2011 Northwestern Wildcats football team information
American college football season
2011Northwestern Wildcats football
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, L 22–33 vs. Texas A&M
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Division
Legends Division
Record
6–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Pat Fitzgerald (6th season)
Offensive coordinator
Mick McCall (4th season)
Offensive scheme
Spread
Defensive coordinator
Mike Hankwitz (4th season)
Base defense
Multiple 4–3
Captains
Jordan Mabin[1]
Al Netter (2nd year)
Dan Persa (2nd year)
Brian Peters
Home stadium
Ryan Field
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Legends Division
No. 11 Michigan State x
7
–
1
11
–
3
No. 12 Michigan %
6
–
2
11
–
2
No. 24 Nebraska
5
–
3
9
–
4
Iowa
4
–
4
7
–
6
Northwestern
3
–
5
6
–
7
Minnesota
2
–
6
3
–
9
Leaders Division
No. 10 Wisconsin xy$
6
–
2
11
–
3
Penn State x
6
–
2
9
–
4
Purdue
4
–
4
7
–
6
Ohio State
3
–
5
6
–
7
Illinois
2
–
6
7
–
6
Indiana
0
–
8
1
–
11
Championship: Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39
$ – BCS representative as conference champion
% – BCS at-large representative
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2011 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his sixth season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Wildcats home games were played at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. They are members of the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 3–4 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place in the Legends Division. They were invited to the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas where they were defeated by Texas A&M 22–33.
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