2010 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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2010 Northwestern Wildcats football
NorthwesternWildcats.png
TicketCity Bowl, L 38–45 vs. Texas Tech
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record7–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMick McCall (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz (3rd season)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
Captains
  • Dan Persa
  • Al Netter
  • Quentin Davie
  • Corbin Bryant
Home stadium Ryan Field (Capacity: 47,130)
Seasons
←  2009
2011  →
2010 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Michigan State +  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 7 Wisconsin $+  7 –1   11 –2  
Iowa  4 –4   8 –5  
Illinois  4 –4   7 –6  
Penn State  4 –4   7 –6  
Michigan  3 –5   7 –6  
Northwestern  3 –5   7 –6  
Purdue  2 –6   4 –8  
Minnesota  2 –6   3 –9  
Indiana  1 –7   5 –7  
No. 5 Ohio State† %  0 –1   0 –1  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † – Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) self-vacated all of their wins [1]
Rankings from AP Poll [2] [3]

The 2010 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his fifth season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Wildcats home games were played at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. The annual rivalry game against the University of Illinois was played at Wrigley Field on November 20.

Contents

The Wildcats finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in Big Ten play and was invited to the inaugural TicketCity Bowl where they were defeated by Texas Tech 38–45.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:30 pmat Vanderbilt *
 CSNC W 23–2137,210 [4]
September 1111:00 am Illinois State *
 BTN W 37–325,471 [5]
September 186:00 pmat Rice *
W 30–1315,562 [6]
September 2511:00 am Central Michigan *
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNW 30–2530,075 [7]
October 211:00 amat Minnesota
ESPN W 29–2849,228 [8]
October 96:30 pm Purdue
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNL 17–2033,847 [9]
October 2311:00 amNo. 8 Michigan State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPNL 27–3541,115 [10]
October 3011:00 amat Indiana
BTNW 20–1737,818 [11]
November 62:30 pmat Penn State
ABC/ESPN2 L 21–35104,147 [12]
November 1311:00 amNo. 13 Iowa
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPNW 21–1747,130 [13]
November 202:30 pmvs. Illinois
ESPNU L 27–4841,058 [14]
November 272:30 pmat No. 5 Wisconsin
ABC/ESPNL 23–7080,011 [15]
January 111:00 amvs. Texas Tech *
ESPNUL 38–4540,121 [16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Regular season

Vanderbilt

1234Total
Wildcats1007623
Commodores096621

Illinois State

1234Total
Redbirds30003
Wildcats14160737

Rice

1234Total
Wildcats31014330
Owls033713

Central Michigan

1234Total
Chippewas6701225
Wildcats6710730

Minnesota

1234Total
Wildcats1406929
Golden Gophers7140728

Purdue

1234Total
Boilermakers0103720
#25 Wildcats737017

Michigan State

1234Total
#8 Spartans0772135
Wildcats7107327

Indiana

1234Total
Wildcats0107320
Hoosiers370717

Penn State

1234Total
Wildcats7140021
Nittany Lions0721735

Iowa

1234Total
Hawkeyes0314017
Wildcats7001421

Northwestern won a thriller by scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats led in the first two periods, but the Hawkeyes scored twice to take the lead in the third quarter.

Illinois

1234Total
Fighting Illini21671448
#25 Wildcats14100327

The Wildcats, one week after upsetting a ranked Iowa team, fell flat in Wrigley Field, losing 48-27 to the Fighting Illini. Illinois RB Mikel LeShoure ran wild on Northwestern's defense for 330 yards on 33 carries (for an average of 10.0 yards per carry), with a pair of touchdowns. The loss snapped a two game Northwestern winning streak over Illinois and sealed a bowl berth for Illinois, regardless of the outcome of their season finale against Fresno State next week. Northwestern falls to 3-4 in Big Ten play and 7-4 overall. The Wildcats face the 10-1 Wisconsin Badgers next week in Camp Randall Stadium, where they have not won since the 2000 season.

Wisconsin

1234Total
Wildcats3146023
#5 Badgers143521070

TicketCity Bowl

Texas Tech

1234Total
Wildcats06181438
Red Raiders101414745

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP ——RVRVRVRVRVRV—RV—RV————
Coaches RVRVRVRVRV25RVRVRVRV—25RV———
Harris Not releasedRVRVRVRVRVRVRV——Not released
BCS Not released————————Not released

Roster

2010 Northwestern Wildcats roster [17] [18]

Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 4 Adonis Smith – Freshman
  • 19 Arby Fields – Sophomore
  • 20 Scott Concannon – Junior
  • 25 Stephen Simmons – Senior
  • 28 Tim Hanrahan – Freshman
  • 29 Mike Trumpy – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 34 Tyris Jones – Sophomore
  • 39 Jacob Schmidt – Junior

