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
2011 Season Highlights
Pat Fitzgerald enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
2011 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 @
Boston College
24
17
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs. Eastern Illinois
42
21
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Army
14
21
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Illinois
35
38
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Michigan
24
42
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Iowa
31
41
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Penn State
24
34
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Indiana
59
38
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Nebraska
28
25
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Rice
28
6
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Minnesota
28
13
W
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Michigan State
17
31
L
Sat., Dec. 31
Texas A&M
22
33
L
@ Houston, TX
Texas Bowl
2011 Season Totals
Record 6-7
Points Scored 376
Scoring Average 28.9
Points Allowed 360
Defense Average 27.7
Opponents Record 76-76
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 3-3
2011 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2011 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2011 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 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.