Northwestern Football Faces 0-5 Miami (Ohio) on Saturday
Published on: 6th October, 2009
Northwestern (3-2, 1-1) concludes its regular season nonconference slate with a bout against Miami (Ohio) (0-5) at Ryan Field, which also marks the end of the first half of the 2009 season. NU is looking to gain momentum after an exciting win at Purdue, while Miami is seeking its first win ...Northwestern Football Uses Takeaways to Defeat Purdue 27-21
Published on: 3rd October, 2009
Northwestern (3-2, 1-1) notched its first Big Ten win of the 2009 season and held on to win against Purdue (1-4, 0-1) by a final score of 27-21. After allowing Purdue to score touchdowns on their first three possessions, the Northwestern defense came up with some big turnovers as the ...Please, Just Eliminate the Coaches’ Poll
Published on: 29th September, 2009
In a sport with a national championship decided by the opinion of a few dozen voters, there is bound to be controversy. Even after incorporating an official national championship game (the Bowl Championship Series, or BCS), major college football has still been mired in controversy, and with the proliferation of cable ...Northwestern Football: How to Turn Around the 2009 Season
Published on: 28th September, 2009
Northwestern entered the 2009 season with high hopes, and rightfully so. The Wildcats were coming off of one of just a handful of nine-win seasons in the program's history and had the vast majority of a strong defense coming back. And the schedule was more than favorable, with a very good ...Northwestern Football Drops Big Ten Opener to Minnesota, 35-24
Published on: 26th September, 2009
Northwestern (2-2, 0-1) has now lost consecutive games for the first time since 2007 after falling to Minnesota (3-1, 1-0) by a final score of 35-24 in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Although NU QB Mike Kafka once again had a big passing day (32-of-47 for 309 yards passing, ...Northwestern Football Preview: Cats Get Golden Opportunity vs. Minnesota Gophers
Published on: 23rd September, 2009
The Northwestern (2-1, 0-0) Wildcats will head back to Ryan Field this Saturday to face Minnesota (2-1, 0-0) in the Big Ten conference play opener for both teams just a week after both squads sustained their first losses of the 2009 season. Northwestern lost a heartbreaker at the Carrier Dome ...We Couldn’t Stop Talking About Northwestern’s D Before, Now It Can’t Stop Anyone
Published on: 21st September, 2009
Northwestern came into the season with very high expectations on defense; the defense was even touted as the best unit on that side of the ball at NU since the mid-1990's. The 'Cats returned eight starters, including the entire secondary and first team all-conference selection DE Corey Wootton. Defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz ...Reacting to Northwestern Football Week Three Injury Report
Published on: 18th September, 2009
The Northwestern Wildcats (2-0, 0-0) are facing off against Syracuse on Saturday night in New York but are also facing a series of injuries in just the third week of the 2009 season. As reported previously, RB Alex Daniel is out for the year. Joining him listed as out for the ...What’s With All This College Football Conference Banter?
Published on: 16th September, 2009
As any college football fan has noticed, the rivalry between conferences has been stepped up a notch or two over the past few seasons, to say the least. Just a few seasons ago, Big Ten fans' primary concerns were Ohio State and Michigan, and all that really mattered was who earned ...Northwestern Football Preview: Wildcats Vs. Syracuse Orange
Published on: 14th September, 2009
The Northwestern Wildcats (2-0, 0-0) take to the road for the first time in 2009 to face the Syracuse Orange (0-2, 0-0) after surviving a scare from Eastern Michigan last Saturday at Ryan Field. Syracuse, meanwhile, will face its third consecutive Big Ten team to start the year after falling to ...Featured Sponsors
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