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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 <-- 2021 <- 2022 -> 2023 --> 2024

2022 Season Highlights

Pat Fitzgerald enters his 17th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.

2022 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 27	Nebraska	31	28	W
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Duke	23	31	L
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Southern Illinois	24	31	L
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Miami Ohio	14	17	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Penn State	7	17	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Wisconsin	7	42	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Maryland	24	31	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Iowa	13	33	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Ohio State	7	21	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Minnesota	3	31	L
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Purdue	9	17	L
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Illinois	3	41	L

2022 Season Totals
Record	1-11
Points Scored	165
Scoring Average	13.8
Points Allowed	340
Defense Average	28.3
Opponents Record	89-54
Conference Record	1-8
Home Record	0-6
Away Record	0-5

2022 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2022 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Purdue	8-6	372	383	Lost 7-63	6-3	230	219	Jeff Brohm
Minnesota	9-4	367	180	Won 28-20	5-4	190	143	P.J. Fleck
Illinois	8-5	315	166	Lost 10-19	5-4	212	138	Bret Bielema
Iowa	8-5	230	173	Won 21-0	5-4	168	160	Kirk Ferentz
Wisconsin	7-6	342	263	Won 24-17	4-5	200	222	Paul Chryst/Jim Leonhard
Nebraska	4-8	271	331		3-6	177	220	Scott Frost/Mickey Joseph
Northwestern	1-11	165	340		1-8	104	261	Pat Fitzgerald

2022 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2022 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.