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2011 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year2011
teamNorthwestern Wildcats
sportfootball
imageFile:Northwestern wildcats CMKY 80 100 0 0.svg
image_size150px
conferenceBig Ten Conference
divisionLegends Division
short_confBig Ten
record6–7
conf_record3–5
head_coachPat Fitzgerald
hc_year6th
off_coachMick McCall
oc_year4th
def_coachMike Hankwitz
dc_year4th
off_schemeSpread
def_scheme[Multiple 4–3](4-3-defense)
captainJordan Mabin
captain2Al Netter
captain3Dan Persa
captain4Brian Peters
stadiumRyan Field
bowl[Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas](2011-meineke-car-care-bowl-of-texas)
bowl_resultL 22–33 vs. [Texas A&M](2011-texas-a-m-aggies-football-team)

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.

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.

Schedule

The schedule is as follows:

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Regular season

Boston College

Eastern Illinois

Army

Illinois

Michigan

Iowa

Penn State

Indiana

Nebraska

Rice

Minnesota

Michigan State

Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas

Texas A&M

Rankings

Roster

Northwestern Wildcatscolor=white}}; text-align: center"2011 Northwestern Wildcats roster

References

References

  1. (2018). "Year-by-Year Results".
  2. (December 13, 2010). "Big Ten divisions: Legends, Leaders". [[ESPN.com]].
  3. "Northwestern Football Schedule".
  4. (September 3, 2011). "Northwestern Wildcats at Boston College Eagles Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  5. (September 10, 2011). "Northwestern Wildcats vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  6. (September 17, 2011). "Northwestern Wildcats at Army Black Knights Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  7. (October 1, 2011). "Northwestern Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  8. (October 8, 2011). "Northwestern Wildcats vs. Michigan Wolverines Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  9. (October 15, 2011). "Northwestern Wildcats vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  10. (October 22, 2011). "Northwestern Wildcats vs. Penn State Nittany Lions Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  11. (October 29, 2011). "Northwestern Wildcats at Indiana Hoosiers Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  12. (November 5, 2011). "Northwestern 28, No. 9 Nebraska 25". Northwestern University Department of Athletics.
  13. (November 12, 2011). "Northwestern 28, Rice 6". Northwestern University Department of Athletics.
  14. (November 19, 2011). "Minnesota vs Northwestern". Northwestern University Department of Athletics.
  15. (November 26, 2011). "No. 11 Michigan State 31, Northwestern 17". Northwestern University Department of Athletics.
  16. (December 31, 2011). "Texas A&M 33, Northwestern 22". Northwestern University Department of Athletics.
  17. (September 3, 2011). "Northwestern's Kain Colter Steps Up in Win Over Boston College". [[ESPN]].
  18. (November 5, 2011). "Backup QB Kain Colter, Northwestern Surprise Nebraska". [[ESPN]].
  19. "2010 Northwestern Football Roster". Northwestern University Department of Athletics.
  20. (August 27, 2011). "Northwestern Announces Quartet of 2011 Team Captains". Northwestern University Department of Athletics.
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