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Star runner Justice Haynes and the Michigan Wolverines (7-2) play the Northwestern Wildcats (5-4) on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET at Wrigley Field. Interested in watching the matchup featuring the Wolverines and Wildcats? You can do so on FOX.
Keep up with college football all season on FOX Sports. Learn more about the Michigan Wolverines and the Northwestern Wildcats.
How to Watch Michigan vs. Northwestern
- When: Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 12 p.m. ET
- Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
- TV Channel: FOX
- Streaming: FOXSports.com, FOX Sports App and FOX One (Try free for 7 days)
Michigan’s 2025 Schedule
Date
Opponent
Score
8/30/2025
vs. New Mexico
W 34-17
9/6/2025
at Oklahoma
L 24-13
9/13/2025
vs. Central Michigan
W 63-3
9/20/2025
at Nebraska
W 30-27
10/4/2025
vs. Wisconsin
W 24-10
10/11/2025
at USC
L 31-13
10/18/2025
vs. Washington
W 24-7
10/25/2025
at Michigan State
W 31-20
11/1/2025
vs. Purdue
W 21-16
11/15/2025
at Northwestern
–
11/22/2025
at Maryland
–
11/29/2025
vs. Ohio State
–
Michigan 2025 Stats & Insights
- Michigan owns the 50th-ranked offense this season (409.4 yards per game), and has been even more effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 19th-best with only 304 yards allowed per game.
- Michigan ranks 107th in pass offense (185.7 passing yards per game) and 46th in pass defense (203.8 passing yards allowed per game) this season.
- The Wolverines sport the 67th-ranked offense this season (28.1 points per game), and they’ve been more effective on defense, ranking 13th-best with only 17.2 points allowed per game.
- The Wolverines have been a tough opponent for opposing teams in the running game, as they rank top-25 in both rushing offense (12th-best with 223.8 rushing yards per game) and rushing defense (12th-best with 100.2 rushing yards allowed per game) this year.
- On offense, Michigan ranks 53rd in the FBS with a 41.8% third-down conversion rate. Meanwhile, the team’s defense ranks 57th in third-down conversion rate allowed (100.2).
- The Wolverines have forced 16 total turnovers (22nd in the FBS) this season and have turned it over eight times (13th in the FBS) for a turnover margin of +8, the 10th-best in college football.
Michigan 2025 Key Players
Name
Position
Stats
Justice Haynes
RB
857 YDS / 10 TD / 122.4 YPG / 7.1 YPC
Bryce Underwood
QB
1,671 YDS (60.9%) / 7 TD / 3 INT
272 RUSH YDS / 4 RUSH TD / 30.2 RUSH YPG
Jordan Marshall
RB
729 YDS / 8 TD / 81 YPG / 5.9 YPC
7 REC / 74 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 14.8 REC YPG
Andrew Marsh
WR
25 REC / 376 YDS / 2 TD / 53.7 YPG
Derrick Moore
DL
21 TKL / 6 TFL / 8.5 SACK
Jimmy Rolder
LB
42 TKL / 4 TFL / 2 SACK / 1 INT
Ernest Hausmann
LB
46 TKL / 4 TFL / 1 SACK
Cole Sullivan
LB
19 TKL / 4 TFL / 2 SACK / 3 INT
Northwestern’s 2025 Schedule
Date
Opponent
Score
8/30/2025
at Tulane
L 23-3
9/5/2025
vs. Western Illinois
W 42-7
9/13/2025
vs. Oregon
L 34-14
9/27/2025
vs. UCLA
W 17-14
10/4/2025
vs. Louisiana-Monroe
W 42-7
10/11/2025
at Penn State
W 22-21
10/18/2025
vs. Purdue
W 19-0
10/25/2025
at Nebraska
L 28-21
11/7/2025
at USC
L 38-17
11/15/2025
vs. Michigan
–
11/22/2025
vs. Minnesota
–
11/29/2025
at Illinois
–
Northwestern 2025 Stats & Insights
- In terms of total yards, Northwestern ranks 97th in the FBS (351.3 total yards per game) and 31st on the other side of the ball (324 total yards allowed per game).
- Northwestern ranks 18th-worst in passing yards per game on offense (169.9), but at least it has been playing well on the other side of the ball, ranking 22nd-best in passing yards allowed per game (181.1).
- The Wildcats rank 108th in the FBS with 21.9 points per contest, but they’ve been carried by their defense, which ranks 21st-best by giving up only 19.1 points per game.
- The Wildcats are putting up 181.4 rushing yards per game on offense this season (41st-ranked). Meanwhile, they are surrendering 142.9 rushing yards per game (63rd-ranked) on defense.
- Northwestern’s defense has been a bottom-25 unit on third down this season, ceding a 43.6% third-down conversion percentage, which ranks 21st-worst in the FBS. On offense, it ranks 32nd with a 43.6% third-down rate.
- The Wildcats have produced 10 forced turnovers (88th in the FBS) and committed 15 turnovers (102nd in the FBS) this season for a -5 turnover margin that ranks 111th in the FBS.
Northwestern 2025 Key Players
Name
Position
Stats
Caleb Komolafe
RB
726 YDS / 8 TD / 80.7 YPG / 5.1 YPC
Griffin Wilde
WR
43 REC / 593 YDS / 5 TD / 65.9 YPG
Preston Stone
QB
1,522 YDS (59.3%) / 11 TD / 9 INT
Joseph Himon II
RB
397 YDS / 0 TD / 49.6 YPG / 4.9 YPC
19 REC / 115 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 14.4 REC YPG
Mac Uihlein
LB
60 TKL / 4 TFL / 4 INT / 4 PD
Robert Fitzgerald
DB
69 TKL / 3 TFL
Aidan Hubbard
DL
23 TKL / 5 TFL / 3.5 SACK
Braydon Brus
LB
38 TKL / 1 TFL / 0.5 SACK
FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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