2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2016 Northwestern Wildcats football Northwestern Wildcats logo.svg 125px Big Ten Conference West Division Big Ten 7–6 5–4 Pat Fitzgerald 11th Mick McCall 9th Spread Mike Hankwitz 9th Austin Carr Matthew Harris Connor Mahoney Anthony Walker Multiple 4–3 Ryan Field Pinstripe Bowl champion Pinstripe Bowl W 31–24 vs. Pittsburgh The 2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by Pat Fitzgerald who is in his 11th season as the team's head coach. The Wildcats home games were played at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. They were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. Schedule Northwestern announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Wildcats will host Big Ten foes Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, and will travel to Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, and Purdue.http://www.nusports.com/news/2013/7/11/B1G_Releases_Nine_Game_Conference_Schedules_for_2016_2017.aspx?path=football B1G RELEASES NINE-GAME CONFERENCE SCHEDULES FOR 2016, 2017 Northwestern University Department of Athletics July 11, 2013 December 16, 2015 The team will host all three non–conference games which are against the Duke Blue Devils from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Illinois State Redbirds from the Missouri Valley Conference, and the Western Michigan Broncos from the Mid-American Conference (MAC). 2016 AP Poll released prior to game Central September 3 11:00 a.m. l y Western Michigan Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPNU 21–22 30,635 September 10 2:30 p.m. l y Illinois State 10 (FCS) Ryan Field Evanston, IL BTN 7–9 30,748 September 17 7:00 p.m. w y Duke Ryan Field Evanston, IL BTN 24–13 34,464 September 24 6:30 p.m. l Nebraska 20 Ryan Field Evanston, IL BTN 13–24 40,284 October 1 11:00 a.m. w y Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPNU 38–31 67,047 October 15 2:30 p.m. w y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI BTN 54–40 75,625 October 22 11:00 a.m. w y Indiana Ryan Field Evanston, IL BTN 24–14 35,417 October 29 2:30 p.m. l y Ohio State 6 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN 20–24 107,296 November 5 11:00 a.m. l Wisconsin 8 Ryan Field Evanston, IL ABC 7–21 42,016 November 12 11:00 a.m. w y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN 45–17 30,548 November 19 2:30 p.m. l y Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN 12–29 38,162 November 26 11:00 a.m. w Illinois rivalry Ryan Field Evanston, IL BTN 42–21 30,022 December 28 1:00 p.m. w y y Pittsburgh 23 Pinstripe Bowl Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY ESPN 31–24 37,918 Schedule source:2016 Northwestern Wildcats Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-northwestern-wildcats-football-schedule.php FB Schedules December 16, 2015 Game summaries Western Michigan Broncos 0 6 10 6 Wildcats 7 0 7 7 2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team Illinois State #10 (FCS) Redbirds 0 6 0 3 Wildcats 0 0 0 7 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team Duke Blue Devils 0 7 0 6 Wildcats 7 0 10 7 2016 Duke Blue Devils football team Nebraska #20 Cornhuskers 0 10 14 0 Wildcats 0 7 6 0 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team At Iowa Wildcats 10 7 14 7 Hawkeyes 7 14 3 7 2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team At Michigan State Wildcats 7 12 21 14 Spartans 14 3 14 9 2016 Michigan State Spartans football team Indiana Hoosiers 3 0 9 2 Wildcats 14 10 0 0 2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team At Ohio State Wildcats 0 10 7 3 #6 Buckeyes 10 7 0 7 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Wisconsin #8 Badgers 0 10 3 8 Wildcats 0 7 0 0 2016 Wisconsin Badgers football team At Purdue Wildcats 7 7 21 10 Boilermakers 10 0 7 0 2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team At Minnesota Wildcats 0 0 6 6 Golden Gophers 6 6 3 14 2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Illinois Fighting Illini 0 14 7 0 Wildcats 14 7 14 7 2016 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry Pittsburgh–Pinstripe Bowl #22 Panthers 3 7 7 7 Wildcats 0 14 7 10 2016 Pittsburgh Panthers football team 2016 Pinstripe Bowl Roster 2016 Northwestern Wildcats y 2 Flynn Nagel WR SO 4 Solomon Vault RB JR 5 Charles Fessler WR FR y 6 Jelani Roberts WR SO 7 Matt Alviti QB JR y 9 Garrett Dickerson SB JR y 10 T. J. Green QB FR y 11 Aidan Smith QB FR 12 Auston Anderson RB SO y 13 Warren Long RB SR 14 Lloyd Yates QB FR y 15 Macan Wilson WR JR y 16 Quinn Baker WR JR y 17 Daniel Kubiuk QB SO y 18 Clayton Thorson QB SO y y 19 Jayme Taylor SB SO y 20 John Moten IV RB FR y 21 Justin Jackson RB JR y Justin Jackson (American football) 23 Steven Reese WR FR y 25 Corey Acker RB JR y 26 Chad Hanaoka JR SO 28 Jeremy Larkin RB FR 36 Jesse Brown RB FR 44 James Prather SB SO y 46 Eric Lutzen SB SO y 48 Cody Link SB FR 57 Cam Kolwich OL FR 59 J. B. Butler OL SO y 60 Jason Goosen OL FR 63 Ian Park OL SR y 64 Andrew Otterman OL FR y 65 Jared Thomas OL FR y 66 Nik Urban OL FR 