2019 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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2019 Northwestern Wildcats football
Northwestern Wildcats logo.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMick McCall (12th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz (12th season)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
Home stadium Ryan Field
Uniform
Northwestern wildcats football unif.png
Seasons
←  2018
2020  →
2019 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$^  9 –0   13 –1  
No. 9 Penn State  7 –2   11 –2  
No. 18 Michigan  6 –3   9 –4  
Indiana  5 –4   8 –5  
Michigan State  4 –5   7 –6  
Maryland  1 –8   3 –9  
Rutgers  0 –9   2 –10  
West Division
No. 11 Wisconsin xy  7 –2   10 –4  
No. 10 Minnesota x  7 –2   11 –2  
No. 15 Iowa  6 –3   10 –3  
Illinois  4 –5   6 –7  
Purdue  3 –6   4 –8  
Nebraska  3 –6   5 –7  
Northwestern  1 –8   3 –9  
Championship: Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2019 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 14th-year head coach Pat Fitzgerald. They finished the season 3–9, 1–8 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in the West Division.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2019 poll, Northwestern was projected to finish in fourth in the West Division. [1]

Media poll (West Division)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Nebraska198 (14)
2Iowa194.5 (14)
3Wisconsin172.5 (4)
4Northwestern142.5 (1)
5Purdue110.5
6Minnesota100 (1)
7Illinois34

Schedule

Northwestern will open its 2019 schedule with two non-conference games, first on the road against Stanford of the Pac-12 Conference, and then the season home opener against UNLV of the Mountain West Conference. Northwestern's third non-conference game, against independent UMass, will be played in November.

In Big Ten Conference play, Northwestern will play all fellow members of the West Division, and draws Michigan State, Ohio State, and Indiana from the East Division. Northwestern's game against Ohio State, a rematch of the 2018 Big Ten Championship Game, will be played on a Friday night, a decision by the Big Ten Conference which drew ire from Northwestern officials and head coach Pat Fitzgerald. [2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:00 p.m.at No. 25 Stanford *
 FOX L 7–1737,179
September 142:30 p.m. UNLV *
 BTN W 30–1437,714
September 2111:00 a.m. Michigan State
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
 ABC L 10–3140,114
September 2811:00 a.m.at No. 8 Wisconsin
ABCL 15–2476,825
October 53:00 p.m.at Nebraska
FOXL 10–1389,348
October 187:30 p.m.No. 4 Ohio State
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNL 3–5247,130
October 2611:00 a.m.No. 20 Iowa Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
 ESPN2 L 0–2042,104
November 26:00 p.m.at Indiana
FS1 L 3–3440,924
November 911:00 a.m. Purdue
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNL 22–2437,194
November 1611:00 a.m. UMass *
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNW 45–629,447
November 2311:00 a.m.No. 10 Minnesota
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ABCL 22–3830,246
November 3011:00 a.m.at Illinois
FS1W 29–1035,895

Source: [3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP RV———————————————
Coaches 25RV——————————————
CFP Not released——————Not released

