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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 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

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 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Wisconsin	13-1	473	195	Won 34-24	9-1	309	141	Paul Chryst
Northwestern	10-3	380	261	Won 24-23	7-2	259	170	Pat Fitzgerald
Iowa	8-5	367	259	Won 27-20	4-5	241	181	Kirk Ferentz
Purdue	6-6	290	232		4-5	183	173	Jeff Brohm
Nebraska	4-8	309	437		3-6	214	338	Mike Riley
Minnesota	5-7	265	274		2-7	166	250	P.J. Fleck
Illinois	2-10	185	378		0-9	118	303	Lovie Smith

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

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.