2010 Northwestern Wildcats football | |
TicketCity Bowl, L 38–45 vs. Texas Tech | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
2010 record | 7–6 (3–5 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Pat Fitzgerald (5th as HC) (9th overall season) |
Offensive coordinator | Mick McCall (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Hankwitz (3rd season) |
Base defense | Multiple 4–3 |
Captain | Dan Persa |
Captain | Al Netter |
Captain | Quentin Davie |
Captain | Corbin Bryant |
Home stadium | Ryan Field (Capacity: 47,130) |
Seasons |
2010 Big Ten football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 Wisconsin †§ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#5 Ohio State ‡ | 0* | – | 1 | 0* | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#14 Michigan State § | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 0* | – | 4 | 0* | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative § – Conference co-champions |
The 2010 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his fifth season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Wildcats home games were played at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. The annual rivalry game against the University of Illinois was played at Wrigley Field on November 20.
The Wildcats finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in Big Ten play and was invited to the inaugural TicketCity Bowl where they were defeated by Texas Tech 38–45.
Previous season[]
Last season, the Wildcats finished the season 8–5 (5–3 in Big Ten play) and lost in the Outback Bowl 35–38 in overtime against Auburn.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 6:30 PM | at Vanderbilt* | CSNC | W 23–21 | 37,210[3] | |
September 11 | 11:00 AM | Illinois State* | BTN | W 37–3 | 25,471[4] | |
September 18 | 6:00 PM | at Rice* | W 30–13 | 15,562[5] | ||
September 25 | 11:00 AM | Central Michigan* |
| BTN | W 30–25 | 30,075[6] |
October 2 | 11:00 AM | at Minnesota | ESPN | W 29–28 | 49,228[7] | |
October 9 | 6:30 PM | Purdue |
| BTN | L 17–20 | 33,847[8] |
October 23 | 11:00 AM | No. 8 Michigan State |
| ESPN | L 27–35 | 41,115[9] |
October 30 | 11:00 AM | at Indiana | BTN | W 20–17 | 37,818[10] | |
November 6 | 2:30 PM | at Penn State | ABC/ESPN2 | L 21–35 | 104,147[11] | |
November 13 | 11:00 AM | No. 13 Iowa |
| ESPN | W 21–17 | 47,130[12] |
November 20 | 2:30 PM | vs. Illinois | ESPNU | L 27–48 | 41,058[13] | |
November 27 | 2:30 PM | at No. 5 Wisconsin | ABC/ESPN | L 23–70 | 80,011[14] | |
January 1 | 11:00 AM | vs. Texas Tech* | ESPNU | L 38–45 | 40,121[15] | |
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Regular season[]
Vanderbilt[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Wildcats | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
Commodores | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result[16] |
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0–1–1 | 1952 | Tie, 20–20 |
Illinois State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Redbirds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Wildcats | 14 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result[17] |
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First Meeting |
Rice[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Wildcats | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
Owls | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result[18] |
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1–4 | 1998 | NU, 23–14 |
Central Michigan[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Chippewas | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 25 |
Wildcats | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result[17] |
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First Meeting |
Minnesota[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Wildcats | 14 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 29 |
Golden Gophers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result[19] |
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30–50–5 | 2009 | Minn, 35–24 |
Purdue[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Boilermakers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
#25 Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result[20] |
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27–49–1 | 2009 | NU, 27–21 |
Michigan State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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#8 Spartans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result[21] |
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16–34 | 2009 | MSU, 24–14 |
Indiana[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Hoosiers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result[22] |
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43–34–1 | 2009 | NU, 29–28 |
Penn State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Nittany Lions | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result[23] |
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3–10 | 2009 | PSU, 34–13 |
Iowa[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Hawkeyes | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result[24] |
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22–46–3 | 2009 | NU, 17–10 |
Northwestern won a thriller by scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats led in the first two periods, but the Hawkeyes scored twice to take the lead in the third quarter.
