2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team information
American college football season
2005Northwestern Wildcats football
Sun Bowl, L 38–50 vs. UCLA
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Record
7–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Randy Walker (7th season)
Offensive coordinator
Mike Dunbar (4th season)
Offensive scheme
Spread
Defensive coordinator
Greg Colby (4th season)
Base defense
4–3
Captains
Brett Basanez[1]
Zach Strief
Barry Cofield
Tim McGarigle
Home stadium
Ryan Field
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 Penn State $+
7
–
1
11
–
1
No. 4 Ohio State %+
7
–
1
10
–
2
No. 15 Wisconsin
5
–
3
10
–
3
Michigan
5
–
3
7
–
5
Northwestern
5
–
3
7
–
5
Iowa
5
–
3
7
–
5
Minnesota
4
–
4
7
–
5
Purdue
3
–
5
5
–
6
Michigan State
2
–
6
5
–
6
Indiana
1
–
7
4
–
7
Illinois
0
–
8
2
–
9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion
% – BCS at-large representative
+ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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 led by seventh-year head coach Randy Walker. The Wildcats finished tied for 3rd place in the Big Ten with a conference record of 5–3.
This would be Walker's last season as the Wildcats' coach, as he would die suddenly from a heart attack on June 29, 2006 at the age of 52. Linebackers coach/recruiting coordinator and Northwestern alum Pat Fitzgerald would be promoted to head coach on July 7, 2006.[2][3]
^"Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 150. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^"Fitzgerald becomes youngest coach in Division I-A". www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 8, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^"Northwestern Hires Fitzgerald As Coach". www.washingtonpost.com. The Associated Press. July 7, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
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