TEAM AND OPPONENT BACKGROUND INFORMATION SEASON NOTES..........................................................................................................46-48 PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN............................................................................................. 49 ROSTERS..................................................................................................................... 50-51 PRESEASON DEPTH CHART........................................................................................... 52 NU RECRUITS THE NATION............................................................................................ 53 2009 OPPONENT information.................................................................................... 54 ALL-TIME SERIES records.......................................................................................... 55
Season notes
DESPITE LOSS OF 23 SENIORS, NORTHWESTERN HAS PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE RETURNING IN 2009 Last year, Northwestern fielded one of its deepest teams in school history, and that depth paid off for the Wildcats who overcame a myriad of injuries to win nine regular-season games and reach the 2008 Valero Alamo Bowl. Despite graduating 23 players from last year’s squad, Northwestern has 48 returning letterwinners this year, which is one more than last year’s total. Last year’s mark (47) had been the most in 16 years at Northwestern. This year’s breakdown brendan smith includes 24 returning letterwinners on offense, 23 on defense and one on special teams. Interestingly, Northwestern only played two true freshmen in 2008, the fewest of any Big Ten program.
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FOURTEEN STARTERS ARE BACK FOR 2009 Northwestern has 14 starters returning, including eight on the defensive side of the ball, where NU made huge strides a year ago. The Wildcats are led by team MVP and first-team All-Big Ten defensive end Corey Wootton, who put together a tremendous season in 2008. The imposing 6-foot-7, 270-pound end already has been named a 2009 Playboy preseason All-American and to the Lombardi Trophy and Lott Trophy Watch Lists for the upcoming season. Returning alongside Wootton this year are three other players who earned All-Big Ten recognition: cornerback
Sherrick McManis, as well as safeties Brad Phillips and Brendan Smith. Offensively, four of NU’s five returning starters are all linemen. The fifth is superback Josh Rooks, who leads a talented group of players at that position. NUMBER AND POSITION CHANGES Several returning players will be sporting new jersey numbers this year. Those players with new numbers are: running back Jeravin Matthews (#3), quarterback Dan Persa (#7), safety Hunter Bates (#7), wide receiver Demetrius Fields (#8), superback Drake Dunsmore (#9), safety Brian Peters (#10), linebacker Stone Pinckney (#31) and defensive lineman Cameron Joplin (#71). Matthews made the switch from wide receiver to running back in the offseason and Joplin was moved from superback to the defensive line late in the 2008 season. RISE AND SHINE For the third consecutive year, Northwestern will conduct its weekly practices (starting the week of Sept. 21) at 8:30 a.m. The Wildcats have held a majority of their practices since the spring of 2007 in the morning hours. ELITE COMPANY If senior safety Brendan Smith is elected a team captain this fall, he will become just the eighth player in Northwestern football history to serve as a twoyear captain. As a junior in 2008, Smith was one of four captains to help guide the ’Cats to their nine-win season. The last NU player to serve as a captain in multiple years was linebacker Barry Gardner in 1997 and ’98.
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CAREER PASS SACKS 1. Casey Dailey (1994-97) 2. Steve Shine (1990-93) 3. Dwayne Missouri (1997-2000) 4. Corey Wootton (2005-present) 5. Matt Rice (1993-96) 6. Loren Howard (2002-04) Jason Cunningham (1989-92) 8. John Gill (2005-08) Keith Lozowski (1994-97) 10. John Broeker (1987-90) Thor Schmidt (1995-98) Nick Roach (2003-06)
28 21 17 15.5 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 9
CAREER KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE 1. Jeff Backes (2002-04) 2. Curtis Duncan (1983-86) 3. Willie Stinson (1961-63) 4. Steve Tasker (1982-84) 5. Stephen Simmons (2007-present) 6. Lee Gissendaner (1990-93) 7. Sherrick McManis (2006-present) 8. A.J. Owens (1972)
26.5 26.2 25.6 24.3 23.7 22.1 22.0 21.6
(minimum average of 1.0 returns per game)
CAREER INTERCEPTIONS 1. Brett Whitley (1984-87) 2. Tom Worthington (1946-49) 3. Malcolm Hunter (1974-77) 4. Harold Blackmon (1997-2000) Eric Hutchinson (1969-71) 6. Willie Lindsey (1989-92) 7. Bobby Anderson (1979-82) Dick McCauley (1962-64) 9. Brendan Smith (2005-present) Marquice Cole (2002-06) Bryan Heinz (2003-05) Marvin Ward (2001-04) Raheem Covington (1999-2002)
15 14 11 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7
NEW FACES on the sidelines Northwestern suffered just one full-time coaching departure in the offseason after offensive line coach Bret Ingalls accepted a running backs coaching position with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints in January. Head coach Pat Fitzgerald then promoted Adam Cushing to offensive line coach and filled his lone staff vacancy by hiring Bob Heffner, most recently the associate head coach and offensive coordinator at Lafayette College, as the Wildcats’ superbacks coach. Heffner brings nearly 30 years of coaching experience (NFL and college) to Evanston. “I had the opportunity to work with Bob when I was a graduate assistant at Maryland and am excited to add his experience and knowledge to our staff,” said Fitzgerald. “He is a great teacher who has worked with some tremendous coaches and programs during his career. Bob also brings a wealth of Northeast recruiting ties to our program and he will lead our recruiting efforts in that part of the country. He is just a great addition to our staff.” Northwestern also had to replace one of its graduate assistant coaches as it does each spring. Alan Wolking, a 2002 graduate of Ohio State and a football operations intern for the ’Cats in 2008, is the Wildcats’ new defensive graduate assistant.
