American college football season
2008 Northwestern Wildcats football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 9–4 (5–3 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Pat Fitzgerald (3rd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Mick McCall (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Hankwitz (1st season) |
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Base defense | Multiple 4–3 |
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Captains | - C.J. Bachér[1]
- Prince Kwateng
- Eric Peterman
- Brendan Smith
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Home stadium | Ryan Field |
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The 2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS 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.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | 11:00 am[2] | Syracuse* | | | ESPN2[2] | W 30–10 | 20,015 | |
September 6 | 6:00 pm[3] | at Duke* | | | | W 24–20 | 23,614 | |
September 13 | 11:00 am[2] | No. 11 (FCS) Southern Illinois* | | | BTN[2] | W 33–7 | 19,062 | [4] |
September 20 | 11:00 am[2] | Ohio* | | | BTN[2] | W 16–8 | 22,069 | |
September 27 | 11:00 am[5] | at Iowa | | | ESPNC[6] | W 22–17 | 70,585 | |
October 11 | 2:30 pm[6] | No. 23 Michigan State | | | ESPN2[6] | L 20–37 | 32,527 | |
October 18 | 11:00 am[5] | Purdue | | | ESPN2[5] | W 48–26 | 27,163 | |
October 25 | 11:00 am[5] | at Indiana | | | BTN[5] | L 19–21 | 30,698 | |
November 1 | 11:00 am[5] | at No. 20 Minnesota | | | ESPN2[6] | W 24–17 | 54,122 | |
November 8 | 11:00 am[6] | No. 12 Ohio State | | | ESPN2[6] | L 10–45 | 47,130 | |
November 15 | 11:00 am[6] | at Michigan | | | ESPN2 | W 21–14 | 107,856 | |
November 22 | 2:30 pm[6] | Illinois | | | BTN | W 27–10 | 32,166 | |
December 29 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 25 Missouri | No. 22 | | ESPN | L 23–30 OT | 55,986 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
Syracuse
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Orange | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Wildcats | 0 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
Duke
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Blue Devils | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Wildcats | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
Ohio
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Wildcats | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
Hawkeyes | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Michigan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Spartans | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
Purdue
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Boilermakers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 26 |
Wildcats | 0 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
Indiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
Hoosiers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Minnesota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Golden Gophers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Ohio State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buckeyes | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Wolverines | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fighting Illini | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Wildcats | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 27 |
Alamo Bowl, v. Missouri
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Tigers | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | 22 | RV |
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Coaches | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | 24 | RV | 25 | RV | 24 | 20 | 22 | 20 | RV |
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Harris | Not released | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 21 | Not released |
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BCS | Not released | 22 | — | 24 | — | — | 24 | 22 | 23 | Not released |
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Statistics
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 | | | |
Scores by quarter
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Northwestern | 52 | 100 | 80 | 62 | 294 | Opponents | 64 | 78 | 49 | 41 | 232 | |
Offense
Rushing
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Passing
Name | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | YPA | LNG | TD | INT | SACK | RAT |
C. J. Bachér | 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 |
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Defense
Name | GP | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Interceptions | Fumbles | Blkd Kick |
Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | BrUp | QBH | No.-Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Rcv-Yds | FF |
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Special teams
Name | Punting | Kickoffs |
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References
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2018. p. 93. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kickoff Times Announced For NU's First Three Home Games". Northwestern University Department of Athletics. July 2, 2008. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ^ "Kickoff Times Set For Duke's First Three Football Games". Duke University Department of Athletics. June 3, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
- ^ Ryan, Shannon (September 14, 2008). "Wildcats keep a firm grip". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:4. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Big Ten Announces Start Times for 2008 Homecoming Games". Northwestern University Department of Athletics. May 12, 2008. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Northwestern Official Athletics Site". Northwestern University Department of Athletics. September 29, 2008. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
- ^ "Cumulative Season Statistics". Northwestern University Department of athletics. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
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