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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 <-- 2018 <- 2019 -> 2020 --> 2024

2019 Season Highlights

Pat Fitzgerald enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.

2019 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	@ Stanford	7	17	L
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Nevada Las Vegas	30	14	W
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Michigan State	10	31	L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Wisconsin	15	23	L
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Nebraska	10	13	L
Fri., Oct. 18	vs. Ohio State	3	52	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Iowa	0	20	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Indiana	3	34	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Purdue	22	24	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Massachusetts	45	6	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Minnesota	22	38	L
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Illinois	29	10	W

2019 Season Totals
Record	3-9
Points Scored	196
Scoring Average	16.3
Points Allowed	282
Defense Average	23.5
Opponents Record	83-70
Conference Record	1-8
Home Record	2-5
Away Record	1-4

2019 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2019 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	11-2	443	293	Won 31-24	7-2	311	181	P.J. Fleck
Wisconsin	10-4	477	237	Lost 27-28	7-2	271	175	Paul Chryst
Iowa	10-3	335	182	Won 49-24	6-3	182	124	Kirk Ferentz
Illinois	6-7	347	340	Lost 20-35	4-5	223	245	Lovie Smith
Nebraska	5-7	336	333		3-6	226	270	Scott Frost
Purdue	4-8	310	367		3-6	224	275	Jeff Brohm
Northwestern	3-9	196	282		1-8	114	245	Pat Fitzgerald

2019 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2019 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 game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.