season notes ANOTHER BUSY SUMMER FOR FITZ After being feted throughout the season and during the winter for his College Football Hall of Fame induction, Fitzgerald stayed busy this summer with a few more events, some of those related to his hall of fame honor. The most notable event took place July 17 and 18 in South Bend, Ind., at the College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival. In December, Fitzgerald and 14 other players and coaches were inducted into the pat fitzgerald with Hall. The summer cerarchie griffin emony took place at the College Hall of Fame and gave fans a variety of opportunities to meet and mingle with the hall-of-famers during a spectacular event. In May, Fitzgerald visited Chicago’s two MLB teams, singing the “stretch” at Wrigley Field on May 12 and then tossing the first pitch at U.S. Cellular Field on May 23. mike kafka WOOTTON BACK TO LEAD NU’S DEFENSIVE FRONT FOUR Northwestern’s new attackingstyle defense paid huge dividends with regards to negative plays in 2008 as well as stopping the run. For the year, Northwestern recorded 86 TFL’s (for a loss of 377 yards), which included a Big Ten-best 34 sacks. The Wildcats averaged 2.62 sacks per game, the 18th-best mark in the country. Defensive end Corey Wootton led the way with 16.0 TFL’s (10.0 sacks) and also helped the ’Cats set a single-season defensive rushing record, holding its foes to 126.4 yards per game and eclipsing the previous school mark, which was set during the Wildcats’ magical 1995 Rose Bowl season. Wootton had a great supporting cast up front and several of those players are back in 2009. Defensive tackle Corbin Bryant is back along with defensive end Vince Browne, who was named a second-team Freshman All-American by Sporting News and Rivals.com. Also returning are veteran tackles Adam Hahn and Marshall Thomas. With Wootton and Browne anchoring NU’s defensive end positions, coupled with rising backups
Kevin Watt and Quentin Williams, the Wildcats should tout one of the better defensive end groups in the country.
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ONE OF THE NATION’S BEST SECONDARIES? How many secondaries are returning four starters, who each earned postseason recognition in 2008? Northwestern has both its cornerbacks (Sherrick McManis and Jordan Mabin) and safeties (Brad Phillips and Brendan Smith) returning in 2009, along with several key reserves (Brian Peters, Justan Vaughn, David Arnold, Mike Bolden) who logged some significant playing time last year. McManis, Phillips and Smith each earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors while Mabin was tabbed a Freshman All-American by several outlets. In 2008, Northwestern’s secondary helped the Wildcats rank 25th among the nation’s top teams in pass efficiency defense with a 111.8 rating. “CRAZY LEGS” KAFKA Senior quarterback Mike Kafka, who will replace C.J. Bachér as the Wildcats’ starting signal caller this year, made two starts for the injured Bachér a year ago. In his first 2008 start at Minnesota, all Kafka did was set a Big Ten single-game record for rushing yards by a quarterback (217 yards on 27 carries) and finish with 360 yards of total offense as he guided the Wildcats to a memorable 24-17 win over the then-nationally ranked Gophers. He also tossed a pair of TD passes, including a 36-yarder to Jeremy Ebert on NU’s opening drive. While Kafka’s running skills are well-documented, it should be noted that he finished the year with a team-best 131.1 pass efficiency rating, which would have ranked him among the top 50 quarterbacks
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nationally in that statistic. Kafka completed 32-of-46 passes (69.6%) for 330 yards. NEW NAMES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE OFFENSE There was a great deal of attention given to the offensive side of the ball this spring as Northwestern began the task of replacing C.J. Bachér, a quarterback who totaled 7,319 career passing yards, Tyrell Sutton and Omar Conteh, two running backs that totaled a combined 4,617 career rushing yards, and Eric Peterman, Ross Lane and Rasheed Ward, three senior wide receivers who compiled a combined 5,350 career receiving yards. And don’t forget about Sutton’s 1,244 career receiving yards. On paper, that’s a hefty amount of offense to replace. The Wildcats, however, have some young upand-coming skill players who have been biding their time, waiting to make an impact on the program. Receivers Andrew Brewer, Jeremy Ebert, Sidney Stewart, Zeke Markshausen, Charles Brown, Carl Fisher, Kevin Frymire, Demetrius Fields, Lee Coleman and Martin Bayless are names that will continue to battle for starting positions this fall. At running back, Stephen Simmons leads a cast of players trying to replace the backfield staples of Sutton and Conteh the past four years. Simmons, along with converted running back Jeravin Matthews and redshirt freshman Alex Daniel, handled a majority of the carries during the spring. (Scott Concannon and Jacob Schmidt were injured.) At quarterback, Mike Kafka and Dan Persa enter the fall as the Wildcats’ respective number-one and-two signal callers. Northwestern also is expected to receive some major contributions at the superback position as Josh Rooks, Brendan Mitchell, Mark Woodsum and Drake Dunsmore, who missed all of 2008 with a knee injury, return. Don’t be surprised, in fact, if Dunsmore turns out to be one of the Wildcats’ top receivers in 2009. LOTS OF FAMILIAR FACES Helping Northwestern’s new skill players is a seasoned offensive line that features five players who have started nine or more career games. The roll
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season notes call on NU’s top returning linemen with starts: Desmond Taylor (15), Kurt Mattes (14), Ben Burkett (13), Al Netter (13) and Doug Bartels (9). BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW… In the last six years, the Wildcats own the sixthbest Big Ten record at 24-24 (.500). The ’Cats are bunched with Penn State and Purdue in the middle of the standings. Here’s a look at the composite Big Ten records since 2003: Team 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Composite Big Ten Records (2003-present)
Ohio State..................................................... 39-9 Michigan..................................................... 34-14 Wisconsin................................................... 30-18 Iowa............................................................ 28-20 Penn State.................................................. 26-22 Northwestern.............................................. 24-24 Purdue........................................................ 23-25 Michigan State............................................ 21-27 Minnesota................................................... 18-30 Illinois.......................................................... 11-37 Indiana........................................................ 10-38
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ACADEMIC SUCCESS In addition to Northwestern’s successes on the football field, the Wildcats continue to excel in the classroom. For the first time in school history, Northwestern’s football program achieved a team grade point average of 3.0 or better for the 2009 AND WHAT ABOUT THIS? spring quarter. For the year, the Wildcats touted a Since 1995, only four Big Ten programs have record 158 3.0’s (for three quarters). managed to compile a winning record against In the fall, Phil Brunner was named an ESPN Northwestern. Those four are Michigan (4-8), Ohio The Magazine first-team Academic All-American. State (1-9), Penn State (3-7) and Purdue (5-8). A school-record 56 players recorded GPA’s of Against the other six schools, NU is .500 or better 3.0 or higher during the fall quarter (2008) and a in the last 14 years: Indiana (7-3), Illinois (9-5), school-record 26 players were named Academic Iowa (7-5), Michigan State (5-5), Minnesota (6-4) All-Big Ten. Four players were named to the Big and Wisconsin (5-5). Northwestern has won six or Ten’s Distinguished Scholar Award (posting a 3.70 more games in eight of its last 14 seasons (with six or better GPA for the 2008-09 academic year). bowl appearances). In addition, Northwestern has won the AFCA’s Academic Achievement Award three of the last six years. corey wootton THE PERCENTAGES Northwestern is returning 27.2 percent of its rushing yardage (501 of 1,843), 11.7 percent of its passing yardage (330 of 2,817) and 18.6 percent of its receiving yardage (523 of 2,817) in 2009.
