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The Daily Northwestern

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


Pillote: Bowl projections for Northwestern, explained

November 10, 2016

Football Sitting at 4-5 with three winnable games left on its schedule against Purdue, Minnesota and Illinois, Northwestern looks poised to make a bowl game for the second season in a row. Minnesota...

A bundled-up coach Pat Fitzgerald and the Northwestern football team get ready to take the field against Wisconsin. The Wildcats are bound for the warmer weather of Tampa, Florida, and the Outback Bowl.

Football: Northwestern selected for Outback Bowl, to play Tennessee

December 6, 2015

Football Northwestern will play Tennessee in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1 in Tampa, Florida, the bowl game announced Sunday. The Wildcats finished No. 13 in the final College Football Playoff...

Football: Bowl scenarios for Northwestern

November 23, 2015

Football Wildcat fans can already start celebrating, but don’t buy plane tickets just yet. With just one game left to play and nine wins in its pocket, Northwestern has already assured itself...

Pillote: Wildcats’ season already a success

Pillote: Wildcats’ season already a success

November 3, 2015

Football It’s difficult to reconcile Northwestern’s 5-0 start with its subsequent 1-2 skid into bowl eligibility. On the one hand, that the Wildcats were ever 5-0, besting academic rivals...

Pillote: How Northwestern can win the Big Ten West

Pillote: How Northwestern can win the Big Ten West

October 2, 2015

“Northwestern Wildcats — Big Ten West champions” certainly has a nice ring to it. And given the wide-open state of the Big Ten West division this year, it’s actually not so far-fetched to think...

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