Northwestern Wildcats
 Northwestern Wildcats
7-4 (4-3), 5th Big Ten
Wildcats try to stop Clay in Big 10 finale
Wildcats try to stop Clay in Big 10 finale
RICK GANO,
Nov 20, 2009
It seemed Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was talking about the same player as he analyzed first his own quarterback, Mike Kafka, and then the one the Wildcats must contain Saturday -- No. 17 Wisconsin's Scott Tolzien. "He's very accurate. He puts the ball where it belongs. He doesn't make a lot of bad decisions and he's done a really good job," Fitzgerald said of Tolzien,... ...More |
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Northwestern Team Report
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Northwestern Team Report Nov 18, 2009
When Northwestern senior cornerback Sherrick McManis stole an Illinois pass with 32 seconds left on Saturday, he ensured the Wildcats' second straight bowl berth and clinched the program's third consecutive .500 or better season.
While those statistics might not sound like much when compared to other schools in the Big Ten and around the country, they carry a lot of weight in Evanston. For example, this marks just the second time Northwestern gets to cap back-to-back seasons with a bowl (the first was when head coach Pat Fitzgerald played middle linebacker for the 'Cats in 1995-96).
As for the three straight non-losing seasons? That hasn't happened since 1958-1960 when Ara Parseghian ran the program. With that serving as the background, it's little wonder ...More |
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Scores & Schedule - All postseason broadcasts are subject to availability |
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Date |
Opponent |
Time/Result |
Audio/Video |
| | Sat, Sep 5 |
Towson |
W 47-14 |
-- | | | Sat, Sep 12 |
Eastern Michigan |
W 27-24 |
-- | | | Sat, Sep 19 |
at Syracuse |
L 34-37 |
-- | | | Sat, Sep 26 |
Minnesota |
L 24-35 |
-- | | | Sat, Oct 3 |
at Purdue |
W 27-21 |
-- | | | Sat, Oct 10 |
Miami (OH) |
W 16-6 |
-- | | | Sat, Oct 17 |
at Michigan State |
L 14-24 |
-- | | | Sat, Oct 24 |
Indiana |
W 29-28 |
-- | | | Sat, Oct 31 |
(12) Penn State |
L 13-34 |
-- | | | Sat, Nov 7 |
at (8) Iowa |
W 17-10 |
-- | | | Sat, Nov 14 |
at Illinois |
W 21-16 |
-- | | | Sat, Nov 21 |
(17) Wisconsin |
3:30 pm |
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| Team Stats |
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TDs |
Yds |
PassYds |
RushYds |
| Offense | 30 |
381.4 |
257.2 |
124.2 |
| Defense | 31 |
345.2 |
219.5 |
125.7 |
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