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-
2007 Season Highlights
Pat Fitzgerald enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
2007 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs. Northeastern
27
0
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Nevada
36
31
W
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Duke
14
20
L
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Ohio State
7
58
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Michigan
16
28
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Michigan State
48
41
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Minnesota
49
48
W
Fri., Oct. 19 @
Eastern Michigan
26
14
W
@ Detroit, MI
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Purdue
17
35
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Iowa
17
28
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Indiana
31
28
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Illinois
22
41
L
2007 Season Totals
Record 6-6
Points Scored 310
Scoring Average 25.8
Points Allowed 372
Defense Average 31.0
Opponents Record 69-70
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 2-3
2007 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2007 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2007 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.