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THE 2009 SCHEDULE For the third straight year, Northwestern is set to host seven opponents at Ryan Field, starting with the season and home opener on Sept. 5. The Wildcats will play Towson and Eastern Michigan in the opening two weeks before traveling to Syracuse to take on the Orange in the second of a four-game series with the Big East school. The Wildcats’ final nonconference home game comes Oct. 10 against Miami (Ohio). Northwestern opens Big Ten play on Sept. 26 at home
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against Minnesota. The Wildcats also face Big Ten rivals Indiana (Oct. 24), Penn State (Oct. 31) and Wisconsin (Nov. 21) at home in 2009. The highlight of the Big Ten home slate is a 3:30 p.m. CT start on ESPN or ESPN2 against defending Big Ten champion Penn State. On the road in league play, Northwestern travels to Purdue (Oct. 3), Michigan State (Oct. 17), Iowa (Nov. 7) and Illinois (Nov. 14). Due to a change in the rotation of the Big Ten schedule, the Wildcats are making a second straight trip to Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium where the Wildcats have posted back-toback wins (2006 and 2008). Penn State and Wisconsin return to Northwestern’s schedule in 2009 after a two-year hiatus. Gone from the Big Ten schedule for 2009 and 2010 are Michigan and Ohio State. important preseason dates July 27-28 Big Ten Media Day/Kickoff Luncheon Aug. 8-9 Team Reports Aug. 10-15 Team Practices in Evanston Aug. 12 Northwestern Media Day Aug. 15 Team Departs for Kenosha Aug. 17 First Day of Practice at Kenosha Aug. 22 Preseason Scrimmage Aug. 24 Team Returns to Evanston Aug. 28 Meet the Team Night Sept. 5 Season Opener vs. Towson
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personnel breakdown Letterwinners Returning (48)
starters returning (14)
Offense (24) Guard.................... Colin Armstrong, Doug Bartels Keegan Grant Tackle..............Mike Boyle, Kurt Mattes, Al Netter, Desmond Taylor Center.................................................Ben Burkett Superback............Brendan Mitchell, Josh Rooks, Mark Woodsum Quarterback.....................Mike Kafka, Dan Persa Running Back..........................Scott Concannon, Jeravin Matthews, Jacob Schmidt, Stephen Simmons Wide Receiver....Andrew Brewer, Charles Brown, Lee Coleman, Jeremy Ebert, Carl Fisher, Zeke Markshausen, Sidney Stewart
Offense (5) Guard................................................Doug Bartels Tackle...........................Al Netter, Desmond Taylor Center.................................................Ben Burkett Superback..........................................Josh Rooks
Defense (23) Tackle......................... Jack DiNardo, Adam Hahn, Niko Mafuli, Marshall Thomas End......................... Vince Browne, Corbin Bryant, Kevin Watt, Corey Wootton Outside Linebacker......................Quentin Davie, Ben Johnson, Bryce McNaul, Kyle Petty Middle Linebacker............................Chris Jeske, Nate Williams Cornerback...............Mike Bolden, Jordan Mabin, Sherrick McManis, Justan Vaughn Safety................ David Arnold, James Nussbaum, Brian Peters, Brad Phillips, Brendan Smith Specialists (1) Punter/Place-kicker.......................Stefan Demos Letterwinners LOST (23) Offense (12) Guard......................Joel Belding, Tanner Highlen, Keegan Kennedy, Alex Rucks Tackle.................................................Ramon Diaz Quarterback.......................................C.J. Bachér Running Back...........Omar Conteh, Tyrell Sutton Wide Receiver.............Ross Lane, Eric Peterman Rasheed Ward, Jeff Yarbrough Defense (8) End........................... Rejaie Johnson, Kevin Mims Tackle...................................................... John Gill Outside Linebacker......................... Mike Dinard, Prince Kwateng Middle Linebacker...................Malcolm Arrington Cornerback................................. David Oredugba Safety.............................................. Todd Dockery Specialists (3) Long-snapper....................................Phil Brunner Holder.................................................. Kyle Daley Place-kicker................................ Amado Villarreal
Other Returnees with Starting Experience (starts in parentheses) Adam Hahn (27), Kurt Mattes (14), Andrew Brewer (7), Mike Kafka (6), Jeremy Ebert (4), Brendan Mitchell (3), Stephen Simmons (3), Justan Vaughn (2), Mark Woodsum (2), Brian Peters (2), Sidney Stewart (1).
