Know Your 2016 Northwestern football opponent

Winnability rankings: How hard is every 2016 game?

There are lots of tough games on the Wildcats' schedule

Know Your Northwestern 2016 Opponent, Week 13: Illinois Fighting Illini

Can Northwestern keep the HAT?

Know your opponent, Week 12 Minnesota Golden Gophers

Minnesota is looking to rebound from a 6-7 season that featured an abrupt coaching change.

Know Your Opponent, Week 11: Purdue Boilermakers

Purdue has two wins in conference play during Darrell Hazell’s three years. But the Wildcats struggled with the Boilermakers last year in Evanston.

Know Your Opponent, Week 10: Wisconsin Badgers

Know your opponent, Week 9: Ohio State Buckeyes 

Ohio State loses just about everyone from 2015, but has enough new talent coming in to make 2016 equally successful

Know your opponent, Week 8: Indiana Hoosiers

Know Your Opponent, Week 7: Michigan St. Spartans

Michigan State is coming off another stellar season under Mark Dantonio but is facing questions on both sides of the ball. They will face off with Northwestern in East Lansing in Week 7.

Know your opponent, Week 5: Iowa Hawkeyes

The Hawkeyes went undefeated in the regular season, and then got blasted in the Rose Bowl, but they’re still primed for a successful 2016.

Know your opponent, Week 4: Nebraska Cornhuskers

The Cornhuskers are coming off a disappointing 6-7 season and will be looking to bounce back in a big way in 2016.

Know Your Opponent, Week 3: Duke Blue Devils

Duke’s 2016 was a tail of two halves, as they stumbled to a 2-4 finish but managed to pull out a win in the Pinstripe Bowl

Know Your Opponent, Week 2: Illinois State Redbirds

The Redbirds are Northwestern’s final FCS opponent and they’re coming off a 10 win season in 2015.

Know Your Opponent, Week 1: Western Michigan Broncos

The Broncos went 8-5 against one of the nation’s toughest schedules last year and are very much considered a program on the rise under star head coach PJ Fleck.