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-
2009 Season Highlights
Pat Fitzgerald enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
2009 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs. Towson
47
14
W
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Eastern Michigan
27
24
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Syracuse
34
37
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Minnesota
24
35
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Purdue
27
21
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Miami Ohio
16
6
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Michigan State
14
24
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Indiana
29
28
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Penn State
13
34
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Iowa
17
10
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Illinois
21
16
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Wisconsin
33
31
W
Fri., Jan. 1 vs.
Auburn
35
38
L (OT)
@ Tampa, FL
Outback Bowl Bowl
2009 Season Totals
Record 8-5
Points Scored 337
Scoring Average 25.9
Points Allowed 318
Defense Average 24.5
Opponents Record 69-81
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 5-3
Away Record 3-2
2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2009 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2009 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.