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
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 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
During Nebraska Cornhuskers' home games, their stadium becomes the state's third largest city.