TCY: Back To The Future

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Hi All,

This is my first attempt at running a dynasty post, so here goes......

The idea here is that I would do anything to change the current NCAA Bowl
system into any form of a playoff system. After much deliberation, I decided
to hop into the DeLorean and dial up the spring of 2004 to find a way to
change the past for the betterment of the future!

Now, I won’t tell you how I did it, but let me just say that I was successful!!
And, since I am already here, I decided to take the new system for a spin.
Since this is such a smart move for the future of college football, I decided
to take a smart team and see if I could make something of them.

And Away We Go…………

The Setup

I will be taking on the task of bringing the Northwestern Wildcats a national
title under the new playoff system. I will be making all the decisions except
for time management to which I will bow to the coaching staff. I have the
game set to reflect approximate prestige and academic values of the schools
in 2004. The Solecismic Eight resides in Illinois also.

The Recruiting Rules

1) I can only recruit in the bordering states with Illinois, so besides the
home state there will be Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana.
These are the ONLY states that I will ever be allowed to recruit from.

2) Since we are a school of higher learning, recruiting must also reflect
this. So the requirements to be considered are 1200 Test and 2.50 GPA.

3) (Based on sabotai’s recruiting rules from his TCY: Connecticut
Huskies Dynasty) We will incorporate restrictions based on recruiting colors.
a. We will be able to recruit any combination of colored recruits of the
Black, Red and Blue groups equal to or less than the total number of available
scholarships for next season. (Ex. 12 available scholarships equals 12 or less
players I am able to recruit in the stated colored groups.)
b. Unlimited Green grouped players can be recruited every year.

4) No Bribing.



Let’s Get Started!!!

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This is what I am inheriting,...... presenting the 2004 Wildcats


The College Years
Northwestern Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Andersen, Reggie 15 QB Jr* 24 43
Fulton, Earl 10 QB So 20 20
Helton, Walter 8 QB Sr* 27 27
Schultz, Bobby 2 QB Fr 14 55
Connell, Gene 47 RB Sr 43 43
Curtis, Billy 40 RB So 34 51
Lowe, Carlton 42 RB So 42 61
Newcomb, Willie 35 RB Jr* 28 48
Read, Daniel 31 RB So 41 73
Gardner, Kim 41 FB So 21 46
Rawlins, Jimmy 36 FB Fr 20 44
Doyle, Cornelius 49 FB* So* 17 33
Pierce, Carl 48 FB* Fr 19 24
Belt, Rich 82 TE Jr 37 69
Flynn, D.J. 97 TE So 30 33
Leech, Rex 95 TE So* 18 40
Phillips, Dwayne 89 TE So* 18 67
Harris, Byron 90 TE* So* 10 32
Bryant, Martin 87 WR Jr* 27 27
Giles, Robbie 83 WR Jr 18 20
Monroe, Brent 80 WR Jr 28 28
Walton, Roman 81 WR Fr 16 25
Harwell, Bernard 6 WR* Fr 17 31
McKnight, Clyde 85 WR* Fr 15 20
Willett, Mitchell 88 WR* Jr* 15 34
Bragg, J.R. 56 C So 30 43
Rose, Rickey 54 C Fr 11 66
Shepherd, Willie 51 C Sr 52 52
Bell, Donnie 61 G So* 20 70
Foley, Alonzo 66 G Sr* 29 29
Marshall, Jose 60 G* Fr 6 70
Swope, Russell 62 G* Jr* 21 51
Jones, Wayne 69 T Sr 41 41
Macri, Donnell 64 T Jr 31 31
Yocum, Joseph 72 T Sr* 34 35
Tomich, Charlie 73 T* Fr 15 37
Vance, Norman 65 T* So 14 37
Matuatia, Aaron 3 P Jr 38 53
Terrell, Phil 18 P Sr 37 37
Timlin, Tyrell 16 P Jr 51 64
Montague, Skip 14 K Jr 44 49
Preston, Wally 12 K Jr 51 69
Pritchett, Dale 99 DE Sr* 40 56
Sanford, Gene 70 DE Jr 38 57
Schaeffer, Keith 78 DE Sr* 37 57
Peltier, Jackie 77 DE* Fr 20 33
Rogers, Vince 71 DE* So* 6 21
Hatcher, Alex 76 DT Sr 36 36
Rolfe, Nick 74 DT Sr* 23 46
Bandhauer, Dwight 79 DT* Fr 8 32
Beane, Jerry 96 DT* Jr* 19 24
Bowen, Derek 58 ILB Jr 50 50
Layton, Fred 92 ILB Fr 8 33
Ogden, Mack 94 ILB Jr 44 57
Browning, Clarence 59 ILB* Fr 11 41
Bailey, Mitch 44 OLB So 33 53
Booker, Horace 91 OLB Sr 46 46
Burks, Bryant 55 OLB So* 16 35
Sellers, Hunter 57 OLB Sr 44 52
Boatwright, Leon 93 OLB* Jr* 15 50
Brown, Stephen 43 CB Fr 31 52
Tempest, Julio 30 CB Sr 34 43
Wendt, Al 34 CB Sr 36 53
Cole, Rod 27 CB* Fr 13 49
Garner, Roman 29 CB* Fr 9 60
Oliver, Jeremy 39 S So 27 34
Starks, Ethan 46 S Sr 32 32
Steadman, Lonnie 45 S Sr 32 52
Wooden, Bart 24 S Sr 47 63
Zellars, Arnold 37 S Sr* 31 31


***Please note that starters and redshirts have yet to be decided, but I just
wanted to get these posted to get a start on this.

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It ain't pretty, but here it is:


The College Years
2004 Northwestern Schedule

Rival: Illinois
Stadium Capacity: 47,100
Season Tickets Sold: 35,500

Week Opponent Result Attendance Weather Television
2 at Texas Christian
3 (41) ARIZONA STATE
4 KANSAS
$$5 at (43) Minnesota
$$6 (5) OHIO STATE
$$7 INDIANA
$$9 at (17) Wisconsin
$$10 (26) PURDUE
$$11 at (13) Penn State
$$12 at (1) Michigan
$$13 (36) ILLINOIS

Home Games in ALL CAPS
$$-Conference Games, ##-League Championship Games, **-Post-Season Games

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Top 25 plus Big Ten rankings:


The College Years
Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Michigan 0-0 B10 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.52 2.52 1
Oklahoma 0-0 B12 2.00 3.50 0.00 1.12 6.62 2
Florida State 0-0 ACC 4.00 4.00 0.00 0.12 8.12 3
Miami of Florida 0-0 ACC 3.00 7.50 0.00 1.36 11.86 4
Georgia 0-0 SEC 6.00 4.00 0.00 2.08 12.08 5
Texas 0-0 B12 8.00 5.50 0.00 1.20 14.70 6
Ohio State 0-0 B10 5.00 10.00 0.00 0.68 15.68 7
Nebraska 0-0 B12 7.00 14.00 0.00 1.04 22.04 8
Florida 0-0 SEC 10.00 10.00 0.00 2.04 22.04 9
Tennessee 0-0 SEC 11.00 9.00 0.00 2.20 22.20 10
Southern California 0-0 P10 9.00 14.00 0.00 1.88 24.88 11
Louisiana State 0-0 SEC 12.00 10.50 0.00 2.40 24.90 12
Alabama 0-0 SEC 15.00 10.50 0.00 2.28 27.78 13
Penn State 0-0 B10 13.00 15.00 0.00 0.72 28.72 14
California-Los Angeles 0-0 P10 14.00 14.00 0.00 1.92 29.92 15
Notre Dame 0-0 IND 16.00 12.00 0.00 4.56 32.56 16
Virginia Tech 0-0 ACC 18.00 15.50 0.00 1.56 35.06 17
Clemson 0-0 ACC 19.00 17.50 0.00 0.04 36.54 18
Wisconsin 0-0 B10 17.00 19.50 0.00 0.80 37.30 19
Washington 0-0 P10 24.00 17.50 0.00 1.96 43.46 20
Oregon 0-0 P10 22.00 23.00 0.00 1.76 46.76 21
Texas A&M 0-0 B12 21.00 26.50 0.00 1.24 48.74 22
Auburn 0-0 SEC 23.00 24.00 0.00 2.36 49.36 23
Iowa 0-0 B10 25.00 24.00 0.00 0.48 49.48 24
Kansas State 0-0 B12 20.00 29.50 0.00 0.96 50.46 25
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Purdue 0-0 B10 26.00 27.50 0.00 0.76 54.26 27
Michigan State 0-0 B10 29.00 37.00 0.00 0.56 66.56 33
Illinois 0-0 B10 36.00 48.50 0.00 0.40 84.90 40
Minnesota 0-0 B10 43.00 53.00 0.00 0.60 96.60 47
**Northwestern 0-0 B10 62.00 56.50 0.00 0.64 119.1459
Indiana 0-0 B10 70.00 63.00 0.00 0.44 133.4466

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

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Ok, now it is time to get down and dirty. As
you can see from the roster that I posted earlier, we are in for a loooong
season.

Quarterbacks

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Andersen, Reggie 15 QB Jr 24 43
Fulton, Earl 10 QB So 20 20
Helton, Walter 8 QB Sr 27 27
Schultz, Bobby 2 QB Fr* 14 55


We will be running a pro-style offense and use the pro formation, as such we
will need passers. Something we currently don't have. Andersen will get the
nod to start. He has a decent arm and will make some plays, but he will
scramble too much and will probably put the ball on the ground way too
much. Shultz is getting redshirted as a decent prospect. QB will be a
recruiting concern, but may be able to bite it for another year.


Running backs

Connell, Gene 47 RB Sr 43 43
Curtis, Billy 40 RB So 34 51
Lowe, Carlton 42 RB So 42 61
Newcomb, Willie 35 RB Jr 28 48
Read, Daniel 31 RB So* 41 73

Gardner, Kim 41 FB So 21 46
Rawlins, Jimmy 36 FB Fr* 20 44
Doyle, Cornelius 49 FB* So 17 33
Pierce, Carl 48 FB* Fr 19 24


We will start with RB Carlton Lowe and FB Kim Gardner. The RBs should do
alright for a year or two, but FB will need to be targeted. RB Read and FB
Rawlins start the season redshirted.


Receivers

Belt, Rich 82 TE Jr 37 69
Flynn, D.J. 97 TE So 30 33
Leech, Rex 95 TE So 18 40
Phillips, Dwayne 89 TE So 18 67
Harris, Byron 90 TE* So 10 32

Bryant, Martin 87 WR Jr 27 27
Giles, Robbie 83 WR Jr 18 20
Monroe, Brent 80 WR Jr 28 28
Walton, Roman 81 WR Fr 16 25
Harwell, Bernard 6 WR* Fr 17 31
McKnight, Clyde 85 WR* Fr 15 20
Willett, Mitchell 88 WR* Jr 15 34


UGH! While TE is serviceable, WR is a pure mess! WR Monroe could surprise
some, but Bryant is weak as a split end. All the other WRs are just pathetic.
WR will be a main recruiting need.


Offensive Line

Bragg, J.R. 56 C So 30 43
Rose, Rickey 54 C* Fr 11 66
Shepherd, Willie 51 C Sr 52 52

Bell, Donnie 61 G So* 20 70
Foley, Alonzo 66 G Sr* 29 29
Marshall, Jose 60 G Fr 6 70
Swope, Russell 62 G Jr* 21 51

Jones, Wayne 69 T Sr 41 41
Macri, Donnell 64 T Jr 31 31
Yocum, Joseph 72 T Sr* 34 35
Tomich, Charlie 73 T Fr 15 37
Vance, Norman 65 T So 14 37


The 2004 starting line will be C Belt, G Bell and G Foley, and T Jones and
Yokum. Definitely weak, but they could have some decent games, just
nothing consistant. C Rose is the only redshirt in the bunch and could
develope into something. Other than that, we need major upgrades here.
Tackles and Guards this year and Centers next.


So, that is a brief review of the Offense for this year. I will get to the
Defense tomorrow and get in a week or two of the season. I hope to be in
this for the long haul, so time isn't an issue.


The Wilcats are just about ready to pounce in 2004,....... er, maybe roll
over??? :D

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With the ugly offense already broken down, we now take a peek at the Northwestern defensive team.
The defense is not aweful, but in our division it is just going to be on the ropes the whole year,......
the outlook is not good.

Defensive Line

Pritchett, Dale 99 DE Sr* 40 56
Sanford, Gene 70 DE Jr 38 57
Schaeffer, Keith 78 DE Sr* 37 57
Peltier, Jackie 77 DE* Fr 20 33
Rogers, Vince 71 DE So* 6 21

Hatcher, Alex 76 DT Sr 36 36
Rolfe, Nick 74 DT Sr* 23 46
Bandhauer, Dwight 79 DT Fr 8 32
Beane, Jerry 96 DT Jr* 19 24

The defensive line is below average, but could be scrappy. Senior DEs Pritchett and Schaeffer are
decent enough and DE Gene Sanford(Jr) could replace either without any noticable letdown. Defensive
Tackle is a different story. We are going to be very weak up the middle! Starters Hatcher(Sr) and Rolfe(Sr)
are below average and have little to no endurance with very weak backups.

The only player to be redshirted here will be DE Jackie Peltier(Fr) who is a walkon that will fill a need in
the future. Also, with the 4-3 being used, both positions will need to be recruited this year!

Linebackers

Bowen, Derek 58 ILB Jr 50 50
Layton, Fred 92 ILB Fr 8 33
Ogden, Mack 94 ILB Jr 44 57
Browning, Clarence 59 ILB* Fr 11 41

Bailey, Mitch 44 OLB So 33 53
Booker, Horace 91 OLB Sr 46 46
Burks, Bryant 55 OLB So* 16 35
Sellers, Hunter 57 OLB Sr 44 52
Boatwright, Leon 93 OLB Jr* 15 50

ILB is looking good enough for this year and next if we can stay healthy. LB Bowen(Jr) will start and is decent
at stopping the run and is decent in coverage. Ogden is a good backup with relatively the same skill set.

On the outside, Sellers is a good balanced LB, unfortunately he only has the endurance of an 80 year old man!
Bailey(So) is a good run-stopper and some room to improve. With Sellers low endurance, Booker(Sr) will see a
ton of playing time and should be used on passing downs. Another OLB or two will help and be recruited.

Defensive Backs

Brown, Stephen 43 CB Fr 31 52
Tempest, Julio 30 CB Sr 34 43
Wendt, Al 34 CB Sr 36 53
Cole, Rod 27 CB Fr 13 49
Garner, Roman 29 CB Fr 9 60

Oliver, Jeremy 39 S So 27 34
Starks, Ethan 46 S Sr 32 32
Steadman, Lonnie 45 S Sr 32 52
Wooden, Bart 24 S Sr 47 63
Zellars, Arnold 37 S Sr* 31 31

We are in a world of hurt here! CB is better that S, but it is terrible and will be burned early and often most
weeks. CBs Wendt(Sr) and Brown(Fr) are ok at best, with Brown having some decent upside. Cole(Fr) will be a
decent backup and also be a part of the kick return team.

At Safety, Wooden(Sr) and Steadman(Sr) are decent with Steadman having a good nose for the ball. The
backups are just that,... backups. No Redshirts here and both positions are major concerns in recruiting.

Kickers

Matuatia, Aaron 3 P Jr 38 53
Terrell, Phil 18 P Sr 37 37
Timlin, Tyrell 16 P Jr 51 64

Montague, Skip 14 K Jr 44 49
Preston, Wally 12 K Jr 51 69
The kicking game is solid,..... and it is going to need to be! Timlin(Jr) and Preston(Jr) are both good and
would be decent on any team. Being juniors, and having decent backups, this is a position that will not be
heavily recruited this year.

So there it is in all its glory! The 2004 Wildcats! May God help us!!!

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Syndicate Coordinator
Name: Brent LeBlond
Age: 70
Academic Eligibility: Pretty Good
Syndicate Investigation: Good
Solicit Donations: Lousy

Defensive Coordinator
Name: Kendrick Benson
Age: 53
Play Calling: Lousy
Injury Avoidance: Terrible
Rehabilitation: Good
Congeniality: Pretty Good
Defensive Linemen: Terrible
Linebackers: Terrific
Secondary: Pretty Good

Offensive Coordinator
Name: Sherman Poteet
Age: 67
Play Calling: Very Good
Injury Avoidance: Good
Rehabilitation: Terrible
Congeniality: Decent
Quarterbacks: Poor
Running Backs: Terrible
Receivers: Poor
Offensive Linemen: Fair
Kickers: Good

Midwest Scout
Name: Rusty Geldt
Age: 74
Quarterbacks: Very Good
Running Backs: Terrible
Receivers: Decent
Offensive Linemen: Good
Kickers: Pretty Good
Defensive Linemen: Pretty Good
Linebackers: Terrific
Secondary: Terrible

Southeast Scout
Name: Scott Holmes
Age: 37
Quarterbacks: Lousy
Running Backs: Terrific
Receivers: Decent
Offensive Linemen: Terrible
Kickers: Excellent
Defensive Linemen: Excellent
Linebackers: Pretty Good
Secondary: Terrific

Great Lakes Scout
Name: Darryl Fenkner
Age: 51
Quarterbacks: Good
Running Backs: Very Good
Receivers: Very Good
Offensive Linemen: Pretty Good
Kickers: Pretty Good
Defensive Linemen: Very Good
Linebackers: Pretty Good
Secondary: Lousy

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2004 Recruiting Needs: QB?, FB?, WR x2, G, T, DE, DT x2, OLB, CB x2, S x2.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 27 (27 Black, Red, Blue Recruits)

WR Dominic Blalock – Ky
Strength: Yardage After Catch

WR Carlton Knight – Il
Strength: Getting Open

G A.J. Nealy – Ia
Strength: Run Blocking

DE Rico Goodwin – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer

DE Teddy Maloney – Ia
Strength: Defending The Run

DT Brian Shapiro – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer

DT Nick Lamar – In
Strength: Defending The Run

ILB Xavier Yager – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer

OLB Wayne Samuels – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer

OLB Trent Ocasio – Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer

OLB Carl Grayson – Il
Strength: Zone Defense

CB Skip Hardy – Il
Strength: Punt Returning

CB Cary Schneider – Il
Strength: Zone Defense

CB Myron Delgado – Wi
Strength: Kick Returning

CB J.T. Delgado – Il
Strength: Defending The Run

CB Archie Chamoun – Wi
Strength: Zone Defense

S Dwayne Wynn – Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes

S Russell Weaver – Il
Strength: Defending The Run

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2004 Recruiting Needs: QB?, FB?, WR x2, G, T, DE, DT x2, OLB, CB x2, S x2.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 27 (7 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Left)

WR Dominic Blalock – Ky
Strength: Yardage After Catch

WR Carlton Knight – Il
Strength: Getting Open

NEW - WR R.J. Phillips – In
Strength: Yardage After The Catch

G A.J. Nealy – Ia
Strength: Run Blocking

NEW - T George Campbell – In
Strength: Run Blocking

DE Rico Goodwin – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer

DE Teddy Maloney – Ia
Strength: Defending The Run

DT Brian Shapiro – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer

DT Nick Lamar – In
Strength: Defending The Run

ILB Xavier Yager – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer

OLB Wayne Samuels – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer

OLB Trent Ocasio – Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer

OLB Carl Grayson – Il
Strength: Zone Defense

CB Skip Hardy – Il
Strength: Punt Returning

CB Cary Schneider – Il
Strength: Zone Defense

CB Myron Delgado – Wi
Strength: Kick Returning

CB J.T. Delgado – Il
Strength: Defending The Run

CB Archie Chamoun – Wi
Strength: Zone Defense

S Dwayne Wynn – Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes

S Russell Weaver – Il
Strength: Defending The Run

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Northwestern (0-0) VS Texas Christian (0-0) (-7)
And so the long season begins. TCU rolls over the Wildcats with a pounding running game. And, as expected,
the passing game of the Wildcats was aweful! Some offense adjustments also need to be made.


Box Score: Northwestern at Texas Christian
Fort Worth, TX.

Week 2, 2004

Attendance: 42,600 (44,000).


Weather: 78 degrees, rain.

1Q: 07:27 TXCH - Bryan Hayes 23 pass from Jorge Simonson.
1Q: 07:27 TXCH - Erik Browning extra point.
1Q: 01:30 TXCH - Nolan Anglin 2 run.
1Q: 01:30 TXCH - Erik Browning extra point.
2Q: 11:38 NORW - Carlton Lowe 11 run.
2Q: 11:38 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
2Q: 04:02 TXCH - Geoff Cruise 4 pass from Jorge Simonson.
2Q: 04:02 TXCH - Erik Browning extra point.
3Q: 05:19 TXCH - Mitchell Zimmerman 17 pass from Jorge Simonson.
3Q: 05:19 TXCH - Erik Browning extra point.
3Q: 02:49 TXCH - Nolan Anglin 35 run.
3Q: 02:49 TXCH - Erik Browning extra point failed.
4Q: 04:55 NORW - Reggie Andersen 12 run.
4Q: 04:55 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.

Game MVP: TXCH 19 Jorge Simonson

Northwestern 0 7 0 7 - 14
Texas Christian 14 7 13 0 - 34

Team Statistics NORW TXCH

First Downs 14 23

Total Rushes 32 51
Net Rushing Yards 110 239
Yards Per Carry 3.4 4.6
Rushing Yards 158 275
Tckld Loss/Yards 4-7 8-19
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-41 2-17

Pass Attempts 28 18
Completions 7 12
Passing Yards 71 147
Yards Per Attempt 2.5 8.1
Interceptions 2 0
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0

Total Plays 60 69
Total Yards 181 386
Yards Per Play 3.0 5.5

3rd Down Plays 3/15 8/16

Penalties 1 6
Penalty Yards 6 47

Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 42
Time Of Possession 24:40 35:20




Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Lowe 9 36 4.0 11 1 0 0
47 Connell 9 82 9.1 50 0 2 0
15 Andersen 6 -31 -5.1 12 1 1 4
40 Curtis 5 25 5.0 9 0 1 0
41 Gardner 3 -2 -0.6 1 0 2 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
15 Andersen 22 7 71 3.2 18 0 0
8 Helton 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Monroe 3 31 10.3 15 17 0
42 Lowe 1 -3 -3.0 0 -3 0
89 Phillips 1 16 16.0 3 16 0
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6 Harwell 1 18 18.0 0 18 0
87 Bryant 1 9 9.0 6 9 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
24 Wooden 2 8 4.0 0
30 Tempest 1 1 1.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
45 Steadman 4 76 19.0 0
85 McKnight 1 26 26.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
16 Timlin 8 246 30.7 38 0

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 0 0 0 2 2

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
58 Bowen 9 2 0.0 0 0 0
45 Steadman 7 2 0.0 0 0 0
57 Sellers 7 1 0.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
24 Wooden 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
91 Booker 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
94 Ogden 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
76 Hatcher 1 1 1.5 0 0 0
71 Rogers 1 0 0.5 0 0 0
34 Wendt 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
8 Helton 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
47 Connell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
85 McKnight 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
56 Bragg 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
61 Bell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
66 Foley 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
64 Macri 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
69 Jones 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
72 Yocum 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Pritchett 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Beane 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Cole 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
39 Oliver 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Bandhauer 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
46 Starks 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
72 Yocum 0 0 0 0 0 1
69 Jones 0 0 0 0 0 1
66 Foley 0 0 0 0 3 1
41 Gardner 0 0 0 0 1 1
15 Andersen 1 0 1 0 0 0
89 Phillips 0 0 0 0 1 0
82 Belt 0 0 0 0 1 0
51 Shepherd 0 0 0 0 1 0
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 1 0
60 Marshall 0 0 0 0 1 0
64 Macri 0 0 0 0 1 0
78 Schaeffer 0 1 0 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
42 Carlton Lowe 3
15 Reggie Andersen 2
41 Kim Gardner 1
87 Martin Bryant 1
61 Donnie Bell 1
60 Jose Marshall 1
78 Keith Schaeffer 1
70 Gene Sanford 1
58 Derek Bowen 1
57 Hunter Sellers 1
45 Lonnie Steadman 1

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Oh, Come On! 7 Big Ten teams in the Top 20?! Well, it is only going into week 3, but this does not bode well for the Wildcats at all in season #1!


The College Years
Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Florida State 1-0 ACC 3.00 3.50 0.00 2.52 9.02 1
Michigan 1-0 B10 12.00 1.00 0.00 2.88 15.88 2
Clemson 1-0 ACC 1.00 13.50 0.00 2.44 16.94 3
Ohio State 1-0 B10 14.00 8.50 0.00 3.00 25.50 4
Georgia Tech 1-0 ACC 4.00 23.50 0.00 2.56 30.06 5
Iowa 1-0 B10 9.00 18.50 0.00 2.84 30.34 6
Penn State 1-0 B10 16.00 12.00 0.00 3.04 31.04 7
Oklahoma 1-0 B12 24.50 3.50 0.00 3.40 31.40 8
Texas 1-0 B12 23.00 5.00 0.00 3.44 31.44 9
Maryland 1-0 ACC 5.00 25.00 0.00 2.60 32.60 10
North Carolina State 1-0 ACC 6.25 24.50 0.00 2.68 33.43 11
Wisconsin 1-0 B10 16.50 16.00 0.00 3.08 35.58 12
Virginia 1-0 ACC 8.00 25.50 0.00 2.72 36.22 13
Nebraska 1-0 B12 21.25 12.50 0.00 3.32 37.07 14
Colorado 1-0 B12 18.00 20.00 0.00 3.12 41.12 15
Michigan State 1-0 B10 10.25 28.50 0.00 2.92 41.67 16
Georgia 1-0 SEC 35.25 3.50 0.00 3.92 42.67 17
Illinois 1-0 B10 7.00 35.50 0.00 2.76 45.26 18
Kansas State 1-0 B12 20.25 23.50 0.00 3.24 46.99 19
Tennessee 1-0 SEC 37.50 7.50 0.00 4.00 49.00 20
California-Los Angeles 1-0 P10 34.75 11.00 0.00 3.80 49.55 21
North Carolina 1-0 ACC 6.00 41.00 0.00 2.64 49.64 22
Washington 1-0 P10 32.00 14.50 0.00 3.84 50.34 23
Texas A&M 1-0 B12 27.00 22.50 0.00 3.48 52.98 24
Iowa State 1-0 B12 17.50 33.00 0.00 3.16 53.66 25
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Minnesota 1-0 B10 12.75 39.00 0.00 2.96 54.71 27
Indiana 1-0 B10 10.00 43.00 0.00 2.80 55.80 28
Purdue 0-1 B10 66.50 66.00 1.00 0.12 133.6265
**Northwestern 0-1 B10 67.00 75.00 1.00 0.08 143.0869

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

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WR Bernard Harwell (Fr) suffered a bruised ribcage during the drubbing against TCU in which he had a
single catch for 18 yds. He is currently listed as Probable and is expected to be full strength in 2 weeks.

[fmonster]

#33 Arizona State (1-0) (-2) VS Northwestern (0-1)

No new recruits this week, so no report.

8 Penalties for 80 yards against a good team will almost always end in failure, and so it was in the Wildcats first home game under the new regime. We definitely played a better game than last week against a better opponent, but still fell way short.

It still looks like we need to make more adjustments to the offense and Andersen still runs way too much. Stay tuned!



The College Years
Box Score: Arizona State at Northwestern
Chicago, IL.

Week 3, 2004

Attendance: 40,800 (47,100).


Weather: 73 degrees, fair.

1Q: 07:44 AZST - Gene Henry 11 run.
1Q: 07:44 AZST - Warren Owens extra point.
2Q: 04:19 AZST - Albert Freeman 9 pass from Jack Gouveia.
2Q: 04:19 AZST - Warren Owens extra point.
3Q: 09:51 AZST - Gene Henry 1 pass from Jack Gouveia.
3Q: 09:51 AZST - Warren Owens extra point.
3Q: 04:27 AZST - Warren Owens 24 field goal.
4Q: 13:23 AZST - Wade Porter 96 interception return.
4Q: 13:23 AZST - Warren Owens extra point.

