2017 Northwestern Wildcats football team
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Coaches | No. 17 |
AP | No. 17 |
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No. 5 Ohio State xy$ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Michigan State | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Penn State | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Wisconsin xy | 9 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Northwestern | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois, and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by 12th-year head coach Pat Fitzgerald. This was the Wildcats' fifth ten-win season, three of which were led by Pat Fitzgerald.
Recruiting
Position key
Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
Recruits
The Wildcats signed a total of 19 recruits.
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Sam Gerak C |
Avon, Ohio | Avon HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | Dec 21, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Sam Miller DT |
Houston, Texas | Stratford HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Jan 24, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Rashawn Slater OG |
Sugar Land, Texas | Clements HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 269 lb (122 kg) | Jan 27, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Earnest Brown DE |
Denton, Texas | Ryan HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Mar 22, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Trevor Kent DE |
Pittsburg, Kansas | Pittsburg HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 253 lb (115 kg) | Mar 23, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Austin Hiller S |
Austin, Texas | Lake Travis HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Mar 24, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Trey Pugh TE |
Plain City, Ohio | Jonathan Alder HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Apr 3, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Bryce Jackson S |
Denton, Texas | Guyer HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | Apr 6, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Camreon Ruiz CB |
Lake Villa, Illinois | Lakes Community HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Apr 11, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Peter McIntyre LB |
Toledo, Ohio | St. John's Jesuit HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | Apr 21, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Andrew Marty QB |
Cincinnati, Ohio | Wyoming HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 26, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
J.R. Pace S |
Atlanta, Georgia | Woodward Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 15, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Jace James WR |
Carol Stream, Illinois | Glenbard North HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 12, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Charlie Kuhbander K |
Springboro, Ohio | Springboro HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 13, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Ethan Wiederkehr OT |
Shoreham, New York | Shoreham-Wading River HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | Jun 13, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Berkeley Holman WR |
Bellflower, California | St. John Bosco HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 18, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Kyric McGowan RB |
Dalton, Georgia | Dalton HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | Jul 27, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Blake Gallagher LB |
Needham, Massachusetts | Saint Sebastian's School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Dec 14, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Chee Anyanwu S |
Buford, Georgia | Buford HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jan 21, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
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Schedule
Northwestern announced its 2017 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2017 schedule consisted of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Wildcats hosted Big Ten foes Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State, and Purdue, and traveled to Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska, Wisconsin.[1]
The Wildcats hosted two of the three non-conference opponents, Bowling Green from the Mid-American Conference and Nevada from the Mountain West Conference, and traveled to Duke from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
September 22:30 p.m.Nevada*
BTNW 31–2033,018 September 911:00 a.m.at Duke*
ESPNUL 17–4120,241 September 166:30 p.m.Bowling Green*
- Ryan Field
- Evanston, IL
BTNW 49–733,706 September 3011:00 a.m.at No. 10 Wisconsin
ABCL 24–3380,584 October 711:00 a.m.No. 4 Penn State
- Ryan Field
- Evanston, IL
ABCL 7–3141,061 October 142:30 p.m.at Maryland
ESPN2W 37–2138,325 October 2111:00 a.m.Iowa
- Ryan Field
- Evanston, IL
ESPN2W 17–10 OT40,036 October 282:30 p.m.No. 16 Michigan State
- Ryan Field
- Evanston, IL
ESPNW 39–31 3OT39,369 November 42:30 p.m.at Nebraska
BTNW 31–24 OT89,721 November 116:00 p.m.PurdueNo. 25
- Ryan Field
- Evanston, IL
ESPN2W 23–1333,765 November 1811:00 a.m.MinnesotaNo. 23
- Ryan Field
- Evanston, IL
BTNW 39–030,014 November 253:00 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 22
FS1W 42–730,456 December 294:30 p.m.vs. KentuckyNo. 20
ESPNW 24–2348,675
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Coaches | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
CFP | Not released | — | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | Not released |
Roster
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References
- ^ "B1G Releases Nine-Game Conference Schedules for 2016, 2017" (Press release). Northwestern Wildcats Department of Athletics. July 11, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Northwestern Wildcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 17, 2017.