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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  <-- 2014 <- 2015 -> 2016 --> 2024
2015 Season Highlights
 Pat Fitzgerald enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 
2015 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Stanford  16   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Eastern Illinois  41   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Duke  19   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Ball State  24   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Minnesota  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Michigan  0   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Iowa  10   40   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Nebraska  30   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Penn State  23   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Purdue  21   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Wisconsin  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 28  @ Illinois  24   14   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Tennessee  6   45   L    @ Tampa, FL   Outback Bowl
 
2015 Season Totals
  Record10-3
  Points Scored254
  Scoring Average19.5
  Points Allowed242
  Defense Average18.6
  Opponents Record91-65
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-1
2015 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
23(10-3) AP
22(10-3) Coaches
13(10-2) CFP
  
2015 Big 10-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa 12-2433285Lost  16-458-1266169  Kirk Ferentz
Northwestern 10-3254242Lost  6-456-2148162  Pat Fitzgerald
Wisconsin 10-3348178Won  23-216-2194119  Paul Chryst
Nebraska 6-7427362Won  37-293-5245227  Mike Riley
Minnesota 6-7292327Won  21-142-6194239  Jerry Kill/Tracy Claeys
Illinois 5-7272279 2-6135203  Bill Cubit
Purdue 3-10346475 1-7180297  Darrell Hazell

2015 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2015 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.