2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football File:Northwestern wildcats CMKY 80 100 0 0.svg 150px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 7–5 5–3 Randy Walker 7th Mike Dunbar 4th Spread Greg Colby 4th 4–3 Brett Basanezhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=9 Year-by-Year Results 2007 150 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20190316165052/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=9 2019-03-16 live 2019-03-14 Zach Strief Barry Cofield Tim McGarigle Ryan Field Sun Bowl L 38–50 vs. UCLA The 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2005 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 led by seventh-year head coach Randy Walker. The Wildcats finished tied for 3rd place in the Big Ten with a conference record of 5–3. This would be Walker's last season as the Wildcats' coach, as he would die suddenly from a heart attack on June 29, 2006, at the age of 52. Linebackers coach/recruiting coordinator and Northwestern alum Pat Fitzgerald would be promoted to head coach on July 7, 2006.https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2512178 Fitzgerald becomes youngest coach in Division I-A July 8, 2006 ESPN Internet Ventures www.espn.com December 1, 2018https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/07/AR2006070700878.html Northwestern Hires Fitzgerald As Coach July 7, 2006 The Associated Press www.washingtonpost.com December 1, 2018 Schedule 2005 AP Central September 3 11:00 am w y Ohio Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPNU 38–14 20,115 September 10 3:00 pm w y Northern Illinois Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPNC 38–37 35,114 September 17 9:00 pm l y y 18 Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ 21–52 55,029 September 24 11:00 am l Penn State Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN2 29–34 24,395 October 8 11:00 am w Wisconsin 14 Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN 51–48 33,859 October 15 11:00 am w y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 34–29 62,866 October 22 11:00 am w y Michigan State 22 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN2 49–14 74,636 October 29 6:00 pm l y 21 Michigan 25 rivalry Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN 17–33 47,130 November 5 11:00 am w Iowa Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN 28–27 34,550 November 12 11:00 am l y 25 Ohio State 10 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 7–48 105,181 November 19 11:00 am w y Illinois Sweet Sioux Tomahawk Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN+ 38–21 31,465 December 30 1:00 pm l y y UCLA 17 Sun Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX CBS 38–50 50,426 Roster 2005 Northwestern Wildcats f Jonathan Fields 1 WR Sr Shaun Herbert 3 WR Jr Akeem Hunter 4 RB Fr y Jeff Yarbrough 7 WR Fr y Rasheed Ward 8 WR Fr Mark Philmore 9 WR Sr 10 Fr Eric Peterman WR y Brandon Roberson 11 RB So Andrew Brewer 12 QB Fr 13 Fr Mike Kafka QB y 14 Sr Brett Basanez QB y Anthony Ward 17 WR Jr C. J. Bachér 18 QB Fr y 19 Fr Tyrell Sutton RB y Gerard Hamlett 23 RB WR Fr y Terrell Jordan 26 RB Sr Omar Conteh 29 RB Fr Sam Cheatham 32 WR So Mark Woodsum 35 FB Fr Erryn Cobb 44 TE Jr Frayne Abernathy 49 TE FB So Joe Tripodi 51 OL Jr Joel Belding 52 OL Fr y Ryan Keenan 56 OL Jr Alex Rucks 59 OL Fr y Ramon Diaz 60 OL Fr Austin Matthews 62 OL So 63 Sr Zach Strief OL y Thomas Bemenderfer 65 OL Fr Tyler Compton 68 OL Fr Fred McConnell 73 OL So Dylan Thiry 74 OL So Vince Clarke 75 OL Sr Adam Crum 77 OL So Kurt Mattes 78 OL Fr Kevin Mitchell 80 WR Fr Kevin Frymire 