Week 12 · 2026
Northwestern at Minnesota
Sat 11/21/2026 TBDHuntington Bank StadiumConference
Northwestern
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1–0
Minnesota
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1–1
Attendance
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not yet reported
Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2026, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.
NUQuarterbacks2 blue chips7
- 44-star recruitQB0Aidan Chiles ← Michigan State4yr273 Pass yds1 TD0 Int58.3 Cmp%18 Rush yds
- 44-star recruitQB4Nicco Marchiol ← West Virginia5yrcareer 1,462 Pass yds10 TD7 Int62.3 Cmp%342 Rush yds
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedQB13Gavin Frakes5yrcareer 736 Pass yds4 TD7 Int50.0 Cmp%143 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB2Ryan Boe3yrcareer 59 Pass yds0 TD2 Int30.0 Cmp%103 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB11Aidan Gray3yr
- 33-star recruitQB9Johnny O'Brien1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundQB15Sean Winton3yr
MINNQuarterbacksNo blue chips6
- 33-star recruitQB5Drake Lindsey3yr543 Pass yds1 TD0 Int69.4 Cmp%-6 Rush yds
- 22-star recruitQB6Max Shikenjanski4yr50 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%2 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB16Brady Palmer1yr34 Pass yds0 TD0 Int66.7 Cmp%8 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB12Michael Merdinger ← Liberty3yrcareer 436 Pass yds1 TD1 Int56.6 Cmp%-3 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB14Dylan Wittke4yrcareer 7 Pass yds0 TD1 Int33.3 Cmp%
- 33-star recruitQB15Owen Lansu1yr
NUOffensive line1 blue chip21
- 44-star recruitOL50Owen Fors1yr
- 33-star recruitOL65Jackson Carsello6yr
- 33-star recruitOL73Deuce McGuire5yr
- 33-star recruitOL64Anthony Birsa4yr
- 33-star recruitOL77Idrys Cotton3yr
- 33-star recruitOL62Ezomo Oratokhai3yr
- 33-star recruitOL71Dennis Rahouski3yr
- 33-star recruitOL69Patrick Schaller3yr
- 33-star recruitOL78Trey Boyd2yr
- 33-star recruitOL76Michael O'Connell2yr
- 33-star recruitOL70Leighton Burbach1yr
- 33-star recruitOL60Hayden Flavin1yr
- 33-star recruitOL72Jack Fuchs1yr
- 33-star recruitOL66Owen Jakubczak1yr
- 33-star recruitOL79Jacob Miller1yr
- 22-star recruitOL74Grant Seagren ← Oklahoma State4yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedOL75Arkel Anugwom ← Alabama4yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL67Jace Borcherding3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL61David Anchondo ← Saginaw Valley State1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL52Angelo De Sensi1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL68Quinn Wicklow1yr
MINNDefensive line4 blue chips24
- 33-star recruitDL3TJ Bush Jr. ← California4yr11 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL11Karter Menz4yr5 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL99Theorin Randle4yr5 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL0Anthony Smith5yr3 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL70Naquan Crowder ← Marshall2yr3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL93Riley Sunram3yr2 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL92Sid Kaba ← Marshall4yr2 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL98Adam Kissayi3yr2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL48Aaden Aytch1yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL55Jaylin Hicks3yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL45Sam Macy3yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL1Jaxon Howard4yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL90Xion Chapman ← Florida International2yr0 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL50Mo Omonode5yrcareer 31 Tackles5.5 TFL4.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL91Howie Johnson1yr
- 33-star recruitDL94Mo Saine3yr
- 33-star recruitDL47Enoch Atewogbola2yr
- 33-star recruitDL95Colin Hansen2yr
- 33-star recruitDL33Rhett Hlavacka2yr
- 33-star recruitDL56Jay'Quan Stubbs2yr
- 33-star recruitDL96Abu Tarawallie2yr
- 33-star recruitDL88Josiah Anyansi1yr
- 33-star recruitDL97Jeremiah Benson1yr
- 33-star recruitDL41Anthony Charles1yr
NUDefensive line1 blue chip24
