Northwestern
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The Northwestern Wildcats, representing the Northwestern University in NCAA's Division I-A college football tournament, is the only private school affiliated with the Big Ten Conference. A founding member of the Big Ten, Northwestern's football program started back in 1882 as an independent team. The school didn't have a football team from 1883 to '85, in 1887, and from 1906 to '07. As a member of the Big 10, the Wildcats had their first taste of success in 1903 as the team won its first ever Big 10 title. The Wildcats won this title four more times in three decades, the last of which happened in 1936 when the team achieved an all-time high rank of #1. Although the school duplicated their #1 status in the rankings in 1962, the Wildcats didn't have the same amount of success in the field since their last postseason Bowl game victory over California in 1948. Adding to the woes of the school's football program is their record-setting 34-game losing streak which spanned from 1979 through 1982, only broken by their win over Northern Illinois University. Aside from this, the team currently holds the all-time records for Division I-A losses, points allowed, and negative point differential (amount opponents have outscored them by). In 2006, Northwestern is also on the bad end of another record-setting game as the team squandered a 35 point third quarter lead to lose by 3 to Michigan State in October 21.
Despite Northwestern U's unsuccessful run in the field (partly due to the students' talent level which is said to be less than those found in larger public schools), the school has had a significant amount of success in the classroom as the school is consistently among the leaders in graduation rate (100% in 1998 and 2002, and consistently is in the 90th percentile). The Wildcats have thus far compiled 8 Conference titles, one national championship selection, and appeared in 6 postseason Bowl games, winning once.
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Ranking
| Year | Record | AP Rank | Coach Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 7-1-0 | 7 | |
| 1938 | 4-2-2 | 17 | |
| 1940 | 6-2-0 | 8 | |
| 1941 | 5-3-0 | 11 | |
| 1943 | 6-2-0 | 9 | |
| 1948 | 8-2-0 | 7 | |
| 1958 | 5-4-0 | 17 | |
| 1962 | 7-2-0 | 16 | |
| 1995 | 10-2-0 | 8 | 7 |
| 1996 | 9-3-0 | 15 | 16 |
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Scouting Report
| Category | Big Ten Rank | Nat'l Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring Offense | 10 | 72 |
| Scoring Defense | 10 | 88 |
| Total Offense | 2 | 32 |
| Total Defense | 10 | 77 |
| Turnover Margin | 10 | 104 |
| Pass Efficiency Defense | 10 | 98 |
| Kickoff Returns | 4 | 35 |
| Net Punting | 2 | 31 |
| Passing Offense | 1 | 11 |
| Passing Defense | 8 | 79 |
| Passing Efficiency | 6 | 66 |
| Punt Returns | 9 | 97 |
| Rushing Offense | 11 | 97 |
| Rushing Defense | 10 | 74 |
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Championships
Conference Championships
- 1903 - Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
- 1926 - Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
- 1930 - Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
- 1931 - Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
- 1936 - Big Ten Conference Champions
- 1995 - Big Ten Conference Champions
- 1996 - Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
- 2000 - Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
Other National Championship Selections
- 1936 Libby
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Northwestern University Bowl History
| Year | Bowl Game | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2005 | Sun Bowl | UCLA | L | 38-50 |
| Dec 26, 2003 | Motor City Bowl | Bowling Green | L | 24-28 |
| Dec 30, 2000 | Alamo Bowl | Nebraska | L | 17-66 |
| Jan 01, 1997 | Citrus Bowl | Tennessee | L | 28-48 |