Game MVP: AZST 42 Wade Porter

Arizona State 7 7 10 7 - 31
Northwestern 0 0 0 0 - 0

Team Statistics AZST NORW

First Downs 24 10

Total Rushes 39 29
Net Rushing Yards 144 72
Yards Per Carry 3.6 2.4
Rushing Yards 173 84
Tckld Loss/Yards 6-18 3-6
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-11 1-6

Pass Attempts 30 29
Completions 16 17
Passing Yards 209 149
Yards Per Attempt 6.9 5.1
Interceptions 2 1
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0

Total Plays 69 58
Total Yards 353 221
Yards Per Play 5.1 3.8

3rd Down Plays 8/13 6/16

Penalties 1 8
Penalty Yards 8 80

Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time Of Possession 30:26 29:34



Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
47 Connell 10 27 2.7 7 0 2 0
15 Andersen 8 15 1.8 5 0 0 1
42 Lowe 6 10 1.6 6 0 2 0
40 Curtis 3 11 3.6 7 0 0 0
49 Doyle 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 1 0
88 Willett 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
15 Andersen 29 17 149 5.1 19 0 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
47 Connell 4 25 6.2 15 13 0
80 Monroe 4 53 13.2 20 18 0
82 Belt 3 22 7.3 6 10 0
42 Lowe 2 12 6.0 2 6 0
89 Phillips 2 27 13.5 4 19 0
83 Giles 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
87 Bryant 1 5 5.0 2 5 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
24 Wooden 2 23 11.5 0
30 Tempest 1 8 8.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
47 Connell 4 72 18.0 0
45 Steadman 2 44 22.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
16 Timlin 9 286 31.7 37 2

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 0 1 0 0 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
58 Bowen 15 4 0.0 0 0 0
57 Sellers 7 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Booker 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
99 Pritchett 5 2 0.5 0 0 0
24 Wooden 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
46 Starks 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
76 Hatcher 2 2 0.5 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 2 1 0.5 0 0 0
79 Bandhauer 1 0 0.5 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
30 Tempest 1 0 0.0 1 0 0
41 Gardner 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
87 Bryant 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
51 Shepherd 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
92 Layton 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
59 Browning 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Garner 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
45 Steadman 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 0 2 0.0 1 14 0
94 Ogden 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
69 Jones 0 0 0 0 0 1
51 Shepherd 0 0 0 0 2 0
41 Gardner 0 1 0 0 0 0
82 Belt 0 0 0 0 1 0
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 1 0
66 Foley 0 0 0 0 1 0
72 Yocum 0 0 0 0 1 0

Player Stokes Awarded
47 Gene Connell 5
58 Derek Bowen 3
15 Reggie Andersen 2
72 Joseph Yocum 2
70 Gene Sanford 2
99 Dale Pritchett 2
30 Julio Tempest 2
42 Carlton Lowe 1
89 Dwayne Phillips 1
61 Donnie Bell 1
76 Alex Hatcher 1
27 Rod Cole 1
43 Stephen Brown 1

[fmonster]

Big Ten has a very strong presence in the top 10 with 4 teams. The Wildcats continue to slide toward the bottom,...... ok, maybe it is more of a nose-dive than a slide. :( ;)


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Ohio State 2-0 B10 1.75 7.00 0.00 2.28 11.03 1
Louisiana State 2-0 SEC 8.00 6.50 0.00 3.12 17.62 2
UCLA 2-0 P10 6.25 10.00 0.00 2.36 18.61 3
Oklahoma 2-0 B12 14.00 2.50 0.00 3.88 20.38 4
Iowa 2-0 B10 8.00 16.50 0.00 1.68 26.18 5
Penn State 2-0 B10 13.50 10.50 0.00 3.60 27.60 6
Michigan 2-0 B10 23.75 1.00 0.00 4.00 28.75 7
Texas A&M 2-0 B12 5.75 19.50 0.00 4.08 29.33 8
Virginia 2-0 ACC 4.75 22.00 0.00 3.56 30.31 9
Maryland 2-0 ACC 6.75 22.50 0.00 3.04 32.29 10
Colorado 2-0 B12 11.50 17.00 0.00 3.84 32.34 11
Oregon 1-0 P10 14.50 16.00 0.00 3.36 33.86 12
Minnesota 2-0 B10 4.50 31.50 0.00 1.96 37.96 13
Nebraska 2-0 B12 23.50 11.00 0.00 4.88 39.38 14
Southern California 1-0 P10 25.25 10.00 0.00 4.52 39.77 15
Mississippi 2-0 SEC 6.25 32.50 0.00 2.00 40.75 16
Arizona State 2-0 P10 12.00 27.00 0.00 3.64 42.64 17
Michigan State 2-0 B10 14.00 25.00 0.00 4.04 43.04 18
Arkansas 2-0 SEC 13.25 28.00 0.00 3.08 44.33 19
Georgia Tech 2-0 ACC 19.75 21.50 0.00 3.96 45.21 20
Missouri 2-0 B12 14.00 29.00 0.00 4.68 47.68 21
Kansas State 2-0 B12 22.50 20.50 0.00 4.80 47.80 22
Auburn 2-0 SEC 28.75 16.50 0.00 3.44 48.69 23
California 2-0 P10 13.25 32.50 0.00 4.32 50.07 24
Syracuse 2-0 BEC 14.75 33.50 0.00 2.32 50.57 25

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Wisconsin 2-0 B10 38.75 15.00 0.00 4.76 58.51 31
Illinois 1-1 B10 30.00 58.50 1.00 2.48 91.98 45
Purdue 1-1 B10 45.50 49.00 1.00 2.52 98.02 47
Indiana 1-1 B10 48.25 63.00 1.00 3.48 115.7357
**Northwestern 0-2 B10 86.00 86.00 2.00 0.24 174.2487

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

[fmonster]

Slight change in format, I will only be adding color to the new recruits. Previous weeks will reflect the recruiting group for all other recruits in the class.

2004 Recruiting Needs: QB?, FB?, WR x2, G, T, DE, DT x2, OLB, CB x2, S x2.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 27 (6 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Left)

FB Charles Zaragoza - Wi
Strength: Third Down Running
Scout: 46

WR Dominic Blalock – Ky
Strength: Yardage After Catch
Scout: 69+

WR Carlton Knight – Il
Strength: Getting Open
Scout: 72+

WR R.J. Phillips – In
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 57-

G A.J. Nealy – Ia
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 72-

T George Campbell – In
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 49+

DE Rico Goodwin – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 78+

DE Teddy Maloney – Ia
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 63+

DT Brian Shapiro – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 61+

DT Nick Lamar – In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69+

ILB Xavier Yager – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 73+

OLB Wayne Samuels – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 66+

OLB Trent Ocasio – Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 83-

OLB Carl Grayson – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 86+

CB Skip Hardy – Il
Strength: Punt Returning
Scout: 79++

CB Cary Schneider – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 72--

CB Myron Delgado – Wi
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 63++

CB J.T. Delgado – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 82--

CB Archie Chamoun – Wi
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 58++

S Dwayne Wynn – Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 56++

S Russell Weaver – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 100--

S Rickey Corona - Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 60

[fmonster]

Just a quick note. I am here at work now going back over this brief history and find that I am wanting more info on my recruits. So tonight, after I get home from work, I will post the scouting numbers for each player. After the recruiting class is signed, I will flesh out each recruit to give them more of an identity. :)

[fmonster]

DT Jerry Beane (Jr) (1 tkl) tore his Achilles Tendon during the Arizona State game and will be sidelined for 12 weeks.

OLB Mitch Bailey (So) (6 Tkl, 2 Asst) bruised his sternum vs ASU and is listed as probable for this weeks game.

WR Bernard Harwell (Fr) (1 catch - 18yds) is still listed as probable with bruised ribs.

[fmonster]

Kansas (1-1) VS Northwestern (0-2) (-2)

Unbelievably, we were favored at home!? Well, we went out and proved them wrong! :p This just in,....... the Wildcats have NO offense!!! Also, we threw way too much. More adjustments to come! Defense played decent. By the way, notice the 12 punts!!! :eek:


Box Score: Kansas at Northwestern
Chicago, IL.

Week 4, 2004

Attendance: 39,300 (47,100).


Weather: 76 degrees, fair.

1Q: 06:47 KANS - Dave Savickas 9 pass from Carlton Battle.
1Q: 06:47 KANS - Daryl Lance extra point.
1Q: 02:02 KANS - Carlton Battle 19 run.
1Q: 02:02 KANS - Daryl Lance extra point.
2Q: 11:29 KANS - Seth Godfrey 65 interception return.
2Q: 11:29 KANS - Daryl Lance extra point.
2Q: 07:55 KANS - Dave Savickas 25 pass from Carlton Battle.
2Q: 07:55 KANS - Daryl Lance extra point.
2Q: 00:00 NORW - Wally Preston 19 field goal.

Game MVP: NORW 70 Gene Sanford

Kansas 14 14 0 0 - 28
Northwestern 0 3 0 0 - 3

Team Statistics KANS NORW

First Downs 15 12

Total Rushes 37 27
Net Rushing Yards 70 120
Yards Per Carry 1.8 4.4
Rushing Yards 112 136
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-4 1-1
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-38 3-15

Pass Attempts 32 52
Completions 14 11
Passing Yards 181 105
Yards Per Attempt 5.6 2.0
Interceptions 6 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1

Total Plays 69 79
Total Yards 251 225
Yards Per Play 3.6 2.8

3rd Down Plays 4/16 2/20

Penalties 6 12
Penalty Yards 57 109

Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 31
Time Of Possession 33:14 26:46




Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Lowe 11 49 4.4 11 0 0 0
47 Connell 7 51 7.2 19 0 1 0
15 Andersen 6 -8 -1.3 8 0 1 3
87 Bryant 2 24 12.0 23 0 0 0
41 Gardner 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0

The College Years
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
15 Andersen 52 11 105 2.0 33 0 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
47 Connell 2 1 0.5 0 5 0
6 Harwell 2 41 20.5 2 33 0
88 Willett 2 21 10.5 0 14 0
42 Lowe 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
41 Gardner 1 5 5.0 5 5 0
89 Phillips 1 18 18.0 0 18 0
87 Bryant 1 8 8.0 6 8 0
80 Monroe 1 8 8.0 0 8 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
24 Wooden 1 4 4.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
45 Steadman 2 40 20.0 0
85 McKnight 1 14 14.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
3 Matuatia 6 200 33.3 42 2
16 Timlin 6 198 33.0 39 0

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 1 2 19 0 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
57 Sellers 10 1 0.5 0 0 0
58 Bowen 7 2 0.0 3 12 0
70 Sanford 6 1 3.5 0 0 0
45 Steadman 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
30 Tempest 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
76 Hatcher 3 1 1.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
34 Wendt 3 0 0.0 1 15 0
24 Wooden 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
42 Lowe 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 1 2 0.0 1 5 0
35 Newcomb 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
82 Belt 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
87 Bryant 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
72 Yocum 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
3 Matuatia 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Pritchett 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Booker 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Bandhauer 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
94 Ogden 0 0 0.0 1 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
69 Jones 0 0 0 0 1 2
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 0 1
51 Shepherd 0 0 0 0 2 0
15 Andersen 1 0 0 0 0 0
66 Foley 0 0 0 0 1 0
60 Marshall 0 0 0 0 1 0
72 Yocum 0 0 0 0 1 0
45 Steadman 0 1 0 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
58 Derek Bowen 3
15 Reggie Andersen 2
47 Gene Connell 2
70 Gene Sanford 2
34 Al Wendt 2
42 Carlton Lowe 1
76 Alex Hatcher 1
94 Mack Ogden 1
57 Hunter Sellers 1
43 Stephen Brown 1
24 Bart Wooden 1

[fmonster]

104th!!!! Ouch! We are in dire need of a win and in a hurry! :(


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Washington 2-0 P10 2.00 10.50 0.00 1.16 13.66 1
Louisiana State 3-0 SEC 7.50 6.00 0.00 2.04 15.54 2
Georgia 3-0 SEC 10.00 3.00 0.00 3.12 16.12 3
Iowa 3-0 B10 2.00 14.50 0.00 0.88 17.38 4
Florida State 2-0 ACC 15.00 2.50 0.00 3.16 20.66 5
Tennessee 2-0 SEC 11.25 6.00 0.00 3.76 21.01 6
Ohio State 3-0 B10 12.75 5.50 0.00 2.92 21.17 7
Michigan 3-0 B10 19.00 1.00 0.00 3.48 23.48 8
Penn State 3-0 B10 10.25 9.00 0.00 4.32 23.57 9
Texas A&M 3-0 B12 5.50 15.50 0.00 3.24 24.24 10
Colorado 3-0 B12 6.50 14.50 0.00 3.68 24.68 11
Maryland 3-0 ACC 5.75 18.50 0.00 3.56 27.81 12
Wisconsin 3-0 B10 15.00 11.50 0.00 4.72 31.22 13
Nebraska 3-0 B12 17.50 9.50 0.00 4.24 31.24 14
Virginia 3-0 ACC 9.25 19.00 0.00 3.96 32.21 15
Southern California 2-0 P10 19.00 8.50 0.00 4.84 32.34 16
Mississippi 3-0 SEC 4.75 27.00 0.00 2.20 33.95 17
Georgia Tech 3-0 ACC 15.75 18.00 0.00 3.92 37.67 18
Oregon 2-0 P10 22.75 14.50 0.00 1.40 38.65 19
Virginia Tech 2-0 ACC 27.00 9.00 0.00 4.04 40.04 20
Syracuse 3-0 BEC 9.25 27.50 0.00 3.32 40.07 21
Arkansas 3-0 SEC 18.00 23.00 0.00 3.80 44.80 22
Minnesota 3-0 B10 16.00 27.00 0.00 3.28 46.28 23
Kansas State 3-0 B12 26.50 16.50 0.00 4.76 47.76 24
California 3-0 P10 25.75 26.50 0.00 4.68 56.93 25
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Michigan State 2-1 B10 51.25 44.50 1.00 4.36 101.1150
Illinois 2-1 B10 47.50 51.00 1.00 4.64 104.1451
Indiana 2-1 B10 64.25 56.50 1.00 4.00 125.7565
**Northwestern 0-3 B10 103.0096.50 3.00 1.32 203.82104

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

[fmonster]

Just a couple of more new faces added to the group.


2004 Recruiting Needs: QB?, FB?, WR x2, G, T, DE, DT x2, OLB, CB x2, S x2.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 27 (5 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Left)

FB Charles Zaragoza - Wi
Strength: Third Down Running
Scout: 46+

WR Dominic Blalock – Ky
Strength: Yardage After Catch
Scout: 69+

WR Carlton Knight – Il
Strength: Getting Open
Scout: 72+

WR R.J. Phillips – In
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 57-

G A.J. Nealy – Ia
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 72-

G Ryan Kleman - Il
Strength: Pass Protection
Scout: 56

T George Campbell – In
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 49+

DE Rico Goodwin – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 78+

DE Teddy Maloney – Ia
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 63+

DE Bo Reid - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 49

DT Brian Shapiro – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 61+

DT Nick Lamar – In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69+

ILB Xavier Yager – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 73+

OLB Wayne Samuels – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 66+

OLB Trent Ocasio – Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 83-

OLB Carl Grayson – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 86+

CB Skip Hardy – Il
Strength: Punt Returning
Scout: 79++

CB Cary Schneider – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 72--

CB Myron Delgado – Wi
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 63++

CB J.T. Delgado – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 82--

CB Archie Chamoun – Wi
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 58++

S Dwayne Wynn – Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 56++

S Russell Weaver – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 100--

S Rickey Corona - Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 60+

[fmonster]

DT Jerry Beane (Jr) (1 tkl) tore his Achilles Tendon during the Arizona State game and will be sidelined for 11 weeks.

OLB Mitch Bailey (So) (7 Tkl, 2 Asst) Strained his hamstring vs Kansas and is listed as probable for this weeks game.

FB Kim Gardner (So) (4 Carries - 2 yds) Sprained his ankle Vs Kansas and is listed as probable and could take 2 week to heal.

P Tyrell Timlin (Jr) (23 punts/ 31.7 yds per punt) Severely Strained his hamstring Vs Kansas and is listed as out and could take as much as 29 weeks to heal!

CB Rob Cole (Fr) (1 Tkl, 1 Def) Is done for the year as he ruptured his ACL Vs Kansa and will be sidelined for up to 42 weeks!

[fmonster]

Northwestern (0-3) VS #23 Minnesota (3-0) (-22)

I knew this year would be brutal, but come on!!!


Box Score: Northwestern at Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN.

Week 5, 2004

Attendance: 45,300 (64,200).


Weather: 54 degrees, fair.

1Q: 10:39 MINN - Desmond Nance 5 pass from Damon Fitzgerald.
1Q: 10:39 MINN - Freddie Harding extra point.
1Q: 02:29 MINN - Brent McIntyre 2 run.
1Q: 02:29 MINN - Freddie Harding extra point.
2Q: 05:40 MINN - Earl Wilkerson 11 run.
2Q: 05:40 MINN - Freddie Harding extra point.
2Q: 05:06 MINN - Gilbert Whigham 8 pass from Damon Fitzgerald.
2Q: 05:06 MINN - Freddie Harding extra point.
2Q: 00:15 MINN - Freddie Harding 30 field goal.
3Q: 06:54 MINN - Freddie Harding 23 field goal.
4Q: 11:57 MINN - Steven Pimentel 13 pass from Damon Fitzgerald.
4Q: 11:57 MINN - Freddie Harding extra point.
4Q: 05:24 MINN - Randall Meier 62 interception return.
4Q: 05:24 MINN - Freddie Harding extra point.
4Q: 01:00 NORW - Wally Preston 32 field goal.

Game MVP: MINN 9 Damon Fitzgerald

Northwestern 0 0 0 3 - 3
Minnesota 14 17 3 14 - 48

Team Statistics NORW MINN

First Downs 11 24

Total Rushes 25 43
Net Rushing Yards 81 173
Yards Per Carry 3.2 4.0
Rushing Yards 87 186
Tckld Loss/Yards 4-6 3-7
Sacked/Yards Lost 0-0 1-6

Pass Attempts 34 28
Completions 12 19
Passing Yards 107 208
Yards Per Attempt 3.1 7.4
Interceptions 3 0
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0

Total Plays 59 71
Total Yards 188 381
Yards Per Play 3.1 5.3

3rd Down Plays 5/14 9/16

Penalties 8 9
Penalty Yards 49 67

Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 46
Time Of Possession 25:49 34:11



Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Lowe 12 36 3.0 8 0 3 0
40 Curtis 9 43 4.7 13 0 2 0
15 Andersen 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 2 0
47 Connell 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0
41 Gardner 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
15 Andersen 34 12 107 3.1 17 0 3

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
87 Bryant 3 37 12.3 6 16 0
88 Willett 3 30 10.0 0 16 0
89 Phillips 2 21 10.5 8 17 0
6 Harwell 2 11 5.5 0 10 0
40 Curtis 1 8 8.0 7 8 0
47 Connell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
24 Wooden 1 3 3.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
45 Steadman 2 37 18.5 0
47 Connell 1 19 19.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
3 Matuatia 6 201 33.5 43 1

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 1 1 32 0 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
58 Bowen 11 0 0.0 0 0 0
45 Steadman 7 1 0.0 0 0 0
24 Wooden 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
30 Tempest 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
57 Sellers 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
76 Hatcher 2 1 1.0 0 0 0
99 Pritchett 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Booker 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Bandhauer 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
34 Wendt 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
42 Lowe 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
89 Phillips 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
82 Belt 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
80 Monroe 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
69 Jones 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
71 Rogers 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Ogden 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
46 Starks 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Garner 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
51 Shepherd 0 0 0 0 2 0
66 Foley 0 0 0 0 2 0
69 Jones 0 0 0 0 2 0
41 Gardner 0 0 0 0 1 0
90 Harris 0 0 1 0 0 0
56 Bragg 0 0 0 0 1 0
45 Steadman 1 0 0 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
40 Billy Curtis 3
15 Reggie Andersen 2
76 Alex Hatcher 2
42 Carlton Lowe 1
90 Byron Harris 1
87 Martin Bryant 1
88 Mitchell Willett 1
12 Wally Preston 1
78 Keith Schaeffer 1
44 Mitch Bailey 1

[Havok]

dam... talk about an ass kicking!!!

[fmonster]

Havok, you said it!! :(

Surprise of the week was Iowa (preseason #24) went into Ann Arbor and beat preseason #1 Michigan, 17-3!!! Still 3 Top 10 teams in the Big Ten,... Penn State, Iowa and Ohio State.


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Florida State 3-0 ACC 6.00 1.50 0.00 3.64 11.14 1
Washington 3-0 P10 2.50 9.50 0.00 1.20 13.20 2
Penn State 4-0 B10 4.00 7.50 0.00 2.08 13.58 3
Tennessee 3-0 SEC 7.50 5.00 0.00 2.60 15.10 4
Louisiana State 4-0 SEC 8.00 5.00 0.00 2.24 15.24 5
Iowa 4-0 B10 1.00 14.00 0.00 0.36 15.36 6
Ohio State 3-0 B10 8.00 5.00 0.00 2.36 15.36 7
Southern California 3-0 P10 9.75 7.50 0.00 3.36 20.61 8
Georgia 3-0 SEC 18.75 2.00 0.00 3.52 24.27 9
Texas A&M 3-0 B12 8.00 14.00 0.00 3.72 25.72 10
Colorado 3-0 B12 10.00 14.00 0.00 3.40 27.40 11
Virginia Tech 3-0 ACC 15.25 8.00 0.00 4.40 27.65 12
Nebraska 3-0 B12 15.75 8.00 0.00 3.92 27.67 13
Syracuse 4-0 BEC 5.00 26.00 0.00 1.64 32.64 14
Maryland 4-0 ACC 12.25 18.50 0.00 3.24 33.99 15
Michigan 3-1 B10 22.50 11.50 1.00 0.64 35.64 16
Mississippi 4-0 SEC 7.50 26.50 0.00 1.92 35.92 17
Oregon 3-0 P10 21.00 13.00 0.00 3.88 37.88 18
Minnesota 4-0 B10 13.50 25.50 0.00 3.80 42.80 19
Alabama 3-1 SEC 23.00 22.00 1.00 1.08 47.08 20
Kansas State 3-0 B12 27.25 16.00 0.00 4.96 48.21 21
California 3-0 P10 21.00 25.00 0.00 4.52 50.52 22
Georgia Tech 3-0 ACC 29.00 17.50 0.00 4.68 51.18 23
Wisconsin 3-1 B10 20.25 28.50 1.00 2.92 52.67 24
Missouri 3-0 B12 26.00 24.00 0.00 4.88 54.88 25
_________________________________________________________

Purdue 2-1 B10 30.25 39.00 1.00 1.56 71.81 36
Michigan State 3-1 B10 36.00 39.50 1.00 4.00 80.50 44
Illinois 2-2 B10 58.50 56.50 2.00 4.48 121.4861
Indiana 2-2 B10 76.00 60.50 2.00 3.16 141.6672
**Northwestern 0-4 B10 103.50102.004.00 0.28 209.78106


$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

[fmonster]

The recruits are starting to sign, and the Wildcats lose their first recruit as CB Skip Hardy signs with Michigan. Other than that, we just followed up with some phone calls and visits.

2004 Recruiting Needs: QB?, FB?, WR x2, G, T, DE, DT x2, OLB, CB x2, S x2.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 27 (5 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Left)

FB Charles Zaragoza - Wi
Strength: Third Down Running
Scout: 46+

WR Dominic Blalock – Ky
Strength: Yardage After Catch
Scout: 69+

WR Carlton Knight – Il
Strength: Getting Open
Scout: 72+

WR R.J. Phillips – In
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 57-

G A.J. Nealy – Ia
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 72-

G Ryan Kleman - Il
Strength: Pass Protection
Scout: 56-

T George Campbell – In
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 49+

DE Rico Goodwin – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 78+

DE Teddy Maloney – Ia
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 63+

DE Bo Reid - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 49-

DT Brian Shapiro – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 61+

DT Nick Lamar – In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69+

ILB Xavier Yager – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 73+

OLB Wayne Samuels – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 66+

OLB Trent Ocasio – Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 83-

OLB Carl Grayson – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 86+

CB Skip Hardy – Il
Strength: Punt Returning
Scout: 79++
Michigan

CB Cary Schneider – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 72--

CB Myron Delgado – Wi
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 63++

CB J.T. Delgado – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 82--

CB Archie Chamoun – Wi
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 58++

S Dwayne Wynn – Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 56++

S Russell Weaver – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 100--

S Rickey Corona - Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 60+

[fmonster]

DT Jerry Beane (Jr) (1 tkl) tore his Achilles Tendon during the Arizona State game and will be sidelined for 10 weeks.

OLB Mitch Bailey (So) (11 Tkl, 4 Asst) Strained his hamstring vs Kansas and is listed as probable for this weeks game.

FB Kim Gardner (So) (5 Carries - 3 yds) Sprained his ankle Vs Kansas and is listed as probable and could take a week to completely heal.

P Tyrell Timlin (Jr) (23 punts/ 31.7 yds per punt) Severely Strained his hamstring Vs Kansas and is listed as out and could take as much as 28 weeks to heal!

CB Rob Cole (Fr) (1 Tkl, 1 Def) Is done for the year as he ruptured his ACL Vs Kansa and will be sidelined for up to 41 weeks!

ILB Derek Bowen (Jr) (42 Tkl, 8 Asst) Starting Linebacker and defensive team captain has the Flu and is listed as probable!

****Note**** The Wildcats also announce that there will be a change at QB as they call up Freshman Bobby Shultz. Shultz is a true pocket passer and a way better fit than any of our other QBs at the moment. Andersen will be his backup. As far as we are currently concerned, it can't get any worse than what it is!

[fmonster]

#2 Ohio State (3-0) (-22) VS Northwestern (0-4)

HOLY COW!!! The Northwestern Wildcats pull off what could be the biggest upset of the season, and definitely will be one for the school record books, as they beat #2 Ohio State 24-10!!

The Wildcats got to the Buckeyes QBs and recorded 4 sacks on the day. But the biggest defensive play was a second quarter sack of Ohio State star QB Schwartz that knocked him out of the game with a seperated shoulder. The Wildcat defense also shut down the run and contained the Buckeyes and maintained field position throughout the game. The interception for TD was the icing on the cake!

The true freshman QB Shultz held his own and then some. Shultz finished with a QB rating of 109.9 against one of the best teams in the country. The line did a fantastic job against the rush, allowing only one sack, but could do nothing for the run game.

Needless to say, the Northwestern Athletic Department will be working on the stadium this week re-erecting the goal posts! :D :)


Box Score: Ohio State at Northwestern
Chicago, IL.

Week 6, 2004

Attendance: 39,900 (47,100).


Weather: 67 degrees, fair.

1Q: 12:10 NORW - Brent Monroe 30 pass from Bobby Schultz.
1Q: 12:10 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
2Q: 11:51 OHST - Dusty Hughes 9 run.
2Q: 11:51 OHST - Ernie Jefferson extra point.
3Q: 05:34 OHST - Ernie Jefferson 45 field goal.
4Q: 05:18 NORW - Wally Preston 35 field goal.
4Q: 01:25 NORW - Billy Curtis 10 run.
4Q: 01:25 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
4Q: 01:04 NORW - Julio Tempest 38 interception return.
4Q: 01:04 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.

