The 2023 season's largest margin: Northwestern 38, UTEP 7. A 31-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2023 — The Winning Chapter
Northwestern's 2023 season (8-5) 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
- Ben BryantQB1,807 passing yards
- Brendan SullivanQB714 passing yards
- Cam PorterRB651 rushing yards
- Anthony Tyus IIIRB238 rushing yards
- Cam JohnsonWR715 receiving yards
- Bryce KirtzWR701 receiving yards
- A.J. HenningWR418 receiving yards
- Bryce GallagherLB113 tackles
- Xander MuellerLB103 tackles
- Rod Heard IIS82 tackles
- Aidan HubbardDL6 sacks
- Anto SakaDL5.5 sacks
- Jaylen PateDL3 sacks
Season leaders, 2023.
The season's deepest loss: Northwestern 13, Penn State 41. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Northwestern beat Utah 14-7 in the postseason.
"Go Cats"
2023 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.