| Jan 01, 1996 | Rose Bowl | Southern Cal | L | 32-41 |
| Jan 01, 1949 | Rose Bowl | California | W | 20-14 |
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Highlights
| One of Northwestern Wildcats best games in their 2000 Big Ten Championship year is this 54-51 thriller over Michigan. The Wildcats and the Wolverines slugged it out althroughout the game, with the Wildcats winning with their defense on the game's final play. |
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.30.08 | Syracuse | Evanston, Ill. | W, 30-10 |
| 09.06.08 | Duke | Durham, N.C. | W, 24-20 |
| 09.13.08 | Southern Illinois | Evanston, Ill. | W, 33-7 |
| 09.20.08 | Ohio | Evanston, Ill. | W, 16-8 |
| 09.27.08 | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | W, 22-17 |
| 10.11.08 | #23 Michigan State | Evanston, Ill. | L, 20-37 |
| 10.18.08 | Purdue | Evanston, Ill. | W, 48-26 |
| 10.25.08 | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | L, 19-21 |
| 11.01.08 | #20 Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | W, 24-17 |
| 11.08.08 | #12 Ohio State | Evanston, Ill. | L, 10-45 |
| 11.15.08 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | |
| 11.22.08 | Illinois | Evanston, Ill. |
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Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | Hometown | Prev School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Demos | P/PK | 5-10 | 190 | SO | Scottsdale, Ariz. | Horizon |
| 2 | Lee Coleman | WR | 5-10 | 175 | SO | Gainesville, Ga. | East Hall |
| 3 | Dan Persa | QB | 6-1 | 205 | RS FR | Bethlehem, Pa. | Liberty |
| 4 | Brendan Smith | SAF | 6-1 | 210 | SR | Andover, Mass. | New Hampton Prep (N.H.) |
| 5 | Sidney Stewart | WR | 6-1 | 180 | SO | Farmington Hills, Mich. | Farmington Harrison |
| 6 | Charles Brown | WR | 5-11 | 175 | RS FR | Chicago, Ill. | Robeson |
| 7 | Jeff Yarbrough | WR | 5-11 | 180 | SR | Richton Park, Ill. | Rich South |
| 8 | Rasheed Ward | WR | 5-11 | 180 | SR | Chicago, Ill. | Harper |
| 9 | Ross Lane | WR | 6-3 | 190 | SR | Ft. Myers, Fla. | Bishop Verot |
| 10 | Eric Peterman | WR | 6-1 | 200 | SR | Sherman, Ill. | Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin |
| 11 | Jeremy Ebert | WR | 6-0 | 175 | FR | Hilliard, Ohio | Hilliard Darby |
| 12 | Andrew Brewer | WR | 6-3 | 210 | JR | Tulsa, Okla. | Jenks |
| 13 | Mike Kafka | QB | 6-3 | 220 | JR | Chicago, Ill. | St. Rita |
| 14 | Caleb Harper | CB | 5-11 | 180 | FR | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Siegel |
| 14 | Joe Mauro | QB | 6-4 | 220 | SO | Bedford, Texas | L.D. Bell |
| 15 | Carl Fisher II | WR | 6-0 | 200 | SO | Bolingbrook, Ill. | Bolingbrook |
| 16 | David Oredugba | CB | 6-2 | 195 | SR | Sherman Oaks, Calif. | Beverly Hills |
| 17 | Brad Phillips | SAF | 6-4 | 210 | JR | Export, Pa. | Franklin Regional |
| 18 | C.J. Bacher | QB | 6-2 | 200 | SR | Sacramento, Calif. | Jesuit |
| 19 | Tyrell Sutton | RB | 5-9 | 190 | SR | Akron, Ohio | Archbishop Hoban |
| 20 | Scott Concannon | RB | 5-10 | 185 | RS FR | Columbia, Mo. | Rock Bridge |
| 21 | Mike Bolden | CB | 6-1 | 185 | RS FR | Evanston, Ill. | Evanston Township |
| 22 | Demetrius Dugar | CB | 5-11 | 175 | FR | Houston, Texas | Aldine |
| 23 | Alex Daniel | RB | 6-0 | 200 | FR | Roswell, Ga. | Roswell |
| 24 | Sherrick McManis | CB | 6-1 | 180 | JR | Peoria, Ill. | Richwoods |
| 25 | Stephen Simmons | RB | 5-8 | 180 | SO | St. Louis, Mo. | St. Louis University High (SLUH) |
| 26 | Jordan Mabin | CB | 5-11 | 175 | RS FR | Northfield Center, Ohio | Nordonia |
| 27 | Jared Carpenter | SAF | 6-0 | 200 | FR | Bowling Green, Ky. | Bowling Green |
| 28 | Justan Vaughn | CB | 6-0 | 180 | SO | Pearland, Texas | Pearland |
| 29 | Omar Conteh | RB | 6-0 | 205 | SR | Cypress, Texas | Cy-Fair |
| 31 | Mike Dinard | LB | 6-2 | 235 | SR | Parma, Ohio | Padua Franciscan |
| 32 | David Arnold | SAF | 6-1 | 190 | RS FR | Copley, Ohio | Copley |
