2007 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2007 Northwestern Wildcats File:Northwestern wildcats CMKY 80 100 0 0.svg 150px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6–6 3–5 Pat Fitzgerald 2nd Garrick McGee 2nd Multiple Greg Colby 6th 4–3 Tonjua Joneshttps://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 Adam Kadela Reggie McPherson Trevor Rees Ryan Field The 2007 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his second season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Wildcats played their homes games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. Before the beginning of the 2007 season, Northwestern showed potential for improvement upon the previous year's record. ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach stated that Northwestern has the seventh easiest schedule in college football,ESPN - Easy schedules should help these teams succeed - College Football and SI.com's Steve Megargee claimed that Indiana was the only Big Ten school with an easier schedule.SI.com - NCAA Football - Big Ten schedule rankings Running back Tyrell Sutton was one of 64 players in college football to be put on the Maxwell Award watch list for the nation's best college football player.http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062607aaf.html Tyrell Sutton Named to Maxwell Award Watch List :: Sutton one of only 10 Big Ten players on list 2007-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928195743/http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062607aaf.html 2011-09-28 dead The Wildcats began the season with their first shutout since 1997 in a 27–0 win against the 2007 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Huskies.NCAA Football - Northeastern Huskies/Northwestern Wildcats Recap Saturday September 1, 2007 - Yahoo! Sports On October 7, quarterback C. J. Bachér broke Brett Basanez's school record for single-game passing yards by throwing for 520 yards in a victory over Michigan State. Bachér went on to be named the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week and the Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Week.http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100807aaa.html C.J. Bachér Named Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Week: Fans can also vote for C.J.; one of four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award 2007-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928195826/http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100807aaa.html 2011-09-28 dead Another strong performance in a win against Minnesota earned Bachér Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second week in a row.http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101507aab.html Big Ten Honors Quarterback C. J. Bachér Again With Offensive Player of the Week Award: Bachér also one of four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award; fans can vote for C.J.! 2007-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928195909/http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101507aab.html 2011-09-28 dead Schedule 2007 AP Central September 1 11:00 am w y 2007 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Ryan Field Evanston, IL BTN 27–0 16,199 September 8 11:00 am w y Nevada Ryan Field Evanston, IL BTN 36–31 17,653 September 15 7:00 pm l y Duke Ryan Field Evanston, IL BTN 14–20 23,716 September 22 2:30 pm l y Ohio State 8 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC/ESPN 7–58 105,178 September 29 11:00 am l Michigan Ryan Field Evanston, IL rivalry BTN 16–28 40,604 October 6 11:00 am w y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI BTN 48–41 OT 67,378 October 13 11:00 am w Minnesota Ryan Field Evanston, IL BTN 49–48 2OT 23,314 October 19 6:00 pm w y y Eastern Michigan Ford Field Detroit, MI ESPNU 26–14 10,000 October 27 11:00 am l y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN 17–35 58,237 November 3 11:00 am l Iowa Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN2 17–28 30,173 November 10 11:00 am w Indiana Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPNC 31–28 20,466 November 17 11:00 am l y Illinois 20 Sweet Sioux Tomahawk Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN 22–41 54,116 References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Wildcats football