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The 2011 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Pat Fitzgerald , in his sixth season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Wildcats home games were played at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois . They are members of the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 6–7, 3–4 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place in the Legends Division. They were invited to the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas where they were defeated by Texas A&M 22–33.
Previous season
In 2010 the Wildcats had a 7–6 record, ending the season with a 45–38 loss to Texas Tech in the 2011 TicketCity Bowl .
Preseason
Conference divisions
Starting in 2011, the Big Ten Conference created two divisions, "Legends" and "Leaders", following the University of Nebraska 's membership into the conference. Northwestern was placed in the "Legends" division, with the University of Iowa , the University of Michigan , Michigan State University , the University of Minnesota and the University of Nebraska joining them.[ 1]
Schedule
The schedule is as follows:[ 2]
September 311:00 AMat Boston College *
ESPNU W 24–17 [ 3] Eastern Illinois *
BTN W 42–21 [ 4] Army *
CBSSN L 14–21 [ 5] Illinois
ESPN2 L 35–38 [ 6] Michigan
Ryan Field Evanston, Illinois BTNL 24–42 [ 7] Iowa
BTNL 31–41 [ 8] Penn State
Ryan Field Evanston, Illinois BTNL 24–34 [ 9] Indiana
BTNW 59–38 [ 10] Nebraska
BTNW 28–25 [ 11] Rice *
Ryan Field Evanston, Illinois BTNW 28–6 [ 12] Minnesota
Ryan Field Evanston, Illinois BTNW 28–13 [ 13] Michigan State
Ryan Field Evanston, Illinois BTNL 17–31 [ 14] Texas A&M *
ESPN L 22–33 [ 15]
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Regular season
Boston College
1
2 3 4 Total
• Northwestern
3
7 7 7
24
Boston College
3
7 0 7
17
Scoring summary 1 12:49 BC Nate Freese 19-yard field goal BC 3-0 1 7:01 NW Jeff Budzien 43-yard field goal Tied 3-3 2 8:03 BC Andre Williams 6-yard run (Nate Freese kick) BC 10-3 2 0:38 NW Kain Colter 3-yard run (Jeff Budzien kick) Tied 10-10 3 11:53 NW Mike Trumpy 5-yard run (Jeff Budzien kick) NW 17-10 4 9:24 NW Adonis Smith 1-yard run (Jeff Budzien kick) NW 24-10 4 6:00 BC Andre Williams 1-yard run (Nate Freese kick) NW 24-17
[ 16]
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result[ 17]
2–1
1993
NU, 22–21
Eastern Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
Eastern Illinois
0
7 7 7
21
• Northwestern
14
14 7 7
42
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result[ 18]
0–0
First Meeting
Army
1
2 3 4 Total
Northwestern
0
7 0 7
14
• Army
7
0 7 7
21
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result[ 19]
3–1
1988
Army, 23–7
Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
Northwestern
0
14 14 7
35
• Illinois
7
3 7 21
38
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result[ 20]
46–53–5
2010
Ill, 48–27
Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
• Michigan
7
7 14 14
42
Northwestern
14
10 0 0
24
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result[ 21]
15–52–2
2008
NU, 21–14
Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Northwestern
0
7 10 14
31
• Iowa
10
7 0 24
41
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result[ 22]
23–46–3
2010
NU, 21–17
Penn State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Penn State
14
13 7 0
34
Northwestern
14
10 0 0
24
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result[ 23]
3–11
2010
PSU, 35–21
Indiana
1
2 3 4 Total
• Northwestern
17
21 14 7
59
Indiana
7
14 10 7
38
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result[ 24]
44–34–1
2010
NU, 20–17
Nebraska
1
2 3 4 Total
• Northwestern
7
0 7 14
28
Nebraska
0
3 7 15
25
Scoring summary 1 2:08 NW Jacob Schmidt 2-yard run (Jeff Budzien kick) NW 7-0 2 2:26 NEB Brett Maher 36-yard field goal NW 7-3 3 12:13 NW Kain Colter 3-yard run (Jeff Budzien kick) NW 14-3 3 3:52 NEB Tim Marlowe 15-yard pass from Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher kick) NW 14-10 4 12:16 NW Jeremy Ebert 81-yard pass from Kain Colter (Jeff Budzien kick) NW 21-10 4 8:55 NEB Rex Burkhead 1-yard run (Taylor Martinez run) NW 21-18 4 1:34 NW Kain Colter 1-yard run (Jeff Budzien kick) NW 28-18 4 0:18 NEB Kenny Bell 18-yard pass from Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher kick) NW 28-25
[ 25]
