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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

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1875 <-- 2014 <- 2015 -> 2016 --> 2024

2015 Season Highlights

Pat Fitzgerald enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.

2015 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Stanford	16	6	W
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Eastern Illinois	41	0	W
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Duke	19	10	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Ball State	24	19	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Minnesota	27	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Michigan	0	38	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Iowa	10	40	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Nebraska	30	28	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Penn State	23	21	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Purdue	21	14	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Wisconsin	13	7	W
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Illinois	24	14	W
Fri., Jan. 1	Tennessee	6	45	L	@ Tampa, FL	Outback Bowl

2015 Season Totals
Record	10-3
Points Scored	254
Scoring Average	19.5
Points Allowed	242
Defense Average	18.6
Opponents Record	91-65
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	4-1

2015 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
23	(10-3)	AP
22	(10-3)	Coaches
13	(10-2)	CFP

2015 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa	12-2	433	285	Lost 16-45	8-1	266	169	Kirk Ferentz
Northwestern	10-3	254	242	Lost 6-45	6-2	148	162	Pat Fitzgerald
Wisconsin	10-3	348	178	Won 23-21	6-2	194	119	Paul Chryst
Nebraska	6-7	427	362	Won 37-29	3-5	245	227	Mike Riley
Minnesota	6-7	292	327	Won 21-14	2-6	194	239	Jerry Kill/Tracy Claeys
Illinois	5-7	272	279		2-6	135	203	Bill Cubit
Purdue	3-10	346	475		1-7	180	297	Darrell Hazell

2015 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2015 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.