| 33 | David Nwabuisi | LB | 6-0 | 215 | FR | Houston, Texas | Episcopal |
| 34 | James Nussbaum | SAF | 6-2 | 215 | SO | Greenwood, Ind. | Center Grove |
| 35 | Ben Johnson | LB | 6-4 | 205 | RS FR | Trevor, Wis. | Shoreland Lutheran |
| 36 | Prince Kwateng | LB | 6-2 | 235 | SR | Munster, Ind. | Munster |
| 37 | Todd Dockery | SAF | 5-10 | 190 | SR | Atlanta, Ga. | Riverwood |
| 38 | Brian Peters | SAF | 6-4 | 205 | RS FR | Pickerington, Ohio | Pickerington Central |
| 39 | Jacob Schmidt | RB | 5-10 | 200 | RS FR | Rhinelander, Wis. | Rhinelander |
| 39 | Stone Pinckney | LB | 6-0 | 215 | FR | Columbia, S.C. | Hammond School |
| 40 | Brett Nagel | SB | 6-4 | 230 | FR | Lemont, Ill. | Lemont |
| 41 | Quentin Davie | LB | 6-4 | 215 | SO | St. Louis, Mo. | Cardinal Ritter |
| 42 | Drake Dunsmore | SB | 6-3 | 220 | SO | Lenexa, Kan. | Saint Thomas Aquinas |
| 43 | Hunter Bates | SAF | 5-10 | 175 | FR | Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. | Nease |
| 44 | Mark Woodsum | SB | 6-0 | 240 | JR | Arlington Heights, Ill. | Buffalo Grove |
| 45 | Kyle Petty | LB | 6-0 | 220 | RS FR | Northbrook, Ill. | Glenbrook North |
| 46 | Malcolm Arrington | LB | 6-2 | 235 | SR | Rochester Hills, Mich. | Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep |
| 47 | Ricky Weina | CB | 5-11 | 175 | RS FR | Union Grove, Wis. | Union Grove Union |
| 48 | Rejaie Johnson | DE | 6-2 | 240 | SR | La Marque, Texas | La Marque |
| 49 | Scott Lilja | SAF | 5-10 | 200 | SO | Lake Bluff, Ill. | Lake Forest |
| 49 | Mark Ison | P/WR | 6-0 | 190 | SO | Powell, Ohio | Olentangy Liberty |
| 50 | Chris Jeske | LB | 6-1 | 230 | JR | Yorkville, Ill. | Joliet Catholic Academy |
| 51 | Bryce McNaul | LB | 6-4 | 235 | RS FR | Eden Prairie, Minn. | Eden Prairie |
| 52 | Joel Belding | OL | 6-3 | 300 | SR | Seville, Ohio | Cloverleaf |
| 54 | Quentin Williams | LB | 6-4 | 235 | FR | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Pittsburgh Central Catholic |
| 56 | Kevin Watt | DE | 6-4 | 230 | RS FR | Glen Ellyn, Ill. | Glenbard West |
| 57 | Nate Williams | LB | 6-2 | 230 | SO | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Pittsburgh Central Catholic |
| 58 | John Henry Pace | LS | 5-11 | 210 | RS FR | Hinsdale, Ill. | Hinsdale Central |
| 59 | Alex Rucks | OL | 6-4 | 305 | SR | Lincolnshire, Ill. | Stevenson |
| 60 | Ramon Diaz | OL | 6-4 | 295 | JR | Morris, Ill. | Morris |
| 61 | Andrew Struckmeyer | DT | 6-2 | 245 | RS FR | Vienna, Va. | Thomas Jefferson |
| 62 | Keegan Kennedy | OL | 6-2 | 285 | SR | Jupiter, Fla. | Cardinal Newman |
| 63 | Keegan Grant | OL | 6-2 | 295 | SO | Coal City, Ill. | Coal City |
| 64 | Doug Bartels | OL | 6-4 | 285 | RS FR | Caledonia, Ill. | Rockford Boylan Catholic |
| 65 | Ben Burkett | OL | 6-4 | 260 | RS FR | Toledo, Ohio | St. John's Jesuit |
| 66 | Mike Boyle | OL | 6-7 | 275 | SO | Havertown, Pa. | St. Joe's Prep/The Hun School (N.J.) |
| 67 | Marshall Thomas | DT | 6-3 | 285 | JR | Miami, Fla. | Belen Jesuit Prep |
| 69 | Nick Adamle | OL | 6-4 | 295 | FR | Wheaton, Ill. | Wheaton North |
| 70 | John Gill | DT | 6-3 | 290 | SR | Los Altos Hills, Calif. | Bellarmine College Prep |
| 71 | Tanner Highlen | OL | 6-3 | 290 | JR | Peoria, Ariz. | Centennial |
| 72 | Brian Mulroe | OL | 6-4 | 265 | FR | Glenview, Ill. | Loyola Academy |
| 73 | Colin Armstrong | OL | 6-5 | 275 | RS FR | Wheaton, Ill. | Lisle Benet Academy |
| 74 | Chuck Porcelli | OL | 6-7 | 295 | FR | Oak Brook, Ill. | Montini Catholic |
| 75 | Al Netter | OL | 6-6 | 280 | RS FR | Rohnert Park, Calif. | Cardinal Newman |
| 76 | Desmond Taylor | OT | 6-3 | 285 | JR | Los Angeles, Calif. | Loyola |
| 77 | Jeff Radek | OL | 6-6 | 300 | FR | Naperville, Ill. | Neuqua Valley |
| 78 | Kurt Mattes | OL | 6-6 | 290 | JR | Larksville, Pa. | Wyoming Valley West |
| 79 | Adam Hahn | DT | 6-4 | 295 | JR | Hartford, Wis. | Hartford Union |
