On the Banks · Oct 14, 2021
Week 7 Opponent Scouting Report: Northwestern
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports After three brutal weeks of playing top-20 ranked teams, the Scarlet Knights begin the more manageable part of the 2021 season. Rutgers and Northwestern on the gridiron are relatively new to each other since becoming Big Ten foes, having only played once with Northwestern edging out the Scarlet Knights 18-15 in 2018.
The Wildcats are coming off their bye week, which could not have come at a better time for Northwestern (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten). The Wildcats gave up the most yards in Fitzgerald’s tenure in the 56-7 loss to the Cornhuskers in their last game. Like Rutgers, Northwestern is currently winless in conference play, which will change this Saturday.