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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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1875  <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024
2016 Season Highlights
 Pat Fitzgerald enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 
2016 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  vs. Western Michigan  21   22   L       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Illinois State  7   9   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Duke  24   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Nebraska  13   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Iowa  38   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Michigan State  54   40   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Indiana  24   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Ohio State  20   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Wisconsin  7   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Purdue  45   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Minnesota  12   29   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Illinois  42   21   W       
 Wed., Dec. 28   Pittsburgh  31   24   W    @ Bronx, NY   Pinstripe Bowl
 
2016 Season Totals
  Record7-6
  Points Scored338
  Scoring Average26.0
  Points Allowed289
  Defense Average22.2
  Opponents Record88-66
  Conference Record5-4
  Home Record3-4
  Away Record3-2
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2016 Big 10-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Wisconsin 11-3397218Won  24-167-3280161  Paul Chryst
Nebraska 9-4345311Lost  24-386-3191214  Mike Riley
Iowa 8-5324245Lost  3-306-3213168  Kirk Ferentz
Minnesota 9-4381287Won  17-125-4245200  Tracy Claeys
Northwestern 7-6338289Won  31-245-4255221  Pat Fitzgerald
Illinois 3-9236383 2-7151298  Lovie Smith
Purdue 3-9295459 1-8206383  Darrell Hazell

2016 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2016 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).