2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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2016 Northwestern Wildcats football
Northwestern Wildcats logo.svg
Pinstripe Bowl champion
Pinstripe Bowl, W 31–24 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference Big Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMick McCall (9th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz (9th season)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
CaptainAustin Carr
Matthew Harris
Connor Mahoney
Anthony Walker
Home stadium Ryan Field
Seasons
←  2015
2017  →
2016 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$  8 –1   11 –3  
No. 6 Ohio State x^  8 –1   11 –2  
No. 10 Michigan  7 –2   10 –3  
Indiana  4 –5   6 –7  
Maryland  3 –6   6 –7  
Michigan State  1 –8   3 –9  
Rutgers  0 –9   2 –10  
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy  7 –2   11 –3  
Iowa  6 –3   8 –5  
Nebraska  6 –3   9 –4  
Minnesota  5 –4   9 –4  
Northwestern  5 –4   7 –6  
Illinois  2 –7   3 –9  
Purdue  1 –8   3 –9  
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by Pat Fitzgerald who is in his 11th season as the team's head coach. The Wildcats home games were played at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. They were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference.

Contents

Schedule

Northwestern announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Wildcats will host Big Ten foes Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, and will travel to Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, and Purdue. [1]

The team will host all three non–conference games which are against the Duke Blue Devils from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Illinois State Redbirds from the Missouri Valley Conference, and the Western Michigan Broncos from the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 311:00 a.m. Western Michigan *
 ESPNU L 21–2230,635
September 102:30 p.m.No. 10 (FCS) Illinois State *
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
 BTN L 7–930,748
September 177:00 p.m. Duke *
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNW 24–1334,464
September 246:30 p.m.No. 20 Nebraska
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNL 13–2440,284
October 111:00 a.m.at Iowa
ESPNUW 38–3167,047
October 152:30 p.m.at Michigan State
BTNW 54–4075,625
October 2211:00 a.m. Indiana Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNW 24–1435,417
October 292:30 p.m.at No. 6 Ohio State
ESPN L 20–24107,296
November 511:00 a.m.No. 8 Wisconsin
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
 ABC L 7–2142,016
November 1211:00 a.m.at Purdue
BTNW 45–1730,548
November 192:30 p.m.at Minnesota
BTNL 12–2938,162
November 2611:00 a.m. Illinois
BTNW 42–2130,022
December 281:00 p.m.vs. No. 23 Pittsburgh *
ESPNW 31–2437,918
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [2]