- 33-star recruitDL15Brendan Flakes5yr4 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL54Tyler Gant4yr4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL24Jamaal Johnson ← UCF5yr2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL5Dominic Kirks ← Ohio State3yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL44Callen Campbell3yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL91Caden O'Rourke2yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL88Migo Jackson6yrcareer 74 Tackles10.5 TFL6.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL47Michael Kilbane4yrcareer 73 Tackles11.0 TFL6.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL55Dylan Roberts4yrcareer 5 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL95Mason Mayne2yrcareer 2 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL97Braxton Strong3yrcareer 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL92Mason Green4yrcareer 1 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL90Jack Trautmann3yrcareer 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL99Troy Regovich3yr
- 33-star recruitDL96Jonah Hayes2yr
- 33-star recruitDL53Tanner Jumpp2yr
- 33-star recruitDL58Ronald Derrick III1yr
- 33-star recruitDL52Calvin Lorek1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL98Landon Lauter3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL93Glory Stephen-Wangboje ← Sacred Heart2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL57Nick Costa1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL56Tre Hoskins1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL94Gage LaDere1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL63Nick Zalewski1yr
MINNOffensive line4 blue chips17
- 44-star recruitOL55Jerome Williams4yr
- 44-star recruitOL50Nathan Roy3yr
- 44-star recruitOL68Bennett Warren ← Tennessee3yr
- 44-star recruitOL79Andrew Trout1yr
- 33-star recruitOL78Ashton Beers5yr
- 33-star recruitOL59Tony Nelson5yr
- 33-star recruitOL65Greg Johnson4yr
- 33-star recruitOL58Jaden Ball3yr
- 33-star recruitOL56Brett Carroll3yr
- 33-star recruitOL75Mark Handy2yr
- 33-star recruitOL60Kaveon Lee2yr
- 33-star recruitOL51Daniel Shipp2yr
- 33-star recruitOL77Nick Spence2yr
- 33-star recruitOL69Gavin Meier1yr
- 33-star recruitOL66Beckett Schreiber1yr
- 33-star recruitOL57Aaron Thomas1yr
- 33-star recruitOL71Lucas Tielsch1yr
NUBacks & tight ends1 blue chip15
- 33-star recruitRB6Joseph Himon II5yr4 Car87 Rush yds1 TD21.8 Rush avg1 Rec15 Rec yds15.0 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitRB27Gavin Sawchuk ← Florida State5yr8 Car69 Rush yds0 TD8.6 Rush avg
- 33-star recruitRB5Caleb Komolafe4yr10 Car46 Rush yds1 TD4.6 Rush avg2 Rec37 Rec yds18.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB7Mar'Kel Porter ← Bowling Green3yrcareer 35 Car104 Rush yds2 TD3.0 Rush avg7 Rec70 Rec yds10.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB22Daniel Anderson2yrcareer 3 Car9 Rush yds0 TD3.0 Rush avg
- 33-star recruitRB12Marcus Romain2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundRB36Sean Morris II1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE84Luke Dehnicke ← Minnesota Duluth1yr2 Rec41 Rec yds0 TD20.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE86Alex Honig ← UConn6yr2 Rec25 Rec yds1 TD12.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE41Robby Preckel2yrcareer 1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE81Chris Petrucci5yr
- 33-star recruitTE48Tyler Kielmeyer2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE83Blake Van Buren5yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE43Noah LaPorte2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE85Tom McGlinchey1yr
MINNLinebackers1 blue chip10
- 33-star recruitLB6Maverick Baranowski5yr15 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB49Matt Kingsbury4yr7 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB19Joey Gerlach5yr6 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB2Emmanuel Karmo2yr3 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB46Mason Carrier3yr2 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB35Nate Cleveland2yr1 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB29Andrew Marshall ← Eastern Michigan3yrcareer 62 Tackles3.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB44Ethan Stendel2yrcareer 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB16Hudson Dunn1yr
- 33-star recruitLB32Angel Luciano1yr
NULinebackers2 blue chips14