Game MVP: NORW 76 Alex Hatcher

Ohio State 0 7 3 0 - 10
Northwestern 7 0 0 17 - 24

Team Statistics OHST NORW

First Downs 16 14

Total Rushes 38 33
Net Rushing Yards 96 61
Yards Per Carry 2.5 1.8
Rushing Yards 130 79
Tckld Loss/Yards 5-12 6-12
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-22 1-6

Pass Attempts 39 24
Completions 14 15
Passing Yards 212 120
Yards Per Attempt 5.4 5.0
Interceptions 1 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0

Total Plays 77 57
Total Yards 308 181
Yards Per Play 4.0 3.1

3rd Down Plays 5/19 4/14

Penalties 12 5
Penalty Yards 102 39

Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 36
Time Of Possession 32:43 27:17




Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Lowe 18 36 2.0 6 0 4 0
40 Curtis 12 36 3.0 10 1 3 0
2 Schultz 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 0 1
47 Connell 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0 1 0
49 Doyle 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Schultz 24 15 120 5.0 30 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
The College Years
87 Bryant 4 30 7.5 8 11 0
42 Lowe 3 31 10.3 18 18 0
49 Doyle 2 7 3.5 0 7 0
6 Harwell 2 17 8.5 8 11 0
80 Monroe 2 39 19.5 26 30 1
40 Curtis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
89 Phillips 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
30 Tempest 3 32 10.6 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
45 Steadman 2 43 21.5 0
47 Connell 1 14 14.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
3 Matuatia 8 248 31.0 43 1

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 1 2 35 3 3

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
24 Wooden 8 2 0.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 6 0 0.5 0 0 0
45 Steadman 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
76 Hatcher 5 0 1.5 0 0 0
57 Sellers 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Booker 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 3 4 1.5 0 0 0
94 Ogden 3 4 0.5 0 0 0
30 Tempest 2 1 0.0 1 38 1
42 Lowe 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
40 Curtis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
48 Pierce 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
80 Monroe 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
69 Jones 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
3 Matuatia 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Pritchett 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
58 Bowen 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Garner 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
46 Starks 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Bandhauer 0 2 0.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
34 Wendt 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 0 1
82 Belt 0 0 0 0 3 0
51 Shepherd 0 0 0 0 1 0
66 Foley 0 0 0 0 1 0
69 Jones 0 0 0 0 1 0

Player Stokes Awarded
42 Carlton Lowe 4
40 Billy Curtis 4
94 Mack Ogden 3
24 Bart Wooden 3
70 Gene Sanford 2
43 Stephen Brown 2
45 Lonnie Steadman 2
2 Bobby Schultz 1
47 Gene Connell 1
87 Martin Bryant 1
80 Brent Monroe 1
12 Wally Preston 1
74 Nick Rolfe 1
34 Al Wendt 1
30 Julio Tempest 1

[fmonster]

With that upset win, Northwestern moves back into the Top 100!!!!:p


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Penn State 5-0 B10 1.50 4.50 0.00 0.72 6.72 1
Louisiana State 5-0 SEC 3.00 3.00 0.00 1.28 7.28 2
Iowa 5-0 B10 2.50 9.00 0.00 0.48 11.98 3
Florida State 4-0 ACC 7.25 1.00 0.00 4.04 12.29 4
Southern California 3-0 P10 5.25 4.00 0.00 3.16 12.41 5
Texas A&M 4-0 B12 3.50 11.50 0.00 2.36 17.36 6
Nebraska 4-0 B12 9.25 5.50 0.00 2.92 17.67 7
Oregon 4-0 P10 10.00 9.00 0.00 2.64 21.64 8
Virginia Tech 4-0 ACC 14.25 5.00 0.00 3.96 23.21 9
Maryland 4-0 ACC 8.50 15.00 0.00 2.80 26.30 10
Michigan 4-1 B10 19.50 7.00 1.00 1.40 28.90 11
Mississippi 5-0 SEC 5.25 22.50 0.00 1.68 29.43 12
Alabama 4-1 SEC 13.25 15.50 1.00 0.64 30.39 13
Syracuse 5-0 BEC 5.50 21.50 0.00 3.52 30.52 14
Tennessee 3-1 SEC 14.25 17.00 1.00 0.36 32.61 15
Washington 3-1 P10 14.50 22.50 1.00 0.68 38.68 16
Auburn 4-1 SEC 15.50 21.00 1.00 1.56 39.06 17
Wisconsin 4-1 B10 17.00 21.00 1.00 2.24 41.24 18
Missouri 4-0 B12 18.00 19.50 0.00 4.52 42.02 19
Oklahoma 3-1 B12 29.25 11.00 1.00 1.96 43.21 20
Texas 3-1 B12 28.00 13.50 1.00 2.60 45.10 21
Miami of Florida 3-1 ACC 29.75 14.50 1.00 2.28 47.53 22
Georgia 3-1 SEC 33.50 12.50 1.00 1.88 48.88 23
Minnesota 4-1 B10 11.00 37.00 1.00 1.08 50.08 24
Colorado 3-1 B12 22.25 28.00 1.00 2.16 53.41 25
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Ohio State 3-1 B10 41.00 18.50 1.00 2.96 63.46 31
Michigan State 3-2 B10 34.50 47.50 2.00 1.80 85.80 44
Purdue 2-2 B10 46.75 48.50 2.00 1.52 98.77 51
Indiana 2-3 B10 60.25 69.50 3.00 1.24 133.9964
Illinois 2-3 B10 65.75 63.00 3.00 3.32 135.0766
**Northwestern 1-4 B10 78.00 84.50 4.00 0.24 166.7480

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

[fmonster]

We lost another one this week as CB Myron Delgado commits to UCLA.

2004 Recruiting Needs: QB?, FB?, WR x2, G, T, DE, DT x2, OLB, CB x2, S x2.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 27 (4 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Left)

FB Charles Zaragoza - Wi
Strength: Third Down Running
Scout: 46+

WR Dominic Blalock – Ky
Strength: Yardage After Catch
Scout: 69+

WR Carlton Knight – Il
Strength: Getting Open
Scout: 72+

WR R.J. Phillips – In
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 57-

G A.J. Nealy – Ia
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 72-

G Ryan Kleman - Il
Strength: Pass Protection
Scout: 56-

T George Campbell – In
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 49+

DE Rico Goodwin – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 78+

DE Teddy Maloney – Ia
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 63+

DE Bo Reid - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 49-

DT Brian Shapiro – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 61+

DT Nick Lamar – In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69+

DT Adam Thorton - Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 46+

ILB Xavier Yager – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 73+

OLB Wayne Samuels – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 66+

OLB Trent Ocasio – Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 83-

OLB Carl Grayson – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 86+

OLB Ray Stauffer - Il
Strength: Man to Man Defense
Scout: 43+

CB Skip Hardy – Il
Strength: Punt Returning
Scout: 79++
Michigan

CB Cary Schneider – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 72--

CB Myron Delgado – Wi
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 63++
UCLA

CB J.T. Delgado – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 82--

CB Archie Chamoun – Wi
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 58++

S Dwayne Wynn – Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 56++

S Russell Weaver – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 100--

S Rickey Corona - Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 60+

S Oscar England - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69--

[MizzouRah]

Nice win against Ohio St.!

[fmonster]

DT Jerry Beane (Jr) (1 tkl) tore his Achilles Tendon during the Arizona State game and will be sidelined for 9 weeks.

OLB Mitch Bailey (So) (12 Tkl, 4 Asst) Strained his hamstring vs Kansas and is listed as probable for this weeks game.

P Tyrell Timlin (Jr) (23 punts/ 31.7 yds per punt) Severely Strained his hamstring Vs Kansas and is listed as out and could take as much as 27 weeks to heal!

CB Rob Cole (Fr) (1 Tkl, 1 Def) Is done for the year as he ruptured his ACL Vs Kansa and will be sidelined for up to 40 weeks!

ILB Derek Bowen (Jr) (42 Tkl, 8 Asst) Starting Linebacker and defensive team captain has the Flu and is listed as probable!

CB Roman Garner (Fr) Suffered a concussion during the Ohio State game and is listed as probable but will be at full strength in 4 weeks.

QB Robby Shultz (Fr) (15-24, 1TD, 1 INT, 109.9 Rating) received a bruised shoulder during the Ohio State game, but is listed as probable for the Indiana game.

[fmonster]

Indiana (2-3) VS Northwestern (1-4)(-2)

Looks like the Wildcats were leveraging their upset victory over Ohio State to garner a 2 point favorite status in this weeks game Vs Indiana. Unfortunately for the home team, Indiana didn't believe the hype.

What a sloppy day on the field, both in weather and play! Both teams turned the ball over 4 times. But, as sloppy as the game was, it was a doozy with Indiana finally winning after the third overtime! Final score, Indiana 47 - Northwestern 44!

Wildcats QB Bobby Shultz looks to be a keeper for the next few years in this offense. The question is, will he have the same coaching staff?! :D


Box Score: Indiana at Northwestern
Chicago, IL.

Week 7, 2004

Attendance: 38,400 (47,100).


Weather: 55 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 09:58 NORW - Wally Preston 43 field goal.
1Q: 06:18 INDI - Jeffrey Grier 36 field goal.
2Q: 12:25 NORW - Wally Preston 31 field goal.
2Q: 05:59 INDI - Kenny Keneley 9 pass from Dan Hutchins.
2Q: 05:59 INDI - Jeffrey Grier extra point.
2Q: 04:48 INDI - Jeffrey Grier 32 field goal.
3Q: 07:38 INDI - Jeffrey Grier 26 field goal.
4Q: 05:41 NORW - Stephen Brown 58 interception return.
4Q: 05:41 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
4Q: 02:18 NORW - Carlton Lowe 3 run.
4Q: 02:18 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
4Q: 01:54 NORW - Martin Bryant 12 pass from Bobby Schultz.
4Q: 01:54 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
4Q: 00:24 INDI - Sammy Karinen 6 pass from Dan Hutchins.
4Q: 00:24 INDI - Dan Hutchins pass to Martin Houston for conversion
4Q: 00:00 INDI - Jeffrey Grier 51 field goal.
OT: 14:51 NORW - Martin Bryant 25 pass from Bobby Schultz.
OT: 14:51 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
OT: 12:26 INDI - Corey Emmons 9 pass from Dan Hutchins.
OT: 12:26 INDI - Jeffrey Grier extra point.
OT: 14:43 INDI - Reuben Newsome 15 run.
OT: 14:43 INDI - Jeffrey Grier extra point.
OT: 13:38 NORW - Brent Monroe 11 pass from Bobby Schultz.
OT: 13:38 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
OT: 13:18 NORW - Wally Preston 21 field goal.
OT: 14:21 INDI - Dan Hutchins 5 run.

Game MVP: INDI 80 Kenny Keneley

Indiana 3 10 3 11 20 - 47
Northwestern 3 3 0 21 17 - 44

Team Statistics INDI NORW

First Downs 24 18

Total Rushes 30 31
Net Rushing Yards 42 67
Yards Per Carry 1.4 2.1
Rushing Yards 84 89
Tckld Loss/Yards 7-13 6-14
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-29 1-8

Pass Attempts 52 36
Completions 30 25
Passing Yards 355 305
Yards Per Attempt 6.8 8.4
Interceptions 3 3
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/1

Total Plays 82 67
Total Yards 397 372
Yards Per Play 4.8 5.5

3rd Down Plays 3/17 0/11

Penalties 9 9
Penalty Yards 67 75

Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 36
Time Of Possession 35:02 31:41




Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Lowe 16 16 1.0 6 1 7 0
40 Curtis 13 42 3.2 26 0 6 0
2 Schultz 1 -8 -8.0 0 0 0 1
49 Doyle 1 17 17.0 17 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Schultz 36 25 305 8.4 29 3 3

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
6 Harwell 5 52 10.4 7 17 0
87 Bryant 5 81 16.2 71 29 2
80 Monroe 5 57 11.4 39 15 1
42 Lowe 4 40 10.0 9 16 0
82 Belt 2 24 12.0 5 17 0
40 Curtis 1 27 27.0 30 27 0
47 Connell 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
49 Doyle 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
89 Phillips 1 16 16.0 0 16 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
24 Wooden 2 2 1.0 0
30 Tempest 1 3 3.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
85 McKnight 1 15 15.0 0
45 Steadman 1 19 19.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
3 Matuatia 6 179 29.8 39 1

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 3 4 43 5 5

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
58 Bowen 9 3 1.0 1 53 0
57 Sellers 6 3 0.0 0 0 0
34 Wendt 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
45 Steadman 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
30 Tempest 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
24 Wooden 4 4 0.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 3 1 1.0 0 0 0
29 Garner 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Booker 2 1 1.0 0 0 0
76 Hatcher 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 2 3 0.5 0 0 0
46 Starks 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 1 1 0.0 2 58 1
2 Schultz 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
40 Curtis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
87 Bryant 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
51 Shepherd 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
61 Bell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
72 Yocum 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Pritchett 0 3 0.5 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
69 Jones 0 0 0 0 0 1
80 Monroe 1 0 2 0 0 0
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 2 0
42 Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 0
40 Curtis 1 0 0 0 0 0
82 Belt 1 0 0 0 0 0
51 Shepherd 0 0 0 0 1 0
66 Foley 0 0 1 0 0 0
72 Yocum 0 0 0 0 1 0
58 Bowen 0 1 0 0 0 0
29 Garner 0 1 0 0 0 0
34 Wendt 0 0 1 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
42 Carlton Lowe 6
2 Bobby Schultz 4
40 Billy Curtis 4
58 Derek Bowen 3
43 Stephen Brown 3
24 Bart Wooden 3
87 Martin Bryant 2
80 Brent Monroe 2
12 Wally Preston 2
78 Keith Schaeffer 2
99 Dale Pritchett 2
34 Al Wendt 2
70 Gene Sanford 1
76 Alex Hatcher 1
57 Hunter Sellers 1

[fmonster]

Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Florida State 5-0 ACC 3.25 1.00 0.00 3.24 7.49 1
Southern California 4-0 P10 3.25 3.50 0.00 2.28 9.03 2
Iowa 5-0 B10 2.25 8.50 0.00 0.48 11.23 3
Penn State 6-0 B10 6.75 3.50 0.00 1.64 11.89 4
Texas A&M 5-0 B12 1.50 9.50 0.00 2.08 13.08 5
Oregon 5-0 P10 4.25 8.00 0.00 1.72 13.97 6
Nebraska 5-0 B12 7.25 5.00 0.00 1.88 14.13 7
Michigan 5-1 B10 9.75 5.00 1.00 0.20 15.95 8
Virginia Tech 5-0 ACC 12.25 4.00 0.00 4.52 20.77 9
Tennessee 4-1 SEC 9.75 13.00 1.00 0.32 24.07 10
Louisiana State 5-1 SEC 12.25 12.00 1.00 1.12 26.37 11
Mississippi 6-0 SEC 8.50 16.00 0.00 2.00 26.50 12
Washington 4-1 P10 9.00 17.50 1.00 0.80 28.30 13
Alabama 5-1 SEC 14.75 12.00 1.00 1.04 28.79 14
Oklahoma 4-1 B12 18.00 8.50 1.00 2.12 29.62 15
Miami of Florida 3-1 ACC 16.25 15.00 1.00 1.48 33.73 16
Wisconsin 5-1 B10 16.25 16.50 1.00 2.68 36.43 17
Auburn 4-1 SEC 18.25 19.00 1.00 1.56 39.81 18
UCLA 4-1 P10 23.75 15.50 1.00 3.76 44.01 19
Notre Dame 4-2 IND 17.25 26.50 2.00 0.28 46.03 20
Middle Tennessee State 6-0 SUN 16.50 27.00 0.00 4.48 47.98 21
Maryland 4-1 ACC 19.00 26.50 1.00 2.48 48.98 22
Colorado 4-1 B12 24.25 21.00 1.00 3.20 49.45 23
Kansas State 4-1 B12 21.25 24.50 1.00 4.04 50.79 24
Georgia Tech 4-1 ACC 26.00 24.50 1.00 3.52 55.02 25
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Michigan State 4-2 B10 27.25 40.50 2.00 2.04 71.79 34
Minnesota 4-2 B10 29.00 45.00 2.00 0.36 76.36 35
Ohio State 3-2 B10 51.75 30.00 2.00 2.36 86.11 44
Indiana 3-3 B10 51.25 61.50 3.00 1.24 116.9955
Purdue 2-3 B10 60.75 56.00 3.00 0.52 120.2759
Illinois 2-4 B10 73.75 75.00 4.00 2.72 155.4778
**Northwestern 1-5 B10 83.25 91.50 5.00 0.76 180.5189


$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

[fmonster]

This is an off week for the Wildcats, but the recruiting drive goes on!

We lost several recruits this week as WR Dominic Blalock will be headed for Louisville, DE Bo Reid will be heading to Rockford:rolleyes: , DT Brian Shapiro is going to Indiana and S Russell Weaver is off to Illinois.

But all is not doom and gloom for the home team as Northwestern signs it's first recruit of the new Wildcats,...... S Dwayne Wynn!

Wynn is a true Blue Chip prospect and his signing may be the trigger that makes other recruits consider Northwestern just a tad bit more. Here are Wynn's stats: 63 Tackles, 3.5 sacks and 12 Interceptions in 9 games! (I will sum up all the rankings at the end of the season for all my recruits) That said, Wynn has been picked for the All-Country Team!!! Not bad for the first ever recruit to sign!!!

2004 Recruiting Needs: QB?, FB?, WR x2, G, T, DE, DT x2, OLB, CB x2, S x2.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 27 (3 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Left)

FB Charles Zaragoza - Wi
Strength: Third Down Running
Scout: 46+

WR Dominic Blalock – Ky
Strength: Yardage After Catch
Scout: 69+
Louisville

WR Carlton Knight – Il
Strength: Getting Open
Scout: 72+

WR R.J. Phillips – In
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 57-

WR Tommy Moreland - Ky
Strength: Catching The Ball
Scout: 58+

G A.J. Nealy – Ia
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 72-

G Ryan Kleman - Il
Strength: Pass Protection
Scout: 56-

T George Campbell – In
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 49+

DE Rico Goodwin – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 78+

DE Teddy Maloney – Ia
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 63+

DE Bo Reid - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 49-
Rockford

DT Brian Shapiro – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 61+
Indiana

DT Nick Lamar – In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69+

DT Adam Thorton - Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 46+

DT Russell Covington - In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 59-

DT Ellis Lowe - Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 20+

ILB Xavier Yager – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 73+

OLB Wayne Samuels – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 66+

OLB Trent Ocasio – Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 83-

OLB Carl Grayson – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 86+

OLB Ray Stauffer - Il
Strength: Man to Man Defense
Scout: 43+

CB Skip Hardy – Il
Strength: Punt Returning
Scout: 79++
Michigan

CB Cary Schneider – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 72--

CB Myron Delgado – Wi
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 63++
UCLA

CB J.T. Delgado – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 82--

CB Archie Chamoun – Wi
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 58++

CB Jorge Reel - Il
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 46-

CB Ralph Newsome - Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 41+

S Dwayne Wynn – Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 56++
Northwestern

S Russell Weaver – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 100--
Illinois

S Rickey Corona - Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 60+

S Oscar England - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69--

[fmonster]

Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Florida State 6-0 ACC 2.00 1.00 0.00 2.48 5.48 1
Southern California 5-0 P10 1.25 3.50 0.00 1.20 5.95 2
Penn State 6-0 B10 4.50 3.50 0.00 1.80 9.80 3
Nebraska 6-0 B12 5.25 4.00 0.00 1.44 10.69 4
Texas A&M 6-0 B12 3.25 7.50 0.00 2.24 12.99 5
Iowa 6-0 B10 4.75 7.00 0.00 1.28 13.03 6
Oregon 6-0 P10 5.50 7.00 0.00 3.84 16.34 7
Tennessee 5-1 SEC 7.50 10.00 1.00 0.08 18.58 8
Louisiana State 5-1 SEC 7.25 11.00 1.00 0.60 19.85 9
Virginia Tech 5-0 ACC 16.25 3.50 0.00 4.44 24.19 10
Alabama 6-1 SEC 15.00 10.50 1.00 1.60 28.10 11
Miami of Florida 4-1 ACC 15.75 11.00 1.00 1.16 28.91 12
Auburn 5-1 SEC 11.50 16.50 1.00 0.72 29.72 13
Wisconsin 6-1 B10 14.50 13.50 1.00 3.08 32.08 14
Michigan 5-2 B10 22.50 12.00 2.00 0.40 36.90 15
Georgia Tech 5-1 ACC 13.00 20.00 1.00 3.28 37.28 16
Mississippi 6-1 SEC 11.50 27.00 1.00 1.04 40.54 17
Colorado 5-1 B12 18.25 18.00 1.00 3.52 40.77 18
Middle Tennessee State 6-0 SUN 16.25 22.50 0.00 4.36 43.11 19
Kansas State 5-1 B12 19.75 20.00 1.00 3.32 44.07 20
Oklahoma 4-2 B12 27.50 18.50 2.00 0.92 48.92 21
Notre Dame 5-2 IND 24.00 22.00 2.00 1.56 49.56 22
Washington 4-2 P10 19.50 28.50 2.00 0.68 50.68 23
Texas 4-2 B12 28.75 19.50 2.00 1.76 52.01 24
Utah 5-1 MNW 22.25 25.00 1.00 4.60 52.85 25
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Minnesota 5-2 B10 15.50 36.50 2.00 0.44 54.44 27
Ohio State 3-3 B10 45.25 38.50 3.00 0.48 87.23 42
Michigan State 4-3 B10 45.00 47.00 3.00 1.32 96.32 48
Indiana 3-3 B10 60.25 63.00 3.00 2.28 128.5360
Purdue 2-4 B10 63.25 66.50 4.00 0.32 134.0766
Illinois 3-4 B10 62.75 65.50 4.00 2.16 134.4167
**Northwestern 1-5 B10 82.00 91.50 5.00 0.88 179.3886

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.




2004 Season Standings, Big Ten

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Penn State 6 0 0 1.000 211 56 3 0 0 1.000 79 32 Won 6
Iowa 6 0 0 1.000 172 51 3 0 0 1.000 50 31 Won 6
Wisconsin 6 1 0 .857 235 87 3 1 0 .750 96 47 Won 3
Michigan 5 2 0 .714 168 157 2 2 0 .500 54 87 Lost 1
Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 231 121 2 2 0 .500 111 62 Won 1
Michigan State 4 3 0 .571 224 90 2 2 0 .500 108 73 Lost 1
Indiana 3 3 0 .500 144 185 1 2 0 .333 54 113 Won 1
Purdue 2 4 0 .333 114 116 1 2 0 .333 43 64 Lost 3
**Northwestern 1 5 0 .166 88 198 1 2 0 .333 71 105 Lost 1
Illinois 3 4 0 .428 236 155 1 3 0 .250 75 108 Won 1
Ohio State 3 3 0 .500 133 76 0 3 0 .000 37 56 Lost 3

[fmonster]

The Wildcats have a couple of new recruits to add to the mix for next year. They are FB Charles Zaragoza, T George Campbell, OLB Carl Grayson (#8 ranked OLB in the country), and CB Cary Schneider (Listed biggest weakness is intercepting passes, yet he had 16 this year in high school:eek: ).

Losses this week were DE Teddy Maloney went to Iowa State, DT Nick Lamar goes to Notre Dame and CB Archie Chamoun signed with Marshall.


2004 Recruiting Needs: QB?, FB?, WR x2, G, T, DE, DT x2, OLB, CB x2, S x2.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 27 (3 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Left)

FB Charles Zaragoza - Wi
Strength: Third Down Running
Scout: 46+
Northwestern

WR Dominic Blalock – Ky
Strength: Yardage After Catch
Scout: 69+
Louisville

WR Carlton Knight – Il
Strength: Getting Open
Scout: 72+

WR R.J. Phillips – In
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 57-

WR Tommy Moreland - Ky
Strength: Catching The Ball
Scout: 58+

G A.J. Nealy – Ia
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 72-

G Ryan Kleman - Il
Strength: Pass Protection
Scout: 56-

T George Campbell – In
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 49+
Northwestern

DE Rico Goodwin – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 78+

DE Teddy Maloney – Ia
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 63+
Iowa State

DE Bo Reid - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 49-
Rockford

DT Brian Shapiro – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 61+
Indiana

DT Nick Lamar – In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69+
Notre Dame

DT Adam Thorton - Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 46+

DT Russell Covington - In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 59-

DT Ellis Lowe - Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 20+

ILB Xavier Yager – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 73+

OLB Wayne Samuels – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 66+

OLB Trent Ocasio – Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 83-

OLB Carl Grayson – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 86+
Northwestern

OLB Ray Stauffer - Il
Strength: Man to Man Defense
Scout: 43+

CB Skip Hardy – Il
Strength: Punt Returning
Scout: 79++
Michigan

CB Cary Schneider – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 72--
Northwestern

CB Myron Delgado – Wi
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 63++
UCLA

CB J.T. Delgado – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 82--

CB Archie Chamoun – Wi
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 58++
Marshall

CB Jorge Reel - Il
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 46-

CB Ralph Newsome - Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 41+

S Dwayne Wynn – Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 56++
Northwestern

S Russell Weaver – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 100--
Illinois

S Rickey Corona - Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 60+

S Oscar England - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69--

[fmonster]

DT Jerry Beane (Jr) (1 tkl) tore his Achilles Tendon during the Arizona State game and will be sidelined for 7 weeks.

OLB Mitch Bailey (So) (13 Tkl, 4 Asst) Strained his hamstring vs Kansas and is listed as probable for this weeks game.

P Tyrell Timlin (Jr) (23 punts/ 31.7 yds per punt) Severely Strained his hamstring Vs Kansas and is listed as out and could take as much as 24 weeks to heal!

RB Gene Connell (Sr) (28 Rushes 160 yds) Suffered a Hyperextended Elbow Vs Indiana and is listed as Doubtful and is not expected to be full strength for another 3 weeks.

CB Rob Cole (Fr) (1 Tkl, 1 Def) Is done for the year as he ruptured his ACL Vs Kansa and will be sidelined for up to 38 weeks!

CB Roman Garner (Fr) Suffered a concussion during the Ohio State game and is listed as probable but will be at full strength in 1 week.

DE Dale Pritchett (Sr) (10 Tkl, 5 Asst, 1 Sack) Is probable this week with a Bruised Shoulder.

CB Julio Tempest (Sr) (2 Int, 1 TD) Suffered a Broken Ankle Vs Indiana and will be sidelined for 13 Weeks.

[fmonster]

Northwestern (1-5) Vs #14 Wisconsin (6-1) (-20)

OUCH!!! We just got man-handled by a much better team.


Box Score: Northwestern at Wisconsin
Madison, WI.

Week 9, 2004

Attendance: 76,600 (76,600).


Weather: 51 degrees, rain.

1Q: 10:18 WISC - Oscar Stegeman 71 pass from J.J. Young.
1Q: 10:18 WISC - Ike Maxwell extra point.
1Q: 05:39 WISC - Ike Maxwell 31 field goal.
2Q: 06:12 WISC - Roger Newhart 24 pass from J.J. Young.
2Q: 06:12 WISC - Ike Maxwell extra point.
2Q: 01:14 WISC - Ike Maxwell 34 field goal.
4Q: 10:04 WISC - Roger Newhart 6 pass from J.J. Young.
4Q: 10:04 WISC - Ike Maxwell extra point.
4Q: 02:29 WISC - Ike Maxwell 26 field goal.

Game MVP: WISC 84 Oscar Stegeman

Northwestern 0 0 0 0 - 0
Wisconsin 10 10 0 10 - 30

Team Statistics NORW WISC

First Downs 4 19

Total Rushes 27 50
Net Rushing Yards 27 155
Yards Per Carry 1.0 3.1
Rushing Yards 48 204
Tckld Loss/Yards 7-10 12-30
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-11 3-19

Pass Attempts 21 22
Completions 11 15
Passing Yards 100 266
Yards Per Attempt 4.7 12.0
Interceptions 2 2
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1

Total Plays 48 72
Total Yards 127 421
Yards Per Play 2.6 5.8

3rd Down Plays 2/14 6/15

Penalties 4 6
Penalty Yards 30 46

Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 39
Time Of Possession 24:39 35:21



Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Lowe 16 28 1.7 8 0 5 0
40 Curtis 4 6 1.5 4 0 2 0
2 Schultz 2 -11 -5.5 0 0 0 2
35 Newcomb 2 -3 -1.5 -1 0 2 0
80 Monroe 2 8 4.0 4 0 0 0
49 Doyle 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Schultz 20 11 100 5.0 25 0 1
15 Andersen 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
87 Bryant 3 25 8.3 2 11 0
80 Monroe 3 24 8.0 0 14 0
6 Harwell 2 8 4.0 0 6 0
42 Lowe 1 15 15.0 0 15 0
40 Curtis 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
88 Willett 1 25 25.0 0 25 0

The College Years
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
24 Wooden 2 20 10.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
45 Steadman 5 96 19.2 0
87 Bryant 1 14 14.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
3 Matuatia 10 289 28.9 38 2

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
58 Bowen 11 3 1.0 1 13 0
24 Wooden 10 1 0.0 0 0 0
45 Steadman 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
57 Sellers 4 2 1.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 3 5 0.0 1 5 0
46 Starks 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
76 Hatcher 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Bandhauer 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
94 Ogden 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
34 Wendt 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
42 Lowe 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 1 3 0.0 0 0 0
33 Conley 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
2 Schultz 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
40 Curtis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
82 Belt 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
88 Willett 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
51 Shepherd 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Pritchett 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
92 Layton 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
45 Steadman 0 1 1 0 0 0
69 Jones 0 0 0 0 0 1
49 Doyle 0 0 0 0 1 1
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 1 0
58 Bowen 0 1 0 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
58 Derek Bowen 4
42 Carlton Lowe 3
24 Bart Wooden 2
2 Bobby Schultz 1
35 Willie Newcomb 1
88 Mitchell Willett 1
78 Keith Schaeffer 1
74 Nick Rolfe 1
94 Mack Ogden 1
57 Hunter Sellers 1
43 Stephen Brown 1
45 Lonnie Steadman 1

[fmonster]

Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Southern California 6-0 P10 2.00 3.00 0.00 1.32 6.32 1
Florida State 7-0 ACC 2.75 1.00 0.00 3.04 6.79 2
Nebraska 7-0 B12 3.50 3.50 0.00 0.92 7.92 3
Iowa 7-0 B10 3.50 6.00 0.00 0.72 10.22 4
Texas A&M 7-0 B12 4.00 6.50 0.00 1.80 12.30 5
Oregon 7-0 P10 3.50 6.50 0.00 2.84 12.84 6
Tennessee 6-1 SEC 7.50 8.50 1.00 0.04 17.04 7
Louisiana State 6-1 SEC 9.00 9.50 1.00 1.28 20.78 8
Virginia Tech 6-0 ACC 17.00 3.00 0.00 4.88 24.88 9
Miami of Florida 5-1 ACC 15.75 8.50 1.00 1.12 26.37 10
Michigan 6-2 B10 13.50 10.50 2.00 0.44 26.44 11
Penn State 6-1 B10 12.75 11.50 1.00 1.20 26.45 12
Auburn 6-1 SEC 10.25 14.50 1.00 1.68 27.43 13
Wisconsin 7-1 B10 15.00 13.00 1.00 3.76 32.76 14
Georgia Tech 5-1 ACC 11.50 20.50 1.00 3.00 36.00 15
Mississippi 6-1 SEC 11.00 25.50 1.00 0.80 38.30 16
Georgia 5-2 SEC 20.25 16.00 2.00 0.76 39.01 17
Alabama 6-2 SEC 19.50 18.00 2.00 0.88 40.38 18
Oklahoma 5-2 B12 20.00 17.50 2.00 1.64 41.14 19
Middle Tennessee State 7-0 SUN 17.25 20.00 0.00 4.60 41.85 20
Syracuse 6-1 BEC 15.25 25.50 1.00 3.36 45.11 21
Utah 6-1 MNW 18.00 22.00 1.00 4.20 45.20 22
Notre Dame 6-2 IND 22.50 20.00 2.00 1.76 46.26 23
Florida 5-2 SEC 25.00 21.00 2.00 0.96 48.96 24
Texas 5-2 B12 28.50 17.50 2.00 2.12 50.12 25
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Minnesota 5-3 B10 23.50 43.00 3.00 0.56 70.06 35
Michigan State 4-3 B10 41.25 43.50 3.00 1.04 88.79 40
Ohio State 3-4 B10 52.50 45.50 4.00 0.68 102.6848
Indiana 4-3 B10 51.00 55.00 3.00 2.40 111.4052
Illinois 4-4 B10 49.25 59.00 4.00 1.84 114.0954
Purdue 2-5 B10 66.25 74.00 5.00 0.16 145.4171
**Northwestern 1-6 B10 89.75 97.50 6.00 0.60 193.8593

[fmonster]

The Wildcats sign another Blue Chip Defensive Back in CB J.T. Delgado.

