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2020 Schedule
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Flashback: Northwestern's miracle in Minnesota (1:29)
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ESPN 300 Jr. DE Story commits to Northwestern
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Evaluating Mac Jones, a loaded WR draft class and more idle college football thoughts
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Ex-Indiana QB Ramsey heading to Northwestern
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The 150 greatest players in college football's 150-year history
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Northwestern hires BC's Bajakian as new OC
Northwestern hired Boston College's Mike Bajakian as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Wednesday.
Northwestern parts with OC/QBs coach McCall
Northwestern has parted ways with offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Mick McCall after a miserable season.
Northwestern upsets rival Illinois 29-10
Andrew Marty ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns while passing for another and Northwestern upset Illinois 29-10 on Saturday.
William Weinbaum ESPN
Northwestern has had two one-win conference seasons in Pat Fitzgerald's 14 years as head coach. In both, the win came at Illinois in the season finale: 37-34 on 11/30/13 and 29-10 on 11/30/19. The Wildcats have won the last five Land of Lincoln trophy matchups (their longest win streak in the series) & are 10-4 vs. the Illini under Fitzgerald.
Morgan’s 4 TD passes lead No. 11 Gophers past Wildcats 38-22
Tanner Morgan led No. 11 Minnesota to scores on its first three possessions and finished with four touchdown passes, and the Gophers bounced back from their first loss of the season with a 38-22 win over Northwestern on Saturday.
The real game is in the stands for this young Northwestern fan (0:23)
Bateman hauls in 3rd TD of game (0:24)
Northwestern's James comes down with the one-handed TD catch (0:16)
N'western QB commit charged with sexual assault
An ESPN 300 quarterback, who is committed to play for Northwestern, was arrested Friday morning on charges that he sexually assaulted multiple girls on a party bus in 2018.
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2019 Big Ten Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 9-0 | 13-1 |
| Penn State | 7-2 | 11-2 |
| Michigan | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| Indiana | 5-4 | 8-5 |
| Michigan State | 4-5 | 7-6 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 3-9 |
| Rutgers | 0-9 | 2-10 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Wisconsin | 7-2 | 10-4 |
| Minnesota | 7-2 | 11-2 |
| Iowa | 6-3 | 10-3 |
| Illinois | 4-5 | 6-7 |
| Purdue | 3-6 | 4-8 |
| Nebraska | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| Northwestern | 1-8 | 3-9 |
Team Stats
Passing Yards117.0126th
Rushing Yards180.144th
Points For17.3283rd
Points Against23.687th
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Skoronski | OT | Signed | 83 |
| Jordan Butler | DT | Signed | 80 |
| Garnett Hollis | S | Signed | 79 |
| Josh Priebe | OT | Signed | 79 |
| Cullen Coleman | OLB | Signed | 79 |