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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


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

A Northwestern fan shows off his foam finger during the Wildcats’ pep rally in Jacksonville Monday night before the Gator Bowl.

Photo gallery: Gator Bowl pep rally

January 1, 2013

Northwestern fans gathered at Jacksonville Landing in Jacksonville, Fla., on Monday for a pep rally in advance of Tuesday's Gator Bowl, where the Wildcats knocked off Mississippi State 34-20. The Northwestern...

Capital One Bowl CEO Steve Hogan has denied that individual conferences pressured the bowl into picking any teams. Northwestern plays Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day.

Updated: Capitol One Bowl CEO calls rumors of Big Ten meddling ‘blatantly false’

December 16, 2012

The Capital One Bowl has put on a full-court press to deny rumors that the Big Ten intervened in the bowl's team selection this season. Capital One Bowl CEO Steve Hogan told The Daily on Saturday that...

Report: Capital One Bowl wanted Northwestern

December 13, 2012

Two members of the Capital One Bowl selection committee told the Orlando Sentinel on Thursday that their ideal match-up would have been Northwestern and Texas A&M. According to the sources, the...

Northwestern will play Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day. The two teams will square off noon at the EverBank Field in Jacksonville.

Football: Northwestern headed to Gator Bowl on New Year’s Day

December 2, 2012

After mounting speculation throughout the past week, No. 20 Northwestern officially accepted an invitation Sunday to play in the 2013 Gator Bowl. The Wildcats (9-3, 5-3 Big Ten) will face Mississippi...

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