68 Connor Mahoney OL SR y C 69 Brad North OL JR y 70 Shane Mertz OL SR y 71 Tommy Doles OL SO y 72 Blake Hance OL SO y y 73 Gunnar Vogel OL FR 74 Graham Bullmore OL JR y 75 Ben Oxley OL SO y 76 Eric Olson OL SR y 77 Jesse Meyler OL FR 78 Adam Lemke-Bell OL FR y 79 Sam Coverdale OL JR y 80 Austin Carr WR SR y y Austin Carr (American football) C 81 Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman WR FR 82 Andrew Scanlan WR SR y 83 Heath Reineke SB SO y 84 Cameron Green WR FR y 85 Jack Tirmonia WR FR 86 Riley Lees WR FR 87 Eric Eshoo SB FR 88 Ben Skowronek WR FR y 89 Cole Johnson WR JR y 1 Anthony Walker LB JR y y Anthony Walker (American football) C 3 Keith Watkins II CB JR y 7 Ifeadi Odenigbo DL SR y y 10 Brett Walsh LB SO y 11 Matthew Harris CB SR y C 14 Jake Murray DB FR y 16 Godwin Igwebuike S JR y y 17 Marcus McShepard CB JR y 21 Kyle Queiro S JR y y 22 Parrker Westphal DB SO y 24 Montre Hartage CB SO y 26 Brian Bullock DB FR 27 Roderick Campbell DB FR 28 Alonzo Mayo DB FR y 29 Trae Williams DB FR y 31 Tommy Vitale LB SO 32 Nate Hall LB SO y y 34 Simba Short LB FR y 35 Tom Hruby LB SR 40 Paddy Fisher LB FR y 41 Jared McGee S SO y 42 Joseph Jones LB SR y 45 Nathan Fox LB FR y 47 Joe Bergin DB FR y 48 Tommy Odell S JR y 49 Josh Roberts LB JR y 50 Jango Glackin LB FR 51 Jaylen Prater LB SR y 53 Cameron Queiro LB SO y 54 Trent Goens DL FR y 55 Mark Gooden DE FR 56 Xavier Washington DE JR 67 Tyler Lancaster DL JR y y 90 C. J. Robbins DL SR y 92 Fred Wyatt DL SO y 93 Greg Kuhar DL SR y 94 Tommy Carnifax DE FR 95 Alex Miller DL FR 97 Joe Gaziano DL FR y y 98 Jake Saunders DT FR 99 Jordan Thompson DL SO 8 Jack Mitchell K SR y 33 Matt Micucci K P SR y 38 Drew Luckenbaugh K P FR 38 Mason Weissenhofer K FR y 43 Tyler Gillikin LS FR 52 Chaz Fitzpatrick LS SR y 58 Trevor Stroebel LS SR y 96 Hunter Niswander P JR http://www.nusports.com/roster.aspx?path=football November 7, 2016 Pat Fitzgerald Randy Bates (linebackers) Jerry Brown (assistant head coach / defensive backs) Adam Cushing (offensive line) Mike Hankwitz (defensive coordinator) Bob Heffner (superbacks) Marty Long (defensive line) Matt MacPherson (running backs / recruiting coordinator) Mick McCall (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks) Dennis Springer (wide receivers) Chris Bowers (director of player personnel) Cody Cejda (director of football operations) Darby Dunnagan (director of video operations) David Girardi (defensive graduate assistant) Jay Hooten (director of sports performance for football) Jacob Schmidt (director of player development) Mike Jasinski (recruiting assistant) Bryan Payton (recruiting assistant) Christian Sarkisian (recruiting assistant) Mike Kafka (offensive graduate assistant) Steve Pursley (defensive graduate assistant) Tim Brandon (offensive graduate assistant) Awards and honors Weekly AwardsNorthwestern Wildcats Player Award Date Awarded unsortable Ref. Ifeadi Odenigbo Co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week October 3, 2016 http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100316aaa.html Big Ten Football Players of the Week October 3, 2016 Big Ten Conference Big Ten Conference November 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161005093537/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100316aaa.html October 5, 2016 dead Justin Jackson Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 17, 2016 http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101716aaa.html Big Ten Football Players of the Week October 17, 2016 Big Ten Conference Big Ten Conference November 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161117064458/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101716aaa.html November 17, 2016 dead Solomon Vault Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week October 17, 2016 John Moten IV Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week November 12, 2016 http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111416aaa.html Big Ten Football Players of the Week November 14, 2016 Big Ten Conference Big Ten Conference November 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233036/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111416aaa.html November 14, 2016 dead John Moten IV Big Ten Freshman of the Week November 29, 2016 http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112916aab.html Big Ten Football Players of the Week November 29, 2016 Big Ten Conference Big Ten Conference November 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161130035726/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112916aab.html November 30, 2016 dead Austin CarrRichter-Howard Receiver of the YearNovember 30, 2016http://www.insidenu.com/2016/11/30/13797160/richter-howard-receiver-of-the-year-award-big-ten-wide-receiver-austin-carr-northwestern-wildcats Austin Carr wins Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year award Pereles Zach 2016-11-30 Inside NU 2016-12-16 References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Category:Pinstripe Bowl champion seasons Northwestern Wildcats football