Northwestern University Football

Evanston, IL

David Braun

Interim Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator

2 Yrs

Bill O'Boyle

Offensive Line

1 Yr

Paul Creighton

Special Teams

1 Yr

Zach Lujan

Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks

1 Yr

Sam Mulford

Director of Recruiting Operations

2 Yrs

Harlon Barnett

Assistant Head Coach (Safeties)

1 Yr

Ean Deno

Director of Recruiting

1 Yr

Rick Perry

Assistant Director

1 Yr

Zach Peters

Director of Recruiting

1 Yr

D.J. Vokolek

Assistant Coach

2 Yrs

Tim McGarigle

Assistant Coach (Linebackers)

7 Yrs

LaMarcus Hicks

Assistant Coach (Cornerbacks)

2 Yrs

Christian Smith

Assistant Coach (Defensive Line)

2 Yrs

Alex Knisely

Director of Football Operations

4 Yrs

Armon Binns

Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers)

2 Yrs

Jim Meussling

Assistant Director of Football Operations

3 Yrs

John Schaefer

Director of Football Video Operations

1 Yr

Chris Foster

Assistant Coach (Running Backs)

2 Yrs

Departing

Program Performance

Football 2024–2025

Northwestern University record compared to the conference

School Conference Overall RPI APR
University of Oregon 9–0 13–1
Penn State University 8–1 13–3
Indiana University 8–1 11–2
Ohio State University 7–2 14–2
University of Iowa 6–3 8–5
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 6–3 10–3
University of Minnesota 5–4 8–5
University of Michigan 5–4 8–5
University of Washington 4–5 6–7
Rutgers State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 4–5 7–6
University of Southern California 4–5 7–6
University of Wisconsin-Madison 3–6 5–7
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 3–6 7–6
Michigan State University 3–6 5–7
University of California, Los Angeles 3–6 5–7
Northwestern University 2–7 4–8
University of Maryland 1–8 4–8
Purdue University 0–9 1–11

Team History

Northwestern University past performance

Season Head Coach Assistant Coach Conference Overall
2025-2026

David Braun

2024-2025

David Braun

2–7 4–8
2023-2024

David Braun

5–4 8–5
2022-2023

Pat Fitzgerald

1–8 1–11
2021-2022

Pat Fitzgerald

1–8 3–9
2020-2021

Pat Fitzgerald

6–1 7–2
2019-2020

Pat Fitzgerald

1–8 3–9
2018-2019

Pat Fitzgerald

8–1 9–5

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