Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern Wildcats

6-4 (3-3), 5th Big Ten

 Last Game
Nov 7, 2009 at Iowa, W 17-10 
 
 Next Game
Illinois Fighting Illini Nov 14, 2009 at Illinois, 12:00 pm 
Last Meeting: Nov 22, 2008, W 27-10 
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Northwestern upsets No. 8 Iowa 17-10

Northwestern upsets No. 8 Iowa 17-10
LUKE MEREDITH, Nov 7, 2009
With Ricky Stanzi watching from the sideline on crutches, No. 8 Iowa ran out of magic. Dan Persa threw a touchdown pass and Marshall Thomas recovered a fumble for another score, and Northwestern dealt a crushing blow to Iowa's national championship hopes with a 17-10 victory Saturday. Stanzi was knocked out of the game with an ankle injury in the second quarter on the play in which Thomas scored... ...More
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 • Shattered dreams - Nov 7 (Rivals.com)
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Northwestern Team Report

Northwestern Team Report Nov 4, 2009

In the current Associated Press poll, Iowa finds itself at No. 8. But since everything revolves around the Bowl Championship Series standings in this era, let's refer to the Hawkeyes by their No. 4 showing in the updated BCS rankings.

With that in mind, Northwestern shoots for an upset this week of a magnitude that hasn't happened for the program in 50 years. In the Wildcats' 1959 opener, coach Ara Parseghian led his 10th-ranked charges to a 45-13 whipping of No. 2 Oklahoma at Dyche Stadium. The following week, the Wildcats edged No. 5 Iowa by a 14-10 count.

Since those back-to-back wins, Northwestern has faced 35 Top 5 foes and come up empty every time. Based on the way the Wildcats hung with No. ...More

 
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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 12:00 pm --
 Sat, Nov 21 (20) Wisconsin TBA --
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 Iowa (13) 5-1  9-1 
 Ohio State (8) 5-1  8-2 
 Penn State (17) 4-2  8-2 
 Wisconsin (20) 4-2  7-2 
 Northwestern 3-3  6-4 
 Michigan State 3-3  5-5 
 Purdue 3-3  4-6 
 Minnesota 3-4  5-5 
 Illinois 2-5  3-6 
 Michigan 1-5  5-5 
 Indiana 1-5  4-6 
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FILE -- This is a Sept. 19, 2009, file photo showing Syracuse wide receiver Mike Williams looking for running room against Northwestern during the third quarter in an NCAA college football game in Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse wide receiver Mike Williams has quit the team. Williams, one of the top receivers in the country, told coach Doug Marrone on Monday morning, Nov. 2, 2009,  of his decision.
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EVANSTON, IL - OCTOBER 31: Dan Persa #7 of the Northwestern Wildcats throws a pass against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Ryan Field on October 31, 2009 in Evanston, Illinois. Penn State defeated Northwestern 34-13. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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EVANSTON, IL - OCTOBER 31: Evan Royster #22 of the Penn State Nittany Lions runs 69 yards for a touchdown as teammate Graham Zug #5 and Brian Peters #10 of the Northwestern Wildcats follow at Ryan Field on October 31, 2009 in Evanston, Illinois. Penn State defeated Northwestern 34-13. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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EVANSTON, IL - OCTOBER 31: Daryll Clark #17 of the Penn State Nittany Lions looks for a receiver against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field on October 31, 2009 in Evanston, Illinois. Penn State defeated Northwestern 34-13. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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 Team Stats
  TDs Yds PassYds RushYds
 Offense27 375.1 252.4 122.7
 Defense29 342.3 225.2 117.1