Cubs home will host a college football game for 3rd time in 4 seasons

On Saturday, November 16, Wrigley Field will not be home to the Chicago Cubs, but rather the Northwestern Wildcats. The Wildcats will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes.

In 2021, the Wildcats faced off against the Purdue Boilermakers on November 20, marking exactly 11 years since the last football game at Wrigley Field when the Wildcats faced off against the Illinois Fighting Illini. This season, Wrigley Field will host two college football games:

• The Wildcats vs. the Buckeyes on November 16
• The Wildcats vs the Illini on November 30

The Wildcats are currently replacing their home stadium Ryan Field. With the new facility set to open in 2026, the team is using Northwestern Medicine Field and the home of the Cubs as their home venues.

The Wildcats are 4-5 on the season while the Buckeyes are 8-1 looking to make the College Football Playoff. Wrigley Field is one of the most unique atmospheres in Major League Baseball, and to see it host a college football game should be a special experience. November 20 will mark exactly 14 years since the historic stadium hosted a college football matchup after a 40-year gap.

Before the Wildcats game against the Boilermakers in 2021, the last football game played at the Friendly Confines was in 1970 when the Chicago Bears hosted the Green Bay Packers. The WIldacts took on the Iowa Hawkeyes on November 4, 2023, at the Cubs home ballpark as well.

The home of the Chicago Cubs will be filled with Wildcats fans as it is just a short 30-minute drive from the campus to the place the Chicago Cubs have called home since 1916.

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