2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team

2005 Northwestern Wildcats football
Sun Bowl, L 3850 vs. UCLA
Conference Big Ten Conference
2005 record 75 (53 Big Ten)
Head coach Randy Walker (7th season)
Defensive coordinator Greg Colby (4th season)
Home stadium Ryan Field (Capacity: 47,130)
2005 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
No. 3 Penn State $+   7 1         11 1  
No. 4 Ohio State %+   7 1         10 2  
No. 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 conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Randy Walker.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 11:00 AM Ohio* Ryan FieldEvanston, IL ESPNU W 3814   20,115
September 10 3:00 PM Northern Illinois* Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPNC W 3837   35,114
September 17 9:00 PM at Arizona State* Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ L 2152   55,029
September 24 11:00 AM Penn State Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPN2 L 2934   24,395
October 8 11:00 AM No. 14 Wisconsin Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPN W 5148   33,859
October 15 11:00 AM at Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ESPN2 W 3429   62,866
October 22 11:00 AM at No. 22 Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI ESPN2 W 4914   74,636
October 29 6:00 PM No. 25 Michigandagger No. 21 Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPN L 1733   47,130
November 5 11:00 AM Iowa Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPN W 2827   34,550
November 12 11:00 AM at No. 10 Ohio State No. 25 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ABC L 748   105,181
November 19 11:00 AM at Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) ESPN+ W 3821   31,465
December 30 1:00 PM vs. No. 17 UCLA* Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) CBS L 3850   50,426
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

Wisconsin

1 234Total
Wisconsin 7 101021 48
Northwestern 0 102714 51

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References

  1. "Northwestern Knocks Off No. 14 Wisconsin". Northwestern University Department of Athletics. October 8, 2005. Retrieved October 12, 2014.



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