2017 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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2017 Northwestern Wildcats football
Northwestern Wildcats logo.svg
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 24–23 vs. Kentucky
Conference Big Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 17
Record10–3 (7–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMick McCall (10th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz (10th season)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
Home stadium Ryan Field
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$  8 1   12 2  
No. 15 Michigan State  7 2   10 3  
No. 8 Penn State  7 2   11 2  
Michigan  5 4   8 5  
Rutgers  3 6   4 8  
Indiana  2 7   5 7  
Maryland  2 7   4 8  
West Division
No. 7 Wisconsin xy  9 0   13 1  
No. 17 Northwestern  7 2   10 3  
Iowa  4 5   8 5  
Purdue  4 5   7 6  
Nebraska  3 6   4 8  
Minnesota  2 7   5 7  
Illinois  0 9   2 10  
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois, and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by 12th-year head coach Pat Fitzgerald. This was the Wildcats' fifth ten-win season, three of which were led by Pat Fitzgerald. They finished the season 10–3, 7–2 in Big Ten play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Music City Bowl where they defeated Kentucky.

Contents

Recruiting

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

The Wildcats signed a total of 19 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Sam Gerak
C
Avon, Ohio Avon HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)270 lb (120 kg)Dec 21, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Sam Miller
DT
Houston, Texas Stratford HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)260 lb (120 kg)Jan 24, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Rashawn Slater
OG
Sugar Land, Texas Clements HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)269 lb (122 kg)Jan 27, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Earnest Brown IV
DE
Denton, Texas Ryan HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)240 lb (110 kg)Mar 22, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Trevor Kent
DE
Pittsburg, Kansas Pittsburg HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)253 lb (115 kg)Mar 23, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Austin Hiller
S
Austin, Texas Lake Travis HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg)Mar 24, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Trey Pugh
TE
Plain City, Ohio Jonathan Alder HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg)Apr 3, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Bryce Jackson
S
Denton, Texas Guyer HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)181 lb (82 kg)Apr 6, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Cameron Ruiz
CB
Lake Villa, Illinois Lakes Community HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg)Apr 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Peter McIntyre
LB
Toledo, Ohio St. John's Jesuit HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)213 lb (97 kg)Apr 21, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Andrew Marty
QB
Cincinnati, Ohio Wyoming HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)Apr 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
J.R. Pace
S
Atlanta, Georgia Woodward Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)May 15, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Jace James
WR
Carol Stream, Illinois Glenbard North HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)Jun 12, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Charlie Kuhbander
K
Springboro, Ohio Springboro HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)185 lb (84 kg)Jun 13, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Ethan Wiederkehr
OT
Shoreham, New York Shoreham-Wading River HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)285 lb (129 kg)Jun 13, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Berkeley Holman
WR
Bellflower, California St. John Bosco HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)Jun 18, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Kyric McGowan
RB
Dalton, Georgia Dalton HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)183 lb (83 kg)Jul 27, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Blake Gallagher
LB
Needham, Massachusetts Saint Sebastian's School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)220 lb (100 kg)Dec 14, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Chee Anyanwu
S
Buford, Georgia Buford HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)Jan 21, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Northwestern Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  • "2017 Northwestern Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017.

Schedule

Northwestern announced its 2017 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2017 schedule consisted of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Wildcats hosted Big Ten foes Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State, and Purdue, and traveled to Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska, Wisconsin. [1]

The Wildcats hosted two of the three non-conference opponents, Bowling Green from the Mid-American Conference and Nevada from the Mountain West Conference, and traveled to Duke from the Atlantic Coast Conference.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:30 p.m. Nevada * BTN W 31–2033,018
September 911:00 a.m.at Duke * ESPNU L 17–4120,241
September 166:30 p.m. Bowling Green *
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNW 49–733,706
September 3011:00 a.m.at No. 10 Wisconsin ABC L 24–3380,584
October 711:00 a.m.No. 4 Penn State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ABCL 7–3141,061
October 142:30 p.m.at Maryland ESPN2 W 37–2138,325
October 2111:00 a.m. Iowa
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN2W 17–10 OT40,036
October 282:30 p.m.No. 16 Michigan State
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPNW 39–31 3OT39,369
November 42:30 p.m.at Nebraska BTNW 31–24 OT89,721
November 116:00 p.m. Purdue No. 25
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN2 W 23–1333,765
November 1811:00 a.m. Minnesota No. 23
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNW 39–030,014
November 253:00 p.m.at Illinois No. 22 FS1 W 42–730,456
December 294:30 p.m.vs. Kentucky No. 21 ESPN W 24–2348,675
Schedule Source: [2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RVRVRVRV23202017
Coaches RVRVRVRV23202017
CFP Not released2523222121Not released

