Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium, Evanston
Kickoff time makes little difference at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium: scores run 87 to 89
Home of Northwestern · Big Ten · capacity 12,023 · Turf
- 87all Saturdays, Mixed
- 97thof 167 stadiums
87 is Mixed, and most stadiums score higher.
How the rank works
All 167 stadiums with eight seasons of regular-season Saturdays are ranked by their weather score across every kickoff time, highest first; 1st is the most pleasant. A season can swing a score by 2 to 3 points, so allowing for year-to-year noise (about two chances in three) it ranks between 65th and 129th.
Show a month
All Saturdays
- noon: 89, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 87, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 87, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
September
In September at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium, a 7:30 pm Saturday scores 97 and a noon or 3:30 pm Saturday 90.
- noon: 90, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 90, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 97, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
October
In October, kickoff time makes little difference in these Saturdays at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium: scores run 90 to 93, all Comfortable.
- noon: 93, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 91, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 90, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
November
In November at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium, a noon Saturday scores 84 and a 7:30 pm Saturday 74.
- noon: 84, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 80, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 74, Rough
Weather score at each kickoff time.
At kickoff, regular-season Saturdays, 2018 to 2025: 113 at noon, 114 at 3:30 pm, 114 at 7:30 pm.
All Saturdays
Little difference by kickoff time. Noon 89, 3:30 pm 87, 7:30 pm 87.
September
Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (97). Roughest kickoff time: noon and 3:30 pm (90 and 90).
October
Little difference by kickoff time. Noon 93, 3:30 pm 91, 7:30 pm 90.
November
Best kickoff time: noon (84). Roughest kickoff time: 7:30 pm (74).
The roughest kickoff time is the lowest of the day's times. It can still be Mixed or Comfortable.
What goes with it
Share of Saturdays here that feel this way over the first 3 hours and 20 minutes after kickoff.
All Saturdays
Feel under 32°F
September
Feel 85°F or hotter
October
At every kickoff time, fewer than 5 in 100 of October Saturdays here feel 85°F or hotter, and fewer than 5 in 100 feel under 32°F.
November
Feel under 32°F
Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.
More about Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium
- The roughest game played hereUL Monroe at Northwestern, Oct. 4, 2025: feels like 86°F, weather score 67 (Rough). Heat took off the most points.
- Kickoff timesHow games here landed among each Saturday’s kickoff times.
- NetworksHow kickoff times and TV networks line up.
The table behind this page
| Season | Noon | 3:30 pm | 7:30 pm |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saturdays | 89 | 87 | 87 |
| September | 90 | 90 | 97 |
| October | 93 | 91 | 90 |
| November | 84 | 80 | 74 |
| Saturdays counted | 113 | 114 | 114 |
How this is measured
The score covers the first 3 hours and 20 minutes after kickoff, averaged over every regular-season Saturday from late August to early December, 2018 to 2025, using the nearest airport’s readings, not the stands. Shade, delays and smoke are not in it. Scores within about 2 points are effectively tied. It describes what these Saturdays were like. It is not a forecast and it says nothing about home advantage.
Weather observations: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet at Iowa State University. Weather score version 2.2.