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
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 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
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.