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
2014 Season Highlights
Pat Fitzgerald enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
2014 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
California
24
31
L
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Northern Illinois
15
23
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Western Illinois
24
7
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Penn State
29
6
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Wisconsin
20
14
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Minnesota
17
24
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Nebraska
17
38
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Iowa
7
48
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Michigan
9
10
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Notre Dame
43
40
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Purdue
38
14
W
Sat., Nov. 29 vs.
Illinois
33
47
L
2014 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Points Scored 276
Scoring Average 23.0
Points Allowed 302
Defense Average 25.2
Opponents Record 80-62
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 2-5
Away Record 3-2
2014 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2014 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2014 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
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.