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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-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1875  <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024
2017 Season Highlights
 Pat Fitzgerald enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 
2017 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Nevada  31   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Duke  17   41   L       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Bowling Green State  49   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Wisconsin  24   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Penn State  7   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Maryland  37   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Iowa  17   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Michigan State  39   31   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Nebraska  31   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Purdue  23   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Minnesota  39   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Illinois  42   7   W       
 Fri., Dec. 29   Kentucky  24   23   W    @ Nashville, TN   Music City Bowl
 
2017 Season Totals
  Record10-3
  Points Scored380
  Scoring Average29.2
  Points Allowed261
  Defense Average20.1
  Opponents Record80-71
  Conference Record7-2
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record3-2
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
17(10-3) AP
17(10-3) Coaches
21(9-3) CFP
  
2017 Big 10-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Wisconsin 13-1473195Won  34-249-1309141  Paul Chryst
Northwestern 10-3380261Won  24-237-2259170  Pat Fitzgerald
Iowa 8-5367259Won  27-204-5241181  Kirk Ferentz
Purdue 6-6290232 4-5183173  Jeff Brohm
Nebraska 4-8309437 3-6214338  Mike Riley
Minnesota 5-7265274 2-7166250  P.J. Fleck
Illinois 2-10185378 0-9118303  Lovie Smith

2017 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2017 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).