2008 Northwestern Wildcats football | |
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Alamo Bowl, L 23–30 OT vs. Missouri | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 9–4 (5–3 Big Ten) |
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Offensive coordinator | Mick McCall (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Hankwitz (1st season) |
Base defense | Multiple 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Ryan Field |
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No. 8 Penn State $+ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Ohio State %+ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Michigan State | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Iowa | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his third season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Wildcats played their homes games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | 11:00 am[2] | Syracuse* | ESPN2[2] | W 30–10 | 20,015 | |||
September 6 | 6:00 pm[3] | at Duke* | W 24–20 | 23,614 | ||||
September 13 | 11:00 am[2] | Southern Illinois* |
| BTN[2] | W 33–7 | 19,062 | [4] | |
September 20 | 11:00 am[2] | Ohio* |
| BTN[2] | W 16–8 | 22,069 | ||
September 27 | 11:00 am[5] | at Iowa | ESPNC[6] | W 22–17 | 70,585 | |||
October 11 | 2:30 pm[6] | No. 23 Michigan State |
| ESPN2[6] | L 20–37 | 32,527 | ||
October 18 | 11:00 am[5] | Purdue |
| ESPN2[5] | W 48–26 | 27,163 | ||
October 25 | 11:00 am[5] | at Indiana | BTN[5] | L 19–21 | 30,698 | |||
November 1 | 11:00 am[5] | at No. 20 Minnesota | ESPN2[6] | W 24–17 | 54,122 | |||
November 8 | 11:00 am[6] | No. 12 Ohio State |
| ESPN2[6] | L 10–45 | 47,130 | ||
November 15 | 11:00 am[6] | at Michigan | ESPN2 | W 21–14 | 107,856 | |||
November 22 | 2:30 pm[6] | Illinois |
| BTN | W 27–10 | 32,166 | ||
December 29 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 25 Missouri | No. 22 | ESPN | L 23–30 OT | 55,986 | ||
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See also: 2008 Syracuse Orange football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Orange | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Wildcats | 0 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
See also: 2008 Duke Blue Devils football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Blue Devils | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Salukis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Wildcats | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Wildcats | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
See also: 2008 Iowa Hawkeyes football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
Hawkeyes | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
See also: 2008 Purdue Boilermakers football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Boilermakers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 26 |
Wildcats | 0 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
See also: 2008 Indiana Hoosiers football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
Hoosiers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Golden Gophers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
See also: 2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buckeyes | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
See also: 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Wolverines | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
See also: 2008 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Fighting Illini | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Wildcats | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 27 |
See also: 2008 Missouri Tigers football team and 2008 Alamo Bowl |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Tigers | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | 22 | RV |
Coaches | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | 24 | RV | 25 | RV | 24 | 20 | 22 | 20 | RV |
Harris | Not released | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 21 | Not released | |||||
BCS | Not released | 22 | — | 24 | — | — | 24 | 22 | 23 | Not released |
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Name | GP-GS | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
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Name | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | YPA | LNG | TD | INT | SACK | RAT |
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C. J. Bachér | 218 | 365 | 2128 | 59.7 | 5.83 | 53 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 113.68 |
Mike Kafka | 32 | 46 | 330 | 69.6 | 7.17 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 131.13 |
Eric Peterman | 2 | 2 | 55 | 100.0 | 27.50 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 496.0 |
Total | 252 | 413 | 2513 | 61.0 | 6.08 | 53 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 116.9 |
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Name | GP | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Interceptions | Fumbles | Blkd Kick | ||||||||
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Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | BrUp | QBH | No.-Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Rcv-Yds | FF | |||
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