Roster

2017 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2Flynn NagelJr
WR 4Solomon VaultSr
WR 5Charles Fessler Redshirt.svg  So
WR 6Jelani RobertsJr
QB 7Matt Alviti Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 8Auston Anderson Redshirt.svg  Jr
SB 9 Garrett Dickerson Sr
QB 10T.J. Green Redshirt.svg  So
QB 11Aidan Smith Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 13Andrew MartyFr
QB 14Lloyd Yates Redshirt.svg  So
WR 15Macan Wilson Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 16 Kyric McGowan Fr
WR 17Jalen Brown Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 18 Clayton Thorson  (C) Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 19Riley Lees Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 20John Moten IV Redshirt.svg  So
RB 21 Justin Jackson  (C)Sr
WR 23Steven Reese Redshirt.svg  So
RB 25Corey Acker Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 26Chad HanaokaSr
RB 28Jeremy Larkin Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 36Jesse BrownSo
SB 44James Prather Redshirt.svg  Jr
SB 46Eric Lutzen Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 50Samuel GerakFr
OL 57Cam Kolwich Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 59J. B. Butler Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 61Jason Goosen Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 64Andrew Otterman Redshirt.svg  So
OL 65Jared Thomas Redshirt.svg  So
OL 66Nik Urban Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 68Connor Mahoney Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 69Brad North Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 70Rashawn SlaterFr
OL 71Tommy Doles Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 72 Blake Hance Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 73Gunnar Vogel Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 74Graham Bullmore Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 75Ben Oxley Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 76Ethan WiederkehrFr
OL 77Jesse Meyler Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 78Adam Lemke-Bell Redshirt.svg  So
OL 79Trey Klock Redshirt.svg  Jr
SB 80Trey PughFr
WR 81Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman Redshirt.svg  Fr
SB 82Alex OelsnerFr
WR 83Will LansburyFr
SB 83Heath Reineke Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 84Cameron Green Redshirt.svg  So
WR 85Jack Tirmonia Redshirt.svg  Fr
SB 86Cody Link Redshirt.svg  Fr
SB 87Eric Eshoo Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 88 Ben Skowronek So
WR 89Berkeley HolmanFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 3Keith Watkins II Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 7Marcus McShepard Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 10Brett Walsh Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 11Parrker Westphal Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 12Alonzo Mayo Redshirt.svg  So
LB 13Warren Long Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 16 Godwin Igwebuike  (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 18Cameron RuizFr
S 21 Kyle Queiro Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 22Bryce JacksonFr
DB 23Donovan SermonsFr
CB 24 Montre Hartage Jr
DB 25Austin HillerFr
DB 26Brian Bullock Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 27Roderick CampbellSo
DB 28J. R. PaceFr
DB 29Trae Williams Redshirt.svg  So
LB 32 Nate Hall Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 33Travis Whillock Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 34Chee AnyanwuFr
LB 35Erik MuellerFr
DB 37Moe Almasri Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 40Peter McIntyreFr
S 41Jared McGee Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 42 Paddy Fisher Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 45Nathan Fox Redshirt.svg  So
LB 46Troy HudetzFr
DB 47Joe Bergin Redshirt.svg  So
LB 49Chris BerginFr
LB 50Jango Glackin Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 51Blake GallagherFr
DL 54Trent Goens Redshirt.svg  So
DE 55Mark Gooden Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 56Xavier WashingtonSr
DL 1 Tyler Lancaster  (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
DE 87Trevor KentFr
DT 90Jake Saunders Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 91Samdup MillerFr
DL 92Fred Wyatt Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 93Joe SpivakFr
DE 94Tommy Carnifax Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 95Alex MillerSo
DL 97 Joe Gaziano Redshirt.svg  So
DE 98Earnest Brown IVFr
DL 99Jordan ThompsonJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K, P 14Charlie KuhbanderFr
H, P 17Daniel Kubiuk Redshirt.svg  Jr
K, P 31Luke Otto Redshirt.svg  Sr
P 37Cody GronewoldFr
K, P 38Drew Luckenbaugh Redshirt.svg  Fr
PK 39Mason Weissenhofer Redshirt.svg  So
LS 43Tyler Gillikin Redshirt.svg  Fr
LS 48Peter SnodgrassFr
LS 58Trevor Stroebel Redshirt.svg  Sr
P 96 Hunter Niswander Sr
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)
  • Jay Hooten (director of sports performance for football)
  • Jacob Schmidt (director of player development)
  • Tim Brandon (offensive graduate assistant)
  • Erik Frazier (offensive graduate assistant)
  • Deonte Gibson (defensive graduate assistant)
  • Kevin Koch (defensive graduate assistant)
  • Mike Jasinski (recruiting assistant)
  • Bryan Payton (recruiting assistant)
  • Christian Sarkisian (recruiting assistant)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 18, 2017

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Justin Jackson RB 7251 Los Angeles Chargers

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References

  1. "B1G Releases Nine-Game Conference Schedules for 2016, 2017" (Press release). Northwestern Wildcats Department of Athletics. July 11, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  2. "2017 Northwestern Wildcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 17, 2017.