Illinois[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Fighting Illini | 21 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 48 |
#25 Wildcats | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result[25] |
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46–52–5 | 2009 | NU, 21–16 |
The Wildcats, one week after upsetting a ranked Iowa team, fell flat in Wrigley Field, losing 48-27 to the Fighting Illini. Illinois RB Mikel LeShoure ran wild on Northwestern's defense for 330 yards on 33 carries (for an average of 10.0 yards per carry), with a pair of touchdowns. The loss snapped a two game Northwestern winning streak over Illinois and sealed a bowl berth for Illinois, regardless of the outcome of their season finale against Fresno State next week. Northwestern falls to 3-4 in Big Ten play and 7-4 overall. The Wildcats face the 10-1 Wisconsin Badgers next week in Camp Randall Stadium, where they have not won since the 2000 season.
Wisconsin[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
#5 Badgers | 14 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 70 |
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result[26] |
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33–55–5 | 2009 | NU, 33–31 |
TicketCity Bowl[]
Texas Tech[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 38 |
Red Raiders | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result[17] |
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First Meeting |
Rankings[]
Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches' | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | 25 | RV | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||||||||||||||
Harris | Not released | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | Not released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | Not released |
Roster[]
2010 Northwestern Wildcats roster[27][28] | ||||||||
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Superbacks
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Offensive Line
Defensive Line
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Cornerbacks
Safeties
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Punters
Kickers
Long Snappers
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Depth chart[]
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References[]
- ↑ 2010 Big Ten football standings
- ↑ 2010 college football rankings
- ↑ "Northwestern Wildcats at Vanderbilt Commodores Box Score". ESPN. September 4, 2010. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302470238. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ↑ "Northwestern Wildcats vs Illinois State Redbirds Box Score". ESPN. September 11, 2010. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302540077. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Northwestern Wildcats vs Rice Owls Box Score". ESPN. September 18, 2010. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302610242. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- ↑ "Northwestern Wildcats vs Central Michigan Chippewas Box Score". ESPN. September 25, 2010. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302680077. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Northwestern Wildcats at Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. October 2, 2010. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302750135. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Northwestern Wildcats vs Purdue Boilermakers Box Score". ESPN. October 9, 2010. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302820077. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ↑ "Michigan State Spartans vs. Northwestern Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. October 23, 2010. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302960077. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Northwestern Wildcats at Indiana Hoosiers Box Score". ESPN. October 30, 2010. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303030084. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
- ↑ "Northwestern Wildcats at Penn State Nittany Lions Box Score". ESPN. November 6, 2010. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303100213. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ↑ "Northwestern Wildcats vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Box Score". ESPN. November 13, 2010. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303170077. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Northwestern Wildcats vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Box Score". ESPN. November 20, 2010. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303240077. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers Box Score". ESPN. November 27, 2010. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303310275. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ↑ "Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Northwestern Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. January 1, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=310012641. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Northwestern vs Vanderbilt (TN)". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/northwestern/opponents_records.php?teamid=3363. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 DeLassus, David. "Northwestern Records by Team". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/northwestern/opponents.php. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Northwestern vs Rice (TX)". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/northwestern/opponents_records.php?teamid=2700. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Northwestern vs Minnesota". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141227175453/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/northwestern/opponents_records.php?teamid=2030. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Northwestern vs Purdue (IN)". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/northwestern/opponents_records.php?teamid=2652. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Northwestern vs Michigan State". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141227175259/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/northwestern/opponents_records.php?teamid=1988. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Northwestern vs Indiana". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/northwestern/opponents_records.php?teamid=1516. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Northwestern vs Penn State". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/northwestern/opponents_records.php?teamid=2514. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Northwestern vs Iowa". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/northwestern/opponents_records.php?teamid=1532. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Northwestern vs Illinois". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110525091158/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/northwestern/opponents_records.php?teamid=1502. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Northwestern vs Wisconsin". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/northwestern/opponents_records.php?teamid=3605. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ "2010 Northwestern Football Roster". Northwestern University Department of Athletics. http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/nw-m-footbl-mtt.html. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Northwestern Announces Team Captains for 2010 Season". Northwestern University Department of Athletics. August 27, 2010. http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082710aac.html. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ↑ "2011 TicketCity Bowl Guide". Northwestern University Department of Athletics. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011ticketcitybowlguide.pdf. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
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