Losses this week were WR R.J. Phillips is headed to Indiana, OLB Trent Ocasio signed with Decatur and S Ricky Corona heads to Peoria.

2004 Recruiting Needs: QB?, FB?, WR x2, G, T, DE, DT x2, OLB, CB x2, S x2.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 27 (3 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Left)

FB Charles Zaragoza - Wi
Strength: Third Down Running
Scout: 46+
Northwestern

WR Dominic Blalock – Ky
Strength: Yardage After Catch
Scout: 69+
Louisville

WR Carlton Knight – Il
Strength: Getting Open
Scout: 72+

WR R.J. Phillips – In
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 57-
Indiana

WR Tommy Moreland - Ky
Strength: Catching The Ball
Scout: 58+

G A.J. Nealy – Ia
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 72-

G Ryan Kleman - Il
Strength: Pass Protection
Scout: 56-

T George Campbell – In
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 49+
Northwestern

DE Rico Goodwin – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 78+

DE Teddy Maloney – Ia
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 63+
Iowa State

DE Bo Reid - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 49-
Rockford

DT Brian Shapiro – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 61+
Indiana

DT Nick Lamar – In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69+
Notre Dame

DT Adam Thorton - Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 46+

DT Russell Covington - In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 59-

DT Ellis Lowe - Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 20+

ILB Xavier Yager – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 73+

OLB Wayne Samuels – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 66+

OLB Trent Ocasio – Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 83-
Decatur

OLB Carl Grayson – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 86+
Northwestern

OLB Ray Stauffer - Il
Strength: Man to Man Defense
Scout: 43+

CB Skip Hardy – Il
Strength: Punt Returning
Scout: 79++
Michigan

CB Cary Schneider – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 72--
Northwestern

CB Myron Delgado – Wi
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 63++
UCLA

CB J.T. Delgado – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 82--
Northwestern

CB Archie Chamoun – Wi
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 58++
Marshall

CB Jorge Reel - Il
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 46-

CB Ralph Newsome - Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 41+

S Dwayne Wynn – Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 56++
Northwestern

S Russell Weaver – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 100--
Illinois

S Rickey Corona - Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 60+
Peoria

S Oscar England - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69--

S Marco Perkins - Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 38-

S Ian Henson - Il
Strength: Man-To-Man Defense
Scout: 35+

[fmonster]

DT Jerry Beane (Jr) (1 tkl) tore his Achilles Tendon during the Arizona State game and will be sidelined for 6 weeks.

OLB Mitch Bailey (So) (14 Tkl, 7 Asst) Strained his hamstring vs Kansas and is listed as probable for this weeks game.

P Tyrell Timlin (Jr) (23 punts/ 31.7 yds per punt) Severely Strained his hamstring Vs Kansas and is listed as out and could take as much as 23 weeks to heal!

RB Gene Connell (Sr) (28 Rushes 160 yds) Suffered a Hyperextended Elbow Vs Indiana and is listed as Questionable and is not expected to be full strength for another 2 weeks.

CB Rob Cole (Fr) (1 Tkl, 1 Def) Is done for the year as he ruptured his ACL Vs Kansa and will be sidelined for up to 37 weeks!

CB Julio Tempest (Sr) (2 Int, 1 TD) Suffered a Broken Ankle Vs Indiana and will be sidelined for 12 Weeks.

[fmonster]

Purdue (2-5) (-6) VS Northwestern (1-6)

We continue the slide into oblivion!!! 5 Shultz INTs does the job! :rolleyes:


Box Score: Purdue at Northwestern
Chicago, IL.

Week 10, 2004

Attendance: 36,500 (47,100).


Weather: 51 degrees, rain.

1Q: 08:15 NORW - Wally Preston 35 field goal.
1Q: 05:58 PURD - Cole Page 8 pass from Winfred Daughtry.
1Q: 05:58 PURD - Jake Farley extra point.
2Q: 14:30 PURD - Hardy McKenna 24 run.
2Q: 14:30 PURD - Jake Farley extra point.
2Q: 09:55 PURD - Hardy McKenna 11 pass from Winfred Daughtry.
2Q: 09:55 PURD - Jake Farley extra point.
2Q: 04:09 PURD - Hardy McKenna 9 run.
2Q: 04:09 PURD - Jake Farley extra point.
3Q: 09:57 PURD - Jake Farley 29 field goal.
3Q: 02:05 NORW - Lonnie Steadman 53 interception return.
3Q: 02:05 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
4Q: 04:07 PURD - Hardy McKenna 7 run.
4Q: 04:07 PURD - Jake Farley extra point.

Game MVP: PURD 23 Hardy McKenna

Purdue 7 21 3 7 - 38
Northwestern 3 0 7 0 - 10

Team Statistics PURD NORW

First Downs 28 10

Total Rushes 35 27
Net Rushing Yards 149 51
Yards Per Carry 4.2 1.8
Rushing Yards 161 78
Tckld Loss/Yards 6-7 6-9
Sacked/Yards Lost 1-5 3-18

Pass Attempts 42 31
Completions 24 11
Passing Yards 335 107
Yards Per Attempt 7.9 3.4
Interceptions 3 5
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1

Total Plays 77 58
Total Yards 484 158
Yards Per Play 6.2 2.7

3rd Down Plays 6/14 4/14

Penalties 11 5
Penalty Yards 79 32

Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 33
Time Of Possession 33:15 26:45



Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Lowe 14 35 2.5 12 0 5 0
40 Curtis 6 26 4.3 15 0 3 0
2 Schultz 4 -17 -4.2 1 0 0 3
35 Newcomb 3 7 2.3 8 0 2 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Schultz 31 11 107 3.4 29 0 5

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Monroe 4 59 14.7 8 29 0
42 Lowe 3 11 3.6 14 5 0
40 Curtis 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0
82 Belt 1 15 15.0 0 15 0
83 Giles 1 6 6.0 2 6 0
87 Bryant 1 17 17.0 6 17 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
24 Wooden 3 33 11.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
87 Bryant 3 95 31.6 0
45 Steadman 2 31 15.5 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
3 Matuatia 6 227 37.8 50 2

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 1 3 35 1 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
58 Bowen 7 1 1.0 0 0 0
45 Steadman 7 0 0.0 1 53 1
57 Sellers 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
24 Wooden 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
34 Wendt 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
80 Monroe 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Garner 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Booker 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
87 Bryant 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
33 Conley 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
39 Oliver 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 1 1 0.0 2 18 0
44 Bailey 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
2 Schultz 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
71 Rogers 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Ogden 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
46 Starks 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
72 Yocum 0 0 0 0 2 0
69 Jones 0 0 0 0 0 1
62 Swope 0 0 0 0 0 1
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 2 0
66 Foley 0 0 0 0 2 0
51 Shepherd 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 Schultz 1 0 0 0 0 0
57 Sellers 0 1 0 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
42 Carlton Lowe 6
43 Stephen Brown 3
2 Bobby Schultz 2
40 Billy Curtis 2
66 Alonzo Foley 2
76 Alex Hatcher 2
58 Derek Bowen 2
57 Hunter Sellers 2
35 Willie Newcomb 1
82 Rich Belt 1
83 Robbie Giles 1
78 Keith Schaeffer 1
70 Gene Sanford 1
45 Lonnie Steadman 1

[fmonster]

Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Florida State 8-0 ACC 2.25 1.00 0.00 1.92 5.17 1
Southern California 7-0 P10 2.00 2.50 0.00 1.52 6.02 2
Nebraska 8-0 B12 2.75 3.00 0.00 1.36 7.11 3
Iowa 8-0 B10 2.00 4.50 0.00 0.64 7.14 4
Texas A&M 8-0 B12 3.75 5.00 0.00 1.40 10.15 5
Tennessee 7-1 SEC 7.75 6.50 1.00 0.16 15.41 6
Louisiana State 7-1 SEC 6.50 7.50 1.00 1.20 16.20 7
Auburn 7-1 SEC 7.00 12.00 1.00 0.84 20.84 8
Miami of Florida 6-1 ACC 11.75 6.50 1.00 2.36 21.61 9
Oregon 7-1 P10 7.75 11.00 1.00 2.64 22.39 10
Michigan 7-2 B10 12.75 8.50 2.00 0.48 23.73 11
Georgia Tech 6-1 ACC 12.25 16.50 1.00 2.52 32.27 12
Wisconsin 7-1 B10 16.25 12.00 1.00 3.72 32.97 13
Utah 7-1 MNW 14.00 18.50 1.00 3.84 37.34 14
Syracuse 7-1 BEC 12.50 21.50 1.00 3.40 38.40 15
Oklahoma 6-2 B12 21.00 13.00 2.00 2.40 38.40 16
Florida 6-2 SEC 17.50 18.50 2.00 0.96 38.96 17
Virginia Tech 6-1 ACC 20.75 13.00 1.00 4.28 39.03 18
Alabama 6-2 SEC 19.00 19.00 2.00 0.92 40.92 19
Penn State 6-2 B10 18.75 20.50 2.00 1.12 42.37 20
Texas 6-2 B12 26.00 14.50 2.00 2.48 44.98 21
Notre Dame 6-2 IND 22.25 20.00 2.00 1.64 45.89 22
Mississippi 6-2 SEC 14.25 31.50 2.00 0.40 48.15 23
Kansas State 6-2 B12 23.75 26.50 2.00 1.72 53.97 24
Washington 5-3 P10 19.50 31.50 3.00 0.24 54.24 25
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Minnesota 6-3 B10 22.75 38.00 3.00 1.04 64.79 32
Ohio State 4-4 B10 46.00 38.00 4.00 0.68 88.68 41
Michigan State 4-4 B10 45.25 52.50 4.00 0.88 102.6348
Indiana 4-4 B10 51.50 64.50 4.00 2.32 122.3262
Illinois 4-5 B10 52.75 66.00 5.00 1.16 124.9163
Purdue 3-5 B10 57.75 67.00 5.00 0.56 130.3164
**Northwestern 1-7 B10 92.75 104.507.00 0.72 204.9799

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

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The Wildcats welcome DT Russell Covington to the fold!

Losses this week include DE Rico Goodwin to Notre Dame and ILB Xavier Yager to Iowa State.

2004 Recruiting Needs: QB?, FB?, WR x2, G, T, DE, DT x2, OLB, CB x2, S x2.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 27 (3 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Left)

FB Charles Zaragoza - Wi
Strength: Third Down Running
Scout: 46+
Northwestern

WR Dominic Blalock – Ky
Strength: Yardage After Catch
Scout: 69+
Louisville

WR Carlton Knight – Il
Strength: Getting Open
Scout: 72+

WR R.J. Phillips – In
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 57-
Indiana

WR Tommy Moreland - Ky
Strength: Catching The Ball
Scout: 58+

G A.J. Nealy – Ia
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 72-

G Ryan Kleman - Il
Strength: Pass Protection
Scout: 56-

T George Campbell – In
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 49+
Northwestern

DE Rico Goodwin – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 78+
Notre Dame

DE Teddy Maloney – Ia
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 63+
Iowa State

DE Bo Reid - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 49-
Rockford

DT Brian Shapiro – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 61+
Indiana

DT Nick Lamar – In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69+
Notre Dame

DT Adam Thorton - Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 46+

DT Russell Covington - In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 59-
Northwestern

DT Ellis Lowe - Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 20+

ILB Xavier Yager – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 73+
Iowa State

OLB Wayne Samuels – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 66+

OLB Trent Ocasio – Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 83-
Decatur

OLB Carl Grayson – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 86+
Northwestern

OLB Ray Stauffer - Il
Strength: Man to Man Defense
Scout: 43+

CB Skip Hardy – Il
Strength: Punt Returning
Scout: 79++
Michigan

CB Cary Schneider – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 72--
Northwestern

CB Myron Delgado – Wi
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 63++
UCLA

CB J.T. Delgado – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 82--
Northwestern

CB Archie Chamoun – Wi
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 58++
Marshall

CB Jorge Reel - Il
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 46-

CB Ralph Newsome - Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 41+

S Dwayne Wynn – Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 56++
Northwestern

S Russell Weaver – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 100--
Illinois

S Rickey Corona - Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 60+
Peoria

S Oscar England - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69--

S Marco Perkins - Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 38-

S Ian Henson - Il
Strength: Man-To-Man Defense
Scout: 35+

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DT Jerry Beane (Jr) (1 tkl) tore his Achilles Tendon during the Arizona State game and will be sidelined for 5 weeks.

OLB Mitch Bailey (So) (15 Tkl, 8 Asst) Strained his hamstring vs Kansas and is listed as probable for this weeks game.

P Tyrell Timlin (Jr) (23 punts/ 31.7 yds per punt) Severely Strained his hamstring Vs Kansas and is listed as out and could take as much as 22 weeks to heal!

RB Gene Connell (Sr) (28 Rushes 160 yds) Suffered a Hyperextended Elbow Vs Indiana and is listed as Questionable and is not expected to be full strength for another 1 weeks.

CB Rob Cole (Fr) (1 Tkl, 1 Def) Is done for the year as he ruptured his ACL Vs Kansa and will be sidelined for up to 36 weeks!

CB Julio Tempest (Sr) (2 Int, 1 TD) Suffered a Broken Ankle Vs Indiana and will be sidelined for 11 Weeks.

DE Dale Pritchett (Sr) (11 Takl, 5 Asst, 1 Sack) Is done for the Season as he tore a knee ligament Vs Purdue.

WR Brent Monroe (Jr) (22 Catches for 271 yds, 2 TDs) tore Knee Cartilage in the Purdue game and will be out for 7 Weeks,..... basically the season.

And the biggest loss
ILB Derek Bowen (Jr) (70 Takl, 15 Asst, 3 Sacks, 5 Ints) Got a Strained Triceps Muscle during the Purdue game and is questionable for this game and won't be full strength for another 5 weeks.

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Northwestern (1-7) VS #19 Penn State (6-2) (-24)

The season can not come quick enough! I am interested in to see how the tournament runs.....


Box Score: Northwestern at Penn State
State College, PA.

Week 11, 2004

Attendance: 107,300 (107,300).


Weather: 52 degrees, rain.

1Q: 09:56 NORW - Wally Preston 25 field goal.
1Q: 04:32 PNST - Marc Sweezey 11 run.
1Q: 04:32 PNST - Brenden Bensen extra point.
1Q: 01:01 PNST - Colin Kreklow 35 pass from Antoine Long.
1Q: 01:01 PNST - Brenden Bensen extra point.
2Q: 11:48 NORW - Horace Booker 77 interception return.
2Q: 11:48 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
2Q: 00:18 PNST - Brenden Bensen 46 field goal.
3Q: 08:28 PNST - Rob Hanna 50 run.
3Q: 08:28 PNST - Brenden Bensen extra point.
3Q: 01:37 PNST - Rodney Schulz 6 pass from Antoine Long.
3Q: 01:37 PNST - Brenden Bensen extra point.

Game MVP: PNST 52 Roy Fox

Northwestern 3 7 0 0 - 10
Penn State 14 3 14 0 - 31

Team Statistics NORW PNST

First Downs 7 28

Total Rushes 25 46
Net Rushing Yards -8 196
Yards Per Carry 0.3 4.2
Rushing Yards 30 235
Tckld Loss/Yards 11-22 7-13
Sacked/Yards Lost 3-16 4-26

Pass Attempts 32 33
Completions 7 18
Passing Yards 113 281
Yards Per Attempt 3.5 8.5
Interceptions 3 4
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0

Total Plays 57 79
Total Yards 105 477
Yards Per Play 1.8 6.0

3rd Down Plays 2/16 9/16

Penalties 5 9
Penalty Yards 38 51

Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 36
Time Of Possession 23:40 36:20



Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Lowe 13 2 0.1 5 0 9 0
47 Connell 7 7 1.0 8 0 4 0
2 Schultz 5 -17 -3.4 1 0 1 3

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Schultz 29 7 113 3.8 34 0 2
15 Andersen 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
82 Belt 2 38 19.0 4 31 0
42 Lowe 1 11 11.0 2 11 0
47 Connell 1 12 12.0 10 12 0
83 Giles 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
87 Bryant 1 34 34.0 2 34 0
88 Willett 1 15 15.0 0 15 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
24 Wooden 2 3 1.5 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
47 Connell 3 57 19.0 0
45 Steadman 2 63 31.5 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
3 Matuatia 9 317 35.2 54 2

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 1 1 25 1 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
91 Booker 7 1 1.0 1 77 1
94 Ogden 7 4 0.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 5 1 2.5 0 0 0
24 Wooden 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 4 3 0.5 0 0 0
57 Sellers 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
34 Wendt 4 1 0.0 2 11 0
45 Steadman 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 3 1 0.0 1 0 0
29 Garner 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
76 Hatcher 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
35 Newcomb 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
58 Bowen 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 1 3 0.0 0 0 0
82 Belt 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
83 Giles 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
6 Harwell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
87 Bryant 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
51 Shepherd 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
73 Tomich 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
3 Matuatia 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
75 Grier 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Bandhauer 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
46 Starks 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
33 Conley 0 2 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
66 Foley 0 0 0 0 0 1
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 0 2
41 Gardner 0 0 0 0 1 0
69 Jones 0 0 0 0 1 0
45 Steadman 1 0 0 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
42 Carlton Lowe 4
47 Gene Connell 4
34 Al Wendt 4
2 Bobby Schultz 2
43 Stephen Brown 2
78 Keith Schaeffer 1
70 Gene Sanford 1
76 Alex Hatcher 1
74 Nick Rolfe 1
91 Horace Booker 1
45 Lonnie Steadman 1

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Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Southern California 8-0 P10 1.50 2.50 0.00 1.24 5.24 1
Florida State 9-0 ACC 3.25 1.00 0.00 2.44 6.69 2
Nebraska 9-0 B12 3.25 3.00 0.00 1.80 8.05 3
Iowa 9-0 B10 4.75 4.00 0.00 1.08 9.83 4
Tennessee 8-1 SEC 3.25 5.50 1.00 0.12 9.87 5
Louisiana State 7-1 SEC 5.25 6.50 1.00 0.96 13.71 6
Miami of Florida 7-1 ACC 8.50 5.50 1.00 2.48 17.48 7
Oregon 8-1 P10 6.75 10.50 1.00 2.76 21.01 8
Auburn 8-1 SEC 7.00 11.50 1.00 1.52 21.02 9
Texas A&M 8-1 B12 8.75 13.50 1.00 1.20 24.45 10
Wisconsin 8-1 B10 11.00 10.50 1.00 3.36 25.86 11
Michigan 7-2 B10 18.50 10.00 2.00 0.72 31.22 12
Oklahoma 7-2 B12 16.25 12.00 2.00 1.04 31.29 13
Virginia Tech 7-1 ACC 16.00 11.00 1.00 4.48 32.48 14
Utah 8-1 MNW 11.50 17.50 1.00 3.84 33.84 15
Georgia Tech 7-1 ACC 14.50 16.00 1.00 3.00 34.50 16
Syracuse 8-1 BEC 12.00 21.00 1.00 2.96 36.96 17
Alabama 7-2 SEC 17.50 19.00 2.00 0.84 39.34 18
Florida 7-2 SEC 19.50 17.50 2.00 0.76 39.76 19
Texas 7-2 B12 24.75 14.00 2.00 2.68 43.43 20
Penn State 7-2 B10 22.50 20.00 2.00 2.00 46.50 21
Washington 6-3 P10 15.50 29.50 3.00 0.56 48.56 22
Kansas State 7-2 B12 24.75 24.50 2.00 1.32 52.57 23
Virginia 6-2 ACC 22.00 26.50 2.00 2.08 52.58 24
Georgia 6-3 SEC 25.50 24.50 3.00 1.00 54.00 25
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Minnesota 6-4 B10 24.50 44.50 4.00 0.48 73.48 34
Michigan State 5-4 B10 44.00 47.50 4.00 1.56 97.06 44
Ohio State 4-5 B10 51.25 45.50 5.00 0.88 102.6348
Illinois 5-5 B10 50.75 57.50 5.00 1.28 114.5355
Indiana 4-5 B10 60.25 72.00 5.00 2.64 139.8970
Purdue 3-6 B10 70.25 72.50 6.00 0.20 148.9573
**Northwestern 1-8 B10 92.50 108.508.00 0.80 209.80100

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

[fmonster]

Northwestern lands another big recruit as they bag WR Carlton Knight. He brought in over 70 catches this year for 1800 + yards and 13 TDs. Can you say instant starter???

We also lost a few. G Ryan Kleman commits to Moline and OLB Wayne Samuals signs with Iowa State.


2004 Recruiting Needs: QB?, FB?, WR x2, G, T, DE, DT x2, OLB, CB x2, S x2.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 27 (3 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Left)

QB Ted Harris - In
Strength: Long Passing
Scout: 40-

FB Charles Zaragoza - Wi
Strength: Third Down Running
Scout: 46+
Northwestern

WR Dominic Blalock – Ky
Strength: Yardage After Catch
Scout: 69+
Louisville

WR Carlton Knight – Il
Strength: Getting Open
Scout: 72+
Northwestern

WR R.J. Phillips – In
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 57-
Indiana

WR Tommy Moreland - Ky
Strength: Catching The Ball
Scout: 58+

G A.J. Nealy – Ia
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 72-

G Ryan Kleman - Il
Strength: Pass Protection
Scout: 56-
Moline

T George Campbell – In
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 49+
Northwestern

DE Rico Goodwin – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 78+
Notre Dame

DE Teddy Maloney – Ia
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 63+
Iowa State

DE Bo Reid - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 49-
Rockford

DT Brian Shapiro – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 61+
Indiana

DT Nick Lamar – In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69+
Notre Dame

DT Adam Thorton - Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 46+

DT Russell Covington - In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 59-
Northwestern

DT Ellis Lowe - Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 20+

ILB Xavier Yager – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 73+
Iowa State

OLB Wayne Samuels – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 66+
Iowa State

OLB Trent Ocasio – Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 83-
Decatur

OLB Carl Grayson – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 86+
Northwestern

OLB Ray Stauffer - Il
Strength: Man to Man Defense
Scout: 43+

CB Skip Hardy – Il
Strength: Punt Returning
Scout: 79++
Michigan

CB Cary Schneider – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 72--
Northwestern

CB Myron Delgado – Wi
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 63++
UCLA

CB J.T. Delgado – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 82--
Northwestern

CB Archie Chamoun – Wi
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 58++
Marshall

CB Jorge Reel - Il
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 46-

CB Ralph Newsome - Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 41+

S Dwayne Wynn – Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 56++
Northwestern

S Russell Weaver – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 100--
Illinois

S Rickey Corona - Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 60+
Peoria

S Oscar England - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69--

S Marco Perkins - Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 38-

S Ian Henson - Il
Strength: Man-To-Man Defense
Scout: 35+

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Format change. I feel I am spending too much time on injury reports instead of playing the games and getting to the post-season tournament. So, here you go!


Northwestern Roster, Injury Report

Player # Pos Elig Health Injury Full Strn.
Pritchett, Dale 99 DE Sr* Out Torn Knee Ligamen 20 Weeks
Monroe, Brent 80 WR Jr Out Torn Knee Cartila 6 Weeks
Beane, Jerry 96 DT* Jr* Out Torn Achilles Ten 4 Weeks
Bowen, Derek 58 ILB Jr Questionable Strained Triceps 4 Weeks
Bailey, Mitch 44 OLB So Probable Strained Hamstrin Unknown
Timlin, Tyrell 16 P Jr Out Severe Hamstring 21 Weeks
Tempest, Julio 30 CB Sr Out Broken Ankle 10 Weeks
Cole, Rod 27 CB* Fr Out ACL Damage to the 35 Weeks

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Northwestern (1-8) VS #8 Michigan (7-2) (-24)

Another Week, another bruising opponent! Wasn't even close!


Box Score: Northwestern at Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI.

Week 12, 2004

Attendance: 107,500 (107,500).


Weather: 41 degrees, fair.

1Q: 08:29 MICH - Charlie Garcia 28 field goal.
1Q: 08:22 NORW - Bernard Harwell 80 pass from Bobby Schultz.
1Q: 08:22 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
1Q: 05:01 MICH - Gerald Messbauer 10 pass from Charles Spurgeon.
1Q: 05:01 MICH - Charlie Garcia extra point.
2Q: 13:15 MICH - Quentin Berry 6 pass from Charles Spurgeon.
2Q: 13:15 MICH - Charlie Garcia extra point.
2Q: 07:17 MICH - J.T. White 9 run.
2Q: 07:17 MICH - Charlie Garcia extra point.
2Q: 05:37 MICH - Julio Perras 31 interception return.
2Q: 05:37 MICH - Charlie Garcia extra point.
2Q: 01:47 MICH - J.T. White 1 run.
2Q: 01:47 MICH - Charlie Garcia extra point.
3Q: 12:09 MICH - Donnell Humphries 28 interception return.
3Q: 12:09 MICH - Charlie Garcia extra point.
3Q: 06:38 NORW - Gene Connell 4 run.
3Q: 06:38 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
3Q: 01:07 MICH - Charlie Garcia 25 field goal.