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result[ 26]
2–3
2000
UNL, 66–17
Rice
1
2 3 4 Total
Rice
0
0 0 6
6
• Northwestern
7
14 0 7
28
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result[ 27]
3–4
2010
NU, 30–13
Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
Minnesota
7
3 0 3
13
• Northwestern
21
0 0 7
28
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result[ 28]
31–50–5
2010
NU, 29–28
Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Michigan State
3
14 7 7
31
Northwestern
0
3 7 7
17
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result[ 29]
16–35
2010
MSU, 35–27
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
• Texas A&M
3
17 10 3
33
Northwestern
0
7 0 15
22
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result[ 18]
0–0
First Meeting
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV RV — — — — — — — — — — — — — Coaches RV RV RV RV RV — — — — — — — — — — — Harris Not released — — — — — — — — — Not released BCS Not released — — — — — — — — Not released
Roster
2011 Northwestern Wildcats roster[ 30] [ 31]
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
4 Adonis Smith – Sophomore
21 Jordan Perkins – Freshman
22 Treyvon Green – Freshman
28 Tim Hanrahan –
29 Mike Trumpy – Sophomore
34 Tyris Jones – Junior
39 Jacob Schmidt – Senior Wide Receivers
5 Venric Mark – Sophomore
6 Charles Brown – Senior
8 Demetrius Fields – Junior
11 Jeremy Ebert – Senior
12 Tony Jones – Sophomore
14 Christian Jones – Freshman
17 Rashad Lawrence – Sophomore
23 E.J. Webb – Freshman
27 Cermak Bland – Freshman
80 Mike Jensen – Sophomore
81 Cameron Dickerson – Freshman
84 Drew Moulton – Sophomore
86 Brendan Barber – Junior
88 Torin Dupper –
89 Pierre Youngblood-Ary – Freshman Superbacks
9 Drake Dunsmore – Senior
40 Brett Nagel – Junior
82 John Plasencia – Sophomore
83 Jack Konopka – Freshman
85 Mark Szott – Freshman
Offensive Line
53 Geoff Mogus – Freshman
57 Matt Frazier – Freshman
61 Alex Pietrzak – Freshman
62 Taylor Paxton – Sophomore
64 Doug Bartels – Senior
65 Ben Burkett – Senior
66 Brandon Vitabile –
68 Hayden Baker –
70 Patrick Ward – Junior
71 Shane Mertz – Freshman
72 Brian Mulroe – Junior
73 Colin Armstrong – Senior
74 Chuck Porcelli – Junior
75 Al Netter (C) – Senior
76 Brian Smith – Sophomore
78 Paul Jorgensen –
79 Neal Deiters – Junior Defensive Line
42 Kevin Watt – Senior
55 Bo Cisek – Junior
58 Max Chapman – Freshman
60 Jake Gregus – Sophomore
67 Sean McEvilly –
79 C.J. Robbins – Freshman
88 Quentin Williams – Junior
90 Jack DiNardo – Senior
91 Brian Arnfelt – Junior
92 Will Hampton – Sophomore
93 Niko Mafuli – Senior
94 Vince Browne – Senior
95 Davon Custis – Sophomore
96 Anthony Battle – Sophomore
97 Tyler Scott – Sophomore
98 Deonte Gibson – Freshman
99 Chance Carter –
Linebackers
31 Stone Pinckney – Junior
33 David Nwabuisi – Junior
35 Ben Johnson – Senior
41 Doug Diedrick – Freshman
43 Tim Riley – Sophomore
44 Chi Chi Ariguzo –
45 Collin Ellis –
46 Damien Proby – Sophomore
48 Roderick Goodlow – Junior
50 Timmy Vernon – Sophomore
51 Bryce McNaul – Senior
54 Drew Smith – Freshman
56 Will Studlien – Sophomore Defensive backs
15 Daniel Jones –
16 Davion Fleming – Sophomore
18 Matt Carpenter – Freshman
19 Jimmy Hall –
20 Austin Kassner – Freshman
23 Nick VanHoose – Freshman
24 Ibraheim Campbell –
25 Jarrell Williams – Freshman
36 Mike Eshun –
39 Joe Cannon – Cornerbacks
3 Jeravin Matthews – Senior
13 C.J. Bryant –
20 Tim Weak – Junior
21 Mike Bolden – Senior
22 Demetrius Dugar – Junior
26 Jordan Mabin (C) – Senior
47 Ricky Weina – Senior Safeties
7 Hunter Bates – Junior
10 Brian Peters (C) – Senior
27 Jared Carpenter – Junior
32 David Arnold – Senior
Punters
31 Chris Gradone – Freshman
49 Brandon Williams – Sophomore Kickers
34 Steve Flaherty – Junior
37 Jeff Budzien – Sophomore
38 Arthur Omilian – Freshman Long Snappers
59 Pat Hickey – Sophomore Head coach Coordinators/Assistant coaches Randy Bates – Linebackers Coach
Jerry Brown – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs Coach
Adam Cushing – Offensive Line Coach
Mike Hankwitz – Defensive Coordinator
Bob Heffner – Superbacks Coach
Marty Long – Defensive Line Coach
Matt MacPherson – Running Backs Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Mick McCall – Offensive Coordinator/QB's Coach
Dennis Springer – Wide Receivers Coach Legend (C) Team captain
References
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