It took a walk-off field goal from Michigan kicker Dominic Zvada to get the Wolverines past the Wildcats, 24-22, last Saturday. Wrigley Field, located just 8.4 miles from its usual home stadium at Ryan Field, has been the home for Northwestern game six times before.

Despite putting up one of its worst offensive performances of the 2025 season, Northwestern pushed No. 18 Michigan to the brink of defeat, forcing the Wolverines to construct a perfect final drive to eke out a win.

Jack Olsen 33-yard field goal snapped a tie with 53 seconds left, and Northwestern ended a three-game skid with a 38-35 win over Minnesota on Saturday at Wrigley Field.

Langston Reynolds impressed with a season-high 16 points off the bench, but Willis had only nine points on 2 of 5 shooting from the field. After playing seven and then 11 minutes in Minnesota's first two games of the season,

See You In January- This was Penn State’s final game of 2025. The Lions finish the calendar year with an overall record of 29-10-1 and the program’s first Frozen Four. The Nittany Lions are positioned well to make noise in 2026. It’s certainly going to be a long six weeks for me without Penn State hockey.

Minnesota Golden Gophers' Kicker Brady Denaburg missed game-tying FG, giving the Northwestern Wildcats a late victory in Wrigley Field.

Special teams have been a battle throughout Fleck's tenure at Minnesota. They finally got some big moments on Saturday, with a 93-yard kick return from Koi Perich and a fumble recovery on a Northwestern muffed punt, but they still had their miscues. Syracuse transfer kicker Brady Denaburg missed both of his field goal attempts from 40 and 48 yards.

The Highs and Lows After a three and out to start the quarter, the Gophers were given the gift of a muffed punt. Taking over at Northwestern’s 28, Minnesota immediately scored a touchdown on a play action pass from Drake Lindsey to Javon Tracy.