2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2008
Team=Northwestern Wildcats


Conference=Big Ten Conference
Division=
ShortConference=Big Ten
CoachRank=22
APRank=
Record=5–0
ConfRecord=1–0
HeadCoach=Pat Fitzgerald
OffCoach=
DefCoach=
OScheme=
DScheme=
StadiumArena=Ryan Field
Champion=
BowlTourney=
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The 2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team will represent Northwestern University in the Big Ten during the 2008–2009 college football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his 3rd season at Northwestern, is the team's head coach. The Wildcats' home games are played at Ryan Field in Evanston, IL. The 2007 team finished the season with a 6-6 and did not receive a bowl invitation.

Schedule

CFB Schedule Entry
date = 08/30/2008
time = 11:00 AM cite web|url=http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/070208aaa.html|title=Kickoff Times Announced For NU's First Three Home Games|publisher=Northwestern Sports Information|date=2008-07-02|accessdate=2008-07-04]

w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Syracuse
opprank =
site_stadium = Ryan Field
site_cityst = Evanston, IL
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 30-10
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/06/2008
time = 6:00 PM cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22672&SPID=1843&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=1477519|title=Kickoff Times Set For Duke's First Three Football Games
publisher=Duke Sports Information|date=2008-06-03|accessdate=2008-06-06]

w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Duke
opprank =
site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 24-20
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/13/2008
time = 11:00 AM

w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = cfb link|year=2008|team=Southern Illinois Salukis|school=Southern Illinois University|title=Southern Illinois
opprank =
site_stadium = Ryan Field
site_cityst = Evanston, IL
gamename =
tv = BTN
score = 33-7
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/20/2008
time = 11:00 AM

w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = cfb link|year=2008|team=Ohio Bobcats|school=Ohio University|title=Ohio
opprank =
site_stadium = Ryan Field
site_cityst = Evanston, IL
gamename =
tv = BTN

score = 16-8
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/27/2008
time = 11:00 AM cite web|url=http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051208aaa.html|title=Big Ten Announces Start Times for 2008 Homecoming Games |publisher=Northwestern Sports Information|date=2008-05-12|accessdate=2008-05-12]
w/l = w
nonconf = no
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Iowa
opprank =
site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
gamename =
tv = ESPN Classiccite web|url=http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/nw-m-footbl-sched.html|title=Northwestern Official Athletics Site |publisher=Northwestern Sports Information|date=2008-09-29|accessdate=2008-09-29]
score = 22-17
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/11/2008
time = 2:30 PM
w/l =
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 22
opponent = Michigan State
opprank = 19
site_stadium = Ryan Field
site_cityst = Evanston, IL
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score =
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/18/2008
time = 11:00 AM
w/l =
nonconf =
homecoming = yes
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Purdue
opprank =
site_stadium = Ryan Field
site_cityst = Evanston, IL
gamename =
tv = ESPN/ESPN2/BTN
score =
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/25/2008
time = 11:00 AM
w/l =
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Indiana
opprank =
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
gamename =
tv = ESPN/ESPN2/BTN
score =
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/01/2008
time = 11:00 AM
w/l =
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Minnesota
opprank =
site_stadium = Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
gamename =
tv = ESPN/ESPN2/BTN

score =
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/08/2008
time =
w/l =
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Ohio State
opprank =
site_stadium = Ryan Field
site_cityst = Evanston, IL
gamename =
tv =
score =
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/15/2008
time =
w/l =
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Michigan
opprank =
site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
gamename =
tv =
score =
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/22/2008
time =
w/l =
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Illinois
opprank =
site_stadium = Ryan Field
site_cityst = Evanston, IL
gamename = Sweet Sioux Tomahawk
tv =
score =
overtime =

Game notes

yracuse

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Orange
R1=3
R2=0
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Wildcats
H1=0
H2=9
H3=14
H4=7

Duke

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Wildcats
R1=7
R2=10
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Blue Devils
H1=7
H2=3
H3=3
H4=7

outhern Illinois

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Salukis
R1=7
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Wildcats
H1=6
H2=10
H3=10
H4=7

Ohio

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Bobcats
R1=0
R2=0
R3=8
R4=0
Home=Wildcats
H1=6
H2=10
H3=0
H4=0

Iowa

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Wildcats
R1= 0
R2= 10
R3= 6
R4= 6
Home=Hawkeyes
H1= 3
H2= 14
H3= 0
H4= 0

Michigan State

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Purdue

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Boilermakers
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Indiana

Linescore Amfootball
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Minnesota

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Golden Gophers
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Ohio State

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Buckeyes
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Michigan

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Wildcats
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Home=Wolverines
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Illinois

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Fighting Illini
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Home=Wildcats
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tatistics

Team

cores by quarter

Receiving

ee also

* 2008 Big Ten Conference football season

References

External links

* [http://www.nusports.com Official Northwestern Athletics Site]