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Northwestern Football Team History


Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
 Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Ryan Field
Capacity: 47,130
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Pat Fitzgerald
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls


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1875  <-- 2009 <- 2010 -> 2010 --> 2010
2010 Season Highlights
 Pat Fitzgerald enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 
2010 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  @ Vanderbilt  23   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Illinois State  37   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Rice  30   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Minnesota  30   25   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Purdue  29   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Michigan State  17   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Indiana  27   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Penn State  20   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Iowa  21   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Illinois  21   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Wisconsin  27   48   L       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Texas Tech  23   70   L    @ Dallas, TX   TicketCity Bowl
 
2010 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored305
  Scoring Average25.4
  Points Allowed332
  Defense Average27.7
  Opponents Record63-74
  Region Record4-4
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record4-2
2010 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
 Northwestern was not ranked.
  
2010 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 7-64233051-038144-4286218  Ron Zook
Indiana 5-73264081-7166316  Bill Lynch
Iowa 8-53762211-027244-4205149  Kirk Ferentz
Michigan 7-64264580-114523-5247314  Rich Rodriguez
Michigan State 11-23832900-17497-1229172  Mark Dantonio
Minnesota 3-92783962-6172272  Tim Brewster
Northwestern 7-53053320-123704-4192225  Pat Fitzgerald
Ohio State 0-135041860-131260-8276102  Jim Tressel
Penn State 0-133193080-124370-8202220  Joe Paterno
Purdue 4-72243222-6149257  Danny Hope
Wisconsin 11-25392670-119217-1362189  Bret Bielema

2010 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Northwestern Players on File.

2010 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Northwestern Players on File.


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