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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 FieldinEvanston, Illinois.

2008 Northwestern Wildcats football

Alamo Bowl, L 23–30 OT 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[1]
  • Prince Kwateng
  • Eric Peterman
  • Brendan Smith
Home stadiumRyan Field
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    No.8Penn State $+   7 – 1     11 – 2  
    No.9Ohio State %+   7 – 1     10 – 3  
    No.24Michigan State   6 – 2     9 – 4  
    Northwestern   5 – 3     9 – 4  
    No.20Iowa   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

    Schedule

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    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    August 3011:00 am[2]Syracuse*
  • Evanston, IL
    		• ESPN2[2]W 30–1020,015
    September 66:00 pm[3]atDuke*
  • Durham, NC
    		• W 24–2023,614
    September 1311:00 am[2]No. 11 (FCS) Southern Illinois*
    • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
    		• BTN[2]W 33–719,062[4]
    September 2011:00 am[2]Ohio*
    • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
    		• BTN[2]W 16–822,069
    September 2711:00 am[5]atIowa
  • Iowa City, IA
    		• ESPNC[6]W 22–1770,585
    October 112:30 pm[6]No. 23 Michigan State
    • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
    		• ESPN2[6]L 20–3732,527
    October 1811:00 am[5]Purdue 
    • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
    		• ESPN2[5]W 48–2627,163
    October 2511:00 am[5]atIndiana
  • Bloomington, IN
    		• BTN[5]L 19–2130,698
    November 111:00 am[5]at No. 20 Minnesota
  • Minneapolis, MN
    		• ESPN2[6]W 24–1754,122
    November 811:00 am[6]No. 12 Ohio State
    • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
    		• ESPN2[6]L 10–4547,130
    November 1511:00 am[6]atMichigan
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
    		• ESPN2W 21–14107,856
    November 222:30 pm[6]Illinois
    • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
    		• BTNW 27–1032,166
    December 297:00 pmvs. No. 25 MissouriNo. 22
  • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)
    		• ESPNL 23–30 OT55,986
    • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

    • [7]

    Game summaries

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    Syracuse

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    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

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    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

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    1 2 3 4 Total
    Salukis 7 0 0 0 7
    Wildcats 6 10 10 7 33

    Ohio

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    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bobcats 0 0 8 0 8
    Wildcats 6 10 0 0 16

    Iowa

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    Team

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    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

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    1 2 3 4 Total
    Northwestern 52 100 80 62 294
    Opponents 64 78 49 41 232

    Offense

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    Rushing

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

    Passing

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    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

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

    Defense

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    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

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    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

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

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