Northwestern 2009 Schedule/Results
| 2009 Football Schedule and Results | |||||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT/TIME | RECORD/TICKETS | ||||
| September 5 | Towson | W 47-14 | 1-0 (0-0) | ||||
| September 12 | Eastern Michigan | W 27-24 | 2-0 (0-0) | ||||
| September 19 | at Syracuse | L 37-34 | 2-1 (0-0) | ||||
| September 26 | Minnesota | L 35-24 | 2-2 (0-1) | ||||
| October 3 | at Purdue | W 27-21 | 3-2 (1-1) | ||||
| October 10 | Miami (OH) | W 16-6 | 4-2 (1-1) | ||||
| October 17 | at Michigan State | L 24-14 | 4-3 (1-2) | ||||
| October 24 | Indiana | W 29-28 | 5-3 (2-2) | ||||
| October 31 | No. 12 Penn State | L 34-13 | 5-4 (2-3) | ||||
| November 7 | at No. 4 Iowa | W 17-10 | 6-4 (3-3) | ||||
| November 14 | at Illinois | W 21-16 | 7-4 (4-3) | ||||
| November 21 | No. 16 Wisconsin | W 33-31 | 8-4 (5-3) | ||||