Northwestern hires BC's Bajakian as new OC
Northwestern hired Boston College's Mike Bajakian as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Wednesday.
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3-9, 7th in Big Ten - West
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.
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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.
Tua's injury overshadows epic OU comeback and more in Week 12
Alabama's star QB went down with a season-ending hip injury against Mississippi State, eclipsing a wild Sooners comeback and more Week 12 ups and downs.
Hull scores 4 TDs, Northwestern routs UMass 45-6
Evan Hull had four rushing touchdowns, Chris Bergin added an 85-yard touchdown return on a blocked field goal, and Northwestern snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 45-6 victory over UMass on Saturday.
Northwestern's Hull finds pay dirt for 4th TD (0:20)
Hull tightropes sideline for 3rd TD of game (0:32)
Hull breaks free for Northwestern TD (0:23)
Northwestern returns blocked FG for TD (0:37)
Penn State loss means We Are! in the Bottom 10
The Nittany Lions slipped from fourth in the first College Football Playoff rankings to our even-more-coveted No. 5 spot in the Bottom 10.
Purdue beats Northwestern 24-22 on Dellinger's late FG
Aidan O'Connell threw for 271 yards and J.D. Dellinger kicked a 39-yard field goal with three seconds left Saturday as Purdue beat Northwestern 24-22 to keep its bowl hopes alive.
Lees gets both feet down for the leading TD (0:30)
James reels in the diving TD catch (0:27)
McGowan goes the distance for a 79-yard TD (0:36)
Cumberland College's legendary loss highlights the CFB150 All-Time Bottom 10
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Great Scott leads Indiana past Northwestern for 4th straight
Stevie Scott III ran for two touchdowns and caught a third Saturday to lead the Indiana Hoosiers past Northwestern 34-3.
N'western QB to return after mom's cancer care
Quarterback Hunter Johnson is ready to return to Northwestern after taking time off to support his mother during her treatment for breast cancer.
No. 20 Iowa blanks Northwestern 20-0
Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley had 179 yards passing with a touchdown and the defense allowed just 202 yards of total offense, lifting the 20th-ranked Hawkeyes to a 20-0 shutout of Northwestern on Saturday.
2019 Big Ten Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 9-0 | 13-0 |
| Penn State | 7-2 | 10-2 |
| Michigan | 6-3 | 9-3 |
| Indiana | 5-4 | 8-4 |
| Michigan State | 4-5 | 6-6 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 3-9 |
| Rutgers | 0-9 | 2-10 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Wisconsin | 7-2 | 10-3 |
| Minnesota | 7-2 | 10-2 |
| Iowa | 6-3 | 9-3 |
| Illinois | 4-5 | 6-6 |
| Purdue | 3-6 | 4-8 |
| Nebraska | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| Northwestern | 1-8 | 3-9 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards117.0127th
Rushing Yards180.145th
Points For17.3265th
Points Against23.6
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2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Atkinson | QB-PP | Committed | 83 |
| Peter Skoronski | OT | Committed | 82 |
| Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen | WR | Committed | 80 |
| Jordan Butler | DT | Committed | 80 |
| Garnett Hollis | S | Committed | 79 |