- 44-star recruitLB2Kobie McKinzie ← Oklahoma5yr9 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB33Braydon Brus5yr7 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB34Payton Roth4yr2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB49Amare Jordan1yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB32Matthew Smith3yr0 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB45Jack Sadowsky V4yrcareer 68 Tackles6.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB42Nigel Glover4yrcareer 4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB40Jason Reynolds II5yrcareer 4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB50Qayvier Johnson2yrcareer 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB51Miles Crutchley5yrcareer 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB38Josh Veldman2yr
- 22-star recruitLB46Lincoln Creager2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundLB39Parker Maiers1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundLB37Max Mohring1yr
MINNBacks & tight ends4 blue chips17
- 44-star recruitRB1Darius Taylor4yr20 Car71 Rush yds3 TD3.6 Rush avg4 Rec36 Rec yds9.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundRB23TJ Thomas3yr10 Car51 Rush yds0 TD5.1 Rush avg6 Rec63 Rec yds10.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB9Xavier Ford2yr5 Car22 Rush yds1 TD4.4 Rush avg
- 44-star recruitRB20Ryan Estrada1yr3 Car10 Rush yds0 TD3.3 Rush avg2 Rec12 Rec yds6.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB22Jaron Thomas ← Purdue2yr1 Car5 Rush yds0 TD5.0 Rush avg
- 33-star recruitRB2A.J. Turner5yr2 Car4 Rush yds0 TD2.0 Rush avg1 Rec5 Rec yds5.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB28Niko Castillo1yr4 Car2 Rush yds0 TD0.5 Rush avg
- 33-star recruitRB21Grant Washington2yrcareer 21 Car132 Rush yds0 TD6.3 Rush avg
- 33-star recruitRB26Zeke Bates1yr
- 33-star recruitTE19Pierce Walsh4yr4 Rec46 Rec yds1 TD11.5 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitTE87Kaden Helms ← Oklahoma5yr2 Rec13 Rec yds0 TD6.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE44George Rohl1yr1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundTE82Julian Johnson3yr1 Rec1 Rec yds0 TD1.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE88Jacob Simpson3yrcareer 1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitTE4Roman Voss1yr
- 33-star recruitTE83Sam Peters4yr
- 33-star recruitTE86Gabe Weaver1yr
NUReceivers1 blue chip14
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR17Griffin Wilde4yr3 Rec104 Rec yds0 TD34.7 Rec avg
- 22-star recruitWR19Drew Wagner3yr3 Rec43 Rec yds0 TD14.3 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR8Hayden Eligon II3yr1 Rec8 Rec yds0 TD8.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR10Ricky Ahumaraeze4yrcareer 10 Rec200 Rec yds0 TD20.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR3Frank Covey IV4yrcareer 12 Rec120 Rec yds0 TD10.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR87Carson Grove3yrcareer 2 Rec17 Rec yds0 TD8.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR20Chase Farrell3yrcareer 3 Rec12 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitWR82Jaden McDuffie1yr
- 33-star recruitWR18Camp Magee4yr
- 33-star recruitWR80Braden Blueitt2yr
- 33-star recruitWR14Dube Enongene2yr
- 33-star recruitWR11Keaton Reinke1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR89Cam Russell3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR16Brennan Saxe2yr
MINNDefensive backsNo blue chips21
- 33-star recruitDB14Kerry Brown4yr12 Tackles0 PD
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedDB22Mekhai Smith ← Lehigh3yr10 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB4Zack Harden2yr8 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB5Aydan West ← Michigan State2yr7 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB17John Nestor4yr3 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB21Naiim Parrish2yr3 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB7Aidan Gousby5yr2 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB18Rhyland Kelly5yr1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB9Garrison Monroe4yr1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB8Mike Gerald3yrcareer 11 Tackles2 PD
- 33-star recruitDB27Simon Seidl3yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB15Samuel Madu3yr
- 33-star recruitDB13Zahir Rainer3yr
- 33-star recruitDB23Lamont Hamilton1yr
- 33-star recruitDB25Justin Hopkins1yr
- 33-star recruitDB31Jordan Lampkins1yr
- 33-star recruitDB24Chance Payne1yr
- 33-star recruitDB28Trason Richardson1yr
- 33-star recruitDB36Tavian White1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDB20Parker Knutson ← Southwest Minnesota State1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDB26Elisha West ← Michigan State1yr
NUDefensive backsNo blue chips22