Game summaries

At Stanford

1234Total
Wildcats00077
No. 25 Cardinal0100717

UNLV

1234Total
Rebels770014
Wildcats1067730

Michigan State

1234Total
Spartans7710731
Wildcats030710

At Wisconsin

1234Total
Wildcats3001215
No. 8 Badgers7071024

At Nebraska

1234Total
Wildcats037010
Cornhuskers730313

Ohio State

1234Total
No. 4 Buckeyes72471452
Wildcats30003

Iowa

1234Total
No. 20 Hawkeyes737320
Wildcats00000

At Indiana

1234Total
Wildcats03003
Hoosiers10147334

Purdue

1234Total
Boilermakers0714324
Wildcats1420622

UMass

1234Total
Minutemen33006
Wildcats02132145

Minnesota

1234Total
No. 10 Golden Gophers14771038
Wildcats097622

At Illinois

1234Total
Wildcats3771229
Fighting Illini073010

Roster

2019 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 4Berkeley Holman Redshirt.svg  So
WR 5Jace JamesSo
RB 6Drake Anderson Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 7Andrew Marty Redshirt.svg  So
WR 8 Kyric McGowan Jr
QB 10T. J. Green Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 11Aidan Smith Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 12J. J. JeffersonSo
QB 13Jason Whittaker Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 14 Malik Washington Fr
QB 15 Hunter Johnson Redshirt.svg  So
WR 16Zac KrauseFr
WR 17Bryce KirtzFr
WR 18Genson Hooper PriceFr
WR 19Riley Lees Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 20John Moten IV Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 22Connor NewhouseFr
WR 23Raymond Niro III Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 25Isaiah BowserSo
RB 26 Evan Hull Fr
RB 36Jesse Brown Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 39Marcus CiscoFr
SB 45Tommy Carnifax Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 52Sam Gerak Redshirt.svg  So
OL 54Conrad RowleyFr
OL 56Sam Stovall Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 57Cam Kolwich Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 61Jason Goosen Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 63Dom D'AntonioFr
OL 65Jared Thomas Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 66Nik Urban Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 69Charlie Schmidt Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 70Rashawn SlaterJr
OL 73Gunnar Vogel Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 74Payne He'Bert Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 75Connor FosterFr
OL 76Ethan Wiederkehr Redshirt.svg  So
OL 77Jesse Meyler Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 79Zachary FranksFr
SB 80Trey PughJr
WR 81Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 82Braeden Heald Redshirt.svg  Fr
SB 82Alex Oelsner Redshirt.svg  So
SB 83Trent Goens Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 84Will Lansbury Redshirt.svg  So
WR 85Jack KennedyFr
WR 86Wayne Dennis Jr.Fr
SB 86Cody Link Redshirt.svg  Jr
SB 87Thomas GordonFr
WR 88 Ben Skowronek Sr
WR 89Preston BaconFr
SB 89Charlie MangieriSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1Joe Bergin Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 2 Greg Newsome II So
DB 3Trae Williams Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 7Travis Whillock Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 9Roderick CampbellSr
DB 10Jeremiah McDonald Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 11A. J. Hampton Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 13J. R. PaceJr
DB 16 Brandon Joseph Fr
DB 18Cameron Ruiz Redshirt.svg  So
DB 21Cameron MitchellFr
DB 22Bryce Jackson Redshirt.svg  So
DB 23Donovan Sermons Redshirt.svg  So
DB 24Rod HeardFr
DB 26Brian Bullock Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 27Coco AzemaFr
LB 28Chris BerginJr
CB 29Tyler HaskinsFr
LB 31Jaylen Rivers Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 32Bryce GallagherFr
LB 33Michael Jansey Jr.Fr
LB 35Erik MuellerJr
LB 40Peter McIntyre Redshirt.svg  So
LB 41Grayson Mann Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 42 Paddy Fisher Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 44Khalid Jones Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 46Devin O'Rourke Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 47Troy HudetzJr
DL 49 Adetomiwa Adebawore Fr
DL 50P. J. SpencerFr
LB 51Blake GallagherJr
DL 53 Eku Leota Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 55Mark Gooden Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 68Wyatt Blake Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 78Luka TrifunovicFr
DT 90Jake Saunders Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 91Samdup MillerJr
DL 92Willy Boatman Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 93Joe SpivakJr
DE 94Jason Gold Jr.Fr
DL 95Alex MillerSr
DE 96Trevor Kent Redshirt.svg  So
DL 97 Joe Gaziano Redshirt.svg  Sr
DL 98Duke OlgesFr
DE 99Earnest Brown IVJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 14Charlie KuhbanderJr
K, P 15Trey FinisonFr
P 17Daniel Kubiuk Redshirt.svg  Sr
P 34Andrew DavidFr
P 37Cody Gronewold Redshirt.svg  So
K, P 38Drew Luckenbaugh Redshirt.svg  Jr
LS 43Tyler Gillikin Redshirt.svg  Jr
LS 48Peter Snodgrass Redshirt.svg  So
P 90Jake Genyk Redshirt.svg  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Kurt Anderson (offensive line)
  • Lou Ayeni (running backs / recruiting coordinator)
  • Jeff Genyk (special teams coordinator)
  • Mike Hankwitz (defensive coordinator)
  • Bob Heffner (Superbacks)
  • Marty Long (defensive line)
  • Matt McPherson (Associate head coach / defensive backs)
  • Mick McCall (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
  • Tim McGarigle (linebackers)
  • Dennis Springer (wide receivers)
  • 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)
  • Bryan Payton (director of Recruiting Communications)
  • Jonny Kovach (director of Recruiting Operations)
  • Todd McShane (director of Scouting)
  • John Holloway (assistant director of football operations)
  • Kevin Koch (defensive graduate assistant)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 13, 2019

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References

  1. ↑ Lesmerises, Doug (July 18, 2019). "Michigan named Big Ten football favorite in cleveland.com 2019 preseason poll". Cleveland.com.
  2. ↑ Greenstein, Teddy (December 18, 2018). "Pat Fitzgerald 'not happy' after Big Ten schedules Ohio State-Northwestern for a Friday night". Chicago Tribune .
  3. ↑ "2019 Northwestern Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
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