2010 Northwestern Wildcats football team
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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.
play) and lost in the Outback Bowl
35–38 in overtime against Auburn
.
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.
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.
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in the Big Ten
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for...
. Pat Fitzgerald
Pat Fitzgerald
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, in his fifth season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Wildcats home games were played at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
. The annual rivalry game against the University of Illinois
2010 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The 2010 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2010 college football season. The Fighting Illini, led by sixth-year head coach Ron Zook, are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Memorial Stadium...
was played at Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales...
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
2010 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
The 2010 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Tommy Tuberville and played its home games at Jones AT&T Stadium. They were members of the South Division of the Big 12...
38–45.
Previous season
Last season, the Wildcats finished the season 8–5 (5–3 in Big Ten2009 Big Ten Conference football season
The 2009 Big Ten Conference football season was the 114th for the conference, and saw Ohio State conclude the regular season as Big Ten Conference champion for the 5th consecutive time, their 34th Big Ten title. This earned them the conference's automatic selection to a Bowl Championship Series...
play) and lost in the Outback Bowl
2010 Outback Bowl
The 2010 Outback Bowl was the 24th edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The game started at 11 AM US EST on Friday, January 1, 2010. The game was telecast on ESPN and matched Auburn University against Northwestern University...
35–38 in overtime against Auburn
2009 Auburn Tigers football team
The 2009 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by first year head coach Gene Chizik...
.
Schedule
Vanderbilt
| Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1-1 | 1952 | Tie, 20-20 |
Illinois State
| Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | First Meeting | N/A |
Rice
| Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 1998 | NU, 23-14 |
Central Michigan
| Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | First Meeting | N/A |
Minnesota
| Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 30-50-5 | 2009 | Minn, 35-24 |
Purdue
| Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 27-49-1 | 2009 | NU, 27-21 |
Michigan State
| Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 16-34 | 2009 | MSU, 24-14 |
Indiana
| Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 43-34-1 | 2009 | NU, 29-28 |
Penn State
| Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3-10 | 2009 | PSU, 34-13 |
Iowa
| Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 33-55-5 | 2009 | NU, 33-31 |
Texas Tech
| Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | First Meeting | N/A |
Rankings
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| BCS | Not released | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||||||||||
Roster
| 2010 Northwestern Wildcats roster |
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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
Head coach
Coordinators/Assistant coaches
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