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-Legends
2013 Season Highlights
Pat Fitzgerald enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
2013 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 @
California
44
30
W
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Syracuse
48
27
W
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Western Michigan
38
17
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs. Maine
35
21
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Ohio State
30
40
L
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Wisconsin
6
35
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Minnesota
17
20
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Iowa
10
17
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Nebraska
24
27
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Michigan
19
27
L
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Michigan State
6
30
L
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Illinois
37
34
W
2013 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Points Scored 314
Scoring Average 26.2
Points Allowed 325
Defense Average 27.1
Opponents Record 79-63
Conference Record 1-7
Home Record 3-4
Away Record 2-3
2013 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2013 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2013 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.