The 2018 season's largest margin: Northwestern 31, Wisconsin 17. A 14-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2018 — The Winning Chapter
Northwestern's 2018 season (9-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Clayton ThorsonQB3,181 passing yards
- Isaiah BowserRB868 rushing yards
- Jeremy LarkinRB346 rushing yards
- John Moten IVRB204 rushing yards
- Flynn NagelWR780 receiving yards
- Ben SkowronekWR562 receiving yards
- Cameron Green?483 receiving yards
- Blake GallagherLB120 tackles
- Paddy FisherLB116 tackles
- JR PaceDB75 tackles
- Joe GazianoDL7.5 sacks
- Earnest Brown IVDL4 sacks
- Jordan ThompsonDL3 sacks
Season leaders, 2018.
The season's deepest loss: Northwestern 24, Ohio State 45. A 21-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Northwestern beat Utah 31-20 in the postseason.
"Go Cats"
2018 is a middle chapter for Northwestern — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.