2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team

	2008 Big Ten football standings
	† – BCS representative as champion; ‡ – BCS at-large representative; § – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

Northwestern Wildcats football
2008 Northwestern Wildcats football
Alamo Bowl vs. Missouri, L 30-23
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2008 record	9–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Pat Fitzgerald
Offensive coordinator	Mick McCall
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz
Home stadium	Ryan Field
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The 2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten during the 2008–2009 college football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his third season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Wildcats played their homes games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois.

[edit] Previous season

The 2007 team finished the season with a win-loss record of 6-6 and did not receive a bowl invitation.

[edit] Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
08/30/2008	11:00 AM^[1]	Syracuse*		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN2^[1]	W 30-10	20,015^[2]
09/06/2008	6:00 PM^[3]	at Duke*		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC		W 24-20	23,614^[2]
09/13/2008	11:00 AM^[1]	Southern Illinois*		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN^[1]	W 33-7	19,062^[2]
09/20/2008	11:00 AM^[1]	Ohio*		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN^[1]	W 16-8	22,069^[2]
09/27/2008	11:00 AM^[4]	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN Classic^[5]	W 22-17	70,585^[2]
10/11/2008	2:30 PM^[5]	#19 Michigan State	#22	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN2^[5]	L 20-37	32,527^[2]
10/18/2008	11:00 AM^[4]	Purdue		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN2^[4]	W 48-26	27,163^[2]
10/25/2008	11:00 AM^[4]	at Indiana	#24	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN^[4]	L 19-21	30,698^[2]
11/01/2008	11:00 AM^[4]	at #20 Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2^[5]	W 24-17	54,122^[2]
11/08/2008	11:00 AM^[5]	#12 Ohio State	#25	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN2^[5]	L 10-45	47,130^[2]
11/15/2008	11:00 AM^[5]	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN2	W 21-14	107,856^[2]
11/22/2008	2:30 PM^[5]	Illinois	#24	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)	BTN	W 27-10	32,166^[2]
12/29/2008	7:00 PM	vs. #23 Missouri	#20	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	L 23-30 ^OT	55,986^[2]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

[edit] Game notes

[edit] Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	3	0	7	0	10
Wildcats	0	9	14	7	30

[edit] Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	10	0	7	24
Blue Devils	7	3	3	7	20

[edit] Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	0	0	0	7
Wildcats	6	10	10	7	33

[edit] Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	8	0	8
Wildcats	6	10	0	0	16

[edit] Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	10	6	6	22
Hawkeyes	3	14	0	0	17

[edit] Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	17	7	10	3	37
Wildcats	0	7	10	3	20

[edit] Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	6	6	0	14	26
Wildcats	0	24	10	14	48

[edit] Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	6	10	0	19
Hoosiers	7	7	7	0	21

[edit] Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	10	7	0	7	24
Golden Gophers	0	17	0	0	17

[edit] Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes	7	17	7	14	45
Wildcats	7	0	3	0	10

[edit] Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	14	0	21
Wolverines	7	7	0	0	14

[edit] Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Illini	0	0	7	3	10
Wildcats	6	7	3	11	27

[edit] Alamo Bowl, v. Missouri

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Tigers	0	10	10	3	7	30
Wildcats	7	3	13	0	0	23

[edit] Rankings

Ranking Movement
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	#24	#24	#22	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	#22	NR	#24	NR	#25	NR	#24	#20	#22	#20	NR
Harris	Not released					NR	#23	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	#24	#22	#21
BCS	Not released								#22	NR	#24	NR	NR	#24	#22	#23

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Team

	Team	Opp
Scoring
Points per Game
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Total Offense
Avg per Play
Avg per Game
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Avg per Game

	Team	Opp
Punts-Yards
Avg per Punt
Time of Possession/Game
3rd Down Conversions
4th Down Conversions
Touchdowns Scored
Field Goals-Attempts-Long
PAT-Attempts
Attendance
Games/Avg per Game

[edit] Scores by quarter

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern	52	100	80	62	294
Opponents	64	78	49	41	232

[edit] Offense

[edit] Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G











TEAM
Total
Opponents

[edit] Passing

Name	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	YPA	LNG	TD	INT	SACK	RAT
C.J. Bacher	218	365	2128	59.7	5.83	53	14	14	9	113.68
Mike Kafka	32	46	330	69.6	7.17	36	2	3	6	131.13
Eric Peterman	2	2	55	100.0	27.50	30	1	0	0	496.0
Total	252	413	2513	61.0	6.08	53	17	17	15	116.9
Opponents

[edit] Receiving

Name	GP-GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G














Total
Opponents

[edit] Defense

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense		Interceptions				Fumbles		Blkd Kick
Name	GP	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-Yds	FF	Blkd Kick
Total

[edit] Special teams

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB


Total

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long

Total

[edit] See also

2008 Big Ten Conference football season

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Kickoff Times Announced For NU's First Three Home Games". Northwestern Sports Information. 2008-07-02. http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/070208aaa.html. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Cumulative Season Statistics". Northwestern University. http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
^ "Kickoff Times Set For Duke's First Three Football Games". Duke Sports Information. 2008-06-03. http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22672&SPID=1843&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=1477519. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Big Ten Announces Start Times for 2008 Homecoming Games". Northwestern Sports Information. 2008-05-12. http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051208aaa.html. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Northwestern Official Athletics Site". Northwestern Sports Information. 2008-09-29. http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/nw-m-footbl-sched.html. Retrieved 2008-09-29.

[su.2Fsiu.2Fou-0] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Kickoff Times Announced For NU's First Three Home Games". Northwestern Sports Information. 2008-07-02. http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/070208aaa.html. Retrieved 2008-07-04.

[stats-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Cumulative Season Statistics". Northwestern University. http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html. Retrieved 2011-10-11.

[duke-2] "Kickoff Times Set For Duke's First Three Football Games". Duke Sports Information. 2008-06-03. http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22672&SPID=1843&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=1477519. Retrieved 2008-06-06.

[homecoming_games-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Big Ten Announces Start Times for 2008 Homecoming Games". Northwestern Sports Information. 2008-05-12. http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051208aaa.html. Retrieved 2008-05-12.

[official_schedule-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Northwestern Official Athletics Site". Northwestern Sports Information. 2008-09-29. http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/nw-m-footbl-sched.html. Retrieved 2008-09-29.

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