| Northwestern Wildcats | ||
2008 Northwestern Wildcats Football ScheduleFinal Record: 9-4, 5-3 (Big Ten) |
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| Date | Opponent | Result | Tickets | |
| Saturday Aug. 30 |
Syracuse Orange Ryan Field, Evanston, IL |
Won 30-10 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 6 |
at Duke Blue Devils Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC |
Won 24-20 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 13 |
Southern Illinois Salukis Ryan Field, Evanston, IL |
Won 33-7 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 20 |
Ohio Bobcats Ryan Field, Evanston, IL |
Won 16-8 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 27 |
at Iowa Hawkeyes Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA |
Won 22-17 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 4 |
--- | Open Date | --- | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 11 |
Michigan State Spartans Ryan Field, Evanston, IL |
Lost 37-20 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 18 |
Purdue Boilermakers Ryan Field, Evanston, IL |
Won 48-26 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 25 |
at Indiana Hoosiers Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN |
Lost 21-19 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 1 |
at Minnesota Golden Gophers H. H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN |
Won 24-17 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 8 |
Ohio State Buckeyes Ryan Field, Evanston, IL |
Lost 45-10 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 15 |
at Michigan Wolverines Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI |
Won 21-14 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 22 |
Illinois Fighting Illini Ryan Field, Evanston, IL |
Won 27-10 | --- | |
| 2008 Valero Alamo Bowl | ||||
| Monday Dec. 29 |
Missouri Tigers Alamodome, San Antonio, TX |
Lost 30-23 (OT) | --- | |