Defense (8) Tackle...............................................Corbin Bryant End.................................................Corey Wootton Outside Linebacker.......................Quentin Davie Middle Linebacker..........................Nate Williams Cornerback....... Sherrick McManis, Jordan Mabin Safety.......................Brad Phillips, Brendan Smith
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Specialists (1) Punter/Place-Kicker.......................Stefan Demos STARTERS LOST (12) Offense (6) Guard.........................................Keegan Kennedy Quarterback.......................................C.J. Bachér Running Back.................................. Tyrell Sutton Wide Receiver.............Ross Lane, Eric Peterman Rasheed Ward Defense (3) Tackle...................................................... John Gill End......................................................Kevin Mims Outside Linebacker.................... Prince Kwateng SPECIAL TEAMS (3) Place-kicker................................ Amado Villarreal Holder.................................................. Kyle Daley Long-snapper....................................Phil Brunner
Returning Statistical Leaders Rushing GP Mike Kafka 8 Stephen Simmons 10
Att. 68 62
Yds. 321 178
Avg. 4.7 2.9
TD 1 2
Passing Mike Kafka
GP 8
Att. Comp. 46 32
Pct. .696
Yds. 330
Receiving Andrew Brewer Sidney Stewart Jeremy Ebert Josh Rooks
GP 12 12 13 13
Rec. 18 17 15 7
Yds. 145 134 161 46
Avg. 8.1 7.9 10.7 6.6
TD 0 1 2 2
Tackles GP Brad Phillips 13 Brendan Smith 13 Sherrick McManis 13 Nate Williams 12 Quentin Davie 13 Jordan Mabin 13 Corey Wootton 13
Solo 56 50 53 31 25 32 25
Asst. 53 32 14 35 32 20 17
Total Int./Yds. TFL/Yds 109 3-4 6-23 82 2-74 3-6 67 2-0 0-0 66 0-0 3.5-17 57 0-0 9.5-45 52 3-38 2-4 42 1-0 16-86
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TD 2
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2009 roster Alphabetical Roster Numerical Roster 1 Stefan Demos 2 Lee Coleman 3 Jeravin Matthews 4 Brendan Smith 5 Sidney Stewart 6 Charles Brown 7 Hunter Bates 7 Dan Persa 8 Demetrius Fields 9 Drake Dunsmore 10 Brian Peters 11 Jeremy Ebert 12 Andrew Brewer 13 Mike Kafka 14 Caleb Harper 14 Joe Mauro 15 Carl Fisher 16 Davion Fleming 17 Brad Phillips 18 Evan Watkins 19 Arby Fields 20 Tim Weak 20 Scott Concannon 21 Mike Bolden 22 Demetrius Dugar 23 Alex Daniel 24 Sherrick McManis 25 Stephen Simmons 26 Jordan Mabin 27 Jared Carpenter 28 Justan Vaughn 29 Mike Trumpy 31 Stone Pinckney 32 David Arnold 33 David Nwabuisi 34 James Nussbaum 34 Steve Flaherty 35 Ben Johnson 36 Cooper Gerami 37 Jeff Budzien 37 Mike Jensen 38 Brandon Williams 38 James Kurzawski 39 Jacob Schmidt 40 Brett Nagel 41 Quentin Davie 42 Kevin Watt 43 Tim Riley 44 Mark Woodsum 45 Kyle Petty 46 Damien Proby 47 Ricky Weina
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P/PK WR RB S WR WR S QB WR SB S WR WR QB CB QB WR S S QB RB CB RB CB CB RB CB RB CB S CB RB LB S LB S PK LB S PK DB PK/P CB RB SB LB DE LB SB LB LB CB
No. 69 73 91 32 86 64 7 96 88 21 66 12 6 94 98 37 65 27 55 2 20 95 23 41 79 1 90 22 9 11 19 8 15 34 16 81 36 48 63 60 79 14 59 49 37 50 35 54 71 13 38 49 92 26 93 85 78 3 14 24 51 80 83 84
Name Nick Adamle Colin Armstrong * Brian Arnfelt David Arnold * Brendan Barber Doug Bartels * Hunter Bates Anthony Battle Martin Bayless Mike Bolden * Mike Boyle ** Andrew Brewer ** Charles Brown * Vince Browne * Corbin Bryant ** Jeff Budzien Ben Burkett * Jared Carpenter Bo Cisek Lee Coleman ** Scott Concannon * Davon Custis Alex Daniel Quentin Davie ** Neal Deiters Stefan Demos ** Jack DiNardo * Demetrius Dugar Drake Dunsmore * Jeremy Ebert * Arby Fields Demetrius Fields Carl Fisher ** Steve Flaherty Davion Fleming Kevin Frymire ** Cooper Gerami Roderick Goodlow Keegan Grant ** Jake Gregus Adam Hahn *** Caleb Harper Pat Hickey Mark Ison Mike Jensen Chris Jeske ** Ben Johnson * Tyris Jones Cameron Joplin * Mike Kafka *** James Kurzawski Scott Lilja * Evan Luxenburg Jordan Mabin * Niko Mafuli * Zeke Markshausen ** Kurt Mattes ** Jeravin Matthews * Joe Mauro Sherrick McManis *** Bryce McNaul * Brendan Mitchell *** Kevin Mitchell ** Drew Moulton
Pos. OL OL DE S WR OL S DE WR CB OL WR WR DE DE PK OL S DE WR RB DE RB LB OL P/PK DT CB SB WR RB WR WR PK S WR S LB OL DL DT CB LS WR DB LB LB LB DE QB CB S DT CB DT WR OL RB QB CB LB SB WR WR
Ht. 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-1 6-2 6-4 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-7 6-3 5-11 6-5 6-4 5-11 6-4 6-0 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-8 5-10 6-4 5-11 6-3 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-5 6-3 5-10 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-6 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-1 5-11
Wt. 300 285 270 220 195 285 175 230 195 185 290 215 180 265 280 160 280 205 260 185 190 250 195 225 315 190 285 170 235 180 190 205 195 170 205 180 200 210 295 220 295 185 220 195 185 220 215 205 265 215 180 180 270 180 305 180 295 170 215 190 230 250 215 175
Cl./Elig. So./R-Fr. Jr./So. So./R-Fr. Jr./So. So./R-Fr. Jr./So. So./R-Fr. Fr./Fr. So./R-Fr. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. Gr./Sr. Jr./So. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. So./R-Fr. So./R-Fr. Sr./Jr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. So./R-Fr. Sr./Jr. So./R-Fr. Sr./Jr. Jr./So. So./R-Fr. Jr./So. So./So. Fr./Fr. So./R-Fr. Sr./Jr. So./R-Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr.{5}/Sr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Sr.{5}/Sr. So./RS Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Sr.{5}/Sr. Jr./So. So./R-Fr. Jr./So. Sr.{5}/Sr. Sr.{5}/Sr. Sr./Jr. So./R-Fr. Jr./So. Jr./So. Gr./Sr. Sr.{5}/Sr. So./So. Sr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Jr./So. Sr./Sr. Gr./Sr. Fr./Fr.
