It might be wishful thinking, but stretching to find any ounce of similarity between this season and Northwestern’s last two even-year escapades still offers nuggets of hope. Many (me) are touting how the 2018 B1G West champion Wildcats also lost to Duke in their non-conference schedule after last week’s debacle, I mean, any consolation counts.
Well, the last time Northwestern wore purple helmets, purple jerseys and white pants was its 17-7 win against No. 10 Wisconsin in 2020, per Hail to Purple. That win catapulted the ‘Cats from 19th in the AP Poll to inside the top 10.