2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Sun Bowl vs. UCLA, L 50-38

Conference

2005 record

7–5 (5–3 Big Ten)

Head coach

Home stadium

Seasons

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2005 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#3/3 Penn State †§	7	–	1	11	–	1
#4/4 Ohio State ‡§	7	–	1	10	–	2
#15/15 Wisconsin	5	–	3	10	–	3
Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	5
Northwestern	5	–	3	7	–	5
Iowa	5	–	3	7	–	5
Minnesota	4	–	4	7	–	5
Purdue	3	–	5	5	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Indiana	1	–	7	4	–	7
Illinois	0	–	8	2	–	9

† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	11:00 AM	Ohio*		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPNU	W 38-14	20,115
September 10	3:00 PM	Northern Illinois*		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN Classic	W 38-37	35,114
September 17	9:00 PM	at Arizona State*		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ		L 21-52	55,029
September 24	11:00 AM	Penn State		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN2	L 29-34	24,395
October 8	11:00 AM	#14 Wisconsin		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN	W 51-48	33,859
October 15	11:00 AM	at Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	W 34-29	62,866
October 22	11:00 AM	at #22 Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN2	W 49-14	74,636
October 22	6:00 PM	#25 Michigan	#21	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN	L 17-33	47,130
November 5	11:00 AM	Iowa		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN	W 28-27	34,550
November 12	11:00 AM	at #10 Ohio State	#25	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	L 7-48	105,181
November 19	11:00 AM	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN+	W 38-21	31,465
December 30	1:00 PM	vs. #17 UCLA*		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	CBS	L 38-50	50,426
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time Zone.

Northwestern Wildcats football

Venues	Northwestern Field (1905–1925) Ryan Field (1926–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Land of Lincoln Trophy (Illinois) Sweet Sioux Tomahawk (Illinois)

Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Go U Northwestern" Northwestern University Wildcat Marching Band

People	Head coaches

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