2015 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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2015 Northwestern Wildcats football
Northwestern Wildcats logo.svg
Outback Bowl, L 6–45 vs. Tennessee
Conference Big Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 23
Record10–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMick McCall (8th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz (8th season)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
Home stadium Ryan Field
Seasons
←  2014
2016  →
2015 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 6 Michigan State xy$^  7 –1   12 –2  
No. 4 Ohio State x  7 –1   12 –1  
No. 12 Michigan  6 –2   10 –3  
Penn State  4 –4   7 –6  
Indiana  2 –6   6 –7  
Rutgers  1 –7   4 –8  
Maryland  1 –7   3 –9  
West Division
No. 9 Iowa xy  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 23 Northwestern  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 21 Wisconsin  6 –2   10 –3  
Nebraska  3 –5   6 –7  
Minnesota  2 –6   6 –7  
Illinois  2 –6   5 –7  
Purdue  1 –7   2 –10  
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
Ryan Field endzone, Northwestern vs. Eastern Illinois (21180156109).jpg

The 2015 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was Pat Fitzgerald's tenth 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. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Outback Bowl where they were defeated by Tennessee 45–6.

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Schedule

Northwestern announced their 2015 football schedule on June 3, 2013. The 2015 schedule consist of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Wildcats hosted Big Ten foes Iowa, Minnesota, Penn State, and Purdue and travelled to Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. [1]

The Wildcats hosted three of their four non conference games against Ball State, Eastern Illinois and Stanford. Northwestern traveled to Durham, North Carolina to face Duke of the Atlantic Coast Conference on September 19.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 511:00 a.m.No. 21 Stanford *
 ESPN W 16–636,024
September 123:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois *
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
 ESPNews W 41–029,131
September 1911:30 a.m.at Duke *No. 23
 ACCN W 19–1024,127
September 267:00 p.m. Ball State *No. 17
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
 BTN W 24–1930,107
October 311:00 a.m. Minnesota No. 16
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNW 27–030,044
October 102:30 p.m.at No. 18 Michigan No. 13
BTNL 0–38110,452
October 1711:00 a.m.No. 17 Iowa Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 20
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
 ABC/ESPN2 L 10–4044,135
October 2411:00 a.m.at Nebraska
ESPN2W 30–2889,493
November 711:00 a.m. Penn State No. 21
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
 ESPNU W 23–2134,116
November 1411:00 a.m. Purdue No. 18
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNW 21–1430,003
November 212:30 pmat No. 25 Wisconsin No. 20
BTNW 13–775,276
November 282:30 pmat Illinois No. 16
ESPNUW 24–1433,514
January 1, 201611:00 a.m.vs. No. 23 Tennessee *No. 13
ESPN2L 6–4553,202
Schedule Source: [2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP —RV2317161320RVRVRV242017131223
Coaches —RV2419171421RVRVRV242117131222
CFP Not released211820161413Not released

