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-Legends
2012 Season Highlights
Pat Fitzgerald enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
2012 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 @
Syracuse
42
41
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Vanderbilt
23
13
W
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Boston College
22
13
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. South Dakota
38
7
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Indiana
44
29
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Penn State
28
39
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Minnesota
21
13
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Nebraska
28
29
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Iowa
28
17
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Michigan
31
38
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Michigan State
23
20
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Illinois
50
14
W
Tue., Jan. 1
Mississippi State
34
20
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
2012 Season Totals
Record 10-3
Points Scored 412
Scoring Average 31.7
Points Allowed 293
Defense Average 22.5
Opponents Record 76-76
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 3-2
2012 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
17 (10-3)
AP
16 (10-3)
Coaches
2012 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2012 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.