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American college football season

2008 Northwestern Wildcats football
Alamo Bowl, L 23–30 vs. Missouri
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record9–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMick McCall (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Captains
  • C.J. Bachér
  • Prince Kwateng
  • Eric Peterman
  • Brendan Smith
Home stadiumRyan Field
Seasons← 20072009 →
2008 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Penn State $+   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 9 Ohio State %+   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 24 Michigan State   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Northwestern   5 – 3     9 – 4  
No. 20 Iowa   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Wisconsin   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Minnesota   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Illinois   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Purdue   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Michigan   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3011:00 amSyracuse*ESPN2W 30–1020,015
September 66:00 pmat Duke*W 24–2023,614
September 1311:00 amNo. 11 (FCS) Southern Illinois*
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNW 33–719,062
September 2011:00 amOhio*
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNW 16–822,069
September 2711:00 amat IowaESPNCW 22–1770,585
October 112:30 pmNo. 23 Michigan State
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN2L 20–3732,527
October 1811:00 amPurdue
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN2W 48–2627,163
October 2511:00 amat IndianaBTNL 19–2130,698
November 111:00 amat No. 20 MinnesotaESPN2W 24–1754,122
November 811:00 amNo. 12 Ohio State
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN2L 10–4547,130
November 1511:00 amat MichiganESPN2W 21–14107,856
November 222:30 pmIllinoisBTNW 27–1032,166
December 297:00 pmvs. No. 25 MissouriNo. 22ESPNL 23–30 55,986
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Syracuse

See also: 2008 Syracuse Orange football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 3 0 7 0 10
Wildcats 0 9 14 7 30

Duke

See also: 2008 Duke Blue Devils football team
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

See also: 2008 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 10 6 6 22
Hawkeyes 3 14 0 0 17

Michigan State

See also: 2008 Michigan State Spartans football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 17 7 10 3 37
Wildcats 0 7 10 3 20

Purdue

See also: 2008 Purdue Boilermakers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers 6 6 0 14 26
Wildcats 0 24 10 14 48

Indiana

See also: 2008 Indiana Hoosiers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 6 10 0 19
Hoosiers 7 7 7 0 21

Minnesota

See also: 2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 10 7 0 7 24
Golden Gophers 0 17 0 0 17

Ohio State

See also: 2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Buckeyes 7 17 7 14 45
Wildcats 7 0 3 0 10

Michigan

See also: 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 0 14 0 21
Wolverines 7 7 0 0 14

Illinois

See also: 2008 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Illini 0 0 7 3 10
Wildcats 6 7 3 11 27

Alamo Bowl, v. Missouri

See also: 2008 Missouri Tigers football team and 2008 Alamo Bowl
1 2 3 4OT Total
Tigers 0 10 10 37 30
Wildcats 7 3 13 00 23

Rankings

See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP———RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV242422RV
Coaches——RVRVRVRV22RV24RV25RV24202220RV
HarrisNot released23RVRVRVRVRVRV242221Not released
BCSNot released22—24——242223Not released

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

Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
TEAM                  
Total                  
Opponents                  

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
Opponents                  

Receiving

Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
Total                  
Opponents                  

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
Total

Special teams

Name Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB
Total
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
Total

References

  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2018. p. 93. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. "Kickoff Times Set For Duke's First Three Football Games". Duke University Department of Athletics. June 3, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  4. Ryan, Shannon (September 14, 2008). "Wildcats keep a firm grip". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:4. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Northwestern Official Athletics Site". Northwestern University Department of Athletics. September 29, 2008. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  7. "Cumulative Season Statistics". Northwestern University Department of athletics. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
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