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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: David Braun
Conference: Big 10-West

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1875 <-- 2022 <- 2023 -> 2024 --> 2024

2023 Season Highlights

David Braun enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Northwestern.

2023 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sun., Sep. 3	@ Rutgers	7	24	L
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Texas El Paso	38	7	W
Sat., Sep. 16	@ Duke	14	38	L
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Minnesota	37	34	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Penn State	13	41	L
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Howard	23	20	W
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Nebraska	9	17	L
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Maryland	33	27	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Iowa	7	10	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Wisconsin	24	10	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Purdue	23	15	W
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Illinois	45	43	W
Sat., Dec. 23	Utah	14	7	W	@ Las Vegas	Las Vegas Bowl

2023 Season Totals
Record	8-5
Points Scored	287
Scoring Average	22.1
Points Allowed	293
Defense Average	22.5
Opponents Record	81-72
Conference Record	5-4
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	2-3

2023 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2023 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa	10-4	216	207	Lost 0-35	7-2	131	109	Kirk Ferentz
Northwestern	8-5	287	293	Won 14-7	5-4	198	221	David Braun
Wisconsin	7-6	304	262	Lost 31-35	5-4	179	165	Luke Fickell
Minnesota	6-7	272	347	Won 30-24	3-6	169	262	P.J. Fleck
Illinois	5-7	294	353		3-6	218	274	Bret Bielema
Nebraska	5-7	216	219		3-6	139	158	Matt Rhule
Purdue	4-8	287	365		3-6	208	274	Ryan Walters

2023 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2023 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.