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Hometown/High School Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North Wheaton, Ill./Lisle Benet Academy Lake Elmo, Minn./Stillwater Copley, Ohio/Copley Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep Caledonia, Ill./Rockford Boylan Catholic Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Nease Dolton, Ill./Mount Carmel Fresno, Texas/Hightower Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township Havertown, Pa./St. Joe’s Prep/The Hun School (N.J.) Tulsa, Okla./Jenks Chicago, Ill./Robeson Lisbon, Ohio/David Anderson Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead Toledo, Ohio/St. John’s Jesuit Bowling Green, Ky./Bowling Green Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame Gainesville, Ga./East Hall Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge Gahanna, Ohio/St. Francis De Sales Roswell, Ga./Roswell St. Louis, Mo./Cardinal Ritter Elmhurst, Ill./York Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central Houston, Texas/Aldine Lenexa, Kan./Saint Thomas Aquinas Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Darby Alta Loma, Calif./Los Osos Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook Chicago, Ill./St. Rita Upland, Calif./Upland Burr Ridge, Ill./Nazareth Academy Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More Dallas, Texas/W.H. Adamson Coal City, Ill./Coal City Riverside, Ill./St. Laurence Hartford, Wis./Hartford Union Murfreesboro, Tenn./Siegel Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./The Bishop’s School Yorkville, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy Trevor, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Pioneer Chicago, Ill./St. Rita Evanston, Ill./Loyola Academy Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest Beachwood, Ohio/Beachwood Northfield Center, Ohio/Nordonia Florissant, Mo./Saint Louis University High Capron, Ill./North Boone Larksville, Pa./Wyoming Valley West Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan Bedford, Texas/L.D. Bell Peoria, Ill./Richwoods Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie Twinsburg, Ohio/Western Reserve Academy Skokie, Ill./Notre Dame Freeland, Mich./Midland
2009 roster Alphabetical Roster No. 72 52 40 75 34 33 58 62 7 10 45 17 31 82 74 46 43 89 39 97 25 4 68 5 61 56 76 67 29 28 70 18 42 20 47 38 57 53 44 99
Name Brian Mulroe Aaron Nagel Brett Nagel Al Netter * James Nussbaum * David Nwabuisi John Henry Pace * Taylor Paxton Dan Persa * Brian Peters * Kyle Petty * Brad Phillips *** Stone Pinckney John Plasencia Chuck Porcelli Damien Proby Tim Riley Josh Rooks *** Jacob Schmidt * Tyler Scott Stephen Simmons ** Brendan Smith *** Brian Smith Sidney Stewart ** Andrew Struckmeyer * Will Studlien Desmond Taylor *** Marshall Thomas *** Mike Trumpy Justan Vaughn ** Patrick Ward Evan Watkins Kevin Watt ** Tim Weak Ricky Weina * Brandon Williams Nate Williams * Quentin Williams Mark Woodsum *** Corey Wootton ***
Pos. OL LB SB OL S LB LS OL QB S LB S LB SB OL LB LB SB RB DE RB S OL WR DT LB OL DT RB CB OL QB DE CB CB PK/P LB DE SB DE
Ht. 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-5 6-7 6-0 6-3 6-6 5-10 6-4 5-8 6-1 6-7 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-7 6-6 6-4 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-7
Wt. 275 220 220 290 215 245 210 290 205 215 205 215 220 240 300 210 215 265 200 235 180 210 295 185 250 220 290 290 200 190 280 235 260 175 180 200 230 235 235 270
Cl./Elig. So./R-Fr. Jr./So. So./R-Fr. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. So./R-Fr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Jr./So. Jr./So. Sr./Sr. So./R-Fr. Fr./Fr. So./R-Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Sr.{5}/Sr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Gr./Sr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. So./R-Fr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. So./R-Fr. Gr./Sr. Sr.{5}/Sr.
Hometown/High School Glenview, Ill./Loyola Academy Lemont, Ill./Lemont Lemont, Ill./Lemont Rohnert Park, Calif./Cardinal Newman Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove Houston, Texas/Episcopal Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central Centennial, Colo./Cherry Creek Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North Export, Pa./Franklin Regional Columbia, S.C./Hammond School Tampa, Fla./Jesuit Oak Brook, Ill./Montini Catholic North Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne Oswego, Ill./Oswego Zeeland, Mich./Holland Christian Rhinelander, Wis./Rhinelander Warren, Ohio/Howland St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis University High (SLUH) Andover, Mass./New Hampton Prep (N.H.) Medina, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit Farmington Hills, Mich./Farmington Harrison Vienna, Va./Thomas Jefferson Sunbury, Ohio/Big Walnut Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit Prep Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North Pearland, Texas/Pearland Homer Glen, Ill./Providence Catholic Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West Omaha, Neb./Millard North Union Grove, Wis./Union Grove Union Nappanee, Ind./NorthWood Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove Rutherford, N.J./Don Bosco Prep
* Denotes letters won {5} Indicates fifth-year senior
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jeff Budzien...............................................................................(BUD-zeen) Ben Burkett...................................................................................... (burk-it) Davon Custis..............................................................................(DAY-vonn) Neal Deiters.................................................................................. (DIE-turs) Stefan Demos........................................................... (STEFF-un DEE-mos) Demetrius Dugar........................................................................ (doo-GAR) Davion Fleming..........................................................................(DAVEY-on) Cooper Gerami...........................................................................(jur-AY-me) Adam Hahn..................................................................................... (HAWN) Chris Jeske................................................................................ (JESS-kee) Mike Kafka.................................................................................. (CALF-KA) Niko Mafuli.............................................................(NEE-koh ma-FOOL-ee)
Kurt Mattes.................................................................................. (MATT-us) James Nussbaum..................................................................(NOOS-bomb) David Nwabuisi....................................................................(wah-BOO-see) John Plasencia.............................................................. (plah-SENS-ee-uh) Chuck Porcelli........................................................................(por-SELL-ee) Stephen Simmons.....................................................................(STEFF-un) Will Studlien............................................................................ (STUDE-line) Justan Vaughn . ........................................................................ (JUST-ann) Corey Wootton........................................................................... (WOOT-un) Ricky Weina.................................................................................(WINE-uh)
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Numerical Roster 48 Roderick Goodlow 49 Scott Lilja 49 Mark Ison 50 Chris Jeske 51 Bryce McNaul 52 Aaron Nagel 53 Quentin Williams 54 Tyris Jones 55 Bo Cisek 56 Will Studlien 57 Nate Williams 58 John Henry Pace 59 Pat Hickey 60 Jake Gregus 61 Andrew Struckmeyer 62 Taylor Paxton 63 Keegan Grant 64 Doug Bartels 65 Ben Burkett 66 Mike Boyle 67 Marshall Thomas 68 Brian Smith 69 Nick Adamle 70 Patrick Ward 71 Cameron Joplin 72 Brian Mulroe 73 Colin Armstrong 74 Chuck Porcelli 75 Al Netter 76 Desmond Taylor 78 Kurt Mattes 79 Adam Hahn 79 Neal Deiters 80 Brendan Mitchell 81 Kevin Frymire 82 John Plasencia 83 Kevin Mitchell 84 Drew Moulton 85 Zeke Markshausen 86 Brendan Barber 88 Martin Bayless 89 Josh Rooks 90 Jack DiNardo 91 Brian Arnfelt 92 Evan Luxenburg 93 Niko Mafuli 94 Vince Browne 95 Davon Custis 96 Anthony Battle 97 Tyler Scott 98 Corbin Bryant 99 Corey Wootton
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preseason depth chart Specialists Place-kicker 1—Stefan Demos (5-10, 190, Jr.) Punter 1—Stefan Demos (5-10, 190, Jr.) Kickoff 1—Stefan Demos (5-10, 190, Jr.) Holder 85—Zeke Markshausen (5-11, 180, Sr.) Punt Return 4—Brendan Smith (6-1, 210, Sr.) 12—Andrew Brewer (6-3, 215, Sr.) Kick Return 24—Sherrick McManis (6-1, 190, Sr.) 25—Stephen Simmons (5-8, 180, Jr.)