81 WR Fr Sean Mansfield 83 TE Sr Kim Thompson 84 WR So T. J. Jones 87 WR So Colin Kennedy 88 TE Fr Ross Lane 89 WR Fr y Cory Dious 6 CB Jr David Oredugba 16 CB Fr y 20 Jr Marquice Cole CB y Bryan Heinz 21 S Jr Deante Battle 22 CB So Herschel Henderson 24 S Jr Frederic Tarver 25 S Sr Reggie McPherson 27 S So Mike Dinard 31 LB Fr André Butler 34 S Fr y Ryan Black 35 CB So Prince Kwateng 36 LB Fr Campbell Black 37 LB Jr 38 Jr Nick Roach LB y Brendan Smith 39 DB Fr Eddie Simpson 40 LB So 41 Sr Tim McGarigle LB y Demetrius Eaton 42 LB Jr Adam Kadela 43 LB So Todd Dockery 44 S LB Fr Ben Rothrauff 45 S So Malcolm Arrington 46 LB Fr Chaz Richart 47 CB Fr y Rejaie Johnson 48 LB Fr y Tim Downing 49 CB Fr y Chris Jeske 50 LB Fr Trevor Schultz 53 DL Jr Kyle Wagner 55 LB So Matt Clark 57 DL Fr y Warren Anderson 58 DE So Dave Harper 61 DE Fr y Ron Bardwell 64 DT Jr 67 Sr Barry Cofield DT y 70 Fr John Gill John Gill (American football) DT y Tanner Highlen 71 DL Fr David Ngene 72 DL So Desmond Taylor 76 DL Fr Adam Hahn 79 DL Fr Phil Brunner 86 LB Fr y Mark Koehn 91 DE So Keegan Kennedy 92 DL Fr Kevin Mims 95 DE Fr y 99 Fr Corey Wootton DE y Slade Larscheid 15 PK Jr Michael Awadalla 85 PK Fr Ryan Pederson 90 P Sr Joel Howells 93 PK Jr Amado Villarreal 96 PK Fr y Kyle Daley 97 PK Fr y Chris Horton 98 LS Sr https://web.archive.org/web/20051215095124/http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/nw-m-footbl-mtt.html Randy Walker Jerry BrownAssistant head coach/Defensive backs Mike DunbarOffensive coordinator Greg ColbyDefensive coordinator Adam CushingTight ends/Fullbacks Pat FitzgeraldLinebackers/Recruiting coordinator Kevin JohnsRunning backs Garrick McGeeWide receivers James PattonOffensive line Eric WashingtonDefensive line Game summaries Ohio 2005 Ohio Bobcats football team Bobcats 0 7 0 7 Wildcats 3 28 7 0 Statistics OHIONU First downs 13 28 Total yards 239 550 Rushing yards 62 194 Passing yards 177 356 Turnovers 3 3 Time of possession 20:58 39:02 Team Category Player StatisticsOhio Passing Austin Everson 10/26, 157 yards, INT Rushing Kalvin McRae 10 rushes, 34 yards Receiving Scott Mayle 4 receptions, 100 yardsNorthwestern Passing Brett Basanez 27/37, 353 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tyrell Sutton 17 rushes, 104 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kim Thompson 5 receptions, 99 yards Northern Illinois 2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football team Huskies 7 7 14 9 Wildcats 3 21 7 7 Statistics NIUNU First downs 28 33 Total yards 539 502 Rushing yards 256 282 Passing yards 283 220 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 32:08 27:52 Team Category Player StatisticsNorthern Illinois Passing Phil Horvath 24/36, 283 yards, TD, INT Rushing Garrett Wolfe 34 rushes, 245 yards, 3 TD Receiving Sam Hurd 7 receptions, 90 yards, TDNorthwestern Passing Brett Basanez 21/32, 220 yards Rushing Tyrell Sutton 30 rushes, 214 yards, 4 TD Receiving Shaun Herbert 6 receptions, 73 yards At No. 18 Arizona State 2005 Arizona State Sun Devils football team Wildcats 7 7 0 7 No. 18 Sun Devils 7 31 7 7 Statistics NUASU First downs 24 30 Total yards 416 773 Rushing yards 180 290 Passing yards 236 483 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 24:13 35:47 Team Category Player StatisticsNorthwestern Passing Brett Basanez 24/37, 224 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tyrell Sutton 15 rushes, 98 yards Receiving Ross Lane 4 receptions, 73 yardsArizona State Passing Sam Keller 20/31, 409 yards, 4 TD Rushing Keegan Herring 23 rushes, 197 yards, 2 TD Receiving Matt Miller 3 receptions, 103 yards, TD