The Northwestern Wildcats (6-6, 5-4 Big Ten) will play the Pittsburgh Panthers (8-4, 5-3 ACC) in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium in New York City on Dec. 28 at 1 p.m. CT.
Northwestern’s season has been quite the rollercoaster ride. The Wildcats started 0-2 with losses to Western Michigan and Illinois State, but then came back to win four of its next five, a stretch that included wins over bowl-bound teams Iowa and Indiana. The Wildcats then finished 2-2 over their final third, losing to Wisconsin, beating Purdue, losing to Minnesota and finishing the year with a blowout win over Illinois to keep the Land of Lincoln Trophy.