Northwestern Football Team History
Northwestern Wildcats
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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851 Stadium: Ryan Field Capacity: 47,130 Colors: Purple & White Coach: Randy Walker Conference: Big 10-
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2000 Season Highlights |
Randy Walker enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northwestern. |
The Wildcats won the Big 10 Conference Championship. |
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2000 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Thu., Aug. 31 | vs.
Northern Illinois
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35 |
17 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 9 | vs.
Duke
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38 |
5 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 16 | @
Texas Christian
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14 |
41 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 23 | @
Wisconsin
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47 |
44 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 30 | @
Michigan State
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37 |
17 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 7 | vs.
Indiana
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52 |
33 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 14 | vs.
Purdue
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28 |
41 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 28 | @
Minnesota
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41 |
35 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 4 | vs.
Michigan
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54 |
51 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 11 | @
Iowa
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17 |
27 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 18 | vs.
Illinois
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61 |
23 |
W |
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| Sat., Dec. 30 |
Nebraska
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17 |
66 |
L |
@ San Antonio, TX |
Alamo Bowl |
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2000 Season Totals |
Record | 8-4
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Points Scored | 441 |
Scoring Average | 36.8 |
Points Allowed | 400 |
Defense Average | 33.3 |
Opponents Record | 74-66
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Conference Record | 6-2 |
Home Record | 5-1
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Away Record | 3-2
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2000 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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2000 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
2000 All Big 10 Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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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.