Penn State 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Nittany Lions 0 14 3 17 Wildcats 10 13 0 6 Statistics PSUNU First downs 21 24 Total yards 480 427 Rushing yards 209 198 Passing yards 271 229 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 20:01 39:59 Team Category Player StatisticsPenn State Passing Michael Robinson 17/36, 271 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Rushing Tony Hunt 13 rushes, 99 yards Receiving Jordan Norwood 5 receptions, 83 yardsNorthwestern Passing Brett Basanez 20/38, 229 yards, INT Rushing Tyrell Sutton 32 rushes, 112 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jonathan Fields 4 receptions, 70 yards No. 14 Wisconsin 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team No. 14 Badgers 7 10 10 21 Wildcats 0 10 27 14 October 8 Ryan Field, Evanston, IL 11:00 a.m. CST 3:47 33,859 Overcast; 54 F; wind 17 mph on NE Dan Capron Pam Ward (Play-by-play), David Norrie (Color) & Jimmy Dykes (Sideline) ESPN2 yes Q1 8:47 WIS Orr 15 yard pass from Stocco (Mehlhaff kick) WIS 7–0 Q2 12:25 NW Basanez 4 yard run (Howells kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 6:36 WIS Stanley 5 yard run (Mehlhaff kick) WIS 14–7 Q2 1:59 WIS Mehlhaff 27 yard field goal WIS 17–7 Q2 0:04 NW Howells 21 yard field goal WIS 17–10 Q3 12:43 NW Philmore 4 yard pass from Basanez (kick blocked) WIS 17–16 Q3 5:52 NW Sutton 1 yard run (Howells kick) NW 23–17 Q3 3:34 WIS Mehlhaff 46 yard field goal NW 23–20 Q3 2:22 NW Thompson 52 yard pass from Basanez (Howells kick) NW 30–20 Q3 1:15 WIS Calhoun 1 yard run (Mehlhaff kick) NW 30–27 Q3 0:47 NW Sutton 14 yard run (Howells kick) NW 37–27 Q4 14:13 WIS Orr 9 yard pass from Stocco (Mehlhaff kick) NW 37–34 Q4 9:44 NW Sutton 9 yard pass from Basanez (Howells kick) NW 44–34 Q4 4:22 NW Sutton 62 yard run (Howells kick) NW 51–34 Q4 3:53 WIS Orr 13 yard pass from Stocco (Mehlhaff kick) NW 51–41 Q4 2:48 WIS Orr 21 yard pass from Stocco (Mehlhaff kick) NW 51–48 yes Statistics WISNU First downs 27 28 Total yards 515 674 Rushing yards 189 313 Passing yards 326 361 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 30:36 29:24 Team Category Player StatisticsWisconsin Passing John Stocco 24/31, 326 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Brian Calhoun 23 rushes, 122 yards, TD Receiving Brian Calhoun 11 receptions, 128 yardsNorthwestern Passing Brett Basanez 26/36, 361 yards, 3 TD Rushing Tyrell Sutton 29 rushes, 244 yards, 3 TD Receiving Mark Philmore 6 receptions, 97 yards, TD At Purdue 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team Wildcats 14 14 0 6 Boilermakers 3 6 14 6 Statistics NUPUR First downs 32 30 Total yards 603 505 Rushing yards 128 127 Passing yards 475 378 Turnovers 1 4 Time of possession 27:50 32:10 Team Category Player StatisticsNorthwestern Passing Brett Basanez 37/55, 463 yards, 3 TD Rushing Tyrell Sutton 13 rushes, 89 yards, TD Receiving Shaun Herbert 11 receptions, 96 yardsPurdue Passing Brandon Kirsch 37/58, 360 yards, 2 INT Rushing Jerod Void 7 rushes, 37 yards, TD Receiving Dorien Bryant 16 receptions, 153 yards At No. 22 Michigan State 2005 Michigan State Spartans football team Wildcats 7 14 21 7 No. 22 Spartans 7 0 0 7 Statistics NUMSU First downs 31 28 Total yards 533 480 Rushing yards 202 189 Passing yards 331 291 Turnovers 1 4 Time of possession 27:25 32:35 Team Category Player StatisticsNorthwestern Passing Brett Basanez 24/30, 331 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tyrell Sutton 21 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD Receiving Shaun Herbert 10 receptions, 138 yardsMichigan State Passing Drew Stanton 