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Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern Wildcats

6-7 (3-5), 5th Big Ten - Legends Division

 Last Game
Dec 31, 2011 Texas A&M, L 22-33 
 
 Next Game
No game scheduled
 Team News  

Second Achilles injury could end Persa's career

Second Achilles injury could end Persa's career
Louie Vaccher (Rivals.com), May 22, 2012
Former Northwestern QB Dan Persa s football career may be over after a second Achilles injury. ...More
 • NU unveils complete 2015-16 schedules - May 22 (Rivals.com)
 • NU will end season vs. Illinois in 2015-16 - May 21 (Rivals.com)
 • Michigan's Kovacs already eyes opener vs. Alabama - Apr 10 (The Associated Press)
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Northwestern Team Report

Northwestern Team Report Apr 26, 2012

Northwestern's defense wanted to send a clear message during the spring practice period. The NU defense gained plenty of attention last year for all the wrong things—missed assignments, lack of communication, shoddy tackling and a propensity for allowing big plays.

The Wildcats' coaching staff worked all spring on simplifying the defense, fixing breakdowns in communication and working on fundamentals. The spring game displayed that improvement with the Wildcats pressing the quarterback, forcing starting quarterback Kain Colter out of his comfort zone and playing with an aggressive style that will be needed next year to offset the losses of numerous key skill offensive players.

"I think that side of the ball, I think I said this earlier in the spring, was very ...More

 
 Recruiting News From Rivals.com
  • Egu still learning the game - May 23
  • Will Skipper stop at NU? - May 21
  • Tezeno plans NU visit - May 20
  • Watching the Ticker - May 18
  • NU offers big Texas DT - May 15
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 Scores & Schedule - All postseason broadcasts are subject to availability
 Date Opponent Time/Result Audio/Video
 Sat, Sep 3 at Boston College W 24-17 --
 Sat, Sep 10 Eastern Illinois W 42-21 --
 Sat, Sep 17 at Army L 14-21 --
 Sat, Oct 1 at (24) Illinois L 35-38 --
 Sat, Oct 8 (12) Michigan L 24-42 --
 Sat, Oct 15 at Iowa L 31-41 --
 Sat, Oct 22 Penn State L 24-34 --
 Sat, Oct 29 at Indiana W 59-38 --
 Sat, Nov 5 at (9) Nebraska W 28-25 --
 Sat, Nov 12 Rice W 28-6 --
 Sat, Nov 19 Minnesota W 28-13 --
 Sat, Nov 26 (11) Michigan State L 17-31 --
 
 Postseason
 Date Opponent Time/Result Audio
 Sat, Dec 31 Texas A&M L 22-33 --
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 Wisconsin (10) 6-2  11-3 
 Penn State 6-2  9-4 
 Purdue 4-4  7-6 
 Ohio State 3-5  6-7 
 Illinois 2-6  7-6 
 Indiana 0-8  1-11 
 Legends Division Conf  All 
 Michigan State (11) 7-1  11-3 
 Michigan (12) 6-2  11-2 
 Nebraska (24) 5-3  9-4 
 Iowa 4-4  7-6 
 Northwestern 3-5  6-7 
 Minnesota 2-6  3-9 
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CHICAGO, IL - MAY 07: Northwestern University head football coach Pat Fitzgerald throws out the first pitch before the game between the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs on May 7, 2012 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.  (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)
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 Team Stats
  TDs Yds PassYds RushYds
 Offense51 432.8 256.6 176.2
 Defense40 406.9 222.2 184.8