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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

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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
Record	7-6
Points Scored	338
Scoring Average	26.0
Points Allowed	289
Defense Average	22.2
Opponents Record	88-66
Conference Record	5-4
Home Record	3-4
Away Record	3-2

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	11-3	397	218	Won 24-16	7-3	280	161	Paul Chryst
Nebraska	9-4	345	311	Lost 24-38	6-3	191	214	Mike Riley
Iowa	8-5	324	245	Lost 3-30	6-3	213	168	Kirk Ferentz
Minnesota	9-4	381	287	Won 17-12	5-4	245	200	Tracy Claeys
Northwestern	7-6	338	289	Won 31-24	5-4	255	221	Pat Fitzgerald
Illinois	3-9	236	383		2-7	151	298	Lovie Smith
Purdue	3-9	295	459		1-8	206	383	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

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.