Game MVP: MICH 27 J.T. White

Northwestern 7 0 7 0 - 14
Michigan 10 28 10 0 - 48

Team Statistics NORW MICH

First Downs 11 26

Total Rushes 30 32
Net Rushing Yards 38 176
Yards Per Carry 1.2 5.5
Rushing Yards 80 200
Tckld Loss/Yards 8-18 1-3
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-24 3-21

Pass Attempts 29 28
Completions 10 21
Passing Yards 150 285
Yards Per Attempt 5.1 10.1
Interceptions 2 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2

Total Plays 59 60
Total Yards 188 461
Yards Per Play 3.1 7.6

3rd Down Plays 3/15 3/7

Penalties 8 8
Penalty Yards 57 56

Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time Of Possession 28:02 31:58



Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
47 Connell 13 43 3.3 8 1 3 0
42 Lowe 7 8 1.1 6 0 3 0
40 Curtis 5 4 0.8 4 0 3 0
2 Schultz 3 -19 -6.3 0 0 0 3
15 Andersen 2 2 1.0 7 0 0 1

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Schultz 20 5 126 6.3 80 1 2
15 Andersen 9 5 24 2.6 10 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
6 Harwell 2 90 45.0 10 80 1
88 Willett 2 8 4.0 0 9 0
40 Curtis 1 4 4.0 6 4 0
49 Doyle 1 2 2.0 2 2 0
97 Flynn 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
82 Belt 1 16 16.0 0 16 0
87 Bryant 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
81 Walton 1 14 14.0 0 14 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
24 Wooden 1 1 1.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
45 Steadman 3 59 19.6 0
47 Connell 2 41 20.5 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
3 Matuatia 10 370 37.0 56 2

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 0 0 0 2 2

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
24 Wooden 8 1 0.0 0 0 0
94 Ogden 7 4 0.0 0 0 0
57 Sellers 4 1 1.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
91 Booker 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
76 Hatcher 3 0 1.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
45 Steadman 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
29 Garner 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
33 Conley 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
59 Browning 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
42 Lowe 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
49 Doyle 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
6 Harwell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
61 Bell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
66 Foley 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
64 Macri 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Bandhauer 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
34 Wendt 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
46 Starks 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 0 3 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 0 2 0.0 1 0 0
71 Rogers 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
60 Marshall 0 0 0 0 0 1
66 Foley 0 1 0 0 2 2
61 Bell 0 1 0 0 2 0
51 Shepherd 0 0 0 0 0 1
49 Doyle 0 1 0 0 0 0
41 Gardner 0 0 0 0 1 0
89 Phillips 0 0 1 0 0 0
88 Willett 0 0 1 0 0 0
56 Bragg 0 0 0 0 1 0
72 Yocum 0 0 0 0 1 0

Player Stokes Awarded
47 Gene Connell 5
42 Carlton Lowe 3
88 Mitchell Willett 2
2 Bobby Schultz 1
40 Billy Curtis 1
89 Dwayne Phillips 1
6 Bernard Harwell 1
70 Gene Sanford 1
79 Dwight Bandhauer 1
43 Stephen Brown 1
37 Arnold Zellars 1

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Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Southern California 9-0 P10 1.50 2.00 0.00 2.08 5.58 1
Florida State 10-0 ACC 3.00 1.00 0.00 2.72 6.72 2
Iowa 10-0 B10 3.50 3.50 0.00 0.88 7.88 3
Tennessee 8-1 SEC 3.00 5.00 1.00 0.08 9.08 4
Louisiana State 8-1 SEC 3.25 6.00 1.00 0.72 10.97 5
Miami of Florida 8-1 ACC 6.00 4.50 1.00 1.60 13.10 6
Nebraska 9-1 B12 7.75 6.00 1.00 1.88 16.63 7
Oregon 9-1 P10 8.25 9.50 1.00 2.80 21.55 8
Texas A&M 9-1 B12 8.50 12.00 1.00 1.00 22.50 9
Oklahoma 8-2 B12 13.00 11.00 2.00 0.52 26.52 10
Michigan 8-2 B10 15.00 8.50 2.00 1.76 27.26 11
Auburn 8-2 SEC 9.25 19.00 2.00 1.04 31.29 12
Utah 9-1 MNW 11.75 15.00 1.00 4.20 31.95 13
Virginia Tech 7-1 ACC 17.00 11.00 1.00 4.52 33.52 14
Georgia Tech 8-1 ACC 16.50 14.00 1.00 3.28 34.78 15
Texas 8-2 B12 18.25 12.00 2.00 3.12 35.37 16
Florida 8-2 SEC 17.75 15.00 2.00 1.28 36.03 17
Penn State 8-2 B10 15.00 17.00 2.00 2.40 36.40 18
Syracuse 9-1 BEC 14.00 19.00 1.00 3.04 37.04 19
Washington 7-3 P10 11.75 26.00 3.00 0.76 41.51 20
Wisconsin 8-2 B10 19.50 19.00 2.00 3.16 43.66 21
Mississippi 7-2 SEC 16.75 27.50 2.00 1.08 47.33 22
Alabama 7-3 SEC 23.00 22.50 3.00 0.60 49.10 23
Notre Dame 7-3 IND 22.50 23.50 3.00 0.56 49.56 24
Georgia 7-3 SEC 25.50 21.00 3.00 0.84 50.34 25
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Michigan State 6-4 B10 38.00 39.00 4.00 0.96 81.96 35
Minnesota 6-5 B10 28.50 51.00 5.00 0.28 84.78 37
Ohio State 5-5 B10 50.50 38.50 5.00 1.40 95.40 45
Illinois 5-5 B10 46.25 57.50 5.00 1.72 110.4751
Indiana 4-6 B10 64.25 77.50 6.00 1.96 149.7174
Purdue 3-7 B10 76.75 79.50 7.00 0.32 163.5779
**Northwestern 1-9 B10 98.75 112.509.00 0.92 221.17108

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

[fmonster]

The Wildcats add two new recruits this week. DT Ellis Lowe, All-State in Ia signed and CB Jorge Reel committed.

2004 Recruiting Needs: QB?, FB?, WR x2, G, T, DE, DT x2, OLB, CB x2, S x2.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 27 (3 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Left)

QB Ted Harris - In
Strength: Long Passing
Scout: 40-

FB Charles Zaragoza - Wi
Strength: Third Down Running
Scout: 46+
Northwestern

WR Dominic Blalock – Ky
Strength: Yardage After Catch
Scout: 69+
Louisville

WR Carlton Knight – Il
Strength: Getting Open
Scout: 72+
Northwestern

WR R.J. Phillips – In
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 57-
Indiana

WR Tommy Moreland - Ky
Strength: Catching The Ball
Scout: 58+

WR Kerry Reed - Il
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 44-

G A.J. Nealy – Ia
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 72-

G Ryan Kleman - Il
Strength: Pass Protection
Scout: 56-
Moline

T George Campbell – In
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 49+
Northwestern

DE Rico Goodwin – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 78+
Notre Dame

DE Teddy Maloney – Ia
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 63+
Iowa State

DE Bo Reid - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 49-
Rockford

DT Brian Shapiro – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 61+
Indiana

DT Nick Lamar – In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69+
Notre Dame

DT Adam Thorton - Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 46+

DT Russell Covington - In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 59-
Northwestern

DT Ellis Lowe - Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 20+
Northwestern

ILB Xavier Yager – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 73+
Iowa State

OLB Wayne Samuels – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 66+
Iowa State

OLB Trent Ocasio – Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 83-
Decatur

OLB Carl Grayson – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 86+
Northwestern

OLB Ray Stauffer - Il
Strength: Man to Man Defense
Scout: 43+

CB Skip Hardy – Il
Strength: Punt Returning
Scout: 79++
Michigan

CB Cary Schneider – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 72--
Northwestern

CB Myron Delgado – Wi
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 63++
UCLA

CB J.T. Delgado – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 82--
Northwestern

CB Archie Chamoun – Wi
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 58++
Marshall

CB Jorge Reel - Il
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 46-
Northwestern

CB Ralph Newsome - Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 41+

S Dwayne Wynn – Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 56++
Northwestern

S Russell Weaver – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 100--
Illinois

S Rickey Corona - Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 60+
Peoria

S Oscar England - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69--

S Marco Perkins - Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 38-

S Ian Henson - Il
Strength: Man-To-Man Defense
Scout: 35+

[fmonster]

Final Injury report of the season. Most of these guys you are already well familiar with! ;)


Pritchett, Dale 99 DE Sr* Out Torn Knee Ligamen 19 Weeks
Monroe, Brent 80 WR Jr Out Torn Knee Cartila 5 Weeks
Beane, Jerry 96 DT* Jr* Out Torn Achilles Ten 3 Weeks
Bowen, Derek 58 ILB Jr Questionable Strained Triceps 4 Weeks
Bailey, Mitch 44 OLB So Probable Strained Hamstrin Unknown
Timlin, Tyrell 16 P Jr Out Severe Hamstring 20 Weeks
Tempest, Julio 30 CB Sr Out Broken Ankle 9 Weeks
Cole, Rod 27 CB* Fr Out ACL Damage to the 34 Weeks

[fmonster]

RIVALRY WEEK!!!!

Illinois (5-5) (-14) VS Northwestern (1-9)

UGH! We were completely dismantled by the ILLINI! Thank God the season is over for the Wildcats! (Coaches,...... pack your bags! :mad: )


Box Score: Illinois at Northwestern
Chicago, IL.

Week 13, 2004

Attendance: 36,100 (47,100).


Weather: 46 degrees, rain.

1Q: 12:09 ILLN - Donovan Newton 24 run.
1Q: 12:09 ILLN - Rod Groff extra point.
1Q: 07:29 ILLN - Rod Groff 40 field goal.
1Q: 02:06 ILLN - Rod Groff 38 field goal.
1Q: 01:43 ILLN - Donovan Newton 9 run.
1Q: 01:43 ILLN - Rod Groff extra point.
2Q: 12:33 ILLN - Freddie Kemp 7 run.
2Q: 12:33 ILLN - Rod Groff extra point.
3Q: 01:28 ILLN - Donovan Newton 22 run.
3Q: 01:28 ILLN - Rod Groff extra point.

Game MVP: ILLN 93 Marc Bucher

Illinois 20 7 7 0 - 34
Northwestern 0 0 0 0 - 0

Team Statistics ILLN NORW

First Downs 25 3

Total Rushes 32 25
Net Rushing Yards 110 11
Yards Per Carry 3.4 0.4
Rushing Yards 144 57
Tckld Loss/Yards 5-10 3-5
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-24 7-41

Pass Attempts 50 26
Completions 26 7
Passing Yards 312 50
Yards Per Attempt 6.2 1.9
Interceptions 2 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1

Total Plays 82 51
Total Yards 422 61
Yards Per Play 5.1 1.1

3rd Down Plays 3/17 0/15

Penalties 12 12
Penalty Yards 130 92

Avg. Drive Start OWN 45 OWN 23
Time Of Possession 36:12 23:48




Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
2 Schultz 8 -37 -4.6 4 0 0 7
47 Connell 8 20 2.5 19 0 5 0
42 Lowe 6 21 3.5 6 0 0 0
40 Curtis 2 2 1.0 1 0 0 0
88 Willett 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Schultz 26 7 50 1.9 28 0 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
47 Connell 4 15 3.7 14 7 0
82 Belt 1 -1 -1.0 2 -1 0
87 Bryant 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
88 Willett 1 28 28.0 0 28 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
83 Giles 3 21 7.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
45 Steadman 2 45 22.5 0
47 Connell 1 20 20.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
3 Matuatia 14 448 32.0 50 1

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
45 Steadman 8 4 0.0 0 0 0
91 Booker 7 3 0.5 0 0 0
94 Ogden 5 1 0.5 1 0 0
44 Bailey 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
79 Bandhauer 4 0 1.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 3 0 1.0 0 0 0
57 Sellers 3 0 1.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
24 Wooden 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
59 Browning 2 0 0.0 1 0 0
82 Belt 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
2 Schultz 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
47 Connell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
88 Willett 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
51 Shepherd 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
61 Bell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
66 Foley 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
75 Grier 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
71 Rogers 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
76 Hatcher 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
34 Wendt 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
46 Starks 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Garner 0 2 0.0 0 0 0
92 Layton 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
58 Bowen 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
72 Yocum 0 0 0 0 0 2
69 Jones 0 0 0 0 0 2
64 Macri 0 0 0 0 0 1
62 Swope 0 0 0 0 0 1
66 Foley 0 0 0 0 1 1
47 Connell 2 0 1 0 0 0
51 Shepherd 0 0 0 0 1 0
60 Marshall 0 0 0 0 1 0

Player Stokes Awarded
47 Gene Connell 2
75 Les Grier 2
70 Gene Sanford 2
43 Stephen Brown 2
88 Mitchell Willett 1
71 Vince Rogers 1
78 Keith Schaeffer 1
79 Dwight Bandhauer 1
59 Clarence Browning 1
94 Mack Ogden 1
44 Mitch Bailey 1
57 Hunter Sellers 1
46 Ethan Starks 1

[fmonster]

Currently, there are 4 Big Ten schools in the top 25. It will be interesting to see if they all make it to the playoffs. Michigan is the team that could lose out.


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Southern California 9-0 P10 1.25 1.00 0.00 2.40 4.65 1
Tennessee 9-1 SEC 2.00 4.00 1.00 0.12 7.12 2
Florida State 10-1 ACC 6.50 2.00 1.00 2.24 11.74 3
Iowa 10-1 B10 4.25 7.50 1.00 0.60 13.35 4
Miami of Florida 9-1 ACC 8.50 3.50 1.00 2.52 15.52 5
Oregon 10-1 P10 5.75 6.50 1.00 2.76 16.01 6
Nebraska 9-1 B12 7.25 6.00 1.00 1.92 16.17 7
Texas A&M 9-1 B12 4.75 10.00 1.00 1.08 16.83 8
Oklahoma 9-2 B12 13.50 8.00 2.00 0.68 24.18 9
Utah 10-1 MNW 7.00 13.00 1.00 4.12 25.12 10
Louisiana State 8-2 SEC 8.25 15.50 2.00 0.28 26.03 11
Virginia Tech 8-1 ACC 16.25 8.00 1.00 3.88 29.13 12
Georgia Tech 9-1 ACC 15.75 11.50 1.00 2.84 31.09 13
Florida 9-2 SEC 16.00 12.50 2.00 0.84 31.34 14
Penn State 9-2 B10 15.50 15.50 2.00 2.12 35.12 15
Wisconsin 9-2 B10 14.50 18.00 2.00 2.16 36.66 16
Washington 8-3 P10 8.25 24.50 3.00 1.24 36.99 17
Texas 8-2 B12 20.50 11.50 2.00 3.44 37.44 18
Mississippi 8-2 SEC 12.00 26.50 2.00 0.76 41.26 19
Auburn 8-3 SEC 12.50 25.50 3.00 0.64 41.64 20
Syracuse 9-1 BEC 20.00 18.50 1.00 3.48 42.98 21
Michigan 8-3 B10 23.50 17.50 3.00 1.60 45.60 22
Alabama 8-3 SEC 21.00 21.50 3.00 0.40 45.90 23
Middle Tennessee State 10-1 SUN 23.50 21.00 1.00 4.88 50.38 24
Georgia 7-3 SEC 26.00 20.50 3.00 1.16 50.66 25
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Minnesota 6-5 B10 31.00 51.50 5.00 0.16 87.66 37
Ohio State 6-5 B10 46.00 36.00 5.00 1.36 88.36 39
Michigan State 6-5 B10 42.50 47.00 5.00 0.80 95.30 45
Illinois 6-5 B10 46.00 51.00 5.00 2.80 104.8052
Purdue 4-7 B10 66.75 73.00 7.00 0.44 147.1976
Indiana 4-7 B10 76.25 84.00 7.00 2.20 169.4582
**Northwestern 1-10 B10 103.75116.0010.00 0.92 230.67113


$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

[fmonster]

Two more additions this week, the biggest being WR Tommy Moreland. Also CB Ralph Newsome committed.

2004 Recruiting Needs: QB?, FB?, WR x2, G, T, DE, DT x2, OLB, CB x2, S x2.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 27 (3 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Left)

QB Ted Harris - In
Strength: Long Passing
Scout: 40-

FB Charles Zaragoza - Wi
Strength: Third Down Running
Scout: 46+
Northwestern

WR Dominic Blalock – Ky
Strength: Yardage After Catch
Scout: 69+
Louisville

WR Carlton Knight – Il
Strength: Getting Open
Scout: 72+
Northwestern

WR R.J. Phillips – In
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 57-
Indiana

WR Tommy Moreland - Ky
Strength: Catching The Ball
Scout: 58+
Northwestern

WR Kerry Reed - Il
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 44-

G A.J. Nealy – Ia
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 72-

G Ryan Kleman - Il
Strength: Pass Protection
Scout: 56-
Moline

T George Campbell – In
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 49+
Northwestern

DE Rico Goodwin – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 78+
Notre Dame

DE Teddy Maloney – Ia
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 63+
Iowa State

DE Bo Reid - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 49-
Rockford

DT Brian Shapiro – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 61+
Indiana

DT Nick Lamar – In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69+
Notre Dame

DT Adam Thorton - Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 46+

DT Russell Covington - In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 59-
Northwestern

DT Ellis Lowe - Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 20+
Northwestern

ILB Xavier Yager – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 73+
Iowa State

OLB Wayne Samuels – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 66+
Iowa State

OLB Trent Ocasio – Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 83-
Decatur

OLB Carl Grayson – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 86+
Northwestern

OLB Ray Stauffer - Il
Strength: Man to Man Defense
Scout: 43+

CB Skip Hardy – Il
Strength: Punt Returning
Scout: 79++
Michigan

CB Cary Schneider – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 72--
Northwestern

CB Myron Delgado – Wi
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 63++
UCLA

CB J.T. Delgado – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 82--
Northwestern

CB Archie Chamoun – Wi
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 58++
Marshall

CB Jorge Reel - Il
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 46-
Northwestern

CB Ralph Newsome - Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 41+
Northwestern

S Dwayne Wynn – Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 56++
Northwestern

S Russell Weaver – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 100--
Illinois

S Rickey Corona - Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 60+
Peoria

S Oscar England - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69--

S Marco Perkins - Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 38-

S Ian Henson - Il
Strength: Man-To-Man Defense
Scout: 35+

[fmonster]

Getting to the nitty-gritty now. Top 25 basically set,...... with one exception... #5 Tennessee plays #21 Mississippi at Mississippi. If Ole Miss loses, there are a few ladies on the doorstep waiting to get into the dance.


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Southern California 10-0 P10 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.92 3.92 1
Tennessee 10-1 SEC 2.50 4.00 1.00 0.84 8.34 2
Nebraska 10-1 B12 4.25 5.00 1.00 1.60 11.85 3
Florida State 10-1 ACC 7.75 2.00 1.00 2.32 13.07 4
Iowa 10-1 B10 6.00 7.50 1.00 0.64 15.14 5
Texas A&M 10-1 B12 5.75 8.50 1.00 1.00 16.25 6
Miami of Florida 9-1 ACC 9.25 3.50 1.00 2.96 16.71 7
Oregon 10-1 P10 6.50 7.50 1.00 2.72 17.72 8
Oklahoma 9-2 B12 11.50 7.50 2.00 0.68 21.68 9
Louisiana State 9-2 SEC 7.75 11.50 2.00 0.52 21.77 10
Utah 10-1 MNW 8.75 12.50 1.00 4.04 26.29 11
Virginia Tech 9-1 ACC 17.50 8.50 1.00 3.64 30.64 12
Florida 9-2 SEC 15.75 12.00 2.00 0.96 30.71 13
Penn State 9-2 B10 15.00 14.00 2.00 2.12 33.12 14
Wisconsin 9-2 B10 15.50 16.00 2.00 2.04 35.54 15
Georgia 8-3 SEC 18.00 17.00 3.00 0.76 38.76 16
Auburn 8-3 SEC 9.75 25.50 3.00 0.60 38.85 17
Syracuse 10-1 BEC 18.50 16.00 1.00 3.48 38.98 18
Washington 8-3 P10 9.25 25.50 3.00 1.32 39.07 19
Mississippi 9-2 SEC 13.00 24.00 2.00 1.12 40.12 20
Michigan 8-3 B10 23.50 17.00 3.00 1.84 45.34 21
Alabama 8-3 SEC 20.00 22.00 3.00 0.40 45.40 22
Georgia Tech 9-2 ACC 23.50 20.00 2.00 2.20 47.70 23
Middle Tennessee State 10-1 SUN 22.25 21.00 1.00 4.92 49.17 24
Texas 8-3 B12 25.25 20.00 3.00 2.52 50.77 25

[fmonster]

Wildcats add S Marco Perkins and his 12 INTs to the incoming list.

2004 Recruiting Needs: QB?, FB?, WR x2, G, T, DE, DT x2, OLB, CB x2, S x2.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 27 (3 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Left)

QB Ted Harris - In
Strength: Long Passing
Scout: 40-

FB Charles Zaragoza - Wi
Strength: Third Down Running
Scout: 46+
Northwestern

WR Dominic Blalock – Ky
Strength: Yardage After Catch
Scout: 69+
Louisville

WR Carlton Knight – Il
Strength: Getting Open
Scout: 72+
Northwestern

WR R.J. Phillips – In
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 57-
Indiana

WR Tommy Moreland - Ky
Strength: Catching The Ball
Scout: 58+
Northwestern

WR Kerry Reed - Il
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 44-

G A.J. Nealy – Ia
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 72-

G Ryan Kleman - Il
Strength: Pass Protection
Scout: 56-
Moline

T George Campbell – In
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 49+
Northwestern

DE Rico Goodwin – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 78+
Notre Dame

DE Teddy Maloney – Ia
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 63+
Iowa State

DE Bo Reid - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 49-
Rockford

DT Brian Shapiro – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 61+
Indiana

DT Nick Lamar – In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69+
Notre Dame

DT Adam Thorton - Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 46+

DT Russell Covington - In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 59-
Northwestern

DT Ellis Lowe - Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 20+
Northwestern

ILB Xavier Yager – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 73+
Iowa State

OLB Wayne Samuels – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 66+
Iowa State

OLB Trent Ocasio – Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 83-
Decatur

OLB Carl Grayson – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 86+
Northwestern

OLB Ray Stauffer - Il
Strength: Man to Man Defense
Scout: 43+

CB Skip Hardy – Il
Strength: Punt Returning
Scout: 79++
Michigan

CB Cary Schneider – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 72--
Northwestern

CB Myron Delgado – Wi
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 63++
UCLA

CB J.T. Delgado – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 82--
Northwestern

CB Archie Chamoun – Wi
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 58++
Marshall

CB Jorge Reel - Il
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 46-
Northwestern

CB Ralph Newsome - Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 41+
Northwestern

S Dwayne Wynn – Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 56++
Northwestern

S Russell Weaver – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 100--
Illinois

S Rickey Corona - Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 60+
Peoria

S Oscar England - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69--

S Marco Perkins - Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 38-
Northwestern

S Ian Henson - Il
Strength: Man-To-Man Defense
Scout: 35+

[fmonster]

I am placing the Top 50 list to see who made it and who was rejected! Those that made it will be marked with a *.


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
*Southern California 11-0 P10 1.00 1.00 0.00 2.00 4.00 1
*Tennessee 11-1 SEC 2.00 3.50 1.00 0.64 7.14 2
*Miami of Florida 10-1 ACC 6.50 3.00 1.00 2.32 12.82 3
*Florida State 10-1 ACC 8.00 2.50 1.00 2.24 13.74 4
*Iowa 10-1 B10 6.00 7.00 1.00 0.72 14.72 5
*Texas A&M 10-1 B12 6.25 7.00 1.00 0.92 15.17 6
*Oregon 10-1 P10 7.00 6.50 1.00 2.68 17.18 7
*Oklahoma 10-2 B12 9.25 6.00 2.00 0.28 17.53 8
*Louisiana State 9-2 SEC 7.25 10.00 2.00 0.76 20.01 9
*Nebraska 10-2 B12 8.00 10.00 2.00 1.12 21.12 10
*Utah 10-1 MNW 8.50 11.00 1.00 4.08 24.58 11
*Florida 9-2 SEC 15.00 10.50 2.00 1.04 28.54 12
*Penn State 9-2 B10 15.25 13.50 2.00 2.08 32.83 13
*Wisconsin 9-2 B10 15.50 15.50 2.00 2.04 35.04 14
*Georgia 8-3 SEC 16.00 17.00 3.00 0.80 36.80 15
*Washington 8-3 P10 8.00 25.00 3.00 1.36 37.36 16
*Syracuse 10-1 BEC 17.75 15.50 1.00 3.56 37.81 17
*Auburn 8-3 SEC 10.50 25.00 3.00 0.68 39.18 18
Michigan 8-3 B10 23.75 16.50 3.00 1.84 45.09 19
Virginia Tech 9-2 ACC 25.25 15.00 2.00 3.24 45.49 20
Alabama 8-3 SEC 20.50 21.50 3.00 0.52 45.52 21
*Middle Tennessee State 10-1 SUN 19.50 20.50 1.00 4.92 45.92 22
Mississippi 9-3 SEC 15.00 29.00 3.00 0.60 47.60 23
Georgia Tech 9-2 ACC 23.50 20.00 2.00 2.28 47.78 24
Texas 8-3 B12 25.50 20.00 3.00 2.52 51.02 25
Kansas State 8-3 B12 22.50 25.50 3.00 1.56 52.56 26
*Notre Dame 7-4 IND 23.50 28.50 4.00 0.12 56.12 27
*Texas Christian 9-2 USA 29.00 23.00 2.00 5.00 59.00 28
Colorado 7-4 B12 27.50 33.00 4.00 1.80 66.30 29
Louisville 8-3 USA 30.00 30.50 3.00 3.60 67.10 30
Toledo 9-2 MID 33.75 26.50 2.00 4.96 67.21 31
Oregon State 7-4 P10 27.00 35.50 4.00 0.88 67.38 32
*Boise State 8-3 WEA 39.50 30.00 3.00 4.40 76.90 33
Memphis 8-3 USA 39.75 34.50 3.00 3.76 81.01 34
Ohio State 6-5 B10 40.50 34.50 5.00 1.20 81.20 35
Arizona State 6-5 P10 30.75 44.50 5.00 1.44 81.69 36
Minnesota 6-5 B10 28.25 49.50 5.00 0.16 82.91 37
*Bloomington 9-2 SCE 44.50 33.50 2.00 4.80 84.80 38
Pittsburgh 7-4 BEC 43.25 38.00 4.00 2.16 87.41 39
Michigan State 6-5 B10 37.50 44.00 5.00 0.96 87.46 40
Virginia 6-5 ACC 40.50 42.00 5.00 0.56 88.06 41
Maryland 6-5 ACC 39.75 42.00 5.00 1.40 88.15 42
Air Force 7-4 MNW 41.50 38.50 4.00 4.36 88.36 43
*Marshall 8-4 MID 47.00 38.00 4.00 3.92 92.92 44
Stanford 6-5 P10 34.00 54.00 5.00 0.32 93.32 45
UCLA 5-6 P10 40.75 47.00 6.00 1.32 95.07 46
Clemson 5-6 ACC 37.25 52.50 6.00 0.48 96.23 47
Texas Tech 6-5 B12 45.50 47.00 5.00 1.16 98.66 48
Miami of Ohio 7-4 MID 47.50 43.50 4.00 3.68 98.68 49
Northern Illinois 8-4 MID 51.25 40.00 4.00 4.24 99.49 50

[fmonster]

The Wildcats have completed their recruiting drive with the additions of QB Ted Harris, WR Kerry Reed and S Ian Hensen. Stay tuned later for the complete breakdown of this years recruiting class.


2004 Recruiting Needs: QB?, FB?, WR x2, G, T, DE, DT x2, OLB, CB x2, S x2.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 27 (3 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Left)

QB Ted Harris - In
Strength: Long Passing
Scout: 40-
Northwestern

FB Charles Zaragoza - Wi
Strength: Third Down Running
Scout: 46+
Northwestern

WR Dominic Blalock – Ky
Strength: Yardage After Catch
Scout: 69+
Louisville

WR Carlton Knight – Il
Strength: Getting Open
Scout: 72+
Northwestern

WR R.J. Phillips – In
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 57-
Indiana

WR Tommy Moreland - Ky
Strength: Catching The Ball
Scout: 58+
Northwestern

WR Kerry Reed - Il
Strength: Yardage After The Catch
Scout: 44-
Northwestern

G A.J. Nealy – Ia
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 72-

G Ryan Kleman - Il
Strength: Pass Protection
Scout: 56-
Moline

T George Campbell – In
Strength: Run Blocking
Scout: 49+
Northwestern

DE Rico Goodwin – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 78+
Notre Dame

DE Teddy Maloney – Ia
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 63+
Iowa State

DE Bo Reid - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 49-
Rockford

DT Brian Shapiro – In
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 61+
Indiana

DT Nick Lamar – In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69+
Notre Dame

DT Adam Thorton - Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 46+

DT Russell Covington - In
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 59-
Northwestern

DT Ellis Lowe - Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 20+
Northwestern

ILB Xavier Yager – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 73+
Iowa State

OLB Wayne Samuels – Ia
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 66+
Iowa State

OLB Trent Ocasio – Il
Strength: Rushing The Passer
Scout: 83-
Decatur

OLB Carl Grayson – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 86+
Northwestern

OLB Ray Stauffer - Il
Strength: Man to Man Defense
Scout: 43+

CB Skip Hardy – Il
Strength: Punt Returning
Scout: 79++
Michigan

CB Cary Schneider – Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 72--
Northwestern

CB Myron Delgado – Wi
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 63++
UCLA

CB J.T. Delgado – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 82--
Northwestern

CB Archie Chamoun – Wi
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 58++
Marshall

CB Jorge Reel - Il
Strength: Kick Returning
Scout: 46-
Northwestern

CB Ralph Newsome - Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 41+
Northwestern

S Dwayne Wynn – Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 56++
Northwestern

S Russell Weaver – Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 100--
Illinois

S Rickey Corona - Il
Strength: Zone Defense
Scout: 60+
Peoria

S Oscar England - Il
Strength: Defending The Run
Scout: 69--

S Marco Perkins - Il
Strength: Intercepting Passes
Scout: 38-
Northwestern

S Ian Henson - Il
Strength: Man-To-Man Defense
Scout: 35+
Northwestern

[fmonster]

Ah, the Playoffs!! This is what I came back in time for! Let's take a look at the bracket......


