Anyone who’s followed Northwestern football team for any amount of time knows that no opponent can be overlooked, no matter how weak they may appear on paper. Even during this current 15-ish year period of success that Pat Fitzgerald has instilled at the program, plenty of frustrating and inexplicable upsets have taken place against the ‘Cats. A subpar Michigan State squad ruined last year’s undefeated season, Illinois State came into Evanston and left with a nearly unwatchable 9-7 win over Northwestern, and so on and so on.
Another one of those infuriating letdowns you might remember is the 2018 dud against Akron.