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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  <-- 2019 <- 2020 -> 2021 --> 2024
2020 Season Highlights
 Pat Fitzgerald enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 The Wildcats won the Big 10 Conference West Championship.
 
2020 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Maryland  43   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Iowa  21   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Nebraska  21   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Purdue  27   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Wisconsin  17   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 28  @ Michigan State  20   29   L       
 Sat., Dec. 12  vs. Illinois  28   10   W       
 Sat., Dec. 19   Ohio State  10   22   L       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Auburn  35   19   W    @ Orlando FL   Camping World Bowl
 
2020 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored222
  Scoring Average24.7
  Points Allowed143
  Defense Average15.9
  Opponents Record34-34
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record2-1
2020 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10(7-2) AP
10(7-2) Coaches
14(6-2) CFP
  
2020 Big 10-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Northwestern 7-2222143Won  35-196-1177102  Pat Fitzgerald
Iowa 6-2254128 6-2254128  Kirk Ferentz
Wisconsin 4-3176122 3-313494  Paul Chryst
Minnesota 3-4191211 3-4191211  P.J. Fleck
Nebraska 3-5185235 3-5185235  Scott Frost
Illinois 2-6161279 2-6161279  Lovie Smith
Purdue 2-4163179 2-4163179  Jeff Brohm

2020 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2020 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.