2005 Northwestern Wildcats Football Team
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2005 Northwestern Wildcats Football Team
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 2005 record | 7-5 (5-3 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Dunbar (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg Colby (4th season) |
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| Home stadium | Ryan Field (Capacity: 47,130) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Penn State $+ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Ohio State %+ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Wisconsin | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 coached by Randy Walker. This was Randy's last season as the Wildcats' coach, as he would die from a heart attack following the season. The Wildcats finished tied for 3rd place in the Big Ten with a conference record of 5-3.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 11:00 am | Ohio* | ESPNU | W 38-14 | 20,115 | ||
| September 10 | 3:00 pm | Northern Illinois* |
| ESPNC | W 38-37 | 35,114 | |
| September 17 | 9:00 pm | at Arizona State* | L 21-52 | 55,029 | |||
| September 24 | 11:00 am | Penn State |
| ESPN2 | L 29-34 | 24,395 | |
| October 8 | 11:00 am | No. 14 Wisconsin |
| ESPN | W 51-48 | 33,859 | |
| October 15 | 11:00 am | at Purdue | ESPN2 | W 34-29 | 62,866 | ||
| October 22 | 11:00 am | at No. 22 Michigan State | ESPN2 | W 49-14 | 74,636 | ||
| October 29 | 6:00 pm | No. 25 Michigan | No. 21 |
| ESPN | L 17-33 | 47,130 |
| November 5 | 11:00 am | Iowa |
| ESPN | W 28-27 | 34,550 | |
| November 12 | 11:00 am | at No. 10 Ohio State | No. 25 | ABC | L 7-48 | 105,181 | |
| November 19 | 11:00 am | at Illinois | ESPN+ | W 38-21 | 31,465 | ||
| December 30 | 1:00 pm | vs. No. 17 UCLA* | CBS | L 38-50 | 50,426 | ||
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Game summaries
Ohio
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Northern Illinois
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Arizona State
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Penn State
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Wisconsin
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- Brett Basanez 26/36, 361 Yds
- Tyrell Sutton 29 Rush, 244 Yds
UCLA (Sun Bowl)
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
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 150. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved .
- ^ "Northwestern Knocks Off No. 14 Wisconsin". Northwestern University Department of Athletics. October 8, 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014.
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