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2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team

2008 Northwestern Wildcats football
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Alamo Bowl, L 23–30 OT vs. Missouri
Conference Big Ten Conference
2008 record 9–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Pat Fitzgerald (3rd as HC) (7th overall year)
Offensive coordinator Mick McCall (1st year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz (1st year)
Home stadium Ryan Field (Capacity: 47,130)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#8 Penn State $+   7 1         11 2  
#9 Ohio State %+   7 1         10 3  
#24 Michigan State   6 2         9 4  
Northwestern   5 3         9 4  
#20 Iowa   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

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.

The 2007 team finished the season with a win-loss record of 6–6 and did not receive a bowl invitation.




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