- 33-star recruitDB6Robert Fitzgerald5yr14 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB21Damon Walters4yr9 Tackles1 PD1 Int
- 33-star recruitDB9Braden Turner5yr7 Tackles3 PD
- 33-star recruitDB13Josh Fussell4yr5 Tackles3 PD
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedDB4Montae Pate ← Weber State4yr5 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB7Ore Adeyi6yr2 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB29Jon Jon Stevens Jr.2yr1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB3Brenden Deasfernandes ← Central Michigan7yrcareer 41 Tackles9 PD2 Int
- 33-star recruitDB0Alijah Jones2yrcareer 10 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB26Jalen Lewis4yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB23Cole Shivers4yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB22Terrion Curry-Hicks3yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB35Sean Martin3yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB31Tito Williams Jr.3yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB25Marquet Dorsey Jr.2yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB27Jack Oyola5yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB16J.J. Lewis4yr
- 33-star recruitDB28Timi Oke3yr
- 33-star recruitDB12Gabe Davis-Ray1yr
- 33-star recruitDB36Nate Dawson1yr
- 22-star recruitDB11Seth Valeri2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDB17Jaden Vaughn1yr
MINNReceivers3 blue chips12
- 33-star recruitWR11Javon Tracy5yr12 Rec149 Rec yds0 TD12.4 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR13Noah Jennings ← Cincinnati4yr10 Rec145 Rec yds0 TD14.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR8Jalen Smith3yr8 Rec77 Rec yds0 TD9.6 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR84Hayden Moore1yr3 Rec49 Rec yds0 TD16.3 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitWR89Quayd Hendryx1yr1 Rec13 Rec yds0 TD13.0 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitWR7Bradley Martino2yr1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR25Zion Steptoe ← Tulsa5yr1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR24Braiden Stevens1yr
- 44-star recruitWR3Perry Thompson ← Auburn3yrcareer 22 Rec280 Rec yds1 TD12.7 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR18Donielle Hayes4yrcareer 2 Rec22 Rec yds0 TD11.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR85Rico Blassingame1yr
- 33-star recruitWR81Josiah Dozier1yr
NUKickersNo blue chips3
- 33-star recruitPK90Jackson Kleather ← Bowling Green4yr2 FG2 FGA38 Long10 Pts
- —No recruiting profile foundPK94Henry Helms4yr
- —No recruiting profile foundPK98Noah Sur1yr
MINNKickersNo blue chips3
- 33-star recruitPK36Daniel Jackson2yr1 FG1 FGA31 Long10 Pts
- —No recruiting profile foundPK13Luke Drzewiecki5yr2 FG2 FGA44 Long7 Pts
- —No recruiting profile foundPK92Beckham Sunderland ← Michigan3yr0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
NUPuntersNo blue chips2
- 33-star recruitP92Nikola Dugandzic2yr5 Punts24.0 Avg0 In 20
- —No recruiting profile foundP95Marko Dubak3yrcareer 49 Punts36.2 Avg14 In 20
MINNPuntersNo blue chips2
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedP37Zachary Robbins ← Utah State2yr1 Punts33.0 Avg1 In 20
- —No recruiting profile foundP42Tom Weston2yr6 Punts38.3 Avg2 In 20
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Minnesota 5–5 vs Northwestern
- 2025 · wk 13Minnesota 35 @ Northwestern 38
- 2023 · wk 4Minnesota 34 @ Northwestern 37
- 2022 · wk 11Northwestern 3 @ Minnesota 31
- 2021 · wk 9Minnesota 41 @ Northwestern 14
- 2019 · wk 13Minnesota 38 @ Northwestern 22
- 2018 · wk 12Northwestern 24 @ Minnesota 14
- 2017 · wk 12Minnesota 0 @ Northwestern 39
- 2016 · wk 12Northwestern 12 @ Minnesota 29
- 2015 · wk 5Minnesota 0 @ Northwestern 27
- 2014 · wk 7Northwestern 17 @ Minnesota 24
Previous 9 meetings vs. P.J. Fleck
Northwestern 5–4 vs P.J. Fleck
- 2025 · wk 13Minnesota 35 @ Northwestern 38
- 2023 · wk 4Minnesota 34 @ Northwestern 37
- 2022 · wk 11Northwestern 3 @ Minnesota 31
- 2021 · wk 9Minnesota 41 @ Northwestern 14
- 2019 · wk 13Minnesota 38 @ Northwestern 22
- 2018 · wk 12Northwestern 24 @ Minnesota 14
- 2017 · wk 12Minnesota 0 @ Northwestern 39
- 2016 · wk 1Western Michigan 22 @ Northwestern 21
- 2013 · wk 3Western Michigan 17 @ Northwestern 38
Previous 2 meetings vs. David Braun
Minnesota 0–2 vs David Braun
- 2025 · wk 13Minnesota 35 @ Northwestern 38
- 2023 · wk 4Minnesota 34 @ Northwestern 37
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