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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  <-- 2018 <- 2019 -> 2020 --> 2024
2019 Season Highlights
 Pat Fitzgerald enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 
2019 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Stanford  7   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  30   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Michigan State  10   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Wisconsin  15   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Nebraska  10   13   L       
 Fri., Oct. 18  vs. Ohio State  3   52   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Iowa  0   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Indiana  3   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Purdue  22   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Massachusetts  45   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Minnesota  22   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Illinois  29   10   W       
 
2019 Season Totals
  Record3-9
  Points Scored196
  Scoring Average16.3
  Points Allowed282
  Defense Average23.5
  Opponents Record83-70
  Conference Record1-8
  Home Record2-5
  Away Record1-4
2019 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2019 Big 10-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 11-2443293Won  31-247-2311181  P.J. Fleck
Wisconsin 10-4477237Lost  27-287-2271175  Paul Chryst
Iowa 10-3335182Won  49-246-3182124  Kirk Ferentz
Illinois 6-7347340Lost  20-354-5223245  Lovie Smith
Nebraska 5-7336333 3-6226270  Scott Frost
Purdue 4-8310367 3-6224275  Jeff Brohm
Northwestern 3-9196282 1-8114245  Pat Fitzgerald

2019 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2019 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.