Game summaries

Western Michigan

1234Total
Broncos0610622
Wildcats707721

Illinois State

1234Total
#10 (FCS) Redbirds06039
Wildcats00077

Duke

1234Total
Blue Devils070613
Wildcats7010724

Nebraska

1234Total
#20 Cornhuskers01014024
Wildcats076013

At Iowa

1234Total
Wildcats10714738
Hawkeyes7143731

At Michigan State

1234Total
Wildcats712211454
Spartans14314940

Indiana

1234Total
Hoosiers309214
Wildcats14100024

At Ohio State

1234Total
Wildcats0107320
#6 Buckeyes1070724

Wisconsin

1234Total
#8 Badgers0103821
Wildcats07007

At Purdue

1234Total
Wildcats77211045
Boilermakers1007017

At Minnesota

1234Total
Wildcats006612
Golden Gophers6631429

Illinois

1234Total
Fighting Illini0147021
Wildcats14714742

Pittsburgh–Pinstripe Bowl

1234Total
#22 Panthers377724
Wildcats01471031

Roster

2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2Flynn NagelSo
RB 4Solomon VaultJr
WR 5Charles Fessler Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 6Jelani RobertsSo
QB 7Matt Alviti Redshirt.svg  Jr
SB 9 Garrett Dickerson Jr
QB 10T. J. Green Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 11Aidan SmithFr
RB 12Auston Anderson Redshirt.svg  So
RB 13Warren LongSr
QB 14Lloyd Yates Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 15Macan Wilson Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 16Quinn Baker Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 17Daniel Kubiuk Redshirt.svg  So
QB 18 Clayton Thorson Redshirt.svg  So
SB 19Jayme Taylor Redshirt.svg  So
RB 20John Moten IV Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 21 Justin Jackson Jr
WR 23Steven Reese Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 25Corey Acker Redshirt.svg  Jr
JR 26Chad HanaokaSo
RB 28Jeremy LarkinFr
RB 36Jesse BrownFr
SB 44James Prather Redshirt.svg  So
SB 46Eric Lutzen Redshirt.svg  So
SB 48Cody LinkFr
OL 57Cam KolwichFr
OL 59J. B. Butler Redshirt.svg  So
OL 60Jason GoosenFr
OL 63Ian Park Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 64Andrew Otterman Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 65Jared Thomas Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 66Nik UrbanFr
OL 68Connor Mahoney (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 69Brad North Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 70Shane Mertz Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 71Tommy Doles Redshirt.svg  So
OL 72 Blake Hance Redshirt.svg  So
OL 73Gunnar VogelFr
OL 74Graham Bullmore Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 75Ben Oxley Redshirt.svg  So
OL 76Eric Olson Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 77Jesse MeylerFr
OL 78Adam Lemke-Bell Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 79Sam Coverdale Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 80 Austin Carr  (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 81Ramaud Chiaokhiao-BowmanFr
WR 82Andrew Scanlan Redshirt.svg  Sr
SB 83Heath Reineke Redshirt.svg  So
WR 84Cameron Green Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 85Jack TirmoniaFr
WR 86Riley LeesFr
SB 87Eric EshooFr
WR 88 Ben Skowronek Fr
WR 89Cole Johnson Redshirt.svg  Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 1 Anthony Walker  (C) Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 3Keith Watkins II Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 7 Ifeadi Odenigbo Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 10Brett Walsh Redshirt.svg  So
CB 11Matthew Harris (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 14Jake Murray Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 16 Godwin Igwebuike Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 17Marcus McShepard Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 21 Kyle Queiro Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 22Parrker Westphal Redshirt.svg  So
CB 24 Montre Hartage So
DB 26Brian BullockFr
DB 27Roderick CampbellFr
DB 28Alonzo Mayo Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 29Trae Williams Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 31Tommy VitaleSo
LB 32 Nate Hall Redshirt.svg  So
LB 34Simba Short Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 35Tom HrubySr
LB 40 Paddy Fisher Fr
S 41Jared McGee Redshirt.svg  So
LB 42Joseph Jones Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 45Nathan Fox Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 47Joe Bergin Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 48Tommy Odell Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 49Josh Roberts Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 50Jango GlackinFr
LB 51Jaylen Prater Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 53Cameron Queiro Redshirt.svg  So
DL 54Trent Goens Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 55Mark GoodenFr
DE 56Xavier WashingtonJr
DL 67 Tyler Lancaster Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 90C. J. Robbins Redshirt.svg  Sr
DL 92Fred Wyatt Redshirt.svg  So
DL 93Greg Kuhar Redshirt.svg  Sr
DE 94Tommy CarnifaxFr
DL 95Alex MillerFr
DL 97 Joe Gaziano Redshirt.svg  Fr
DT 98Jake SaundersFr
DL 99Jordan ThompsonSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 8Jack Mitchell Redshirt.svg  Sr
K, P 33Matt Micucci Redshirt.svg  Sr
K, P 38Drew LuckenbaughFr
K 38Mason Weissenhofer Redshirt.svg  Fr
LS 43Tyler GillikinFr
LS 52Chaz Fitzpatrick Redshirt.svg  Sr
LS 58Trevor Stroebel Redshirt.svg  Sr
P 96Hunter NiswanderJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Randy Bates (linebackers)
  • Jerry Brown (assistant head coach / defensive backs)
  • Adam Cushing (offensive line)
  • Mike Hankwitz (defensive coordinator)
  • Bob Heffner (superbacks)
  • Marty Long (defensive line)
  • Matt MacPherson (running backs / recruiting coordinator)
  • Mick McCall (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
  • Dennis Springer (wide receivers)
  • Chris Bowers (director of player personnel)
  • Cody Cejda (director of football operations)
  • Darby Dunnagan (director of video operations)
  • David Girardi (defensive graduate assistant)
  • Jay Hooten (director of sports performance for football)
  • Jacob Schmidt (director of player development)
  • Mike Jasinski (recruiting assistant)
  • Bryan Payton (recruiting assistant)
  • Christian Sarkisian (recruiting assistant)
  • Mike Kafka (offensive graduate assistant)
  • Steve Pursley (defensive graduate assistant)
  • Tim Brandon (offensive graduate assistant)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2016

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards
PlayerAwardDate AwardedRef.
Ifeadi Odenigbo Co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the WeekOctober 3, 2016 [3]
Justin Jackson Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the WeekOctober 17, 2016 [4]
Solomon VaultBig Ten Special Teams Player of the WeekOctober 17, 2016 [4]
John Moten IVCo-Big Ten Freshman of the WeekNovember 12, 2016 [5]
John Moten IVBig Ten Freshman of the WeekNovember 29, 2016 [6]
Austin Carr Richter-Howard Receiver of the YearNovember 30, 2016 [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ "2016 Northwestern Wildcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week". www.bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. October 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
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  7. ↑ Pereles, Zach (November 30, 2016). "Austin Carr wins Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year award". Inside NU. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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