Roster

2015 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2Christian Salem Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 4Solomon VaultSo
WR 5Miles Shuler Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 6Mike McHugh Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 7Matt Alviti Redshirt.svg  So
WR 8Stephen Buckley Redshirt.svg  Jr
SB 9 Garrett Dickerson So
QB 10Zack Oliver Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 11T. J. GreenFr
WR 11Pierre Youngblood-Ary Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 12Auston Anderson Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 13Warren LongJr
WR 14Christian Jones (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 14Lloyd YatesFr
WR 15Macan Wilson Redshirt.svg  So
WR 16Quinn Baker Redshirt.svg  So
QB 17Daniel Kubiuk Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 18 Clayton Thorson Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 19Cameron Dickerson Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 20John Moten IVFr
RB 21 Justin Jackson So
WR 24Mark Gorogianis Redshirt.svg  So
WR 25Luke Dauch Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 36Corey Acker Redshirt.svg  So
SB 40 Dan Vitale  (C)Sr
WR 43Cole Johnson Redshirt.svg  So
SB 46Eric Lutzen Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 53Geoff Mogus Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 57Matt Frazier Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 59J. B. Butler Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 63Ian Park Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 64Andrew OttermanFr
OL 65Jared ThomasFr
OL 68Connor Mahoney Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 69Brad North Redshirt.svg  So
OL 70Shane Mertz Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 71Tommy Doles Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 72 Blake Hance Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 73Adam DePietro Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 74Graham Bullmore Redshirt.svg  So
OL 76Eric Oloson Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 78Adam Lemke-BellFr
OL 79Sam Coverdale Redshirt.svg  So
WR 80 Austin Carr Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 81Jelani RobertsFr
WR 82Andrew Scanlan Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 83Chad HanaokaSo
WR 84Cameron GreenFr
WR 85Chris CliffFr
SB 85Mark Szott Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 86Flynn NagelFr
WR 87Garrett Kidd Redshirt.svg  Sr
SB 88Jayme Taylor Redshirt.svg  So
WR 89Charlie FesslerFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 1Max Chapman Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 2Traveon Henry (C)Sr
CB 3Keith Watkins II Redshirt.svg  So
DL 7 Ifeadi Odenigbo Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 10Jake MurrayFr
DL 13Deonte Gibson (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 16 Godwin Igwebuike Redshirt.svg  So
CB 17Marcus McShepard Redshirt.svg  So
LB 18 Anthony Walker Redshirt.svg  So
S 21 Kyle Queiro Redshirt.svg  So
CB 22Parrker Westphal Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 23Nick VanHoose Redshirt.svg  Sr
CB 24 Montre Hartage Fr
S 26Terrance Brown Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 27Matthew HarrisJr
DB 28Alonzo MayoFr
DB 29Trae WilliamsFr
LB 31Tommy VitaleFr
LB 32 Nate Hall Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 33Steven ReeseFr
LB 34Simba ShortFr
LB 35Tom HrubyJr
DB 38Dami ArowolajuJr
S 41Jared McGee Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 42Joseph Jones Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 44James Prather Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 45Nathan FoxFr
LB 46Anthony Pierce-Adams Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 47Joe BerginFr
S 48Tommy Odell Redshirt.svg  So
LB 49Josh Roberts Redshirt.svg  So
LB 51Jaylen Prater Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 53Cameron Queiro Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 54Trent GoensFr
LB 55Drew Smith Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 56Brett Walsh Redshirt.svg  So
DL 58Heath Reineke Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 67 Tyler Lancaster Redshirt.svg  So
DL 90C. J. Robbins Redshirt.svg  Sr
DL 92Kenton Playko Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 93Greg Kuhar Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 94 Dean Lowry Sr
DL 95Jordan ThompsonFr
DL 97 Joe Gaziano Fr
DL 98Xavier WashingtonSo
DL 99Ben Oxley Redshirt.svg  Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 7Jack Mitchell Redshirt.svg  Jr
K, P 33Matt Micucci Redshirt.svg  Jr
K 38Arthur Omilian Redshirt.svg  Sr
K 38Mason WeissenhoferFr
LS 52Chaz Fitzpatrick Redshirt.svg  Jr
P, K 96Hunter Niswander Redshirt.svg  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Randy Bates (Linebackers)
  • Jerry Brown (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)
  • Clay Bignell (Defensive Graduate Assistant)
  • Chris Bowers (Director of Player Personnel)
  • Cody Cejda (Director of Football Operations)
  • Darby Dunnagan (Director of Video Operations)
  • David Girardi (Defensive Graduate Assistant)
  • Dan Hernandez (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
  • Jay Hooten (Director of Sports Performance for Football)
  • Tommy Rees (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
  • Jacob Schmidt (Director of Player Development)
  • Troy Sutton (Assistant Director of Sports Performance for Football)
  • Mike Jasinski (Recruiting Intern)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2015

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References

  1. ↑ "B1G Releases 2015 Big Ten Football Schedule" (Press release). Northwestern University Department of Athletics. June 3, 2013. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 Northwestern Wildcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
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