2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team information
American college football season
2012Northwestern Wildcats football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 34–20 vs. Mississippi State
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Division
Legends Division
Ranking
Coaches
No. 16
AP
No. 17
Record
10–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Pat Fitzgerald (7th season)
Offensive coordinator
Mick McCall (5th season)
Offensive scheme
Spread
Defensive coordinator
Mike Hankwitz (5th season)
Base defense
Multiple 4–3
Captains
Brian Arnfelt
Kain Colter
Brian Mulroe
David Nwabuisi
Home stadium
Ryan Field
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy
7
–
1
10
–
4
No. 24 Michigan
6
–
2
8
–
5
No. 17 Northwestern
5
–
3
10
–
3
Michigan State
3
–
5
7
–
6
Iowa
2
–
6
4
–
8
Minnesota
2
–
6
6
–
7
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x
8
–
0
12
–
0
Penn State*
6
–
2
8
–
4
Wisconsin y$
4
–
4
8
–
6
Purdue
3
–
5
6
–
7
Indiana
2
–
6
4
–
8
Illinois
0
–
8
2
–
10
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
$ – BCS representative as conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
* Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his seventh season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Wildcats home games were played at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. They were members of the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference. The Wildcats won their first bowl game since the 1949 Rose Bowl against California by defeating Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl 34–20.[1] They finished the season 10–3 (5–3 Big Ten).
^Greenstein, Teddy (January 1, 2013). "Northwestern Wins Gator Bowl to End Drought". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
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