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WildcatReport puts a bow on Friday night's 29-23 loss to No. 5 Indiana with 3⃣ things we learned, 2⃣ questions we're asking and 1⃣ bold prediction.
Here's the 3-2-1 from our @Mike_fitz77. on3.com/sites/wildcat-report…
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Louie Vaccher retweeted
Bears play tonight. Blackhawks opener tomorrow. Cubs & Sox are both in the playoffs. @NUFBFamily opens an $875 million stadium Friday.
Let's have a week, Chicago.
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Luke Dehnicke is a baller. He’s going to be a problem. Just hope he’s not injured.
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Louie Vaccher retweeted
A fitting tribute for Pat Ryan Sr.’s commitment to the highest standard of excellence in all that he does for @NorthwesternU @NU_Sports We are forever grateful for your leadership, generosity, conviction and love of the Wildcats!!!🟣⚪️
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Ben Skowronek finds the endzone! 🙌
#ProCats
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How did Northwestern distribute snaps in Friday night's loss to Indiana?
@M_Shelton33 breaks it all down and analyzes PFF's snap counts every week. on3.com/sites/wildcat-report…
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Most points scored in a quarter against Indiana in the Curt Cignetti era:
16—2026 NORTHWESTERN (4Q) 👑
14—2025 Miami (4Q)
14—2025 Penn State (4Q)
14—2024 Ohio State (3Q)
14—2024 Ohio State (2Q
14—2024 Maryland (3Q)
14—2024 Charlotte (2Q)
10—5 Teams
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Northwestern pushed reigning Big Ten and national champion Indiana to the brink in a 29-23 road loss that was littered with opportunities to complete the upset.
Here are @M_Shelton33's takeaways from last night's heroic effort that fell just short. on3.com/sites/wildcat-report…
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Louie Vaccher retweeted
Unprompted Curt Cignetti post game says, “Northwestern is a good football team, I tried telling everyone that. No one wanted to believe me, but two years ago if someone would have said Indiana at this point of the season was a good football team, no one would have believed that either.”
Indiana survives Northwestern 29-23.
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Down five starters on the road against the defending national champions, Northwestern gave No. 5 Indiana all they could handle in a 29-23 loss on Friday night.
Here’s my game story trying to explain an encouraging but exasperating loss. on3.com/sites/wildcat-report…
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David Braun didn't hide his feelings tonight. He feels like NU should have won this game and he's ticked about their "awful" play in the first half.
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Brus: "The emphasis of our defense is tackles and takeaways. We missed tackles, and we didn't get any takeaways."
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Chiles on what changed for his sensational second half.
"I had to calm down. I was too excited."
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Braydon Brus gives credit to Indiana for making the plays to win, but at the same time says that "we fully feel like we should have won this game."
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Braun said that Chiles' third-and-13 run for a first down was the turning point in the game.
"That was definitely the spark, that long third down. That was the moment we said, 'Let's go.'"
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Braun on his defense: "We felt like there were moments we felt we had the game in our hands and defensively we let them get back the momentum. We've gotta be better."
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