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
2017 Season Highlights
Pat Fitzgerald enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
2017 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs.
Nevada
31
20
W
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Duke
17
41
L
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Bowling Green State
49
7
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Wisconsin
24
33
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Penn State
7
31
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Maryland
37
21
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Iowa
17
10
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Michigan State
39
31
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Nebraska
31
24
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Purdue
23
13
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Minnesota
39
0
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Illinois
42
7
W
Fri., Dec. 29
Kentucky
24
23
W
@ Nashville, TN
Music City Bowl
2017 Season Totals
Record 10-3
Points Scored 380
Scoring Average 29.2
Points Allowed 261
Defense Average 20.1
Opponents Record 80-71
Conference Record 7-2
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 3-2
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
17 (10-3)
AP
17 (10-3)
Coaches
21 (9-3)
CFP
2017 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2017 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.