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X—Wide Receiver 5—Sidney Stewart (6-1, 185, Jr.) 8—Demetrius Fields (6-0, 205, R-Fr.)
Offense O
Tailback 25—Stephen Simmons (5-8, 180, Jr.) 23—Alex Daniel OR (6-0, 195, R-Fr.) 3—Jeravin Matthews (5-11, 170, So.)
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O
Quarterback 13—Mike Kafka (6-3, 215, Sr.) 7—Dan Persa (6-1, 205, So.)
H—Wide Receiver 85—Zeke Markshausen (5-11, 180, Sr.) 6—Charles Brown (5-11, 180, So.)
O
Z—Wide Receiver 12—Andrew Brewer (6-3, 215, Sr.) 81—Kevin Frymire (6-1, 180, Sr.)
O
O
Right Tackle 78—Kurt Mattes (6-6, 295, Sr.) OR 76—Desmond Taylor (6-3, 290, Sr.)
O
X
X
X
Safety 17—Brad Phillips (6-4, 215, Sr.) 10—Brian Peters (6-4, 215, So.)
Center 65—Ben Burkett (6-4, 280, So.) 73—Colin Armstrong (6-5, 285, So.)
X
Outside Linebacker (Will) 35—Ben Johnson (6-4, 215, So.) 52—Aaron Nagel OR (6-1, 220, So.) 31—Stone Pinckney (6-0, 220, R-Fr.)
O
Left Guard 63—Keegan Grant (6-2, 295, Jr.) OR 76—Desmond Taylor (6-3, 290, Sr.)
Defensive Tackle 79—Adam Hahn (6-4, 295, Sr.) 67—Marshall Thomas (6-3, 290, Sr.)
X
Middle Linebacker 57—Nate Williams (6-2, 230, Jr.) 50—Chris Jeske (6-1, 220, Sr.) OR 33—David Nwabuisi (6-0, 240, R-Fr.)
O
Left Tackle 75—Al Netter (6-6, 290, So.) 79—Neal Deiters (6-8, 315, R-Fr.)
Defensive End 94—Vince Browne (6-5, 265, So.) 42—Kevin Watt (6-4, 260, So.)
X
X
Outside Linebacker (Sam) 41—Quentin Davie (6-4, 225, Jr.) 51—Bryce McNaul (6-4, 230, So.)
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Superback (TE/HB) 89—Josh Rooks (6-6, 265, Jr.) 9—Drake Dunsmore (6-3, 235, So.) OR 80—Brendan Mitchell (6-3, 250, Sr.)
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X
Defensive Tackle 98—Corbin Bryant (6-4, 280, Jr.) 90—Jack DiNardo (6-4, 285, So.)
X
Cornerback 26—Jordan Mabin (5-11, 180, So.) 28—Justan Vaughn (6-0, 190, Jr.)
O
Right Guard 64—Doug Bartels (6-4, 285, So.) 66—Mike Boyle (6-7, 290, Jr.)
Defensive End 99—Corey Wootton (6-7, 270, Sr.) 53—Quentin Williams (6-4, 235, R-Fr.)
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Y—Wide Receiver 11—Jeremy Ebert (6-0, 180, So.) 2—Lee Coleman (5-10, 185, Jr.)
X
Safety 4—Brendan Smith (6-1, 210, Sr.) 32—David Arnold (6-1, 220, So.)
Cornerback 24—Sherrick McManis (6-1, 190, Sr.) 21—Mike Bolden (6-1, 185, So.)
NORTHWESTERN RECRUITS THE NATION 2
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Illinois (35) Arlington Heights Mark Woodsum Bolingbrook Carl Fisher Burr Ridge Kevin Frymire Caledonia Doug Bartels Capron Zeke Markshausen Carol Stream Evan Watkins Chicago (6) Charles Brown Corbin Bryant Bo Cisek Steve Flaherty Pat Hickey Mike Kafka Coal City Keegan Grant Dolton Anthony Battle Elmhurst Neal Deiters Evanston (2) Mike Bolden James Kurzawski Glen Ellyn Kevin Watt Glenview Brian Mulroe Hinsdale (2) Jack DiNardo John Henry Pace Homer Glen Patrick Ward Lake Bluff Scott Lilja Lemont (2) Aaron Nagel Brett Nagel Northbrook Kyle Petty Oak Brook Chuck Porcelli Oswego Tim Riley Peoria Sherrick McManis Riverside Jake Gregus Skokie Kevin Mitchell Wheaton (3) Nick Adamle Colin Armstrong Mike Trumpy Yorkville Chris Jeske
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Pennsylvania (8) Bethlehem Dan Persa Canonsburg Jeravin Matthews Erie Brendan Barber Export Brad Phillips Havertown Mike Boyle Larksville Kurt Mattes Pittsburgh (2) Nate Williams Quentin Williams Texas (7) Joe Mauro Demetrius Fields Roderick Goodlow Martin Bayless Demetrius Dugar David Nwabuisi Justan Vaughn California (5)
Alta Loma Los Angeles Rancho Santa Fe Rohnert Park Upland
Arby Fields Desmond Taylor Mike Jensen Al Netter Davion Fleming
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Ohio (13) Beachwood Evan Luxenburg Copley David Arnold Gahanna Davon Custis Hilliard Jeremy Ebert Lisbon Vince Browne Medina Brian Smith Northfield Center Jordan Mabin Pickerington Brian Peters Powell Mark Ison Sunbury Will Studlien Toledo Ben Burkett Twinsburg Brendan Mitchell Warren Tyler Scott
Bedford Dallas (2) Fresno Houston (2) Pearland
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The 2009 Northwestern football roster is comprised of 104 players from 25 states. The complete breakdown follows:
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Wisconsin (5) Hartford Adam Hahn Hartland Jeff Budzien Rhinelander Jacob Schmidt Trevor Ben Johnson Union Grove Ricky Weina
Arizona (1) Stefan Demos
Scottsdale Centennial
Colorado (1) Tyler Paxton Kansas (1) Drake Dunsmore
Michigan (4) Ann Arbor Cameron Joplin Farmington Hills Sidney Stewart Freeland Drew Moulton Zeeland Josh Rooks
Lenexa
Missouri (4) Columbia Scott Concannon Florissant Niko Mafuli St. Louis (2) Quentin Davie Stephen Simmons
Lafayette
Louisiana (1) Cooper Gerami
Andover
Massachusetts (1) Brendan Smith
Florida (3) Miami Marshall Thomas Ponte Vedra Beach Hunter Bates Tampa John Plasencia
Omaha
Fort Wayne Greenwood Nappanee Gainesville Roswell
Indiana (3) Tyris Jones James Nussbaum Brandon Williams
Kentucky (1) Bowling Green Jared Carpenter
Rutherford
Tim Weak New Jersey (1) Corey Wootton
Nevada (1) North Las Vegas Damien Proby Tulsa
Georgia (2)
Nebraska (1)
Oklahoma (1) Andrew Brewer
Lee Coleman Alex Daniel
South Carolina (1) Columbia Stone Pinckney
Minnesota (2) Eden Prairie Bryce McNaul Lake Elmo Brian Arnfelt
Tennessee (1) Murfreesboro Caleb Harper
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Vienna
Virginia (1) Andrew Struckmeyer
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BIG TEN COMPOSITE SCHEDULE/2009 OPPONENTS OPPONENT INFORMATION
BIG TEN COMPOSITE SCHEDULE September 5 Eastern Kentucky at INDIANA (Sept. 3) Northern Iowa at IOWA Montana State at MICHIGAN STATE Towson at NORTHWESTERN Navy at OHIO STATE Akron at PENN STATE Toledo at PURDUE MINNESOTA at Syracuse Western Michigan at MICHIGAN Missouri at ILLINOIS [1] Northern Illinois at WISCONSIN September 12 Western Michigan at INDIANA Central Michigan at MICHIGAN STATE Eastern Michigan at NORTHWESTERN Syracuse at PENN STATE Fresno State at WISCONSIN IOWA at Iowa State Notre Dame at MICHIGAN Illinois State at ILLINOIS Air Force at MINNESOTA USC at OHIO STATE PURDUE at Oregon September 19 Eastern Michigan at MICHIGAN California at MINNESOTA Temple at PENN STATE Northern Illinois at PURDUE Wofford at WISCONSIN NORTHWESTERN at Syracuse OHIO STATE vs. Toledo [2] Arizona at IOWA INDIANA at Akron MICHIGAN STATE at Notre Dame
