The 2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his third season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Wildcats played their homes games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois.
Schedule
Game summaries Syracuse
Duke
Southern Illinois
Ohio
Iowa
Michigan State
Purdue
Indiana
Minnesota
Ohio State
Michigan
Illinois
Alamo Bowl, v. Missouri
Rankings
Statistics
Team Team Opp Scoring Points per game First downs Rushing Passing Penalty Total offense Avg per play Avg per game Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Avg per game Team Opp Punts-Yards Avg per punt Time of possession/Game 3rd down conversions 4th down conversions Touchdowns scored Field goals-Attempts-Long PAT-Attempts Attendance Games/Avg per Game
Scores by quarter
Offense Rushing Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G TEAM Total Opponents
Passing Name CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RAT C. J. Bachér 218 365 2128 59.7 5.83 53 14 14 9 113.68 Mike Kafka 32 46 330 69.6 7.17 36 2 3 6 131.13 Eric Peterman 2 2 55 100.0 27.50 30 1 0 0 496.0 Total 252 413 2513 61.0 6.08 53 17 17 15 116.9 Opponents
Receiving Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Total Opponents
Defense Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass defense Interceptions Fumbles BlkdKick Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF Total
Special teams Name Punting Kickoffs No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB Total
Name Punt returns Kick returns No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long Total
References