Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern Wildcats
First season	2014
Head coach	3rd season, 5–9 (.357)
Stadium	Ryan Field (Capacity: 47,130)
Year built	1926
Field surface	Grass
Location	Evanston, IL
League	NCAA
Division	West
All-time record	32–44–0 (.421)
Bowl record	2–0–0 (1.000)
Colors	Purple and White
Fight song	Go U Northwestern
Mascot	Willie the Wildcat
Rivals	Illinois Purdue Notre Dame Indiana

The Northwestern Wildcats, coached by Soluna, are a collegiate football team playing in the Big Ten. The Wildcats play at Ryan Field in Evanston, IL and are a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference.

All-time record vs. Big Ten opponents

This is the Wildcats football record against current Big Ten Conference opponents through Week 11 of the 2019 season.

School	Total Games	W	L	T	Pct.	PF	PA	First Year	Last Year	Streak
Illinois	6	3	3	0	.500	149	107	2014	2019	Lost 1
Indiana	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	TBA	TBA	N/A
Iowa	6	0	6	0	.000	89	190	2014	2019	Lost 6
Maryland	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	TBA	TBA	N/A
Michigan	1	0	1	0	.000	14	49	2018	2018	Lost 1
Michigan State	1	0	1	0	.000	27	31	2016	2016	Lost 1
Minnesota	6	2	4	0	.333	152	178	2014	2019	Lost 4
Nebraska	6	2	4	0	.333	102	120	2014	2019	Lost 1
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	N/A	0	0	TBA	TBA	N/A
Penn State	2	0	2	0	.000	23	43	2014	2015	Lost 2
Purdue	6	2	4	0	.333	101	151	2014	2019	Lost 4
Rutgers	1	1	0	0	1.000	17	6	2017	2017	Won 1
Wisconsin	6	0	6	0	.000	96	177	2014	2019	Lost 6
13 Opponents	39	10	30	0	.250	726	1006			6 Seasons

Season-by-Season Records

Year	Coach(es)	Conference	Record		Bowl	Final CP Ranking
			Wins	Losses
Northwestern Wildcats
2014	Vacant	B1G	4	3	Bridgepoint Holiday Bowl	#17
	funtubs		5	1
2015	Vacant	B1G	3	4	bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl	-
	Monda		4	2
2016		B1G	3	9	None	-
2017		B1G	3	9	None	-
2018		B1G	3	7	None	-
	Soluna	B1G	1	1	None	-
2019		B1G	4	8	None	-
2020		B1G	0	0	TBD	TBD
Total			32	44	(all games)

National Champions

Conference Champions

Bowl game berth

Bowl games

The Wildcats have appeared in 13 bowl games, posting a record of 3–10. They had 9 consecutive bowl losses which tied them with Notre Dame for the longest bowl losing streak of all time, which they ended in the 2013 Gator Bowl.

Season	Bowl	Opponent	Result
1948	Rose Bowl	California	W, 20–14
1995	Rose Bowl	USC	L, 32–41
1996	Citrus Bowl	Tennessee	L, 28–48
2000	Alamo Bowl	Nebraska	L, 17–66
2003	Motor City Bowl	Bowling Green	L, 24–28
2005	Sun Bowl	UCLA	L, 38–50
2008	Alamo Bowl	Missouri	L, 23–30 OT
2009	Outback Bowl	Auburn	L, 35–38 OT
2010	TicketCity Bowl	Texas Tech	L, 38–45
2011	Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas	Texas A&M	L, 22–33
2012	Gator Bowl	Mississippi State	W, 34–20
2015	Outback Bowl	Tennessee	L, 6–45
2016	Pinstripe Bowl	Pittsburgh	W, 31-24
Total	13 Bowl Games	3–10

Team Awards

Year	Team MVP	Offensive Player Of The Year	Defensive Player Of The Year	Freshman Of The Year
2016	Michael Shoemaker	Michael Shoemaker	Jay McDonald	Kasper Einstein
2017	Jeremy Anderson	Larry Sullivan	Alvin Welch	Maurice Esquivel