Playoff Games for 2004

Game Matchup
Championship Game Matchup not yet determined
Semifinal Game 1 Matchup not yet determined
Semifinal Game 2 Matchup not yet determined
Quarterfinal Game 1 Matchup not yet determined
Quarterfinal Game 2 Matchup not yet determined
Quarterfinal Game 3 Matchup not yet determined
Quarterfinal Game 4 Matchup not yet determined
Second Round Game 1 Florida State (10-1) vs opponent to be determined
Second Round Game 2 Iowa (10-1) vs opponent to be determined
Second Round Game 3 Oklahoma (10-2) vs opponent to be determined
Second Round Game 4 Southern California (11-0) vs opponent to be determi
Second Round Game 5 Tennessee (11-1) vs opponent to be determined
Second Round Game 6 Utah (10-1) vs opponent to be determined
Second Round Game 7 Syracuse (10-1) vs opponent to be determined
Second Round Game 8 Texas Christian (9-2) vs opponent to be determined
First Round Game 1 Oregon (10-1) vs Louisiana State (9-2)
First Round Game 2 Nebraska (10-2) vs Texas A&M (10-1)
First Round Game 3 Miami of Florida (10-1) vs Florida (9-2)
First Round Game 4 Penn State (9-2) vs Marshall (8-4)
First Round Game 5 Wisconsin (9-2) vs Bloomington (9-2)
First Round Game 6 Georgia (8-3) vs Boise State (8-3)
First Round Game 7 Washington (8-3) vs Notre Dame (7-4)
First Round Game 8 Auburn (8-3) vs Middle Tennessee State (10-1)

Game Location Payoff
Championship Game $7,200,000
Semifinal Game 1 $4,500,000
Semifinal Game 2 $4,500,000
Quarterfinal Game 1 $2,020,000
Quarterfinal Game 2 $2,020,000
Quarterfinal Game 3 $2,020,000
Quarterfinal Game 4 $2,020,000
Second Round Game 1 $820,000
Second Round Game 2 $820,000
Second Round Game 3 $820,000
Second Round Game 4 $820,000
Second Round Game 5 $820,000
Second Round Game 6 $820,000
Second Round Game 7 $820,000
Second Round Game 8 $820,000
First Round Game 1 Juneau, AK $480,000
First Round Game 2 Enterprise, AL $480,000
First Round Game 3 Savannah, GA $480,000
First Round Game 4 Frederick, MD $480,000
First Round Game 5 Cleveland, OH $480,000
First Round Game 6 Kodiak, AK $480,000
First Round Game 7 Harrisburg, PA $480,000
First Round Game 8 Jacksonville, NC $480,000


I will try to break down each game of the weekly matchups. Some good teams are out of the field, but every corner of the college world is represented and will decide the outcome of the championship on the field of battle instead of the field of opinion! Let's Go!!!

[bbgunn]

Hopefully Northwestern will be in the playoffs in a year or two. :)

[fmonster]

....... or Three! :p ;) :)

[fmonster]

Darn! I didn't have the Save All Boxscores selected, so for the first round of this years tournament I will be unable to give any game notes. They will be noted in round two games.



Game 1 #7 Oregon (10-1) vs #9 Louisiana State (9-2)
The game lived up to it's two team's tight rankings as Oregon pulls
off the 21-17 Win!


Game 2 #10 Nebraska (10-2) vs #6 Texas A&M (10-1)
Another good game against two evenly matched teams as
Nebraska holds on for 24-17 Win!


Game 3 #3 Miami of Florida (10-1) vs #12 Florida (9-2)
This inter-state rivalry turned into a blood bath as Florida
SQUEEKS out a 13-10 Win.


Game 4 #13 Penn State (9-2) vs #44 Marshall (8-4)
Marshall made a decent showing against the bigger conference
foe, but in the end Penn State's depth of talent wins the day as
State wins 37-18.


Game 5 #14 Wisconsin (9-2) vs #38 Bloomington (9-2)
The Solecismic Eight champions Bloomington were completely out
of their league in the first year of the tournament as Wisconsin
mauls them 55-0.


Game 6 #15 Georgia (8-3) vs #33 Boise State (8-3)
Another conference mismatch as Georgia destroys Boise State 51-14.


Game 7 #16 Washington (8-3) vs #27 Notre Dame (7-4)
First Upset of the tournament. Not the fact that Notre Dame won
so much as how they won, Very Lopsided! 34-9 ND.


Game 8 #18 Auburn (8-3) vs #22 Middle Tennessee State (10-1)
Auburn completely dominates in this game 52-3!




So, there are the first round results. Nothing major, but the Notre Dame game kind of surprised me. On to Week 2!

[fmonster]

On the home front, TE Rich Belt was caught committing a serious violation of team rules. (Caught sneaking into the women's dorm after hours) He was suspended for the infraction. Rich started 10 of 11 games this season for the Wildcats with 10 catches for 114 yds.

[fmonster]

Game 1 #6 Oregon (11-1)(-13) vs #23 Texas Christian (9-2)
Oregon 0 14 7 10 - 31
Texas Christian 3 0 0 0 - 3
Oregon uses a balanced attack to stymie TCU in the rain. The Ducks were
in their element as they threw for 200+ yds and 2 TDs and ran for 200+ and
2 TDs. A complete game for Oregon.


Game 2 #7 Nebraska (11-2)(-12) vs #12 Syracuse (10-1)
Nebraska 3 3 0 9 - 15
Syracuse 7 10 0 0 - 17
The Orange Men take advantage of their 17 point first half lead and let their
defense hold on for the upset victory! 4 Nebraska turnovers just too much to
overcome.


Game 3 #13 Wisconsin (10-2)(-3) vs #10 Utah (10-1)
Wisconsin 10 0 3 0 - 13
Utah 0 14 0 10 - 24
In a sloppy game that had 6 INTs between the 2 teams, Utah raised it's game
in the second half to prove to the nation that their #10 ranking isn't a fluke!


Game 4 #9 Florida (10-2) vs #3 Tennessee (11-1)(-7)
Florida 0 0 0 0 - 0
Tennessee 3 7 7 14 - 31
The Vols dominate both sides of the ball for a statement victory over fellow
conference foe. Florida was never in this one folks.


Game 5 #11 Penn State (10-2) vs #1 Southern California (11-0)(-9)
Penn State 6 0 0 0 - 6
Southern California 0 7 17 13 - 37
Penn State scores early, but this one was all Trojans! Penn State never
got the offense rolling, while USC was slow to get going they finally
started hitting on all gears and rolled over the Nittany Lions! #1 Indeed!


Game 6 #4 Oklahoma (10-2)(-2) vs #17 Georgia (9-3)
Oklahoma 7 3 6 0 - 16
Georgia 7 7 0 3 - 17
In the best game of the day, Georgia uses a late 4th Quarter FG to pull off
the upset victory that sends #4 Oklahoma home early. The stats between
these two teams were as close as the score!


Game 7 #8 Iowa (10-1) vs #21 Auburn (9-3)(-3)
Iowa 0 7 7 10 - 24
Auburn 0 7 7 0 - 14
Iowa's WR James Hughes scores three TDs (Punt Return, End Around, Pass)
in a closely fought game that saw the Hawkeyes win it in the 4th Quarter. A
Late Auburn INT halted any comeback attempt.


Game 8 #2 Florida State (10-1) (-3) vs #27 Notre Dame (8-4)
Florida State 0 14 3 14 - 31
Notre Dame 0 0 3 7 - 10
Three INTs and 37 yds rushing on 32 carries does in the Irish as FSU wins
in decisive manner.

[fmonster]

Game 1 #6 Iowa (11-1)(-2) vs #5 Oregon (12-1)
Iowa 7 6 3 0 - 16
Oregon 7 3 14 0 - 24
Making the proper halftime adjustments on defense, Oregon shuts down Iowa
in the second half! Iowa had a late shot at the victory, but on a 3rd and 10
at midfield, Iowa turned the ball over and Oregon ran the last 3 minutes
off the clock to advance!


Game 2 #2 Florida State (11-1)(-6) vs #7 Utah (11-1)
Florida State 0 34 7 7 - 48
Utah 7 0 0 0 - 7
Neither team could run, but FSU threw for 434 yds and 5 TDs in a complete
blowout. Utah had a good run and are thankful for a system that allowed
them to lose on the field and not in the papers!


Game 3 #9 Syracuse (11-1) vs #3 Tennessee (12-1)(-9)
Syracuse 0 7 0 0 - 7
Tennessee 21 7 10 7 - 45
Can you believe that it was Tennessee and not Syracuse that had 5 turnovers?
This game had the Vols toying with the Orange all day. The Vols were the
Superior team.


Game 4 #1 Southern California (12-0)(-6) vs #12 Georgia (10-3)
Southern California 7 7 0 3 - 17
Georgia 0 3 7 0 - 10
In the game of the day, Georgia moved the ball to the 50 yardline with over a
minute left when an errant pass found it's way into the hands of USC, who held
on for the hard fought win! Great Game!!

[fmonster]

Game 1 #2 Florida State (12-1)(-1) vs #3 Tennessee (13-1)
Florida State 14 0 7 15 - 36
Tennessee 0 24 3 17 - 44
FSU has 5 turnovers and in the end runs out of time as they score the final
15 points. Snow seemed to be the un-doing of the Seminoles. Tennessee
capitalized on it's chances and are head to the National Title Game!


Game 2 #5 Oregon (13-1) vs #1 Southern California (13-0)(-4)
Oregon 0 10 0 0 - 10
Southern California 0 0 14 7 - 21
Oregon had to like their chances against the #1 team in the country as they
led 10-0 at the half. Unfortunately for the Ducks, the Trojans remembered
why they were ranked so high as they totally shut down the Oregon "O" in
the second half holding them to 37 total yds on the half.

[fmonster]

This is what it is all about! The whole nation has been watching for the past
several week to see if the cream really does rise to the top. And, in this year
at least, it seems to be the case!

Tennessee used a pounding running attack and a 'bend but don't break' defensive
approach to win the 2004 College Championship! Congratulations to the
true champion Volunteers!!!


Championship Game #1 Southern California (14-0)(-2) vs #2 Tennessee (14-1)

Southern California 0 3 3 15 - 21
Tennessee 7 10 0 7 - 24

Team Statistics SCAL TENN

First Downs 15 28

Total Rushes 20 42
Net Rushing Yards 16 141
Yards Per Carry 0.8 3.3
Rushing Yards 45 172
Tckld Loss/Yards 7-13 9-20
Sacked/Yards Lost 3-16 2-11

Pass Attempts 36 34
Completions 21 20
Passing Yards 292 259
Yards Per Attempt 8.1 7.6
Interceptions 2 0
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0

Total Plays 56 76
Total Yards 308 400
Yards Per Play 5.5 5.2

3rd Down Plays 5/11 7/15

Penalties 7 4
Penalty Yards 50 28

Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time Of Possession 25:34 34:26

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Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Tennessee 15-1 SEC 1.00 1.50 1.00 0.08 3.58 1
Southern California 14-1 P10 1.75 1.50 1.00 0.36 4.61 2
Florida State 12-2 ACC 2.75 3.00 2.00 1.00 8.75 3
Oregon 13-2 P10 4.25 4.50 2.00 1.12 11.87 4
Miami of Florida 10-2 ACC 7.50 4.50 2.00 1.96 15.96 5
Iowa 11-2 B10 6.25 7.50 2.00 0.32 16.07 6
Texas A&M 10-2 B12 8.25 9.50 2.00 1.04 20.79 7
Florida 10-3 SEC 7.25 11.50 3.00 0.16 21.91 8
Nebraska 11-3 B12 9.75 10.50 3.00 0.76 24.01 9
Oklahoma 10-3 B12 14.50 7.00 3.00 0.48 24.98 10
Louisiana State 9-3 SEC 6.50 15.50 3.00 0.44 25.44 11
Utah 11-2 MNW 11.75 13.00 2.00 3.08 29.83 12
Syracuse 11-2 BEC 12.75 19.00 2.00 1.80 35.55 13
Virginia Tech 9-2 ACC 21.75 8.50 2.00 3.44 35.69 14
Georgia 10-4 SEC 15.00 17.00 4.00 0.20 36.20 15
Michigan 8-3 B10 20.25 11.00 3.00 2.16 36.41 16
Wisconsin 10-3 B10 13.75 20.00 3.00 1.60 38.35 17
Georgia Tech 9-2 ACC 20.50 13.50 2.00 2.44 38.44 18
Penn State 10-3 B10 21.00 16.00 3.00 1.40 41.40 19
Auburn 9-4 SEC 14.00 25.50 4.00 0.24 43.74 20
Alabama 8-3 SEC 21.50 20.00 3.00 0.68 45.18 21
Washington 8-4 P10 14.00 26.50 4.00 1.20 45.70 22
Mississippi 9-3 SEC 16.75 26.00 3.00 0.40 46.15 23
Texas 8-3 B12 25.25 16.50 3.00 2.84 47.59 24
Kansas State 8-3 B12 19.75 24.50 3.00 2.08 49.33 25



Big Ten Final Standings

2004 Season Standings, Big Ten

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Iowa 11 2 0 .846 372 172 7 1 0 .875 210 114 Lost 1
Penn State 10 3 0 .769 389 185 6 2 0 .750 214 106 Lost 1
Wisconsin 10 3 0 .769 422 189 6 2 0 .750 215 125 Lost 1
Michigan 8 3 0 .727 311 222 5 3 0 .625 197 152 Lost 1
Michigan State 6 5 0 .545 306 213 4 4 0 .500 190 196 Lost 1
Illinois 6 5 0 .545 349 208 4 4 0 .500 188 161 Won 2
Ohio State 6 5 0 .545 234 168 3 5 0 .375 138 148 Won 2
Minnesota 6 5 0 .545 282 220 3 5 0 .375 162 161 Lost 2
Purdue 4 7 0 .363 244 260 3 5 0 .375 173 208 Won 1
Indiana 4 7 0 .363 217 334 2 6 0 .250 127 262 Lost 4
**Northwestern 1 10 0 .090 122 379 1 7 0 .125 105 286 Lost 6

[fmonster]

Oh, it just doesn't get much worse than this!!!!


2004 Summary for Northwestern

Record: 1-10
Rank: 119

Northwestern Team Rank
Rushes 311 112
Rushing Yards 630 123
Yards Per Carry 2.02 123 (T)
Pass Attempts 342 44 (T)
Completions 133 101 (T)
Passing Yards 1377 117
Yards Per Attempt 4.02 125
3rd Down Conversions 18.9 125
Points Per Game 11.0 121
Turnovers 30 118 (T)
Turnover Margin -2 69 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 433 101 (T)
Rushing Yards 1550 63
Yards Per Carry 3.57 52 (T)
Pass Attempts 374 110
Completions 209 118
Passing Yards 2791 122
Yards Per Attempt 7.46 94
3rd Down Conversions 38.5 89 (T)
Points Per Game 34.4 108 (T)
Turnovers 28 15 (T)

Primary Formation: Pro Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
2 14 at TXCH (27) 34
3 0 AZST (47) 31
4 3 KANS (111) 28
5 3 at MINN (48) 48
6 24 OHST (31) 10
7 44 INDI (83) 47
9 0 at WISC (20) 30
10 10 PURD (70) 38
11 10 at PNST (14) 31
12 14 at MICH (12) 48
13 0 ILLN (45) 34

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
2 Schultz QB 186 81 921 4.95 5 15
15 Andersen QB 150 52 456 3.04 0 8
Team --- 342 133 1377 4.02 5 25

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
42 Lowe RB 128 277 2.16 2 38 49
40 Curtis RB 59 195 3.30 1 20 17
47 Connell RB 56 230 4.10 1 18 27
15 Andersen QB 24 -24 -1.00 1 13 71
2 Schultz QB 24 -115 -4.79 0 21 121
Team --- 311 630 2.02 5 119 296

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
80 Monroe WR 63 22 271 12.3 108 2
87 Bryant WR 52 22 260 11.8 109 2
6 Harwell WR 51 16 237 14.8 27 1
42 Lowe RB 34 16 120 7.5 45 0
82 Belt TE 34 10 114 11.4 17 0
88 Willett WR 33 10 127 12.7 0 0
83 Giles WR 20 3 14 4.6 2 0
47 Connell RB 16 13 60 4.6 39 0
89 Phillips TE 14 8 94 11.7 15 0
Team --- 342 133 1377 10.3 412 5

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
58 Bowen ILB 72 16 3.0 11 5 3
57 Sellers OLB 60 13 3.5 12 0 10
45 Steadman S 58 11 0.0 6 1 4
24 Wooden S 56 23 0.0 9 0 4
91 Booker OLB 38 13 2.5 3 1 2
74 Rolfe DT 35 14 1.0 13 0 0
70 Sanford DE 32 17 6.0 8 0 0
94 Ogden ILB 28 15 1.0 1 2 0
44 Bailey OLB 28 10 0.0 4 0 2
78 Schaeffer DE 26 10 4.5 11 0 0
76 Hatcher DT 24 8 7.5 10 0 1
34 Wendt CB 24 6 0.0 1 3 5
43 Brown CB 23 17 0.0 1 9 6
30 Tempest CB 16 2 0.0 0 2 3
46 Starks S 14 3 0.0 0 0 1
29 Garner CB 13 4 0.0 0 0 3
99 Pritchett DE 11 5 1.0 1 0 0
Team --- 672 204 34.0 98 24 47

[fmonster]

Believe it or not, there are some awards to hand out.:eek:

Also, CB Stephen Brown led the country in INTs with 9!

National Honors
All Freshman Team - CB Stephen Brown


Big Ten Honors
Top Defensive Freshman - CB Stephen Brown
All Conference 2nd Team - OLB Hunter Sellers
Academic Team - DE Gene Sanford
Freshman Team - CB Stephen Brown

[fmonster]

These gentlemen have seen their last days of football in a Wildcats jersey. Ok, this particular group has seen it's last days in football, PERIOD! :p :D


Player # Pos Elig HT WT High School
Booker, Horace 91 OLB Sr 5-11 211 Russellville, KY - Logan Count
Connell, Gene 47 RB Sr 5-9 192 Alden, NY - Alden
Hatcher, Alex 76 DT Sr 6-0 254 Belvidere, IL - Belvidere
Jones, Wayne 69 T Sr 6-2 270 Collinsville, IL - Collinsvill
Sellers, Hunter 57 OLB Sr 6-0 212 Arlington Heights, IL - John H
Shepherd, Willie 51 C Sr 6-2 274 Morton, IL - Morton
Starks, Ethan 46 S Sr 5-11 182 Ashtabula, OH - Ashtabula Harb
Steadman, Lonnie 45 S Sr 6-2 194 Spring Lake, MI - Spring Lake
Tempest, Julio 30 CB Sr 5-10 172 Barrington, IL - Barrington
Terrell, Phil 18 P Sr 6-3 214 La Junta, CO - La Junta
Wendt, Al 34 CB Sr 5-7 163 Arlington Heights, IL - John H
Wooden, Bart 24 S Sr 6-0 182 Saint Jacob, IL - Triad


Biggest loss will be OLB Hunter Sellers, the 2nd Team Big Ten player in 2004. We do have a fill-in for him, but he will be missed.

[fmonster]

More info on the Wildcats-To-Be! Players of note..... WR Carlton Knight, OLB Carl Grayson, CB Cary Schneider, CB J.T. Delgado and S Dwayne Wynn!

Name/Pos: QB Ted Harris
Hometown: Middlebury, In
National Rank: N/A
Rank by Position: N/A
State Rank: 47
Rank by Position: 1
All-State Team: Yes
All-Country Team: No

Name/Pos: FB Charles Zaragoza
Hometown: Boyceville, Wi
National Rank: N/A
Rank by Position: 73
State Rank: 37
Rank by Position: 4
All-State Team: No
All-Country Team: No

Name/Pos: WR Tommy Moreland
Hometown: Murray, Ky
National Rank: N/A
Rank by Position: 97
State Rank: 17
Rank by Position: 4
All-State Team: No
All-Country Team: No

Name/Pos:WR Kerry Reed
Hometown: Country Club Hills, Il
National Rank: N/A
Rank by Position: N/A
State Rank: N/A
Rank by Position: 14
All-State Team: No
All-Country Team: No

Name/Pos: WR Carlton Knight
Hometown: Bethalto, Il
National Rank: 184
Rank by Position: 18
State Rank: 7
Rank by Position: 2
All-State Team: No
All-Country Team: No

Name/Pos: T George Campbell
Hometown: Logansport, In
National Rank: N/A
Rank by Position: N/A
State Rank: 27
Rank by Position: 3
All-State Team: No
All-Country Team: No

Name/Pos: DT Ellis Lowe
Hometown: Davenport, Ia
National Rank: N/A
Rank by Position: N/A
State Rank: 33
Rank by Position: 2
All-State Team: Yes
All-Country Team: No

Name/Pos: DT Russell Covington
Hometown: Sharpsville, In
National Rank: 844
Rank by Position: 46
State Rank: 15
Rank by Position: 3
All-State Team: No
All-Country Team: No

Name/Pos: OLB Carl Grayson
Hometown: Carol Stream, Il
National Rank: 201
Rank by Position: 8
State Rank: 9
Rank by Position: 1
All-State Team: Yes
All-Country Team: No

Name/Pos: CB Ralph Newsome
Hometown: London Mills, Il
National Rank: N/A
Rank by Position: N/A
State Rank: 97
Rank by Position: 10
All-State Team: N/A
All-Country Team: N/A

Name/Pos: CB Cary Schneider
Hometown: Joliet, Il
National Rank: 549
Rank by Position: 33
State Rank: 31
Rank by Position: 3
All-State Team: No
All-Country Team: No

Name/Pos: CB J.T. Delgado
Hometown: Darien, Il
National Rank: 271
Rank by Position: 15
State Rank: 15
Rank by Position: 2
All-State Team: Yes
All-Country Team: No

Name/Pos: CB Jorge Reel
Hometown: Tinley Park, Il
National Rank: N/A
Rank by Position: N/A
State Rank: N/A
Rank by Position: 12
All-State Team: No
All-Country Team: No

Name/Pos: S Dwayne Wynn
Hometown: Rockford, Il
National Rank: 239
Rank by Position: 11
State Rank: 12
Rank by Position: 1
All-State Team: Yes
All-Country Team: Yes

Name/Pos: S Marco Perkins
Hometown: Maple Park, Il
National Rank: N/A
Rank by Position: N/A
State Rank: N/A
Rank by Position: 14
All-State Team: No
All-Country Team: No

Name/Pos: S Ian Henson
Hometown: Chicago, Il
National Rank: N/A
Rank by Position: N/A
State Rank: N/A
Rank by Position: 11
All-State Team: No
All-Country Team: No

[fmonster]

Start of a new season and the turning of a new leaf so to speak. As we look at the incoming freshman and our staff, we see the following needs for the new year and aims for recruiting.

STAFF! What can we say? We have fired the Syndicate Coordinator, Offensive Coordinator, Defensive Coordinator and the Mid-West Scout!
So, four positions will have to be filled.

PLAYERS! Incoming freshman are going to fill some holes with some immediate upgrades and some with potential. That said, we will be losing about 20 players at the end of the 2005 season, so we will not be able to completely fill our needs in recruiting. That said, there are some glaring needs!

QB seems to be a must. Shultz did not develope well and there isn't anything in the cupboard.

RB is ok, but the future is bleak! One RB would be a benefit.

WR is better, but one more upgrade would be very useful. That said, we could bypass this position for other dire needs.

C in a need.

G is a dire need. We will need 2 this year, and recruits are better than walkons!

T is a need.

P/K is a need next year, but will not be top priority. (Duh!)

DE is a DIRE need. We were unable to get one this past year and now we will need 2 this coming cycle.

DT would be a nicety.

ILB is a must. After this year the cupboard is bare.

So, as you can see, we are still in the position of filling needs at Northwestern. This could be a longer rebuilding effort than first expected.

[fmonster]

Well, we made the changes we said we were going to make. We went young in all our coordinators and hope they grow with the job. Let us introduce the new staff:

Syndicate Coordinator
Name: Howard Tindall
Age: 29
Academic Eligibility: Good
Syndicate Investigation: Fair
Solicit Donations: Fair

Defensive Coordinator
Name: Antoine Swift
Age: 29
Play Calling: Fair
Injury Avoidance: Lousy
Rehabilitation: Fair
Congeniality: Terrible
Defensive Linemen: Excellent
Linebackers: Pretty Good
Secondary: Decent

Offensive Coordinator
Name: Ty Finley
Age: 31
Play Calling: Excellent
Injury Avoidance: Decent
Rehabilitation: Decent
Congeniality: Lousy
Quarterbacks: Fair
Running Backs: Very Good
Receivers: Good
Offensive Linemen: Good
Kickers: Good

Midwest Scout
Name: Brenden Cintron
Age: 43
Quarterbacks: Terrific
Running Backs: Terrific
Receivers: Terrible
Offensive Linemen: Terrible
Kickers: Decent
Defensive Linemen: Excellent
Linebackers: Good
Secondary: Poor

Southeast Scout
Name: Scott Holmes
Age: 38
Quarterbacks: Poor
Running Backs: Terrific
Receivers: Decent
Offensive Linemen: Terrible
Kickers: Excellent
Defensive Linemen: Excellent
Linebackers: Pretty Good
Secondary: Terrific

Great Lakes Scout
Name: Darryl Fenkner
Age: 52
Quarterbacks: Good
Running Backs: Very Good
Receivers: Very Good
Offensive Linemen: Pretty Good
Kickers: Pretty Good
Defensive Linemen: Very Good
Linebackers: Pretty Good
Secondary: Lousy

[fmonster]

2005 Northwestern Schedule

Rival: Illinois
Stadium Capacity: 47,100
Season Tickets Sold: 30,100

Week Opponent Result Attendance Weather Television
2 CENTRAL MICHIGAN
3 DUKE
4 at South Florida
$$5 at (18) Wisconsin
$$6 (6) MICHIGAN
$$7 at (12) Ohio State
$$9 at (15) Iowa
$$10 INDIANA
$$11 (34) MICHIGAN STATE
$$12 (35) PURDUE
$$13 at (48) Illinois

Home Games in ALL CAPS
$$-Conference Games, ##-League Championship Games, **-Post-Season Games

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Year two, and no respect! :p


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Florida State 0-0 ACC 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.12 2.12 1
Oklahoma 0-0 B12 3.00 4.00 0.00 1.12 8.12 2
Miami of Florida 0-0 ACC 2.00 6.00 0.00 1.36 9.36 3
Michigan 0-0 B10 6.00 4.00 0.00 0.52 10.52 4
Tennessee 0-0 SEC 5.00 4.00 0.00 2.20 11.20 5
Southern California 0-0 P10 4.00 8.50 0.00 1.88 14.38 6
Florida 0-0 SEC 7.00 7.50 0.00 2.04 16.54 7
Georgia 0-0 SEC 9.00 6.50 0.00 2.08 17.58 8
Louisiana State 0-0 SEC 10.00 8.50 0.00 2.40 20.90 9
Oregon 0-0 P10 11.00 10.00 0.00 1.76 22.76 10
Nebraska 0-0 B12 8.00 14.00 0.00 1.04 23.04 11
Texas 0-0 B12 13.00 9.50 0.00 1.20 23.70 12
Iowa 0-0 B10 15.00 13.00 0.00 0.48 28.48 13
Ohio State 0-0 B10 12.00 20.00 0.00 0.68 32.68 14
Penn State 0-0 B10 16.00 16.50 0.00 0.72 33.22 15
Virginia Tech 0-0 ACC 17.00 15.50 0.00 1.56 34.06 16
Texas A&M 0-0 B12 14.00 19.50 0.00 1.24 34.74 17
Alabama 0-0 SEC 20.00 16.00 0.00 2.28 38.28 18
Wisconsin 0-0 B10 18.00 19.50 0.00 0.80 38.30 19
Auburn 0-0 SEC 19.00 19.00 0.00 2.36 40.36 20
Washington 0-0 P10 21.00 18.00 0.00 1.96 40.96 21
Georgia Tech 0-0 ACC 24.00 21.00 0.00 0.16 45.16 22
Notre Dame 0-0 IND 23.00 19.50 0.00 4.56 47.06 23
Utah 0-0 MNW 22.00 24.50 0.00 2.76 49.26 24
UCLA 0-0 P10 26.00 24.50 0.00 1.92 52.42 25
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Purdue 0-0 B10 35.00 35.00 0.00 0.76 70.76 32
Michigan State 0-0 B10 34.00 44.00 0.00 0.56 78.56 38
Minnesota 0-0 B10 41.00 49.50 0.00 0.60 91.10 46
Illinois 0-0 B10 48.00 60.00 0.00 0.40 108.4052
Indiana 0-0 B10 78.00 71.50 0.00 0.44 149.9473
**Northwestern 0-0 B10 79.00 74.00 0.00 0.64 153.6475

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

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While it doesn't look much better than the 2004 version, the 2005 Wildcats will be a somewhat different team than last year. With a new coaching staff and a few new faces, I would not count out a 3 win season,...... I wouldn't necessarily count it in though either!:D

Here we go........

Quarterbacks

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Helton, Walter 8 QB Sr 25 25
Andersen, Reggie 15 QB Sr* 28 43
Fulton, Earl 10 QB Jr* 20 20
Schultz, Bobby 2 QB So 14 55
Harris, Ted 19 QB Fr 11 33


Shultz will be the starter. Andersen was going to be his backup this season allowing us to redshirt freshman Ted Harris, but Andersen is suspended due to grades in the spring semester and will be ineligible for the year. Harris will be a backup. Help is need here!!