October 24 INDIANA at NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA at OHIO STATE PENN STATE at MICHIGAN ILLINOIS at PURDUE IOWA at MICHIGAN STATE October 31 New Mexico State at OHIO STATE INDIANA at IOWA MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS PURDUE at WISCONSIN PENN STATE at NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN STATE at MINNESOTA November 7 Western Michigan at MICHIGAN STATE OHIO STATE at PENN STATE PURDUE at MICHIGAN WISCONSIN at INDIANA ILLINOIS at MINNESOTA NORTHWESTERN at IOWA
September 26 INDIANA at MICHIGAN ILLINOIS at OHIO STATE MICHIGAN STATE at WISCONSIN MINNESOTA at NORTHWESTERN Notre Dame at PURDUE Iowa at PENN STATE
November 14 INDIANA at PENN STATE IOWA at OHIO STATE MICHIGAN STATE at PURDUE South Dakota State at MINNESOTA MICHIGAN at WISCONSIN NORTHWESTERN at ILLINOIS
October 3 NORTHWESTERN at PURDUE MICHIGAN at MICHIGAN STATE Arkansas State at IOWA PENN STATE at ILLINOIS WISCONSIN at MINNESOTA OHIO STATE at INDIANA
November 21 OHIO STATE at MICHIGAN PENN STATE at MICHIGAN STATE PURDUE at INDIANA MINNESOTA at IOWA WISCONSIN at NORTHWESTERN
October 10 PURDUE at MINNESOTA WISCONSIN at OHIO STATE Eastern Illinois at PENN STATE INDIANA at Virginia Miami (Ohio) at NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN STATE at ILLINOIS MICHIGAN at IOWA
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October 17 IOWA at WISCONSIN NORTHWESTERN at MICHIGAN STATE OHIO STATE at PURDUE Delaware State at MICHIGAN MINNESOTA at PENN STATE ILLINOIS at INDIANA
November 28 ILLINOIS at CINCINNATI December 5 Fresno State at ILLINOIS WISCONSIN at Hawaii [1] Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Mo. [2] Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
TOWSON
MICHIGAN STATE
Sept. 5 at Ryan Field 2008 Record: 3-9 Series History Since 1995: n/a Last Meeting: n/a Football SID: Dan O’Connell E-mail: doconnell@towson.edu Phone: 410/704-3102 Press Box: 410/704-3102 Web Site: www.towsontigers.com
Oct. 17 at Spartan Stadium 2008 Record: 9-4 Series History Since 1995: Tied, 5-5 Last Meeting: 2008; MSU, 37-20 Football SID: John Lewandowski E-mail: lewand19@ath.msu.edu Phone: 517/355-2271 Press Box: 517/353-0630 Web Site: www.msuspartans.com
EASTERN MICHIGAN
INDIANA
Sept. 12 at Ryan Field 2008 Record: 3-9 Series History Since 1995: NU, 2-0 Last Meeting: 2007; NU, 26-14 Football SID: Jim Streeter E-mail: jim.streeter@emich.edu Phone: 734/487-0317 Press Box: 734/481-0014 Web Site: www.emueagles.com
Oct. 24 at Ryan Field 2008 Record: 3-9 Series History Since 1995: NU, 7-3 Last Meeting: 2008; IU, 21-19 Football SID: Jeff Keag E-mail: jkeag@indiana.edu Phone: 812/855-6209 Press Box: 812/855-2754 Web Site: www.iuhoosiers.com
SYRACUSE
PENN STATE
Sept. 19 at the Carrier Dome 2008 Record: 3-9 Series History Since 1995: NU, 1-0 Last Meeting: 2008; NU, 30-10 Football SID: Sue Edson E-mail: sedson@syr.edu Phone: 315/443-2608 Press Box: 315/443-4241 Web Site: www.suathletics.com
Oct. 31 at Ryan Field 2008 Record: 11-2 Series History Since 1995: PSU, 7-3 Last Meeting: 2006; PSU, 33-7 Football SID: Jeff Nelson E-mail: jtn4@psu.edu Phone: 814/865-1757 Press Box: 814/863-1121 Web Site: www.gopsusports.com
MINNESOTA
IOWA
Sept. 26 at Ryan Field 2008 Record: 7-6 Series History Since 1995: NU, 6-4 Last Meeting: 2008; NU, 24-17 Football SID: Andy Seeley E-mail: aseeley@umn.edu Phone: 612/626-0299 Press Box: 612/627-4400 Web Site: www.gophersports.com
PURDUE
Oct. 3 at Ross-Ade Stadium 2008 Record: 4-8 Series History Since 1995: PUR, 9-5 Last Meeting: 2008; NU, 48-26 Football SID: Tom Schott E-mail: tschott@purdue.edu Phone: 765/494-3145 Press Box: 765/494-9079, 9080 Web Site: www.purduesports.com
MIAMI (Ohio) Oct. 10 at Ryan Field 2008 Record: 2-10 Series History Since 1995: MU, 3-1 Last Meeting: 2006; NU, 21-3 Football SID: Mike Pearson E-mail: pearsomg@muohio.edu Phone: 513/529-4329 Press Box: 513/529-7261 Web Site: www.muredhawks.com
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Nov. 7 at Kinnick Stadium 2008 Record: 9-4 Series History Since 1995: NU, 7-5 Last Meeting: 2008; NU, 22-17 Football SID: Phil Haddy E-mail: phillip-haddy@hawkeyesports.com Phone: 319/335-9411 Press Box: 319/335-9467 Web Site: www.hawkeyesports.com
ILLINOIS Nov. 14 at Memorial Stadium 2008 Record: 5-7 Series History Since 1995: NU, 9-5 Last Meeting: 2008; NU, 27-10 Football SID: Cassie Arner E-mail: arner@uiuc.edu Phone: 217/244-3886 Press Box: 217/333-1227 Web Site: www.fightingillini.com
WISCONSIN Nov. 21 at Ryan Field 2008 Record: 7-6 Series History Since 1995: Tied, 5-5 Last Meeting: 2006; WIS, 41-9 Football SID: Brian Lucas E-mail: bml@athletics.wisc.edu Phone: 608/263-5052 Press Box: 608/262-7766 Web Site: www.uwbadgers.com
ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS Opponent W L T Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 0 Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 0 Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 2 0 Arizona State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 4 0 Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 0 Armour Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 1 Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 0 Beloit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3 4 Boston College . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 0 Bowling Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 2 0 Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Carleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 Carlisle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 0 Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 26 3 Chicago Athletic Club . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 Chicago Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Chicago Phys. & Surg. . . . . . . . 3 1 0 Chicago Wanderers . