2018 Northwestern Wildcats Kickoff Game Log through 01/07/2019
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/30/18 | @ Purdue | Grass | W 31-27 | 6 | 363 | 60.50 | 1 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/08/18 | Duke | Grass | L 7-21 | 2 | 126 | 63.00 | 1 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/15/18 | Akron | Grass | L 34-39 | 5 | 279 | 55.80 | 1 | 20.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 09/29/18 | 14 Michigan | Grass | L 17-20 | 4 | 222 | 55.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/06/18 | @ Michigan St. | Grass | W 29-19 | 5 | 312 | 62.40 | 2 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/13/18 | Nebraska | Grass | W 34-31 | 5 | 263 | 52.60 | 1 | 20.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 10/20/18 | @ Rutgers | Turf | W 18-15 | 5 | 304 | 60.80 | 2 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/27/18 | Wisconsin | Grass | W 31-17 | 6 | 306 | 51.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 11/03/18 | 5 Notre Dame | Grass | L 21-31 | 4 | 221 | 55.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/10/18 | @ 25 Iowa | Turf | W 14-10 | 3 | 171 | 57.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/17/18 | @ Minnesota | Turf | W 24-14 | 5 | 291 | 58.20 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 11/24/18 | Illinois | Grass | W 24-16 | 5 | 280 | 56.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/01/18 | + 3 Ohio St. | Turf | L 24-45 | 5 | 290 | 58.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 12/31/18 | + Utah | Grass | W 31-20 | 6 | 321 | 53.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 66 | 3749 | 56.80 | 8 | 12.12 | 3 | 2 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | ||||||||||