The 2023 Big Ten football season continues Sunday as Rutgers plays host to Northwestern in a CBS game for what is the third and final of the Big Ten’s three conference games on the schedule for Week 1. The Labor Day Weekend contest from Piscataway, New Jersey, marks just the sixth time these the cross-divisional opponents have met and only the third since Rutgers joined the conference in 2014.

How to watch Rutgers vs Northwestern Live

• Date: Sunday 3 September 2023 | Time: 12 p.m. ET
• Location: SHI Stadium — Piscataway, New Jersey
• Live stream: WATCH NOW

While Rutgers ranked 37th in total defense with 346.9 yards allowed per game last season, it was slightly less successful on offense, ranking seventh-worst (281.3 yards per game). Northwestern ranked 107th in total offense (335.4 yards per game) and 62nd in total defense (374.3 yards allowed per game) last year.