The Northwestern Wildcats have been absolutely all over the place in recent seasons. After winning 19 total games between 2017 and 2018, they compiled a 3-9 record in 2020. Head coach Pat Fitzgerald’s team bounced back with a 7-2 mark in the Covid-shortened 2020 campaign only to go 3-9 again last year. In fact, over the past four seasons Northwestern has either been or in the Big Ten West — no in between.
At which extreme will Northwestern find itself in 2022, or will it finally be in the middle ground? With the college football season just a week away, it's time to break down the Wildcats.
Northwestern Wildcats 2022 college football season odds
Northwestern is +100000 to win the College Football Playoff. That is 1000/1 if you don’t want to have to count as many zeroes. Alabama is +175 favorite, followed by Ohio State (+300) and Georgia (+400).