NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL Game 9 // Northwestern vs. Purdue // Saturday, November 9, 2019 KICKOFF NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS PURDUE BOILERMAKERS Evanston, Ill. Record 1-7, 0-6 Big Ten Record 3-6, 2-4 Big Ten Rankings n/a Rankings n/a 11 a.m. Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald Head Coach Jeff Brohm Ryan Field Record at NU (Yrs.) 97-77 (14th) Record at Purdue (Yrs.) 16-19 (3rd) Home Record 52-40 (.565) Away Record 5-8 (.384) Big Ten Network Big Ten Record 56-57 (.496) Big Ten Record 11-13 (.458) vs. Purdue 7-3 (.700) vs. Northwestern 0-2 (.000) WGN 720 Offensive Coordinator Mick McCall Offensive Coordinator Brian Brohm/JaMarcus Shephard statbroadcast.com Defensive Coordinator Mike Hankwitz Defensive Coordinator Nick Holt/Anthony Poindexter A NORTHWESTERN WIN WOULD... ON THE AIR ...Be the sixth-straight win by the Wildcats in the series. BTN pbp: Brandon Gaudin ...Earn Pat Fitzgerald his 98th career victory. color: James Laurinaitis Sideline: Elise Menaker ...Mark the ’Cats' eighth win in the last nine meetings versus the Boilermakers. WGN 720 pbp: dave eanet ...Snap the team's longest losing streak since 2013. color: ted albrecht sideline: Adam Hoge 2019 SCHEDULE & RESULTS @Stanford UNLV MSU* @Wisconsin* @ Nebraska* Ohio State* Iowa* @Indiana* Purdue* UMass Minnesota* @Illinois* Aug. 31 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 18 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 FOX BTN ABC ABC FOX FS1 ESPN2 FS1 BTN TBA TBA TBA L, 17-7 W, 30-14 L, 31-10 L, 24-15 L, 13-10 L, 52-3 L, 20-0 L, 34-3 11 a.m. TBA TBA TBA THE OPENING DRIVE INSIDE THE NUMBERS GOOD TO BE HOME Last Five Games versus Purdue (5-0) Sophomore Jake Saunders and first Northwestern will kick off a season-long three-game home stretch Saturday 2018 Northwestern 31, Purdue 27 (A) year Adetomiwa Adebawore each when it plays host to Big Ten West Division foe Purdue at 11 a.m. The Wildcats 1 recorded their first career sack versus have won five-straight contest versus the Boilermakers, including the last 2017 Northwestern 23, Purdue 13 (H) Indiana. meeting at Ryan Field on Nov. 11, 2017, 23-13. 2016 Northwestern 45, Purdue 17 (A) 2015 Northwestern 21, Purdue 14 (H) Senior defensive end Joe Gaziano BLAKE IT LOOK EASY needs just 1.5 sacks to tie the 2014 Northwestern 38, Purdue 14 (A) Junior linebacker Blake Gallagher recorded his third-straight game with 1.5 program record of 28 held by Casey double-digit tackles with a team-leading 11 at Indiana last week. Gallagher has tallied 32 tackles over the last Dailey. three weeks, the second most in the Big Ten during the span. See page two for more notes on Gallagher's junior campaign. Senior defensive end Joe Gaziano and junior linebacker Paddy Fisher are the LOCK DOWN CORNER 10 nation's active leaders with 10 career Sophomore Greg Newsome II ranks fourth in the country and second in the Big Ten with 11 pass breakups forced fumbles each. through eight games. He is 16th in the country with 1.4 passes defended per game. Newsome has recorded multiple pass break ups in four games this season, including a career-high four versus Michigan State. Sophomore cornerback Greg Newsome II ranks fourth in the WILDCATS SET THE PRECEDENT ACADEMICALLY 11 country with 11 pass breakups. Northwestern football is one of five Division I football programs to earn a 100 percent GSR this year and is the first program from a Power Five Conference to ever record a perfect score. NU's GSR is nine percent higher than the next closest Big Ten program. Wildcats football has ranked first or second in the nation in GSR among FBS schools for nine consecutive years. Pat Fitzgerald is just three wins shy of 97 100 for his career. FYI Rushing Passing Total Scoring Rushing Total Scoring Penalty LAST MEETING Yards/GM Yards/GM Offense Offense Defense Defense Defense Yards/GM • Northwestern uses the term “first year” to refer to its new 133.8 124.3 258.0 9.8 157.5 348.8 25.6 54.63 student-athletes, abbreviated by “Fy.” • The correct abbreviation for Northwestern 77.1 301.6 378.7 24.6 163.4 408.0 28.4 43.67 31 27 is “NU,” not “NW” or “NWU” or the like. Rushing Passing Total Scoring Rushing Total Scoring Penalty • The correct logo for Northwestern is the Yards/GM Yards/GM Offense Offense Defense Defense Defense Yards/GM August 30, 2018 • West Lafayette, Ind. “Block N.” Please contact Kyle Kelley at [email protected] if you are in TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @NUFBFAMILY /// FACEBOOK: /NUFOOTBALL need. NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES 1 NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAZIANO HAS SACK RECORD IN SIGHT NATION'S ACTIVE LEADERS IN SACKS SOMETHING IN THE NUMBER Senior defensive end Joe Gaziano Junior linebacker Blake Gallagher posted his ninth career double-digit recorded yet another sack versus PLAYER Total tackling performance versus Indiana, all of which have come over the last two Iowa as he continues to move Curtis Weaver, Boise State (Jr.) 31.0 seasons. Gallagher has been among the Big Ten's best since the start of the towards becoming the program's Chase Young, Ohio State (Jr.) 27.5 2018 campaign, registering 17 games with at least seven tackles, which is the all-time leader in sacks. Gaziano third most in the league during the span. JOE GAZIANO, NORTHWESTERN (Sr.) 26.5 needs just 1.5 sacks to tie Casey Dailey's program record of 28 set Bradlee Anae, Utah (Sr. 24.0 GIMME THAT NATION'S ACTIVE LEADERS IN CAREER FORCED FUMBLES from 1994-97. The senior continued Carter Coughlin, Minnesota (Sr.) 21.5 Junior linebacker Paddy Fisher to make a case for his third-straight and senior defensive end Joe PLAYER Total All-Big Ten honor with a career-high five solo stops and a tackle for loss at Gaziano lead all active players PADDY FISHER, NORTHWESTERN (Jr.) 10 nationally with 10 career forced Indiana. He ranks sixth in the Big Ten with 0.69 sacks per game, fourth with 0.38 JOE GAZIANO, NORTHWESTERN (Sr.) 10 forced fumbles per game. Gaziano already has 36 tackles through eight games, fumbles. Tied for the program just eight of his career high with four games to play. record, the duo is on the brink of Reggie Walker, Kansas State (Sr.) 9 joining an elite class of individuals. Stanley Green, Illinois (Sr.) 9 Only 23 players in FBS history have RESIDENT OF THE BACKFIELD Chase Young, Ohio State (Jr.) 8 Gaziano has been a menace to Big Ten quarterbacks over the last four years recorded at least 11 forced fumbles enters Saturday's game versus Purdue second among active players with 41 in their career, led by current Chicago Bear Khalil Mack (Buffalo, 2010-13; 16). career tackles for loss and third with 26.5 career sacks. His 41st career tackle for loss versus Indiana moved him into sole possession of the third most in program history. He is one of just four players in program history to reach 40 career tackles for loss. 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Aug. 31 at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. FOX L, 17-7 2-4-2 The Wildcats and Cardinal have Cardinal Stanford Stadium split the last two meetings Sept. 14 UNLV Evanston, Ill. BTN W, 30-14 3-0-0 NU snapped a four-game losing Rebels Ryan Field streak vs. non-conf opp. Sept. 21 MICHIGAN STATE* Evanston, Ill. ABC L, 31-20 20-38-0 Loss snapped a three-game Spartans Ryan Field winning streak vs. MSU Sept. 28 at Wisconsin* Madison, Wis. ABC L, 24-15 36-60-5 Four of the last six meetings Badgers Camp Randall Stadium have been decided by one score Oct. 5 at Nebraska* Lincoln, Neb. FOX L, 13-10 5-7-0 Seven of last nine meetings have Cornhuskers Memorial Stadium been decided by one score Oct. 18 OHIO STATE* Evanston, Ill. FS1 L, 52-3 14-63-1 Rematch of the 2018 Big Ten Buckeyes Ryan Field Championship game Oct. 26 IOWA* Evanston, Ill. ESPN2 L, 20-0 27-51-3 The ’Cats have defeated Iowa Hawkeyes Ryan Field each of the last three years Nov. 2 at Indiana* Bloomington, Ind. FS1 L, 34-3 47-35-1 Loss snapped a five-game Hoosiers Indiana University Memorial Stadium winning streak vs. Indiana Nov. 9 PURDUE* Evanston, Ill. BTN 11 a.m. 32-50-1 The Wildcats have a five-game Boilermakers Ryan Field winning streak versus Purdue Nov. 16 UMASS Evanston, Ill. TBA TBA 0-0-0 First meeting in program history Minutemen Ryan Field Nov. 23 MINNESOTA* Evanston, Ill. TBA TBA 36-53-5 NU has won each of the last Gophers Ryan Field three meetings versus Minnesota Nov. 30 at ILLINOIS* Champaign, Ill. TBA TBA 52-55-5 The ’Cats have won a program- Fighting Illini The University of Illinois - Memorial Stadium record four-straight vs. Illinois 2 NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES WILDCATS COACHING STAFF WHILLOCK[ED] IN ON THE FIELD Junior safety Travis Whillock had eight tackles and a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss at Indiana, marking Head Coach ....................................................Pat Fitzgerald his seventh game this season with at least seven stops. Whillock has recorded at least seven tackles in 12 Defensive Coordinator.................................Mike Hankwitz of his last 14 games. His 12 games with at least seven tackles since the start of 2018 are the most by a Big Ten defensive back.