| 79 | Neal Deiters | OL | 6-8 | 310 | FR | Elmhurst, Ill. | York |
| 80 | Brendan Mitchell | SB | 6-3 | 250 | JR | Twinsburg, Ohio | Western Reserve Academy |
| 81 | Kevin Frymire | WR | 6-1 | 180 | JR | Burr Ridge, Ill. | Nazareth Academy |
| 82 | Cameron Joplin | TE | 6-5 | 250 | RS FR | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Ann Arbor Pioneer |
| 83 | Kevin Mitchell | WR | 6-1 | 215 | JR | Skokie, Ill. | Notre Dame |
| 84 | Demetrius Fields | WR | 6-0 | 200 | FR | Dallas, Texas | South Oak Cliff |
| 85 | Zeke Markshausen | WR | 5-11 | 180 | JR | Capron, Ill. | North Boone |
| 86 | Phil Brunner | LS | 6-2 | 220 | SR | South Milwaukee, Wis. | South Milwaukee |
| 87 | Jeravin Matthews | WR | 5-11 | 170 | FR | Canonsburg, Pa. | Canon-McMillan |
| 88 | Martin Bayless | WR | 6-2 | 205 | FR | Fresno, Texas | Hightower |
| 89 | Josh Rooks | TE | 6-6 | 255 | SO | Zeeland, Mich. | Holland Christian |
| 90 | Jack DiNardo | DT | 6-4 | 250 | RS FR | Hinsdale, Ill. | Hinsdale Central |
| 91 | Brian Arnfelt | DE | 6-5 | 250 | FR | Lake Elmo, Minn. | Stillwater |
| 92 | Evan Luxenburg | DT | 6-3 | 275 | FR | Beachwood, Ohio | Beachwood |
| 93 | Niko Mafuli | DT | 6-3 | 305 | RS FR | Florissant, Mo. | Saint Louis University High |
| 94 | Vince Browne | DE | 6-5 | 240 | RS FR | Lisbon, Ohio | David Anderson |
| 95 | Kevin Mims | DE | 6-3 | 270 | SR | The Woodlands, Texas | The Woodlands |
| 96 | Amado Villarreal | PK | 5-10 | 180 | SR | Englewood, Colo. | Englewood |
| 97 | Kyle Daley | P/PK | 6-0 | 190 | SR | Arlington, Texas | Lamar |
| 98 | Corbin Bryant | DE | 6-4 | 275 | SO | Chicago, Ill. | Morgan Park |
| 99 | Corey Wootton | DE | 6-7 | 280 | JR | Rutherford, N.J. | Don Bosco Prep |
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Coaches/Team Officials
- Pat Fitzgerald - Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Football Coach
- Randy Bates - Linebackers Coach
- Jerry Brown - Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Backs Coach
- Adam Cushing - Superbacks Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
- Mike Hankwitz - Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach
- Bret Ingalls - Offensive Line Coach/Running Game Coordinator
- Kevin Johns - Wide Receivers Coach/Passing Game Coordinator
- Marty Long - Defensive Line Coach
- Matt MacPherson - Running Backs Coach
- Mick McCall - Offensive Coordinator/QB's Coach
- Rayna Stewart - Defensive Graduate Assistant
- Louis Ayeni - Offensive Graduate Assistant
- Nolan Jones - Director of Football Operations
- Larry Lilja - Director of Strength and Conditioning
- Nick Zostautas - Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Matt Harper - Director of Video Operations
- Ryan Kessenich - Football Operations Assistant
- Niel Stopczynski - Recruiting Assistant
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Notable Alumni in NFL
Northwestern Wildcats in NFL
- Brett Basanez - Carolina Panthers, QB
- Kevin Bentley - Houston Texans, LB
- Luis Castillo - San Diego Chargers, DE
- Barry Cofield - New York Giants, NT
- Marquice Cole - Tennessee Titans, CB
- Trai Essex - Pittsburgh Steelers, T
- Napoleon Harris - Kansas City Chiefs, MLB
- Noah Herron - Green Bay Packers, RB
- Ryan Keenan - Green Bay Packers, G
- Tim McGarigle - St. Louis Rams, LB
- Ike Ndukwe - Miami Dolphins, G
- Nick Roach - Chicago Bears, LB
- Zach Strief - New Orleans Saints, T
- Dylan Thiry - New York Giants, T
- Jason Wright - Cleveland Browns, RB
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References
- Big Ten Conference football champions Wikipedia
- ESPN NCAA Football Rankings
- NCAA.org's 2006 Big Ten Team Report
- Northwestern Wildcats Football History Database
- Northwestern Wildcats Football Wikipedia
- Northwestern Wildcats Wikipedia
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External Links
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