2011 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 2011 Northwestern Wildcats football team represents Northwestern University

Northwestern University

Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....

in the Big Ten

Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...

during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level, began on Thursday, September 1, 2011...

. Pat Fitzgerald

Pat Fitzgerald

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, in his sixth season at Northwestern, is the team's head coach. The Wildcats home games are played at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois

Evanston, Illinois

Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...

. In 2010

2010 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 2010 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his fifth season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Wildcats home games were played at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois...

the Wildcats had a 7–6 record, ending the season with a 45–38 loss to Texas Tech

2010 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 2010 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Tommy Tuberville and played its home games at Jones AT&T Stadium. They were members of the South Division of the Big 12...

in the 2011 TicketCity Bowl.

Conference divisions

Starting in 2011, the Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

created two divisions, "Legends" and "Leaders," following the University of Nebraska's membership into the conference. Northwestern was placed in the "Legends" division, with the University of Iowa

University of Iowa

The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...

, the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

, Michigan State University

Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...

, the University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...

and the University of Nebraska joining them.

Schedule

The schedule is as follows:

Boston College

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
2-1	1993	NU, 22-21

Eastern Illinois

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
0-0	First Meeting	N/A

Army

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
3-1	1988	Army, 23-7

Illinois

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
46-53-5	2010	Ill, 48-27

Michigan

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
15-52-2	2008	NU, 21-14

Iowa

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
23-46-3	2010	NU, 21-17

Penn State

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
3-11	2010	PSU, 35-21

Indiana

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
44-34-1	2010	NU, 20-17

Nebraska

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
2-3	2000	UNL, 66-17

Rice

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
3-4	2010	NU, 30-13

Minnesota

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
31-50-5	2010	NU, 29-28

Michigan State

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
16-35	2010	MSU, 35-27

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Receiving votes. NR=Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9
AP	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released						NR	NR	NR
BCS	Not released							NR	NR	NR

Roster

2011 Northwestern Wildcats roster

Quarterbacks

2 Kain Colter
Kain Colter
Theodis Kain Colter is an American football quarterback for the Northwestern Wildcats of Northwestern University.-High school career:As a high school senior at Cherry Creek High School, Colter was rated as a three-star quarterback prospect by Rivals.com....

– Sophomore
7 Dan Persa
Dan Persa
Daniel Vaughn "Dan" Persa is an American football quarterback for the Northwestern Wildcats. He attended Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.-Recruitment:Persa committed to the Northwestern University on June 23, 2006...

(C) – Senior
10 Zack Oliver - Freshman
13 Trevor Siemian –
Freshman
15 P.J. Carollo - Freshman
18 Evan Watkins – Sophomore

Running Backs

4 Adonis Smith – Sophomore
21 Jordan Perkins – Freshman
22 Treyvon Green – Freshman
28 Tim Hanrahan –
Freshman
29 Mike Trumpy – Sophomore
34 Tyris Jones – Junior
39 Jacob Schmidt – Senior

Wide Receivers

5 Venric Mark – Sophomore
6 Charles Brown – Senior
8 Demetrius Fields – Junior
11 Jeremy Ebert – Senior
12 Tony Jones – Sophomore
14 Christian Jones - Freshman
17 Rashad Lawrence – Sophomore
23 E.J. Webb - Freshman
27 Cermak Bland - Freshman
80 Mike Jensen – Sophomore
81 Cameron Dickerson – Freshman
84 Drew Moulton – Sophomore
86 Brendan Barber – Junior
88 Torin Dupper –
Freshman
89 Pierre Youngblood-Ary - Freshman

Superbacks

9 Drake Dunsmore – Senior
40 Brett Nagel – Junior
82 John Plasencia – Sophomore
83 Jack Konopka – Freshman
85 Mark Szott - Freshman

Offensive Line

53 Geoff Mogus - Freshman
57 Matt Frazier - Freshman
61 Alex Pietrzak - Freshman
62 Taylor Paxton – Sophomore
64 Doug Bartels – Senior
65 Ben Burkett – Senior
66 Brandon Vitabile –
Freshman
68 Hayden Baker –
Freshman
70 Patrick Ward – Junior
71 Shane Mertz - Freshman
72 Brian Mulroe – Junior
73 Colin Armstrong – Senior
74 Chuck Porcelli – Junior
75 Al Netter (C) – Senior
76 Brian Smith – Sophomore
78 Paul Jorgensen –
Freshman
79 Neal Deiters – Junior

Defensive Line

42 Kevin Watt – Senior
55 Bo Cisek – Junior
58 Max Chapman - Freshman
60 Jake Gregus – Sophomore
67 Sean McEvilly –
Freshman
79 C.J. Robbins - Freshman
88 Quentin Williams – Junior
90 Jack DiNardo – Senior
91 Brian Arnfelt – Junior
92 Will Hampton – Sophomore
93 Niko Mafuli – Senior
94 Vince Browne – Senior
95 Davon Custis – Sophomore
96 Anthony Battle – Sophomore
97 Tyler Scott – Sophomore
98 Deonte Gibson - Freshman
99 Chance Carter –
Freshman

Linebackers

31 Stone Pinckney – Junior
33 David Nwabuisi – Junior
35 Ben Johnson – Senior
41 Doug Diedrick – Freshman
43 Tim Riley – Sophomore
44 Chi Chi Ariguzo –
Freshman
45 Collin Ellis -
Freshman
46 Damien Proby – Sophomore
48 Roderick Goodlow – Junior
50 Timmy Vernon – Sophomore
51 Bryce McNaul – Senior
54 Drew Smith – Freshman
56 Will Studlien – Sophomore

Defensive Backs

15 Daniel Jones –
Freshman
16 Davion Fleming - Sophomore
18 Matt Carpenter - Freshman
19 Jimmy Hall -
Freshman
20 Austin Kassner - Freshman
23 Nick VanHoose - Freshman
24 Ibraheim Campbell –
Freshman
25 Jarrell Williams - Freshman
36 Mike Eshun –
Freshman
39 Joe Cannon –
Freshman

Cornerbacks

3 Jeravin Matthews – Senior
13 C.J. Bryant –
Freshman
20 Tim Weak – Junior
21 Mike Bolden – Senior
22 Demetrius Dugar – Junior
26 Jordan Mabin
Jordan Mabin
Jordan C. Mabin is an American football cornerback. He currently attends Northwestern University in his senior year.-High school career:Mabin attended Nordonia High School in Macedonia, Ohio, where he played both defensive back and running back...

(C) – Senior
47 Ricky Weina – Senior

Safeties

7 Hunter Bates – Junior
10 Brian Peters (C) – Senior
27 Jared Carpenter – Junior
32 David Arnold – Senior

Punters

31 Chris Gradone – Freshman
49 Brandon Williams – Sophomore

Kickers

34 Steve Flaherty – Junior
37 Jeff Budzien – Sophomore
38 Arthur Omilian - Freshman

Long Snappers

59 Pat Hickey – Sophomore

Head coach

Pat Fitzgerald

Coordinators/Assistant coaches

Randy Bates – Linebackers Coach
Jerry Brown – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs Coach
Adam Cushing – Offensive Line Coach
Mike Hankwitz – Defensive Coordinator
Bob Heffner – Superbacks Coach
Marty Long – Defensive Line Coach
Matt MacPherson – Running Backs Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Mick McCall – Offensive Coordinator/QB's Coach
Dennis Springer - Wide Receivers Coach

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Legend

(C) Team captain
Redshirt

External links

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