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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

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Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter hugs Northwestern President Morton Schapiro after the Wildcats’ win over Mississippi State at the Gator Bowl on Tuesday.

Walfish: Gator Bowl a win for Northwestern, generations of alumni

January 2, 2013

As the final seconds ticked down in the 2013 Gator Bowl, University President Morton Schapiro and Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips went along the sidelines of EverBank Field and started hugging...

The Gator Bowl trophy, the first bowl trophy won by the Wildcats since 1949, is held up at the end of Saturdays game.

Nadkarni: Northwestern fans rewarded after years of heartbreak

January 1, 2013

Don’t breathe. Don’t relax. Hold on to this feeling. Northwestern finally won its first bowl game since 1949. And while some may scoff at the 2013 Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl champion for a win...

Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald celebrates with an assistant coach following the teams 34-20 Gator Bowl victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The win marked the teams first bowl win in 64 years.

Football: Northwestern breaks bowl drought with dominating win over Mississippi State

January 1, 2013

There was only one lingering negative surrounding Northwestern football — a 64-year stretch of no bowl wins. That all changed Tuesday, when the Wildcats used a stifling pass rush and a resilient quarterback...

One of Northwesterns older fans got a chance to watch the Wildcats win their first bowl game since the 1949 Rose Bowl.

Photo gallery: Football: Northwestern vs. Mississippi State

January 1, 2013

Northwestern erased what coach Pat Fitzgerald has constantly called the last negative remaining in the program with a 34-20 victory over Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl on Tuesday. The Wildcats...

Football: Kain Colter excelling as modern black quarterback

December 31, 2012

Just 19 years separate Len Williams and Kain Colter. Between them are eight players, from Tim Hughes in 1994 to Dan Persa in 2011. Eight quarterbacks, none of them black. “I’d be lying if...

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