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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  <-- 2017 <- 2018 -> 2019 --> 2024
2018 Season Highlights
 Pat Fitzgerald enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 The Wildcats won the Big 10 Conference West Championship.
 
2018 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 30  @ Purdue  31   27   W       
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Duke  7   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Akron  34   39   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Michigan  17   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Michigan State  29   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Nebraska  34   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Rutgers  18   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Wisconsin  31   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Notre Dame  21   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Iowa  14   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Minnesota  24   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Illinois  24   16   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1   Ohio State  24   45   L    @ Indianapolis, IN   
 Mon., Dec. 31   Utah  31   20   W    @ San Diego, CA   Holiday Bowl
 
2018 Season Totals
  Record9-5
  Points Scored339
  Scoring Average24.2
  Points Allowed325
  Defense Average23.2
  Opponents Record102-78
  Conference Record8-1
  Home Record3-4
  Away Record5-0
2018 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19(9-5) Coaches
21(9-5) AP
22(8-5) CFP
  
2018 Big 10-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Northwestern 9-5339325Won  31-208-1222169  Pat Fitzgerald
Iowa 9-4405231Won  27-225-4294185  Kirk Ferentz
Wisconsin 8-5386294Won  35-35-4251250  Paul Chryst
Purdue 6-7397390Lost  14-635-4297254  Jeff Brohm
Minnesota 7-6376345Won  34-103-6247308  P.J. Fleck
Nebraska 4-8360375 3-6268309  Scott Frost
Illinois 4-8312473 2-7228410  Lovie Smith

2018 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2018 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.