American college football season
The 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season . They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference . They were coached by Randy Walker . This was Randy's last season as the Wildcats' coach, as he would die from a heart attack following the season. The Wildcats finished tied for 3rd place in the Big Ten with a conference record of 5–3.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 11:00 am Ohio * ESPNU W 38–1420,115
September 10 3:00 pm Northern Illinois * ESPNC W 38–3735,114
September 17 9:00 pm at Arizona State * L 21–5255,029
September 24 11:00 am Penn State ESPN2 L 29–3424,395
October 8 11:00 am No. 14 Wisconsin ESPN W 51–4833,859
October 15 11:00 am at Purdue ESPN2 W 34–2962,866
October 22 11:00 am at No. 22 Michigan State ESPN2 W 49–1474,636
October 29 6:00 pm No. 25 Michigan No. 21 ESPN L 17–3347,130
November 5 11:00 am Iowa ESPN W 28–2734,550
November 12 11:00 am at No. 10 Ohio State No. 25 ABC L 7–48105,181
November 19 11:00 am at Illinois ESPN+ W 38–2131,465
December 30 1:00 pm vs. No. 17 UCLA * CBS L 38–5050,426
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Roster [ ]
2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
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Roster
Game summaries [ ]
Ohio [ ]
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Wisconsin [ ]
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2 3 4 Total
Wisconsin
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10 10 21
48
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10 27 14
51
Date: October 8Location: Ryan Field , Evanston, IL Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:47Game attendance: 33,859Game weather: Overcast; 54°F; wind 17 NEReferee: Dan CapronTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Pam Ward (Play-by-play), David Norrie (Color) & Jimmy Dykes (Sideline)
Scoring summary Q1 8:47 WIS Orr 15 yard pass from Stocco (Mehlhaff kick) WIS 7–0
Q2 12:25 NW Basanez 4 yard run (Howells kick) Tie 7–7
Q2 6:36 WIS Stanley 5 yard run (Mehlhaff kick) WIS 14–7
Q2 1:59 WIS Mehlhaff 27 yard field goal WIS 17–7
Q2 0:04 NW Howells 21 yard field goal WIS 17–10
Q3 12:43 NW Philmore 4 yard pass from Basanez (kick blocked) WIS 17–16
Q3 5:52 NW Sutton 1 yard run (Howells kick) NW 23–17
Q3 3:34 WIS Mehlhaff 46 yard field goal NW 23–20
Q3 2:22 NW Thompson 52 yard pass from Basanez (Howells kick) NW 30–20
Q3 1:15 WIS Calhoun 1 yard run (Mehlhaff kick) NW 30–27
Q3 0:47 NW Sutton 14 yard run (Howells kick) NW 37–27
Q4 14:13 WIS Orr 9 yard pass from Stocco (Mehlhaff kick) NW 37–34
Q4 9:44 NW Sutton 9 yard pass from Basanez (Howells kick) NW 44–34
Q4 4:22 NW Sutton 62 yard run (Howells kick) NW 51–34
Q4 3:53 WIS Orr 13 yard pass from Stocco (Mehlhaff kick) NW 51–41
Q4 2:48 WIS Orr 21 yard pass from Stocco (Mehlhaff kick) NW 51–48
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UCLA (Sun Bowl) [ ]
The Wildcats were invited to play in the 2005 Sun Bowl . They lost 38–50 to the UCLA Bruins, who staged a 22-point comeback, a record for the Bruins at the time.
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