20/38, 234 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Javon Ringer 18 rushes, 104 yards Receiving Kyle Brown 1 reception, 53 yards No. 25 Michigan 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team No. 25 Wolverines 14 13 0 6 No. 21 Wildcats 7 10 0 0 Statistics MICHNU First downs 22 18 Total yards 427 415 Rushing yards 253 89 Passing yards 174 326 Turnovers 4 3 Time of possession 38:01 21:59 Team Category Player StatisticsMichigan Passing Chad Henne 17/30, 174 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Jerome Jackson 24 rushes, 105 yards Receiving Jason Avant 5 receptions, 67 yardsNorthwestern Passing Brett Basanez 26/49, 326 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Tyrell Sutton 10 rushes, 50 yards Receiving Mark Philmore 9 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD Iowa 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Hawkeyes 14 10 0 3 Wildcats 0 7 7 14 Statistics IOWANU First downs 27 25 Total yards 492 453 Rushing yards 216 115 Passing yards 276 338 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 30:42 29:18 Team Category Player StatisticsIowa Passing Drew Tate 21/35, 273 yards Rushing Albert Young 38 rushes, 202 yards, 2 TD Receiving Herb Grigsby 7 receptions, 84 yardsNorthwestern Passing Brett Basanez 31/51, 338 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Tyrell Sutton 17 rushes, 65 yards, 2 TD Receiving Mark Philmore 10 receptions, 123 yards At No. 10 Ohio State 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team No. 25 Wildcats 7 0 0 0 No. 10 Buckeyes 14 14 10 10 Statistics NUOSU First downs 16 23 Total yards 251 422 Rushing yards 98 317 Passing yards 153 105 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 25:38 34:22 Team Category Player StatisticsNorthwestern Passing Brett Basanez 15/31, 121 yards, TD, INT Rushing Tyrell Sutton 14 rushes, 93 yards Receiving Jonathan Fields 4 receptions, 45 yardsOhio State Passing Troy Smith 7/12, 77 yards, INT Rushing Antonio Pittman 18 rushes, 132 yards, TD Receiving Santonio Holmes 3 receptions, 49 yards At Illinois 2005 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Wildcats 7 17 7 7 Fighting Illini 0 21 0 0 Statistics NUILL First downs 36 24 Total yards 596 440 Rushing yards 356 199 Passing yards 240 241 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 32:24 27:36 Team Category Player StatisticsNorthwestern Passing Brett Basanez 25/31, 240 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tyrell Sutton 34 rushes, 212 yards Receiving Mark Philmore 5 receptions, 62 yards, TDIllinois Passing Tim Brasic 20/35, 241 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Pierre Thomas 18 rushes, 97 yards, TD Receiving Kendrick Jones 3 receptions, 95 yards Vs. No. 17 UCLA (Sun Bowl) 2005 Sun Bowl 2005 UCLA Bruins football team Wildcats 22 0 3 13 No. 17 Bruins 7 22 7 14 Statistics NUUCLA First downs 33 24 Total yards 584 453 Rushing yards 168 310 Passing yards 416 143 Turnovers 3 4 Time of possession 30:50 29:10 Team Category Player StatisticsNorthwestern Passing Brett Basanez 38/70, 416 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Tyrell Sutton 18 rushes, 84 yards Receiving Ross Lane 7 receptions, 136 yardsUCLA Passing Drew Olson 10/24, 143 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Rushing Chris Markey 24 rushes, 161 yards Receiving Ryan Moya 1 reception, 58 yards, TD The Wildcats were invited to play in the 2005 Sun Bowl. They lost 38–50 to the UCLA Bruins, who staged a 22-point comeback, a record for the Bruins at the time. References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Wildcats football