Time: 3:30 PM ET (2:30 PM CT) – Big Ten Network
Venue: Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, 2235 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
Capacity: 47,130
Weather Forecast (Evanston, IL)
Kickoff: 79°F, partly cloudy
End of Game: ~78°F, mild breeze
Rain Chance: 0%
Wind: SSW 9–11 mph
Impact: Excellent football weather; wind may slightly affect deep passing and kicking
Injury Report
ULM (3-1, Sun Belt):
No major injuries reported
Northwestern (2-2, Big Ten):
RB Cam Porter – Out for season
DB Damon Walters – Questionable
LB Matthew Smith – Questionable
DL Miguel Jackson – Questionable
OL Jace Borcherding – Questionable
WR Tate Crane – Questionable
Multiple depth players listed as day-to-day
Key Player Matchups
Quarterbacks:
ULM: Aidan Armenta – 434 yds, 5 TD, 3 INT; 82 rush yds, 1 TD
Northwestern: Preston Stone – 656 yds, 4 TD, 6 INT, 60.6% comp
Running Backs:
ULM: Braylon McReynolds – 317 yds, 2 TD (6.5 YPC)
Northwestern: Caleb Komolafe – 269 yds, 2 TD (4.3 YPC)
Receivers:
ULM: Jacob Godfrey – 110 yds, 2 TD
Northwestern: Griffin Wilde – 311 yds, 1 TD
Defensive Leaders:
ULM: Dylan Howell – 4 TFL, 4 sacks; D’Arco Perkins-McAllister – 3 sacks
Northwestern: Mac Uihlein – 28 tackles, 2 INT; Robert Fitzgerald – 35 tackles
Recent Team Form
ULM (3-1):
W 28-16 vs Arkansas State
W 31-25 @ UTEP
L 73-0 @ Alabama
W 29-0 vs St. Francis (PA)
Northwestern (2-2):
W 17-14 vs UCLA
L 34-14 vs Oregon
W 42-7 vs Western Illinois
L 23-3 @ Tulane
Team Records
ULM: 3-1 overall, 0-0 Sun Belt
Northwestern: 2-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten
Series History
All-Time: First-ever meeting between ULM and Northwestern.
Betting Trends
Northwestern: 2-2 ATS in 2025; 1-0 ATS as double-digit favorite; 1-3 O/U
ULM: 2-2 ATS; 0-1 ATS as double-digit underdog; 2-2 O/U
Situational: Northwestern 82% implied win probability; ULM 22%
Totals: Both teams trend UNDER in low-scoring games, but ULM’s defense has been leaky against strong opponents
Historical Betting Results
No prior meetings; first matchup in program history.
Northwestern 8-0 SU in last 8 vs Group of Five/FCS opponents.
ULM 1-9 SU in last 10 vs Power Five opponents.
Projected Score: Northwestern 23, ULM 17
Game Odds
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks 41
Northwestern Wildcats – 11.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, October 3, 2025