Wide receivers

  • 2 Lee Coleman – Senior
  • 5 Sidney Stewart – Senior
  • 6 Charles Brown – Junior
  • 8 Demetrius Fields – Sophomore
  • 11 Jeremy Ebert – Junior
  • 12 Tony Jones – Freshman
  • 17 Rashad Lawrence – Freshman
  • 80 Mike Jensen – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 81 Jimmy Hall – Freshman
  • 83 Jaleel Reed – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 84 Drew Moulton – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 85 Venric Mark – Freshman
  • 86 Brendan Barber – Sophomore
  • 88 Torin Dupper – Freshman

Superbacks

  • 9 Drake Dunsmore – Junior
  • 40 Brett Nagel – Sophomore
  • 45 Aaron Nagel - Junior
  • 47 Christian Flores – Freshman
  • 82 John Plasencia – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 89 Josh Rooks – Senior
 

Offensive line

  • 52 Evan Luxenburg – Sophomore
  • 62 Taylor Paxton – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 63 Keegan Grant – Senior
  • 64 Doug Bartels – Junior
  • 65 Ben Burkett – Junior
  • 66 Brandon Vitabile – Freshman
  • 68 Hayden Baker – Freshman
  • 70 Patrick Ward – Sophomore
  • 72 Brian Mulroe – Sophomore
  • 73 Colin Armstrong – Junior
  • 74 Chuck Porcelli – Sophomore
  • 75 Al Netter (C) – Junior
  • 76 Brian Smith – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 78 Paul Jorgensen – Freshman
  • 79 Neal Deiters – Sophomore

Defensive line

  • 42 Kevin Watt – Junior
  • 55 Bo Cisek – Sophomore
  • 60 Jake Gregus – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 61 Andrew Struckmeyer – Junior
  • 67 Sean McEvilly – Freshman
  • 88 Quentin Williams – Sophomore
  • 90 Jack DiNardo – Junior
  • 91 Brian Arnfelt – Sophomore
  • 92 Will Hampton – Freshman
  • 93 Niko Mafuli – Junior
  • 94 Vince Browne – Junior
  • 95 Davon Custis – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 96 Anthony Battle – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 97 Tyler Scott – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 98 Corbin Bryant (C) – Senior
  • 99 Chance Carter – Freshman
 

Linebackers

  • 31 Stone Pinckney – Sophomore
  • 33 David Nwabuisi – Sophomore
  • 35 Ben Johnson – Junior
  • 41 Quentin Davie (C) – Senior
  • 43 Tim Riley – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 44 Nate Williams – Senior
  • 46 Damien Proby – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 48 Roderick Goodlow – Sophomore
  • 50 Timmy Vernon – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 51 Bryce McNaul – Junior
  • 53 Chi Chi Ariguzo – Freshman
  • 54 Collin Ellis – Freshman
  • 56 Will Studlien – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 57 Luke Reppe – Freshman

Defensive backs

  • 15 Daniel Jones – Freshman
  • 24 Ibraheim Campbell – Freshman
  • 36 Mike Eshun – Freshman
  • 39 Joe Cannon – Freshman

Cornerbacks

  • 3 Jeravin Matthews – Junior
  • 13 C.J. Bryant – Freshman
  • 20 Tim Weak – Sophomore
  • 21 Mike Bolden – Junior
  • 22 Demetrius Dugar – Sophomore
  • 26 Jordan Mabin – Junior
  • 28 Justan Vaughn – Senior
  • 38 James Kurzawski – Sophomore
  • 47 Ricky Weina – Junior

Safeties

  • 7 Hunter Bates – Sophomore
  • 10 Brian Peters – Junior
  • 16 Davion Fleming – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 27 Jared Carpenter – Sophomore
  • 32 David Arnold – Junior
  • 49 Scott Lilja – Senior
 

Punters

  • 1 Stefan Demos – Senior
  • 49 Brandon Williams – Redshirt.svg Freshman

Kickers

  • 1 Stefan Demos – Senior
  • 34 Steve Flaherty – Sophomore
  • 37 Jeff Budzien – Redshirt.svg Freshman

Long snappers

  • 58 John Henry Pace – Senior
  • 59 Pat Hickey – Redshirt.svg Freshman
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Randy Bates – Linebackers coach
  • Jerry brown – Assistant head coach/defensive backs coach
  • Adam Cushing – Offensive line coach/recruiting coach
  • Mike Hankwitz – Defensive coordinator/safeties coach
  • Bob heffner – Superbacks coach
  • Kevin johns – Wide receivers coach/passing game coach
  • Marty long – Defensive line coach
  • Matt macpherson – Running backs coach
  • Mick mccall – Offensive coordinator/QB's coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Depth chart

[19]

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