 | Northwestern Wildcats | |
2009 Northwestern Wildcats Football ScheduleFinal Record: 8-5, 5-3 (Big Ten) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tickets | |
| Saturday Sept. 5 |  | Towson Tigers Ryan Field, Evanston, IL | Won 47-14 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 12 |  | Eastern Michigan Eagles Ryan Field, Evanston, IL | Won 27-24 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 19 |  | at Syracuse Orange Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY | Lost 37-34 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 26 |  | Minnesota Golden Gophers Ryan Field, Evanston, IL | Lost 35-24 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 3 |  | at Purdue Boilermakers Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN | Won 27-21 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 10 |  | Miami (OH) RedHawks Ryan Field, Evanston, IL | Won 16-6 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 17 |  | at Michigan State Spartans Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI | Lost 24-14 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 24 |  | Indiana Hoosiers Ryan Field, Evanston, IL | Won 29-28 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 31 |  | Penn State Nittany Lions Ryan Field, Evanston, IL | Lost 34-13 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 7 |  | at Iowa Hawkeyes Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA | Won 17-10 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 14 |  | at Illinois Fighting Illini Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL | Won 21-16 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 21 |  | Wisconsin Badgers Ryan Field, Evanston, IL | Won 33-31 | --- |
| 2010 Outback Bowl | ||||
| Friday Jan. 1 |  | Auburn Tigers Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL | Lost 38-35 (OT) | --- |
