2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2008 Northwestern Wildcats File:Northwestern wildcats CMKY 80 100 0 0.svg 150px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 9–4 5–3 Pat Fitzgerald 3rd Mick McCall 1st Mike Hankwitz 1st Spread Multiple 4–3 C.J. Bachérhttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nusports.com/documents/2018/8/20/18_Northwestern_FB_Media_Guide.pdf#page=94 Year-by-Year Results 2018 93 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20190316185334/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nusports.com/documents/2018/8/20/18_Northwestern_FB_Media_Guide.pdf#page=94 2019-03-16 live 2019-03-14 Prince Kwateng Eric Peterman Brendan Smith Ryan Field Alamo Bowl L 23–30 OT vs. Missouri 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 Field in Evanston, Illinois. Schedule 2008 AP Central August 30 11:00 amhttp://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/070208aaa.html Kickoff Times Announced For NU's First Three Home Games Northwestern University Department of Athletics July 2, 2008 July 4, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080705094510/http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/070208aaa.html July 5, 2008 dead mdy-all w y Syracuse Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN2 30–10 20,015 September 6 6:00 pmhttp://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22672&SPID=1843&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=1477519 Kickoff Times Set For Duke's First Three Football Games Duke University Department of Athletics June 3, 2008 June 6, 2008 w y y Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC 24–20 23,614 September 13 11:00 am w y Southern Illinois 11 (FCS) Ryan Field Evanston, IL BTN 33–7 19,062 Ryan Shannon Wildcats keep a firm grip https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90480197/chicago-tribune/ December 12, 2021 Chicago Tribune September 14, 2008 3:4 Newspapers.com September 20 11:00 am w y Ohio Ryan Field Evanston, IL BTN 16–8 22,069 September 27 11:00 amhttp://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051208aaa.html Big Ten Announces Start Times for 2008 Homecoming Games Northwestern University Department of Athletics May 12, 2008 May 12, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212613/http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051208aaa.html July 8, 2011 dead mdy-all w y Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPNChttp://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/nw-m-footbl-sched.html Northwestern Official Athletics Site Northwestern University Department of Athletics September 29, 2008 September 29, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080928144930/http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/nw-m-footbl-sched.html September 28, 2008 dead mdy-all 22–17 70,585 October 11 2:30 pm l Michigan State 23 Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN2 20–37 32,527 October 18 11:00 am w y Purdue Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN2 48–26 27,163 October 25 11:00 am l y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN BTN 19–21 30,698 November 1 11:00 am w y Minnesota 20 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 24–17 54,122 November 8 11:00 am l Ohio State 12 Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN2 10–45 47,130 November 15 11:00 am w y Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry ESPN2 21–14 107,856 November 22 2:30 pm w Illinois Ryan Field Evanston, IL rivalry BTN 27–10 32,166 December 29 7:00 pm l y 22 Missouri 25 Alamodome San Antonio, TX Alamo Bowl ESPN 23–30 OT 55,986 http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html Cumulative Season Statistics Northwestern University Department of athletics October 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120405192131/http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html April 5, 2012 dead mdy-all Game summaries Syracuse 2008 Syracuse Orange football team Orange 3 0 7 0 Wildcats 0 9 14 7 Duke 2008 Duke Blue Devils football team Wildcats 7 10 0 7 Blue Devils 7 3 3 7 Southern Illinois Salukis 7 0 0 0 Wildcats 6 10 10 7 Ohio Bobcats 0 0 8 0 Wildcats 6 10 0 0 Iowa 2008 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Wildcats 0 10 6 6 Hawkeyes 3 14 0 0 Michigan State 2008 Michigan State Spartans football team Spartans 17 7 10 3 Wildcats 0 7 10 3 Purdue 2008 Purdue Boilermakers football team Boilermakers 6 6 0 14 Wildcats 0 24 10 14 Indiana 2008 Indiana Hoosiers football team Wildcats 3 6 10 0 Hoosiers 7 7 7 0 Minnesota 2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Wildcats 10 7 0 7 Golden Gophers 0 17 0 0 Ohio State 2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Buckeyes 7 17 7 14 Wildcats 7 0 3 0 Michigan 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team Wildcats 7 0 14 0 Wolverines 7 7 0 0 Illinois 2008 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry Fighting Illini 0 0 7 3 Wildcats 6 7 3 11 Alamo Bowl, v. Missouri 2008 Missouri Tigers football team 2008 Alamo Bowl Tigers 0 10 10 3 7 Wildcats 7 3 13 0 0 Rankings 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 6 8 NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 23 RV RV RV RV 24 RV 22 RV RV RV NR RV 25 RV 24 RV RV RV NR RV 24 RV NR 24 20 24 24 24 22 22 22 22 20 21 23 RV RV Statistics Team 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 Northwestern 52 100 80 62 Opponents 64 78 49 41 Offense Rushing Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G                                                                                                                                                                                                                             TEAM                   Total                   Opponents                   Passing 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 Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Total                  Opponents                   Defense Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass defense Interceptions Fumbles BlkdKick Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF Total Special teams 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 Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Wildcats football