2025 Football Roster

November 25, 2023, Champaign, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Illinois at University of Illinois Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL on Saturday, November 25, 2023. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
December 22, 2023, Las Vegas, NV: Northwestern Football walkthrough at Allegiant Stadium before the SRS Las Vegas Bowl in Las Vegas, NV on Friday, December 22, 2023. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
September 23, 2023, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Minnesota at Ryan Field in Evanston, IL on Saturday, September 23, 2023. (Photo by John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics
July 21, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Football team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Monday, July 21, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 52

Richie Hagarty

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    250
  • Position:
    DL
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    New Palestine, Ind.
  • High School:
    Cathedral
  • Prev School:
    Southern Illinois

2024 Graduate Student:
Did not see game action due to injury ... Named Academic All-Big Ten.

2023 Redshirt Senior:
Played in 11 games and made 10 starts, and recorded 36 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one pass broken up and one fumble recovery ... Despite missing two games, logged the most tackles on the year by a Northwestern defensive lineman ... Recorded five tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in his Northwestern debut against Rutgers (9/3) ... Posted three tackles and 0.5 sacks against Duke (9/16) ... Notched five tackles, including a 1.0 tackle for loss, in a win over Minnesota (9/23) ... Tallied a season-high six tackles and one pass broken up against Penn State (9/30) ... Had five tackles and 1.0 sack against Howard (10/7) ... Recovered a fumble and logged three tackles in a win over Purdue (11/18) ... Registered four tackles in a road win at Illinois (11/18) ... Recorded two tackles and 1.0 sack in the Las Vegas Bowl victory against Utah (12/23).

2022 Redshirt Junior (at SIU):
Played and started in 10 games, missing the season-finale at Youngstown State, due to injury ... Named 1st-Team All-MVFC ... Led the team in sacks (6.5) and TFL (9.0) ... Had 2.0 sacks in games versus North Dakota and at Missouri State ... Forced a key fumble that SIU recovered at Northwestern ... Had a season-high 5 tackles at Illinois State.

2021 Redshirt Sophomore (at SIU):
Played in all 13 games and made three starts (at South Dakota State, at Indiana State, Youngstown State) ... Finished fourth on the team in sacks (4.5) and TFL (7.5) ... Second among SIU linemen in tackles (38) ... Recorded 2.0 sacks vs. Illinois State ... Led the team with 8 QB hurries ... Had a career-high eight tackles vs. Youngstown State.

2020 Redshirt First-Year (at Miami (Ohio)):
Played in three games and had two total tackles.

2019 First-Year (at Miami (Ohio)):
Played in two games and had one tackle ... Redshirted.

High School:
Named All-State as a senior in high school (2018) ... Named to the Indy Star Super Team ... Was a member of the Lemming Watch List for the high school Butkus Award ... Recorded 58 tackles, 16.0 tackles for loss, four sacks and two interceptions as a senior (2018).

Personal:
Full name is Richie Morgan Hagarty IV ... Born Feb. 14, 2000 ... Parents are Richard and Lori Hagarty.

Football - Western Illinois Cinematic Recap (9/5/25)
Monday, September 08
Football - Week 3 Monday Press Conference (9/8/25)
Monday, September 08
Football - Western Illinois at Northwestern Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
Football - 'Cats Roll Western Illinois, 42-7 in Home Opener (9/5/25)
Saturday, September 06