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2020 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bajakian (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (13th season)
Home stadiumRyan Field
(Capacity: 47,130)
Uniform
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Ohio State xy$^   5 – 0     7 – 1  
No. 12 Indiana   6 – 1     6 – 2  
Penn State   4 – 5     4 – 5  
Maryland   2 – 3     2 – 3  
Rutgers   3 – 6     3 – 6  
Michigan   2 – 4     2 – 4  
Michigan State   2 – 5     2 – 5  
West Division
No. 10 Northwestern xy   6 – 1     7 – 2  
No. 16 Iowa   6 – 2     6 – 2  
Wisconsin   3 – 3     4 – 3  
Minnesota   3 – 4     3 – 4  
Nebraska   3 – 5     3 – 5  
Purdue   2 – 4     2 – 4  
Illinois   2 – 6     2 – 6  
Championship: Ohio State 22, Northwestern 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Ten suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on October 24. In addition to the title game that was played on December 19, the conference seeded all remaining teams for "championship week" games.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Northwestern Wildcats football team was to represent Northwestern University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats were to play their home games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois and compete in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were to be led by 15th-year head coach Pat Fitzgerald.

On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference cancelled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference expressed the possibility that a season could be played in the spring of 2021.[2]

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2019 season 3–9, 1–8 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in the West Division.

Schedule

Northwestern had games scheduled against Tulane, Central Michigan, and Morgan State, but cancelled these games on July 9 due to the Big Ten Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5 at Michigan State
September 26 at Penn State
October 3 Nebraska
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
October 17 Maryland
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
October 24 at Iowa
October 31 at Purdue
November 7 Wisconsin
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
November 21 at Minnesota
November 28 Illinois

[4]

References

  1. ^ Stevens, Matthew. "Big Ten To Play A "Championship Weekend" 9th Game Of 2020 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Big Ten Statement on 2020-21 Fall Season". bigten.org. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Northwestern Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
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