2017 Northwestern Wildcats football team information
American college football season
2017Northwestern Wildcats football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 24–23 vs. Kentucky
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Division
West Division
Ranking
Coaches
No. 17
AP
No. 17
Record
10–3 (7–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Pat Fitzgerald (12th season)
Offensive coordinator
Mick McCall (10th season)
Offensive scheme
Spread
Defensive coordinator
Mike Hankwitz (10th season)
Base defense
Multiple 4–3
Home stadium
Ryan Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$
8
–
1
12
–
2
No. 15 Michigan State
7
–
2
10
–
3
No. 8 Penn State
7
–
2
11
–
2
Michigan
5
–
4
8
–
5
Rutgers
3
–
6
4
–
8
Indiana
2
–
7
5
–
7
Maryland
2
–
7
4
–
8
West Division
No. 7 Wisconsin xy
9
–
0
13
–
1
No. 17 Northwestern
7
–
2
10
–
3
Iowa
4
–
5
8
–
5
Purdue
4
–
5
7
–
6
Nebraska
3
–
6
4
–
8
Minnesota
2
–
7
5
–
7
Illinois
0
–
9
2
–
10
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2017 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois, and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by 12th-year head coach Pat Fitzgerald. This was the Wildcats' fifth ten-win season, three of which were led by Pat Fitzgerald. They finished the season 10–3, 7–2 in Big Ten play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Music City Bowl where they defeated Kentucky.
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