Running Backs

Lowe, Carlton 42 RB Jr 45 61
Curtis, Billy 40 RB Jr 36 52
Newcomb, Willie 35 RB Sr* 31 48
Read, Daniel 31 RB Jr* 46 73

Rawlins, Jimmy 36 FB So* 17 45
Doyle, Cornelius 49 FB Jr* 28 33
Gardner, Kim 41 FB Jr 28 47
Zaragoza, Charles 45 FB Fr 16 54
Pierce, Carl 48 FB* So 19 23


Read will be the starting RB going into the season with the hopes of sparking some form of running game. The Wildcats have yet to record a 100 yd rushing day for any of their backs, so hopefully that will change with Read. Read will be backed up by last years starter Lowe. Gardner will again start at FB and freshman Charles Zaragoza will be redshirted. We will be targeting a RB this year in recruiting.


Receivers

Harris, Byron 90 TE Jr* 14 32
Leech, Rex 95 TE Jr* 19 40
Flynn, D.J. 97 TE Jr 31 33
Phillips, Dwayne 89 TE Jr* 22 67
Belt, Rich 82 TE Sr 44 69

Giles, Robbie 83 WR Sr 23 23
Harwell, Bernard 6 WR So 22 31
Bryant, Martin 87 WR Sr* 24 24
Walton, Roman 81 WR So 20 25
Monroe, Brent 80 WR Sr 33 33
Moreland, Tommy 4 WR Fr 12 53
Reed, Kerry 7 WR Fr 15 48
Knight, Carlton 86 WR Fr 21 88
McKnight, Clyde 85 WR* So 17 20
Willett, Mitchell 88 WR* Sr* 20 34


Tight End is set with Belt as starter. Phillips is a capable backup, but TE is a need but may be overlooked in the recruiting cycle this year. WR got an upgrade this year with the addition of freshman Carlton Knight, who will start at flanker. Monroe will get the split end duties with the rest of the cast of millions providing support. Moreland and Reed will get a chance to develope this year as they will be redshirted. Also, Mitchell Willett is still recovering from a knee injury and will not be available this year. (I didn't have the heart to cut him)

Offensive Line

Rose, Rickey 54 C So* 15 66
Bragg, J.R. 56 C Jr 29 43

Bell, Donnie 61 G Jr* 32 70
Foley, Alonzo 66 G Sr 29 29
Marshall, Jose 60 G* So 17 70
Swope, Russell 62 G* Sr* 24 51

Macri, Donnell 64 T Sr 34 34
Yocum, Joseph 72 T Sr 32 34
Campbell, George 63 T Fr 12 67
Tomich, Charlie 73 T* So 11 37
Vance, Norman 65 T* Jr* 21 38

Rose will start at center this year. Bell and Marshall will be the starting guards. Macri and Yocum will get the nod at the tackles. George Campbell get redshirted. The O-line will be the main concern going into the recruiting cycle. As it looks now, a center, 2 guards and another tackle are a definite need.

So that sums up the offense. We Need Help!

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Now on to the defense......

Defensive Line

Schaeffer, Keith 78 DE Sr 41 57
Sanford, Gene 70 DE Sr 45 57
Pritchett, Dale 99 DE Sr 40 56
Grier, Les 75 DE* Sr* 3 31
Rogers, Vince 71 DE* Jr* 4 21
Peltier, Jackie 77 DE* So* 24 33

Rolfe, Nick 74 DT Sr 25 46
Lowe, Ellis 76 DT Fr 8 10
Covington, Russell 91 DT Fr 17 41
Beane, Jerry 96 DT* Sr* 17 24
Bandhauer, Dwight 79 DT* So 11 32

Schaeffer and Sanford will start at DE with Pritchett filling in and replacing Schaeffer on passing downs. True freshman Covington and Sr Rolfe will be the DTs. Just like on offense, the D-Line will be tageted heaving in recruiting with an emphasis on DE since most will be graduating at the end of the year.


Linebackers

Layton, Fred 92 ILB So 14 33
Ogden, Mack 94 ILB Sr 45 57
Bowen, Derek 58 ILB Sr 50 50
Browning, Clarence 59 ILB* So 23 41

Burks, Bryant 55 OLB Jr* 16 35
Bailey, Mitch 44 OLB Jr 34 53
Grayson, Carl 50 OLB Fr 21 100
Boatwright, Leon 93 OLB* Sr* 23 50

Bowen is our starting ILB with Ogden being a good fill-in. At OLB, Bailey and true freshman Carl Grayson will be starters. Grayson has the potential to be something special, barring injury. With both ILBs being seniors, ILB is a dire need and will be targeted.


Defensive Backs

Brown, Stephen 43 CB So 42 52
Newsome, Ralph 47 CB Fr 12 23
Schneider, Cary 26 CB Fr 12 45
Delgado, J.T. 21 CB Fr 17 90
Reel, Jorge 34 CB Fr 14 30
Cole, Rod 27 CB* So 14 49
Garner, Roman 29 CB* So 16 60
Conley, Roman 33 CB* Sr 6 19

Oliver, Jeremy 39 S Jr 35 35
Zellars, Arnold 37 S Sr 31 31
Wynn, Dwayne 46 S Fr 32 45
Perkins, Marco 38 S Fr 12 44
Henson, Ian 25 S Fr 18 57

Big Ten Freshman Defensive Player Of The Year - Stephen Brown will start at one corner with Garner starting at the other. Cole, returning from a knee injury will be a key player also and may take over should Garner stumble. True freshman Dwayne Wynn will start at strong safety with Oliver filling the free slot. CBs Delgado and Schneider, plus S Henson all get a year to develope.


Kickers

Matuatia, Aaron 3 P Sr 40 53
Terrell, Phil 18 P Sr 40 40
Timlin, Tyrell 16 P Sr 53 64

Montague, Skip 14 K Sr* 42 49
Preston, Wally 12 K Sr 58 69

As you can see, with both Timlin and Preston being seniors, we may be forced to go after a kicker, but he will be down on the list.


So, as you can see, we have a few new faces this year with new coordinators guiding them. I just want to see some improvement on both sides of the ball. And considering last seasons results, improvement won't take much.

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2005 Recruiting Needs: QB, RB, TE?, WR?, C, G x2, T, DEx2, DT x2, ILB, P/K.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 22 (5 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Remaining)

QB Harold Nixon - In
Strength - Very Long Passing
Scout - 62+

RB Mitch Chapman - Il
Strength - Third-Down Running
Scout - 60+

WR Malcom Clayton - Ill
Strength - Punt Returning
Scout - 51

C Corey Zimmerman - Mi
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 84

G Tyrell Rey - Ia
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 48

G Lamont Davison - Ky
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 82

G Otis McKnight - Ia
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 53++

T Julio Ganus - Ia
Strength - Pass Prtection
Scout - 50++

T Gene Fulton - In
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 44

T Jason Cunningham - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 48

T Gino Willingham - Wi
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 47

DE Grady Stone - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 51

DE Tracy Moore - Il
Strength - Rushing The Passer
Scout - 62+

DE Kelly Shinners - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 59-

DT T.J. Hand - Wi
Strength - Rushing The Passer
Scout - 47

ILB Mo Poole - Il
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 62

ILB Jamie Kluge - In
Strength - Intercepting Passes
Scout - 51+

ILB Duane Jenkins - Wi
Strength - Man-to-man Defense
Scout - 74+

[fmonster]

Ohio State took it on the chin again against Boston College. :) Quick, take a picture, we are ranked 51 and Ohio State and Indiana are behind us!! :eek: :p


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Michigan 1-0 B10 3.75 1.50 0.00 1.00 6.25 1
Georgia Tech 1-0 ACC 1.00 5.50 0.00 0.88 7.38 2
Nebraska 1-0 B12 6.50 4.50 0.00 1.12 12.12 3
North Carolina State 1-0 ACC 2.75 12.00 0.00 0.96 15.71 4
Purdue 1-0 B10 5.00 10.00 0.00 1.04 16.04 5
Tennessee 1-0 SEC 13.25 1.50 0.00 1.40 16.15 6
Oregon 1-0 P10 12.00 4.50 0.00 1.32 17.82 7
Louisiana State 1-0 SEC 14.50 3.50 0.00 1.44 19.44 8
North Carolina 1-0 ACC 2.00 17.00 0.00 0.92 19.92 9
UCLA 1-0 P10 12.25 7.00 0.00 1.36 20.61 10
Syracuse 1-0 BEC 9.25 10.50 0.00 1.24 20.99 11
Pittsburgh 1-0 BEC 9.00 12.00 0.00 1.20 22.20 12
Arizona State 1-0 P10 10.25 11.50 0.00 1.28 23.03 13
Boston College 1-0 BEC 8.00 15.00 0.00 1.16 24.16 14
Kansas 1-0 B12 6.00 20.00 0.00 1.08 27.08 15
Air Force 1-0 MNW 16.00 11.00 0.00 1.48 28.48 16
Boise State 1-0 WEA 18.25 10.00 0.00 1.60 29.85 17
San Diego State 1-0 MNW 17.75 16.00 0.00 1.56 35.31 18
New Mexico 1-0 MNW 17.00 20.50 0.00 1.52 39.02 19
San Jose State 1-0 WEA 19.75 18.50 0.00 1.64 39.89 20
Kent State 1-0 MID 21.00 19.00 0.00 1.68 41.68 21
Florida State 0-0 ACC 23.00 22.00 0.00 1.76 46.76 22
Iowa 0-0 B10 28.00 29.00 0.00 1.96 58.96 23
Oklahoma 0-0 B12 36.00 24.00 0.00 2.28 62.28 24
Clemson 0-0 ACC 22.00 40.00 0.00 1.72 63.72 25
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Penn State 0-0 B10 32.00 33.00 0.00 2.12 67.12 26
Wisconsin 0-0 B10 33.00 35.00 0.00 2.16 70.16 29
Michigan State 0-0 B10 29.00 53.50 0.00 2.00 84.50 38
Minnesota 0-0 B10 30.00 57.50 0.00 2.04 89.54 40
Illinois 0-0 B10 27.00 64.50 0.00 1.92 93.42 42
**Northwestern 0-0 B10 31.00 76.00 0.00 2.08 109.0851
Ohio State 0-1 B10 94.00 36.00 1.00 0.12 131.1263
Indiana 0-1 B10 95.75 82.00 1.00 0.08 178.8387

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

[fmonster]

Added another tackle to the mix.

2005 Recruiting Needs: QB, RB, TE?, WR?, C, G x2, T, DEx2, DT x2, ILB, P/K.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 22 (4 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Remaining)


QB Harold Nixon - In
Strength - Very Long Passing
Scout - 62+

RB Mitch Chapman - Il
Strength - Third-Down Running
Scout - 60+

WR Malcom Clayton - Ill
Strength - Punt Returning
Scout - 51

C Corey Zimmerman - Mi
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 84

G Tyrell Rey - Ia
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 48

G Lamont Davison - Ky
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 82

G Otis McKnight - Ia
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 53++

T Julio Ganus - Ia
Strength - Pass Prtection
Scout - 50++

T Gene Fulton - In
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 44

T Jason Cunningham - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 48

T Gino Willingham - Wi
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 47

T Quentin Coon - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 58

DE Grady Stone - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 51

DE Tracy Moore - Il
Strength - Rushing The Passer
Scout - 62+

DE Kelly Shinners - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 59-

DT T.J. Hand - Wi
Strength - Rushing The Passer
Scout - 47

ILB Mo Poole - Il
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 62

ILB Jamie Kluge - In
Strength - Intercepting Passes
Scout - 51+

ILB Duane Jenkins - Wi
Strength - Man-to-man Defense
Scout - 74+

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Central Michigan (0-0) VS Northwestern (0-0)

The Northwestern Wildcats start the 2005 season with an altered roster and new coaches at the helm. Will this make a difference? Time will tell.

So how did this game go? The Wildcats start off with a big win at home!! We also accomplished a first as RB Read went over 100 yds rushing in a game,.... a first under present leadership. Let's hope we can build on this.


Box Score: Central Michigan at Northwestern
Chicago, IL.

Week 2, 2005

Attendance: 36,400 (47,100).


Weather: 54 degrees, rain.

1Q: 09:21 NORW - Daniel Read 11 run.
1Q: 09:21 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
1Q: 03:26 NORW - Daniel Read 18 run.
1Q: 03:26 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
2Q: 06:43 CMIC - Vincent Perkins 8 pass from Mickey Roberts.
2Q: 06:43 CMIC - Dusty Matney extra point.
2Q: 02:20 NORW - Wally Preston 43 field goal.
4Q: 13:15 NORW - Rich Belt 18 pass from Bobby Schultz.
4Q: 13:15 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
4Q: 07:41 NORW - Kim Gardner 12 run.
4Q: 07:41 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
4Q: 00:00 NORW - Wally Preston 31 field goal.

Game MVP: NORW 31 Daniel Read

Central Michigan 0 7 0 0 - 7
Northwestern 14 3 0 17 - 34

Team Statistics CMIC NORW

First Downs 12 27

Total Rushes 25 40
Net Rushing Yards 49 210
Yards Per Carry 1.9 5.2
Rushing Yards 78 220
Tckld Loss/Yards 1-2 2-4
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-27 1-6

Pass Attempts 36 28
Completions 18 12
Passing Yards 164 152
Yards Per Attempt 4.5 5.4
Interceptions 1 2
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/1

Total Plays 61 68
Total Yards 213 362
Yards Per Play 3.4 5.3

3rd Down Plays 5/16 4/10

Penalties 20 6
Penalty Yards 147 38

Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 40
Time Of Possession 30:58 29:02




Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
31 Read 23 137 5.9 18 2 4 0
42 Lowe 12 46 3.8 13 0 1 0
41 Gardner 3 28 9.3 12 1 0 0
2 Schultz 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 0 1
6 Harwell 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Schultz 28 12 152 5.4 21 1 2
19 Harris 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
86 Knight 4 45 11.2 13 18 0
82 Belt 3 55 18.3 25 21 1
80 Monroe 2 20 10.0 4 13 0
49 Doyle 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
6 Harwell 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
87 Bryant 1 21 21.0 4 21 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
39 Oliver 2 9 4.5 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
85 McKnight 1 14 14.0 0
80 Monroe 1 19 19.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
16 Timlin 2 51 25.5 31 0

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 2 2 43 4 4

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
46 Wynn 9 1 0.0 0 0 0
58 Bowen 8 3 1.0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
39 Oliver 4 2 0.0 1 0 0
29 Garner 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 2 1 1.0 0 0 0
99 Pritchett 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
33 Conley 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 1 2 1.0 0 0 0
91 Covington 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
27 Cole 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
50 Grayson 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
2 Schultz 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
48 Pierce 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
95 Leech 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
87 Bryant 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
47 Newsome 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
34 Reel 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
77 Peltier 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
94 Ogden 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
72 Yocum 0 0 0 0 3 1
60 Marshall 0 0 0 0 4 0
64 Macri 0 0 0 0 4 0
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 2 0
31 Read 1 0 0 0 0 0
41 Gardner 0 0 0 0 1 0
54 Rose 0 0 0 0 1 0
65 Vance 0 0 0 0 1 0
58 Bowen 0 1 0 0 0 0
39 Oliver 0 1 0 0 0 0
46 Wynn 0 1 0 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
31 Daniel Read 10
42 Carlton Lowe 6
2 Bobby Schultz 3
82 Rich Belt 2
58 Derek Bowen 2
41 Kim Gardner 1
6 Bernard Harwell 1
64 Donnell Macri 1
12 Wally Preston 1
78 Keith Schaeffer 1
70 Gene Sanford 1
99 Dale Pritchett 1
44 Mitch Bailey 1
43 Stephen Brown 1
39 Jeremy Oliver 1
86 Carlton Knight 1
38 Marco Perkins 1

[fmonster]

Climbing the ladder! :p


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Louisiana State 2-0 SEC 2.00 5.50 0.00 1.84 9.34 1
Tennessee 2-0 SEC 7.00 1.50 0.00 3.04 11.54 2
Florida 1-0 SEC 13.50 5.00 0.00 3.84 22.34 3
Penn State 1-0 B10 8.75 12.00 0.00 2.08 22.83 4
Nebraska 1-0 B12 9.75 11.00 0.00 2.16 22.91 5
Virginia Tech 1-0 ACC 10.00 10.50 0.00 3.72 24.22 6
Wisconsin 1-0 B10 9.75 14.00 0.00 2.12 25.87 7
Georgia Tech 1-0 ACC 10.50 15.50 0.00 3.12 29.12 8
Purdue 2-0 B10 2.25 24.50 0.00 2.68 29.43 9
Arizona State 2-0 P10 1.50 25.50 0.00 2.88 29.88 10
Notre Dame 1-0 IND 14.50 13.50 0.00 2.24 30.24 11
Iowa 1-0 B10 20.25 8.00 0.00 3.28 31.53 12
Oklahoma 1-0 B12 25.75 2.50 0.00 3.44 31.69 13
UCLA 2-0 P10 11.25 17.50 0.00 3.00 31.75 14
Texas 1-0 B12 25.00 5.50 0.00 3.52 34.02 15
Miami of Florida 1-0 ACC 29.00 4.00 0.00 3.64 36.64 16
Syracuse 1-0 BEC 11.00 23.50 0.00 3.68 38.18 17
Southern California 1-0 P10 28.25 7.50 0.00 3.80 39.55 18
Air Force 2-0 MNW 10.25 27.00 0.00 3.08 40.33 19
Texas A&M 1-0 B12 24.50 14.00 0.00 3.56 42.06 20
Stanford 1-0 P10 4.25 38.00 0.00 1.88 44.13 21
Virginia 1-0 ACC 17.25 25.00 0.00 3.20 45.45 22
Boston College 2-0 BEC 10.50 35.50 0.00 2.96 48.96 23
Maryland 1-0 ACC 20.00 26.50 0.00 3.16 49.66 24
Alabama 1-0 SEC 35.00 11.50 0.00 3.96 50.46 25
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Minnesota 1-0 B10 22.00 34.00 0.00 3.32 59.32 28
Illinois 1-0 B10 22.50 41.00 0.00 3.24 66.74 33
**Northwestern 1-0 B10 23.00 45.00 0.00 3.36 71.36 37
Michigan 1-1 B10 57.50 41.50 1.00 2.28 102.2851
Indiana 1-1 B10 39.00 61.00 1.00 1.80 102.8053
Ohio State 0-1 B10 72.75 65.50 1.00 0.24 139.4967
Michigan State 0-1 B10 73.75 77.00 1.00 0.20 151.9572


$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

[fmonster]

2005 Recruiting Needs: QB, RB, TE?, WR?, C, G x2, T, DEx2, DT x2, ILB, P/K.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 22 (4 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Remaining)


QB Harold Nixon - In
Strength - Very Long Passing
Scout - 62+

RB Mitch Chapman - Il
Strength - Third-Down Running
Scout - 60+

WR Malcom Clayton - Ill
Strength - Punt Returning
Scout - 51+

C Corey Zimmerman - Mi
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 84--

C Brenden Springer - Ia
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 44--

G Tyrell Rey - Ia
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 48+

G Otis McKnight - Ia
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 53++

T Julio Ganus - Ia
Strength - Pass Prtection
Scout - 50++

T Gene Fulton - In
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 44+

T Jason Cunningham - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 48-

T Gino Willingham - Wi
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 47+

T Quentin Coon - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 58-

DE Grady Stone - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 51+

DE Kelly Shinners - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 59-

DT T.J. Hand - Wi
Strength - Rushing The Passer
Scout - 47+

ILB Mo Poole - Il
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 62

ILB Jamie Kluge - In
Strength - Intercepting Passes
Scout - 51+

ILB Duane Jenkins - Wi
Strength - Man-to-man Defense
Scout - 74+

[fmonster]

Duke (0-2) VS #47 Northwestern (1-0) (-6)

Northwestern plays a second week at home. It would be great to pull this one off........

We do, in a big way! Granted, the past 2 weeks are against very weak teams, but when you are rebuilding and recruiting against the big boys, every win counts!

RB Read has another big game as he goes over 200 yds rushing!!


Box Score: Duke at Northwestern
Chicago, IL.

Week 3, 2005

Attendance: 36,400 (47,100).


Weather: 63 degrees, fair.

1Q: 01:49 NORW - Wally Preston 18 field goal.
2Q: 11:32 NORW - Brent Monroe 4 pass from Bobby Schultz.
2Q: 11:32 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
2Q: 04:13 NORW - Carlton Knight 8 pass from Bobby Schultz.
2Q: 04:13 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
2Q: 00:32 NORW - Wally Preston 30 field goal.
3Q: 03:26 DUKE - Victor Fong 5 run.
3Q: 03:26 DUKE - Chad Erickson extra point.
3Q: 00:58 NORW - Wally Preston 42 field goal.
4Q: 11:35 NORW - Wally Preston 24 field goal.
4Q: 09:37 NORW - Carlton Knight 5 pass from Bobby Schultz.
4Q: 09:37 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
4Q: 06:16 DUKE - Earl Bridges 6 pass from Junior Hutchins.
4Q: 06:16 DUKE - Chad Erickson extra point.
4Q: 03:49 NORW - Carlton Lowe 15 run.
4Q: 03:49 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.

Game MVP: NORW 31 Daniel Read

Duke 0 0 7 7 - 14
Northwestern 3 17 3 17 - 40

Team Statistics DUKE NORW

First Downs 13 21

Total Rushes 35 37
Net Rushing Yards 94 231
Yards Per Carry 2.6 6.2
Rushing Yards 139 246
Tckld Loss/Yards 5-12 1-1
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-33 2-14

Pass Attempts 23 26
Completions 7 15
Passing Yards 55 219
Yards Per Attempt 2.3 8.4
Interceptions 2 0
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1

Total Plays 58 63
Total Yards 149 450
Yards Per Play 2.5 7.1

3rd Down Plays 4/13 3/12

Penalties 6 6
Penalty Yards 37 59

Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 45
Time Of Possession 28:10 31:50




Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
31 Read 27 213 7.8 33 0 2 0
42 Lowe 7 27 3.8 15 1 1 0
2 Schultz 2 -14 -7.0 0 0 0 2
80 Monroe 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Schultz 26 15 219 8.4 50 3 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Monroe 6 84 14.0 30 21 1
86 Knight 5 91 18.2 50 50 2
31 Read 2 18 9.0 16 9 0
82 Belt 1 10 10.0 7 10 0
6 Harwell 1 16 16.0 0 16 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
39 Oliver 3 33 11.0 0
27 Cole 2 5 2.5 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
27 Cole 2 39 19.5 0
80 Monroe 1 17 17.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
16 Timlin 4 173 43.2 49 3

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 4 4 42 4 4

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
70 Sanford 7 0 2.0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 7 0 1.0 0 0 0
58 Bowen 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
27 Cole 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Covington 3 0 1.0 0 0 0
46 Wynn 3 2 0.0 1 0 0
29 Garner 3 0 0.0 1 0 0
50 Grayson 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
85 McKnight 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
39 Oliver 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
96 Beane 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
6 Harwell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
61 Bell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
47 Newsome 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Pritchett 0 3 0.5 0 0 0
79 Bandhauer 0 2 0.5 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
60 Marshall 0 0 0 0 2 1
54 Rose 0 0 1 0 3 1
64 Macri 0 0 0 0 3 0
65 Vance 0 0 0 0 2 0
43 Brown 0 2 0 0 0 0
2 Schultz 1 0 0 0 0 0
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 1 0
72 Yocum 0 0 0 0 1 0
58 Bowen 0 1 0 0 0 0
27 Cole 1 0 0 0 0 0
39 Oliver 0 0 1 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
31 Daniel Read 14
2 Bobby Schultz 3
43 Stephen Brown 3
42 Carlton Lowe 2
86 Carlton Knight 2
80 Brent Monroe 1
12 Wally Preston 1
78 Keith Schaeffer 1
77 Jackie Peltier 1
74 Nick Rolfe 1
44 Mitch Bailey 1
29 Roman Garner 1
91 Russell Covington 1
46 Dwayne Wynn 1

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Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Florida State 1-0 ACC 7.25 1.50 0.00 1.72 10.47 1
Iowa 2-0 B10 5.75 9.00 0.00 3.80 18.55 2
Wisconsin 2-0 B10 5.00 14.00 0.00 2.44 21.44 3
Auburn 2-0 SEC 5.75 14.00 0.00 2.16 21.91 4
Louisiana State 2-0 SEC 12.75 6.50 0.00 3.00 22.25 5
Penn State 2-0 B10 7.50 12.00 0.00 2.96 22.46 6
Miami of Florida 2-0 ACC 14.00 4.50 0.00 4.12 22.62 7
Texas 2-0 B12 14.00 6.50 0.00 3.12 23.62 8
Notre Dame 2-0 IND 13.25 13.00 0.00 3.48 29.73 9
Arizona State 3-0 P10 3.00 23.50 0.00 3.24 29.74 10
Southern California 2-0 P10 18.25 7.00 0.00 4.92 30.17 11
Florida 2-0 SEC 22.75 6.00 0.00 4.16 32.91 12
Oklahoma 2-0 B12 28.50 3.00 0.00 4.08 35.58 13
Texas A&M 2-0 B12 18.25 14.00 0.00 3.52 35.77 14
Nebraska 2-0 B12 20.75 11.50 0.00 3.76 36.01 15
Tennessee 2-0 SEC 29.25 3.50 0.00 4.20 36.95 16
Air Force 2-0 MNW 9.50 26.50 0.00 3.56 39.56 17
Boston College 3-0 BEC 4.75 33.00 0.00 2.60 40.35 18
Colorado 1-0 B12 20.25 19.50 0.00 1.76 41.51 19
Purdue 2-0 B10 16.25 24.50 0.00 2.00 42.75 20
Oregon 2-1 P10 13.50 29.50 1.00 2.12 46.12 21
Stanford 2-0 P10 9.25 34.00 0.00 3.60 46.85 22
Washington State 2-0 P10 19.25 24.50 0.00 4.76 48.51 23
Oregon State 2-0 P10 24.25 26.50 0.00 3.64 54.39 24
Utah 2-0 MNW 34.00 18.00 0.00 4.32 56.32 25
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Michigan 2-1 B10 45.00 23.00 1.00 3.20 72.20 32
Minnesota 2-0 B10 40.00 31.00 0.00 4.68 75.68 37
Illinois 2-0 B10 41.25 36.50 0.00 4.04 81.79 40
Ohio State 1-1 B10 42.25 44.50 1.00 0.84 88.59 47
**Northwestern 2-0 B10 57.00 41.00 0.00 4.96 102.9653
Michigan State 1-1 B10 76.50 57.50 1.00 4.48 139.4869
Indiana 1-2 B10 88.50 74.50 2.00 1.68 166.6886

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

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2005 Recruiting Needs: QB, RB, TE?, WR?, C, G x2, T, DEx2, DT x2, ILB, P/K.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 22 (2 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Remaining)

Finally added kickers to the list.....


QB Harold Nixon - In
Strength - Very Long Passing
Scout - 62+

RB Mitch Chapman - Il
Strength - Third-Down Running
Scout - 60+

WR Malcom Clayton - Ill
Strength - Punt Returning
Scout - 51+

C Corey Zimmerman - Mi
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 84--

C Brenden Springer - Ia
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 44--

G Tyrell Rey - Ia
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 48+

G Otis McKnight - Ia
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 53++

T Julio Ganus - Ia
Strength - Pass Prtection
Scout - 50++

T Gene Fulton - In
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 44+

T Jason Cunningham - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 48-

T Gino Willingham - Wi
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 47+

T Quentin Coon - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 58-

K Arnie Maxwell - Il
Strength - Field-Goal Accuracy
Scout - 56+

K Walter Singleton - Il
Strength - Kickoff Hang Time
Scout - 66-

DE Grady Stone - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 51+

DE Kelly Shinners - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 59-

DT T.J. Hand - Wi
Strength - Rushing The Passer
Scout - 47+

ILB Mo Poole - Il
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 62

ILB Jamie Kluge - In
Strength - Intercepting Passes
Scout - 51+

ILB Duane Jenkins - Wi
Strength - Man-to-man Defense
Scout - 74+

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#42 Northwestern (2-0) (-2) Vs South Florida (0-2)

Can the Wildcats win 3??? You bet, but it was a dog fight! Read continues to roll!!! :eek:


Box Score: Northwestern at South Florida
Tampa, FL.

Week 4, 2005

Attendance: 28,000 (41,400).


Weather: 81 degrees, fair.

1Q: 10:27 NORW - Carlton Knight 6 pass from Bobby Schultz.
1Q: 10:27 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
1Q: 01:24 SFLA - Michael Stills 5 pass from Jorge Wolf.
1Q: 01:24 SFLA - Jon Kowalkowski extra point failed.
3Q: 09:51 NORW - Carlton Knight 25 pass from Bobby Schultz.
3Q: 09:51 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
4Q: 10:49 SFLA - Dustin Mueller 2 run.
4Q: 10:49 SFLA - Jorge Wolf pass for conversion failed.
4Q: 00:28 NORW - Carlton Lowe 20 run.
4Q: 00:28 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.

