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School: Northwestern Nickname: Wildcats Current Conference: Big Ten Former Conference(s): None Location: Evanston, Illinois First year of football: 1875 |
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Name: Ryan Field Year built: 1926 Capacity: 47,129 Playing Surface: Grass |
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NORTHWESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
| YEAR | CHAMPION(S) | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Northwestern, Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 1995 | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 1936 | Northwestern | Big Ten |
NORTHWESTERN YEAR BY YEAR SCHEDULES AND SCORES
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| 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
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NORTHWESTERN BOWL RECORD
| SCHOOL | WINS | LOSSES | TIES | TOTAL | WIN% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0.375 |
NORTHWESTERN BOWL HISTORY
| BOWL | DATE | WINNER | POINTS | LOSER | POINTS |
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| Citrus | 01-Jan-2021 | Northwestern | 35 | Auburn | 19 |
| Holiday | 31-Dec-2018 | Northwestern | 31 | Utah | 20 |
| Music City | 29-Dec-2017 | Northwestern | 24 | Kentucky | 23 |
| Pinstripe | 28-Dec-2016 | Northwestern | 31 | Pittsburgh | 24 |
| Outback | 01-Jan-2016 | Tennessee | 45 | Northwestern | 6 |
| Gator | 01-Jan-2013 | Northwestern | 34 | Mississippi State | 20 |
| Texas | 31-Dec-2011 | Texas A&M | 33 | Northwestern | 22 |
| Heart of Dallas | 01-Jan-2011 | Texas Tech | 45 | Northwestern | 38 |
| Outback | 01-Jan-2010 | Auburn | 38 | Northwestern | 35 |
| Alamo | 29-Dec-2008 | Missouri | 30 | Northwestern | 23 |
| Sun Bowl | 30-Dec-2005 | UCLA | 50 | Northwestern | 38 |
| Little Caesars | 26-Dec-2003 | Bowling Green State | 28 | Northwestern | 24 |
| Alamo | 30-Dec-2000 | Nebraska | 66 | Northwestern | 17 |
| Citrus | 01-Jan-1997 | Tennessee | 48 | Northwestern | 28 |
NORTHWESTERN AP FINISHES
Sorted by Year, Rank and Team
| 1936 | 7 | Northwestern |
| 1938 | 17 | Northwestern |
| 1940 | 8 | Northwestern |
| 1941 | 11 | Northwestern |
| 1943 | 9 | Northwestern |
| 1948 | 7 | Northwestern |
| 1995 | 8 | Northwestern |
| 1996 | 15 | Northwestern |
Sorted by Year, Rank and Team
| 2012 | 17 | Northwestern |
| 2015 | 23 | Northwestern |
| 2017 | 17 | Northwestern |
| 2018 | 21 | Northwestern |
| 2020 | 10 | Northwestern |
NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Year | CHAMPIONS |
NORTHWESTERN HEAD COACHES
| Year(s) | Coach | Years | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Win % | School |
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| 1892-1892 | Knowlton Ames | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | Northwestern |
| 1893-1893 | Paul Noyes | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0.350 | Northwestern |
| 1894-1894 | A.A. Ewing | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | Northwestern |
| 1895-1896 | Alvin Culver | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0.650 | Northwestern |
| 1897-1897 | Jesse Van Doozer | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | Northwestern |
| 1898-1898 | W.H. Bannard | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0.679 | Northwestern |
| 1899-1902 | Charles Hollister | 4 | 47 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 0.617 | Northwestern |
| 1903-1905 | Walter McCornack | 3 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0.800 | Northwestern |
| 1908-1908 | Alton Johnson | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | Northwestern |
| 1909-1909 | Bill Horr | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.300 | Northwestern |
| 1910-1912 | Charles Hammett | 3 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0.389 | Northwestern |
| 1913-1913 | Dennis Grady | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.143 | Northwestern |
| 1914-1918 | Fred Murphy | 5 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0.500 | Northwestern |
| 1919-1919 | Charlie Bachman | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.286 | Northwestern |
| 1920-1921 | Elmer McDevitt | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0.286 | Northwestern |
| 1922-1926 | Glenn Thistlethwaite | 5 | 39 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 0.551 | Northwestern |
| 1927-1934 | Dick Hanley | 8 | 66 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 0.576 | Northwestern |
| 1935-1946 | Pappy Waldorf | 12 | 101 | 49 | 45 | 7 | 0.520 | Northwestern |
| 1947-1954 | Robert Voigts | 8 | 73 | 33 | 39 | 1 | 0.459 | Northwestern |
| 1955-1955 | Lou Saban | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.056 | Northwestern |
| 1956-1963 | Ara Parseghian | 8 | 72 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 0.507 | Northwestern |
| 1964-1972 | Alex Agase | 9 | 91 | 32 | 58 | 1 | 0.357 | Northwestern |
| 1973-1977 | John Pont | 5 | 55 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 0.218 | Northwestern |
| 1978-1980 | Rick Venturi | 3 | 33 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0.045 | Northwestern |
| 1981-1985 | Dennis Green | 5 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 0.182 | Northwestern |
| 1986-1991 | Francis Peay | 6 | 66 | 13 | 51 | 2 | 0.212 | Northwestern |
| 1992-1998 | Gary Barnett | 7 | 81 | 35 | 45 | 1 | 0.438 | Northwestern |
| 1999-2005 | Randy Walker | 7 | 83 | 37 | 46 | 0 | 0.446 | Northwestern |
| 2006-PRES | Pat Fitzgerald | 16 | 199 | 109 | 90 | 0 | 0.548 | Northwestern |
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