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Chicago YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 0 Cornell (Iowa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Dartmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Denver Athletic Club . . . . . . . . . 0 1 0 DePaul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 DePauw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 0 Dixon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 0 Eastern Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 Englewood HS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 0 Evanston HS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 0 0 Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 2 0 Fort Sheridan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 0 Great Lakes Naval Station . . . . . 1 2 1 Hahnemann Medical . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Harvard Prep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 0 Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 0 Hyde Park HS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 52 5 Illinois Wesleyan . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 34 1 Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 46 3 Iowa Pre-Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 0 Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 0 Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Knox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 0 Lake Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 4 3 Lombard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 0 Marquette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 Miami (Fla.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 0 Miami (Ohio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 0 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 52 2 Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 33 0 Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 49 5 Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 0
First Last Meeting Meeting 1988 2003 1889 1908 1975 1976 1977 2005 1981 1981 1895 1898 1951 1988 1890 1923 1961 1993 2001 2003 1928 1929 1948 1948 1925 1926 1903 1903 1930 1930 1892 1926 1896 1898 1903 1903 1896 1900 1889 1889 1891 1892 1903 1924 1949 1949 1951 1978 1929 1929 1928 1928 1893 1893 1904 1935 1904 1944 1898 1898 1916 1938 1985 2008 2006 2007 1896 1903 1890 1905 1965 1966 1901 1904 1918 1944 1898 1898 1886 1886 1998 2004 1898 1898 1892 2008 1909 1911 1899 2008 1897 2008 1942 1942 1895 1956 2003 2004 1938 1941 1928 1928 1900 1920 1888 1923 1901 1904 1905 1934 1961 1968 1955 2006 1892 2008 1905 2008 1892 2008 1895 1987
Opponent W L T Monmouth 2 0 0 Municipal Pier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 0 Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 0 Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 0 New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 0 Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 0 North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 2 0 North Central (Naperville) . . . . . 5 0 0 North Dakota State . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 North Division HS . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 0 Northeastern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Northern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 0 1 Northwest Division HS . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Northwestern Dental . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 37 2 Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 0 Ohio Northern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 59 1 Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 0 Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Oregon State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 0 Oshkosh Normal . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9 0 Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 0 Princeton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 49 1 Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 0 Rush Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 0 Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3 0 St. Viator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 0 South Division HS . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 1 Southern California . . . . . . . . . . 0 5 0 Southern Methodist . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 0 Stanford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 2 Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 0 TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 0 Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 0 Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Towson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Meeting Transylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 1 Tulane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 0 UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 0 UNLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 0 Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 1 Wabash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 Wake Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 0 Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3 0 Washington (Mo.) . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Washington State . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 West Division HS . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 55 5 Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467 614 44 Big Ten Record . . . . . . . . . . . 246 453 22 2009 opponents in bold
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First Last Meeting Meeting 1911 1922 1918 1918 1950 2002 1902 2000 2006 2006 2006 2007 1976 1977 1900 1904 1936 1936 1900 1905 2007 2007 1975 2005 1898 1898 1899 1899 1889 1995 1973 2008 1905 1905 1913 2008 1939 1997 1974 1974 1957 1966 1904 1904 1946 1946 1993 2006 1949 1973 1986 1986 1895 2008 1967 1998 1897 1902 1919 1991 1905 1905 2008 2008 1962 1962 1924 1927 1890 1890 1952 1995 1970 1970 1933 1984 1940 2008 1999 2004 1996 1996 1942 1942 1905 1925 1931 1998 1927 1947 1905 1991 1980 1903 1958 1888 1890 1979
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