll In 1757, Frederick the Great faced annihilation at Rossbach. Outnumbered two-to-one, he refused to fight on enemy terms. Instead, he deployed deception, mobility, and disciplined execution to ...

By Bill Carroll A major turning point battle in the Trojan War was the battle following the death of Patroclus, as described in Homer’s Iliad. During this critical episode, Patroclus, ...