Guide Note

Northwestern University is known more for its scholastics than its athletics, and its Wildcats college football team is no exception, having lost more games than any other Division I program in college football history. They did win their first-ever bowl appearance, the 1948 Rose Bowl, and have won the Big Ten Conference title eight times.

Fast Facts

Head coach: Pat Fitzgerald
Inaugural season: 1876
Joined league: 1896
Conference titles: 8
Home: Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois
Capacity: 49,256
All-time: 453-604-44
Colors: Purple and white
Fight song: "Go U Northwestern"
Bitter rival: Illinois
2007 W-L: 6-6 (3-5 Big Ten)

Walker Legacy

Randy Walker coached the Wildcats from 1999-2005 and was responsible for a wide-open offense that kept the 'Cats in most games and resulted in three bowl trips and a Big Ten title in the 2000 season. Walker died of a heart attack after the 2005 season and was replaced by former NU standout Pat Fitzgerald; at the time of his appointment Fitzgerald was the youngest coach in Division I by five years.

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1876: Played first: football game
1896: Joined the: Big Ten Conference
1979-1982: Lost NCAA Record: 34 consecutive games
1995: Rose from the ashes of mediocrity to: claim #3 ranking and Rose Bowl appearance
2006: Head Coach Randy Walker: died unexpectedly of a heart attack

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