2015 Northwestern Wildcats football team information
American college football season
2015Northwestern Wildcats football
Outback Bowl, L 6–45 vs. Tennessee
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Division
West Division
Ranking
Coaches
No. 22
AP
No. 23
Record
10–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Pat Fitzgerald (10th season)
Offensive coordinator
Mick McCall (8th season)
Offensive scheme
Spread
Defensive coordinator
Mike Hankwitz (8th season)
Base defense
Multiple 4–3
Home stadium
Ryan Field
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 6 Michigan State xy$^
7
–
1
12
–
2
No. 4 Ohio State x
7
–
1
12
–
1
No. 12 Michigan
6
–
2
10
–
3
Penn State
4
–
4
7
–
6
Indiana
2
–
6
6
–
7
Rutgers
1
–
7
4
–
8
Maryland
1
–
7
3
–
9
West Division
No. 9 Iowa xy
8
–
0
12
–
2
No. 23 Northwestern
6
–
2
10
–
3
No. 21 Wisconsin
6
–
2
10
–
3
Nebraska
3
–
5
6
–
7
Minnesota
2
–
6
6
–
7
Illinois
2
–
6
5
–
7
Purdue
1
–
7
2
–
10
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2015 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was Pat Fitzgerald's tenth season as the team's head coach. The Wildcats home games were played at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. They were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Outback Bowl where they were defeated by Tennessee 45–6.
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