Varsity Sports
22 varsity programs competing at the highest level
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Football
Men's
🏀
Basketball
Men's
🏀
Basketball
Women's
⚾
Baseball
Men's
⚽
Soccer
Men's
⚽
Soccer
Women's
🏊
Swimming & Diving
Men's
🏊
Swimming & Diving
Women's
🏃
Cross Country
Men's
🏃
Cross Country
Women's
⛳
Golf
Men's
⛳
Golf
Women's
🎾
Tennis
Men's
🎾
Tennis
Women's
🏃
Track & Field
Men's
🏃
Track & Field
Women's
🏐
Volleyball
Women's
🥎
Softball
Women's
🏑
Field Hockey
Women's
🤼
Wrestling
Men's
🤸
Gymnastics
Women's
🚣
Rowing
Women's
Significant Milestones
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2026Football
2026 GameAbove Sports Bowl Champions
Defeated Central Michigan 34-7
Wildcats Fan Zone
🦬Mascot
Willie the Wildcat
Type: Wildcat
Official Colors
Purple
#4E2A84
White
#FFFFFF
School Info
LocationEvanston, Illinois
Founded1851
Enrollment22,603
Fight Song
Go U Northwestern
Go U Northwestern! Break right through that line!
Traditions
- •Purple haze
- •Wildcat growl
Venues
Football Stadium
Ryan Field
Basketball Arena
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Athlete Spotlights
Wildcats Athletes Who Recover Right
Hear from Northwestern University athletes about their recovery journey
OG
Otto Graham
Football/Basketball • 1941-43
Pro Football Hall of FamerPF
Pat Fitzgerald
Football • 1993-96
Two-time Bronko Nagurski Award winnerDA
Darnell Autry
Football • 1994-97
Led Northwestern to 1995 Rose BowlRJ
Rickey Jackson
Football • 1977-80
Pro Football Hall of FamerLN
Lacey Nymeyer
Swimming • 2006-10
Olympic gold medalist