Game MVP: NORW 31 Daniel Read

Northwestern 7 0 7 7 - 21
South Florida 6 0 0 6 - 12

Team Statistics NORW SFLA

First Downs 15 17

Total Rushes 38 45
Net Rushing Yards 226 145
Yards Per Carry 5.9 3.2
Rushing Yards 240 161
Tckld Loss/Yards 4-6 5-10
Sacked/Yards Lost 1-8 1-6

Pass Attempts 15 29
Completions 9 13
Passing Yards 88 167
Yards Per Attempt 5.8 5.7
Interceptions 1 0
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2

Total Plays 53 74
Total Yards 314 312
Yards Per Play 5.9 4.2

3rd Down Plays 3/10 7/18

Penalties 4 9
Penalty Yards 26 53

Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 32
Time Of Possession 27:16 32:44




Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
31 Read 29 194 6.6 56 0 2 0
42 Lowe 5 35 7.0 20 1 1 0
2 Schultz 1 -8 -8.0 0 0 0 1
41 Gardner 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0
80 Monroe 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 1 0
86 Knight 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Schultz 15 9 88 5.8 25 2 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
86 Knight 4 49 12.2 29 25 2
80 Monroe 2 12 6.0 0 9 0
31 Read 1 5 5.0 7 5 0
82 Belt 1 5 5.0 5 5 0
6 Harwell 1 17 17.0 0 17 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
39 Oliver 2 6 3.0 0
27 Cole 1 5 5.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
80 Monroe 1 18 18.0 0
27 Cole 1 22 22.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
16 Timlin 4 139 34.7 39 1

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 0 1 0 3 3

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
58 Bowen 10 6 1.0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 9 2 0.0 0 0 0
50 Grayson 7 1 0.0 0 0 0
39 Oliver 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
91 Covington 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
29 Garner 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
46 Wynn 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 2 3 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
33 Conley 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Pritchett 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
41 Gardner 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Ogden 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Cole 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
34 Reel 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
64 Macri 0 0 0 0 1 1
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 4 0
54 Rose 0 0 0 0 3 0
60 Marshall 0 0 0 0 2 0
41 Gardner 0 0 0 0 1 0
65 Vance 0 0 0 0 1 0
72 Yocum 0 0 0 0 1 0
74 Rolfe 0 0 1 0 0 0
58 Bowen 0 1 0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 0 1 0 0 0 0
43 Brown 0 0 1 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
31 Daniel Read 7
2 Bobby Schultz 2
44 Mitch Bailey 2
27 Rod Cole 2
91 Russell Covington 2
42 Carlton Lowe 1
6 Bernard Harwell 1
80 Brent Monroe 1
61 Donnie Bell 1
78 Keith Schaeffer 1
70 Gene Sanford 1
58 Derek Bowen 1
43 Stephen Brown 1
29 Roman Garner 1
86 Carlton Knight 1
50 Carl Grayson 1
46 Dwayne Wynn 1

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Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Wisconsin 3-0 B10 2.00 13.00 0.00 1.32 16.32 1
Texas 3-0 B12 6.25 6.50 0.00 3.68 16.43 2
Auburn 3-0 SEC 2.50 12.50 0.00 2.64 17.64 3
Florida State 2-0 ACC 14.75 1.50 0.00 2.76 19.01 4
Louisiana State 3-0 SEC 8.75 6.50 0.00 4.32 19.57 5
Penn State 3-0 B10 6.50 11.00 0.00 3.16 20.66 6
Miami of Florida 3-0 ACC 14.50 4.50 0.00 4.08 23.08 7
Tennessee 2-0 SEC 17.00 3.50 0.00 3.80 24.30 8
Oklahoma 2-0 B12 22.00 3.00 0.00 4.24 29.24 9
Purdue 3-0 B10 8.00 21.00 0.00 1.56 30.56 10
Southern California 2-0 P10 20.25 6.50 0.00 4.76 31.51 11
Iowa 3-0 B10 18.00 9.00 0.00 4.52 31.52 12
Florida 2-0 SEC 21.00 6.00 0.00 4.68 31.68 13
Arizona State 3-0 P10 7.00 22.00 0.00 4.04 33.04 14
Texas Christian 2-0 USA 11.75 18.50 0.00 3.32 33.57 15
Utah 2-0 MNW 15.50 16.00 0.00 4.36 35.86 16
Texas A&M 3-0 B12 20.50 14.00 0.00 2.72 37.22 17
Nebraska 3-0 B12 23.00 10.50 0.00 4.28 37.78 18
Arkansas 2-0 SEC 4.25 33.50 0.00 2.96 40.71 19
Colorado 2-0 B12 20.75 17.50 0.00 3.00 41.25 20
Illinois 3-0 B10 6.50 33.00 0.00 3.04 42.54 21
Boston College 4-0 BEC 9.75 30.00 0.00 3.12 42.87 22
Oregon 2-1 P10 17.25 27.00 1.00 0.80 46.05 23
Texas Tech 3-0 B12 15.25 28.50 0.00 3.64 47.39 24
Mississippi 3-0 SEC 21.50 22.00 0.00 4.72 48.22 25
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Minnesota 3-0 B10 30.25 28.00 0.00 4.60 62.85 31
Ohio State 2-1 B10 34.25 34.50 1.00 1.52 71.27 35
Michigan 2-1 B10 48.00 21.00 1.00 3.96 73.96 36
**Northwestern 3-0 B10 52.25 39.50 0.00 4.92 96.67 47
Michigan State 2-1 B10 44.75 47.50 1.00 3.52 96.77 48
Indiana 1-2 B10 70.50 75.00 2.00 1.44 148.9474


$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

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#41 Northwestern (3-0) VS #15 Wisconsin (3-0) (-25) TV5

First TV game for the Wildcats! The line does not bode well for us.....

Injury Report (I am posting it here since it is so small)

Northwestern Roster, Injury Report

Player # Pos Elig Health Injury Full Strn.
Rolfe, Nick 74 DT Sr Probable Broken Finger 1 Week
Willett, Mitchell 88 WR* Sr* Out ACL Damage to the 14 Weeks


And then,..... reality sets in. :eek: :(


Box Score: Northwestern at Wisconsin
Madison, WI.

Week 5, 2005

Attendance: 76,600 (76,600).


Weather: 45 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 12:36 WISC - Brady Willie 8 pass from Trevor Baxter.
1Q: 12:36 WISC - Ricky Gaines extra point.
1Q: 10:00 WISC - Orlando Grier 11 pass from Trevor Baxter.
1Q: 10:00 WISC - Ricky Gaines extra point.
1Q: 01:04 WISC - Rico Scribner 1 run.
1Q: 01:04 WISC - Ricky Gaines extra point.
2Q: 06:08 WISC - Slick Willie Talley 13 pass from Trevor Baxter.
2Q: 06:08 WISC - Ricky Gaines extra point.
2Q: 04:45 WISC - Jimmie Clancy 35 interception return.
2Q: 04:45 WISC - Ricky Gaines extra point.
4Q: 12:05 WISC - Dominic Stevens 7 pass from Gilbert Chelius.
4Q: 12:05 WISC - Ricky Gaines extra point.
4Q: 08:44 WISC - Orlando Grier 37 run.
4Q: 08:44 WISC - Ricky Gaines extra point.

Game MVP: WISC 48 Jimmie Clancy

Northwestern 0 0 0 0 - 0
Wisconsin 21 14 0 14 - 49

Team Statistics NORW WISC

First Downs 5 22

Total Rushes 21 51
Net Rushing Yards 43 142
Yards Per Carry 2.0 2.7
Rushing Yards 70 171
Tckld Loss/Yards 3-6 11-19
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-21 2-10

Pass Attempts 29 21
Completions 8 14
Passing Yards 87 192
Yards Per Attempt 3.0 9.1
Interceptions 5 0
Fumbles/Lost 5/3 3/1

Total Plays 50 72
Total Yards 130 334
Yards Per Play 2.6 4.6

3rd Down Plays 0/12 6/17

Penalties 9 2
Penalty Yards 62 20

Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 42
Time Of Possession 22:32 37:28




Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Lowe 7 25 3.5 9 0 2 0
31 Read 5 19 3.8 7 0 1 0
2 Schultz 4 -12 -3.0 4 0 0 3
40 Curtis 4 16 4.0 9 0 1 0
19 Harris 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 0 1

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
19 Harris 18 6 60 3.3 20 0 4
2 Schultz 11 2 27 2.4 27 0 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
42 Lowe 2 -4 -2.0 0 0 0
6 Harwell 2 47 23.5 3 27 0
80 Monroe 2 22 11.0 0 16 0
89 Phillips 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
86 Knight 1 15 15.0 3 15 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
85 McKnight 1 -1 -1.0 0
27 Cole 1 10 10.0 0
39 Oliver 1 5 5.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
80 Monroe 4 93 23.2 0
27 Cole 2 59 29.5 0
81 Walton 1 16 16.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
16 Timlin 10 367 36.7 50 2

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
99 Pritchett 7 1 2.0 0 0 0
50 Grayson 7 2 0.0 0 0 0
91 Covington 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
96 Beane 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
93 Boatwright 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Cole 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
58 Bowen 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
77 Peltier 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Ogden 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Bandhauer 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
62 Swope 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Garner 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
34 Reel 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 1 3 0.0 0 0 0
39 Oliver 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
46 Wynn 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
38 Perkins 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
89 Phillips 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
6 Harwell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
87 Bryant 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
80 Monroe 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
66 Foley 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
64 Macri 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
73 Tomich 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
59 Browning 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
65 Vance 0 0 0 0 1 1
39 Oliver 1 0 1 0 0 0
73 Tomich 0 0 0 0 0 1
64 Macri 0 0 0 0 0 2
42 Lowe 2 0 0 0 0 0
56 Bragg 0 0 1 0 1 0
2 Schultz 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 Harwell 0 0 1 0 0 0
54 Rose 0 0 0 0 1 0
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 1 0
66 Foley 0 0 0 0 1 0
94 Ogden 0 1 0 0 0 0
19 Harris 1 0 0 0 0 0
50 Grayson 0 1 0 0 0 0
34 Reel 0 1 0 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
42 Carlton Lowe 4
99 Dale Pritchett 3
31 Daniel Read 2
77 Jackie Peltier 2
96 Jerry Beane 2
6 Bernard Harwell 1
70 Gene Sanford 1
79 Dwight Bandhauer 1
44 Mitch Bailey 1
19 Ted Harris 1
34 Jorge Reel 1

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The Wildcats Tumble!


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Wisconsin 4-0 B10 2.50 12.00 0.00 1.04 15.54 1
Tennessee 3-0 SEC 9.50 3.50 0.00 3.08 16.08 2
Texas 3-0 B12 6.25 7.00 0.00 3.44 16.69 3
Southern California 3-0 P10 7.50 6.50 0.00 3.48 17.48 4
Auburn 4-0 SEC 2.75 12.00 0.00 3.00 17.75 5
Louisiana State 4-0 SEC 8.50 6.50 0.00 3.68 18.68 6
Florida State 3-0 ACC 14.25 1.50 0.00 4.68 20.43 7
Purdue 4-0 B10 1.00 19.50 0.00 0.76 21.26 8
Nebraska 4-0 B12 9.25 10.00 0.00 3.16 22.41 9
Iowa 4-0 B10 14.25 9.00 0.00 4.44 27.69 10
Arizona State 4-0 P10 3.50 20.50 0.00 3.96 27.96 11
Colorado 3-0 B12 9.75 15.50 0.00 3.20 28.45 12
Miami of Florida 4-0 ACC 20.25 4.50 0.00 3.92 28.67 13
Florida 3-0 SEC 20.75 6.00 0.00 4.08 30.83 14
Texas A&M 4-0 B12 17.25 12.50 0.00 3.80 33.55 15
Minnesota 4-0 B10 6.25 24.50 0.00 3.40 34.15 16
Oklahoma 3-0 B12 26.50 3.00 0.00 4.96 34.46 17
Texas Christian 3-0 USA 15.50 17.50 0.00 3.76 36.76 18
Penn State 3-1 B10 11.75 25.00 1.00 1.92 39.67 19
Washington State 4-0 P10 15.75 21.00 0.00 4.16 40.91 20
Georgia Tech 3-0 ACC 24.75 13.00 0.00 5.00 42.75 21
Notre Dame 3-1 IND 14.75 26.50 1.00 1.12 43.37 22
Utah 3-0 MNW 24.00 15.50 0.00 4.52 44.02 23
Michigan 3-1 B10 26.25 16.50 1.00 2.68 46.43 24
Air Force 4-0 MNW 20.50 23.00 0.00 4.72 48.22 25
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Ohio State 2-2 B10 41.25 38.50 2.00 0.68 82.43 37
Michigan State 2-1 B10 43.25 41.50 1.00 3.36 89.11 43
Illinois 3-1 B10 46.50 41.00 1.00 2.96 91.46 45
**Northwestern 3-1 B10 48.50 49.00 1.00 4.60 103.1053
Indiana 1-3 B10 90.25 82.50 3.00 1.00 176.7586


$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

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#15 Michigan (3-1) (-5) Vs Northwestern (3-1)

No new recruits, no injuries.

This one could be brutal also!!!

And Is!!


Box Score: Michigan at Northwestern
Chicago, IL.

Week 6, 2005

Attendance: 39,700 (47,100).


Weather: 57 degrees, fair.

1Q: 08:55 MICH - Arnie Buchanan 1 pass from Charles Spurgeon.
1Q: 08:55 MICH - Tim Thornton extra point.
1Q: 02:36 MICH - Jessie Fogg 11 pass from Charles Spurgeon.
1Q: 02:36 MICH - Tim Thornton extra point.
2Q: 12:04 NORW - Daniel Read 3 run.
2Q: 12:04 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
2Q: 04:10 MICH - Jessie Fogg 9 run.
2Q: 04:10 MICH - Tim Thornton extra point.
2Q: 01:24 MICH - Phil Jennings 27 run.
2Q: 01:24 MICH - Tim Thornton extra point.
3Q: 09:01 NORW - Rod Cole 68 interception return.
3Q: 09:01 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
3Q: 04:21 MICH - Phil Jennings 24 pass from Charles Spurgeon.
3Q: 04:21 MICH - Tim Thornton extra point.
4Q: 14:07 MICH - Phil Jennings 6 pass from Charles Spurgeon.
4Q: 14:07 MICH - Tim Thornton extra point.
4Q: 07:35 MICH - C.J. Meyers 1 pass from Charles Spurgeon.
4Q: 07:35 MICH - Tim Thornton extra point.
4Q: 03:40 MICH - Marty Beach 1 run.
4Q: 03:40 MICH - Tim Thornton extra point.

Game MVP: MICH 23 Phil Jennings

Michigan 14 14 7 21 - 56
Northwestern 0 7 7 0 - 14

Team Statistics MICH NORW

First Downs 33 9

Total Rushes 46 23
Net Rushing Yards 284 34
Yards Per Carry 6.1 1.4
Rushing Yards 296 54
Tckld Loss/Yards 1-1 6-15
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-11 1-5

Pass Attempts 35 18
Completions 22 8
Passing Yards 267 115
Yards Per Attempt 7.6 6.3
Interceptions 1 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0

Total Plays 81 41
Total Yards 551 149
Yards Per Play 6.8 3.6

3rd Down Plays 13/18 1/8

Penalties 11 6
Penalty Yards 96 30

Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 17
Time Of Possession 40:18 19:42




Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Lowe 9 11 1.2 13 0 6 0
31 Read 8 24 3.0 8 1 0 0
19 Harris 2 -11 -5.5 0 0 1 1
86 Knight 2 6 3.0 9 0 1 0
40 Curtis 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0
80 Monroe 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
19 Harris 13 6 87 6.6 30 0 2
2 Schultz 5 2 28 5.6 20 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
86 Knight 3 38 12.6 15 21 0
80 Monroe 2 42 21.0 0 30 0
42 Lowe 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
89 Phillips 1 20 20.0 0 20 0
87 Bryant 1 7 7.0 4 7 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
39 Oliver 1 4 4.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
27 Cole 3 59 19.6 0
80 Monroe 2 36 18.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
16 Timlin 6 183 30.5 39 1

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 0 0 0 2 2

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
58 Bowen 10 2 0.0 0 0 0
50 Grayson 6 1 1.0 0 0 0
96 Beane 6 3 0.5 0 0 0
46 Wynn 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Pritchett 5 1 0.5 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
94 Ogden 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
93 Boatwright 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
39 Oliver 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Covington 1 3 0.0 0 0 0
27 Cole 1 0 0.0 1 68 1
29 Garner 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
90 Harris 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
95 Leech 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
6 Harwell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
60 Marshall 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
64 Macri 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
75 Grier 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
79 Bandhauer 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
92 Layton 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
34 Reel 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
72 Yocum 0 0 0 0 0 1
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 2 0
41 Gardner 0 0 0 0 1 0
54 Rose 0 0 0 0 1 0
96 Beane 0 1 0 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
42 Carlton Lowe 3
31 Daniel Read 3
96 Jerry Beane 2
27 Rod Cole 2
19 Ted Harris 2
80 Brent Monroe 1
78 Keith Schaeffer 1
77 Jackie Peltier 1
93 Leon Boatwright 1
86 Carlton Knight 1

[bbgunn]

Those are 2 nasty losses.

It still looks like the Wildcats are turning the corner. And there's no shame losing to Wisconsin and Michigan.

[fmonster]

Yeah, and to be honest, I'll be happy with one more win this season. All we can do is to keep chipping away. :)

[fmonster]

Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Southern California 4-0 P10 2.00 5.50 0.00 1.48 8.98 1
Texas 4-0 B12 4.75 5.50 0.00 3.52 13.77 2
Wisconsin 4-0 B10 3.50 10.00 0.00 1.24 14.74 3
Auburn 5-0 SEC 3.75 8.50 0.00 2.72 14.97 4
Nebraska 5-0 B12 6.00 7.50 0.00 1.88 15.38 5
Tennessee 4-0 SEC 9.50 3.50 0.00 3.72 16.72 6
Purdue 5-0 B10 1.00 16.00 0.00 0.48 17.48 7
Louisiana State 5-0 SEC 8.75 6.00 0.00 3.92 18.67 8
Texas Christian 4-0 USA 6.00 14.00 0.00 3.32 23.32 9
Miami of Florida 5-0 ACC 17.00 3.50 0.00 4.36 24.86 10
Florida State 4-0 ACC 18.50 1.50 0.00 4.92 24.92 11
Oklahoma 4-0 B12 16.75 3.50 0.00 4.80 25.05 12
Georgia 3-1 SEC 13.00 14.50 1.00 0.44 28.94 13
Michigan 4-1 B10 15.25 11.50 1.00 2.08 29.83 14
Utah 4-0 MNW 14.25 12.50 0.00 4.48 31.23 15
Washington State 5-0 P10 12.50 17.00 0.00 4.04 33.54 16
Notre Dame 4-1 IND 12.25 20.50 1.00 1.12 34.87 17
Penn State 4-1 B10 14.25 19.50 1.00 1.80 36.55 18
Boston College 5-0 BEC 13.75 22.00 0.00 4.16 39.91 19
Arizona State 4-1 P10 12.00 28.50 1.00 2.24 43.74 20
Texas A&M 4-1 B12 25.00 19.00 1.00 1.96 46.96 21
Florida 3-1 SEC 29.50 16.00 1.00 2.12 48.62 22
Virginia Tech 3-1 ACC 27.50 21.00 1.00 3.08 52.58 23
Oregon 3-2 P10 26.25 26.50 2.00 0.24 54.99 24
Iowa 4-1 B10 33.75 18.00 1.00 3.76 56.51 25
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Minnesota 4-1 B10 29.25 34.50 1.00 3.56 68.31 32
Illinois 4-1 B10 28.00 38.00 1.00 2.68 69.68 33
Ohio State 3-2 B10 40.50 33.50 2.00 1.44 77.44 37
Michigan State 2-2 B10 43.00 56.00 2.00 0.72 101.7249
**Northwestern 3-2 B10 63.50 59.50 2.00 4.40 129.4064
Indiana 1-4 B10 88.75 91.50 4.00 1.00 185.2591

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

[fmonster]

Ouch! We head into the Ohio State game without our starting QB and both of our starting OLBs! Not good at all! (Nothing new on the recruiting front.)


Northwestern Roster, Injury Report

Player # Pos Elig Health Injury Full Strn.
Schultz, Bobby 2 QB So Out Tonsilitis 4 Weeks
Grayson, Carl 50 OLB Fr Doubtful Hip Pointer 7 Weeks
Bailey, Mitch 44 OLB Jr Out Herniated Disk 4 Weeks
Willett, Mitchell 88 WR* Sr* Out ACL Damage to the 12 Weeks

[fmonster]

Northwestern (3-2) VS #28 Ohio State (3-2) (-14)

The Wildcats will be going with the true freshman QB Ted Harris and a pair of backup OLBs. This does not bode well. Not to mention Ohio State will be looking for payback after losing to the 'Cats last year in their only victory. Let's see how bad it can get.......


Bad! 28-0! Paybacks are a ...... well, you know! The freshman QB filled in ok for Schultz, but not good enough against a good team and stormy weather. RB Read just doesn't have room to run against good teams. All this equals the Wildcats 3rd loss in a row.


Box Score: Northwestern at Ohio State
Columbus, OH.

Week 7, 2005

Attendance: 88,400 (101,600).


Weather: 61 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 06:14 OHST - O.J. Blades 5 pass from Shannon Schwartz.
1Q: 06:14 OHST - Brian Oskia extra point.
1Q: 05:37 OHST - Thomas Chamberlain 59 interception return.
1Q: 05:37 OHST - Brian Oskia extra point.
3Q: 03:16 OHST - Dusty Hughes 10 run.
3Q: 03:16 OHST - Brian Oskia extra point.
4Q: 12:44 OHST - Thomas Chamberlain 59 interception return.
4Q: 12:44 OHST - Brian Oskia extra point.

Game MVP: OHST 36 Thomas Chamberlain

Northwestern 0 0 0 0 - 0
Ohio State 14 0 7 7 - 28

Team Statistics NORW OHST

First Downs 13 20

Total Rushes 34 34
Net Rushing Yards 36 134
Yards Per Carry 1.0 3.9
Rushing Yards 90 174
Tckld Loss/Yards 10-21 8-21
Sacked/Yards Lost 6-33 3-19

Pass Attempts 27 26
Completions 17 17
Passing Yards 153 178
Yards Per Attempt 5.6 6.8
Interceptions 2 0
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2

Total Plays 61 60
Total Yards 189 312
Yards Per Play 3.0 5.2

3rd Down Plays 5/15 4/12

Penalties 7 19
Penalty Yards 63 147

Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 39
Time Of Possession 30:10 29:50




Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
31 Read 14 36 2.5 16 0 7 0
42 Lowe 8 30 3.7 13 0 3 0
19 Harris 8 -33 -4.1 2 0 1 6
40 Curtis 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
49 Doyle 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 1 0
41 Gardner 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 1 0
86 Knight 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
19 Harris 27 17 153 5.6 25 0 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
86 Knight 3 35 11.6 2 18 0
42 Lowe 2 32 16.0 6 25 0
31 Read 2 7 3.5 12 9 0
89 Phillips 2 12 6.0 1 7 0
6 Harwell 2 23 11.5 1 19 0
80 Monroe 2 11 5.5 1 6 0
41 Gardner 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
97 Flynn 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
82 Belt 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
87 Bryant 1 23 23.0 3 23 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
39 Oliver 2 15 7.5 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
80 Monroe 1 18 18.0 0
27 Cole 1 34 34.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
16 Timlin 6 180 30.0 34 1

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 0 2 0 0 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
58 Bowen 9 1 0.5 0 0 0
99 Pritchett 4 1 2.0 0 0 0
93 Boatwright 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 3 1 0.5 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
39 Oliver 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
46 Wynn 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
55 Burks 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
79 Bandhauer 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Ogden 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Covington 1 3 0.0 0 0 0
29 Garner 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
31 Read 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
48 Pierce 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
6 Harwell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
77 Peltier 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Cole 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
51 Benge 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Beane 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
34 Reel 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
72 Yocum 0 0 1 0 1 1
64 Macri 0 0 0 0 0 1
62 Swope 0 0 0 0 0 1
60 Marshall 0 0 0 0 1 1
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 0 1
54 Rose 0 0 0 0 1 1
56 Bragg 0 0 0 0 2 0
41 Gardner 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 Harwell 0 1 0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 0 0 1 0 0 0
58 Bowen 0 1 0 0 0 0
55 Burks 0 1 0 0 0 0
19 Harris 1 0 0 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
31 Daniel Read 3
42 Carlton Lowe 2
70 Gene Sanford 2
58 Derek Bowen 2
19 Ted Harris 2
40 Billy Curtis 1
41 Kim Gardner 1
80 Brent Monroe 1
72 Joseph Yocum 1
78 Keith Schaeffer 1
93 Leon Boatwright 1
37 Arnold Zellars 1
86 Carlton Knight 1
46 Dwayne Wynn 1

[fmonster]

Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Southern California 5-0 P10 1.75 5.50 0.00 2.20 9.45 1
Texas 5-0 B12 3.50 5.50 0.00 2.40 11.40 2
Wisconsin 5-0 B10 1.50 9.00 0.00 0.92 11.42 3
Tennessee 5-0 SEC 7.00 3.50 0.00 2.64 13.14 4
Auburn 5-0 SEC 3.00 9.00 0.00 1.84 13.84 5
Florida State 5-0 ACC 9.25 1.50 0.00 4.48 15.23 6
Nebraska 6-0 B12 8.25 8.00 0.00 3.64 19.89 7
Louisiana State 6-0 SEC 11.25 6.00 0.00 4.88 22.13 8
Miami of Florida 6-0 ACC 14.50 3.50 0.00 4.60 22.60 9
Oklahoma 5-0 B12 14.75 3.50 0.00 5.00 23.25 10
Penn State 5-1 B10 7.00 15.00 1.00 0.68 23.68 11
Georgia 4-1 SEC 9.75 12.50 1.00 0.64 23.89 12
Utah 5-0 MNW 9.75 11.00 0.00 3.80 24.55 13
Washington State 6-0 P10 8.75 13.50 0.00 3.84 26.09 14
Purdue 5-1 B10 7.50 25.50 1.00 0.60 34.60 15
Iowa 5-1 B10 18.50 13.50 1.00 2.60 35.60 16
Notre Dame 5-1 IND 17.00 17.00 1.00 3.60 38.60 17
Michigan 4-2 B10 21.25 17.00 2.00 0.96 41.21 18
Oregon 4-2 P10 17.00 22.00 2.00 0.24 41.24 19
Arizona State 5-1 P10 13.00 26.50 1.00 2.48 42.98 20
Texas A&M 4-1 B12 26.75 18.50 1.00 2.36 48.61 21
Colorado 4-1 B12 24.25 22.00 1.00 3.96 51.21 22
Mississippi 4-1 SEC 17.75 29.50 1.00 3.16 51.41 23
Georgia Tech 4-1 ACC 28.00 19.00 1.00 4.76 52.76 24
Miami of Ohio 5-0 MID 27.25 21.00 0.00 4.72 52.97 25
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Minnesota 5-1 B10 24.00 30.00 1.00 3.44 58.44 27
Ohio State 4-2 B10 36.50 29.50 2.00 1.96 69.96 35
Illinois 4-2 B10 32.50 44.50 2.00 1.44 80.44 38
Michigan State 2-3 B10 62.00 64.00 3.00 0.80 129.8061
**Northwestern 3-3 B10 67.25 67.50 3.00 3.40 141.1568
Indiana 1-4 B10 90.50 94.50 4.00 0.84 189.8494

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

[fmonster]

The Wildcats sign their first recruit in T Jason Cunningham.


2005 Recruiting Needs: QB, RB, TE?, WR?, C, G x2, T, DEx2, DT x2, ILB, P/K.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 22 (2 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Remaining)


[code]
QB Harold Nixon - In
Strength - Very Long Passing
Scout - 62+

RB Mitch Chapman - Il
Strength - Third-Down Running
Scout - 60+

WR Malcom Clayton - Ill
Strength - Punt Returning
Scout - 51+

C Corey Zimmerman - Mi
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 84--

C Brenden Springer - Ia
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 44--

G Tyrell Rey - Ia
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 48+

G Otis McKnight - Ia
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 53++

T Julio Ganus - Ia
Strength - Pass Prtection
Scout - 50++

T Gene Fulton - In
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 44+

T Jason Cunningham - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 48-

T Gino Willingham - Wi
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 47+

T Quentin Coon - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 58-

K Arnie Maxwell - Il
Strength - Field-Goal Accuracy
Scout - 56+

K Walter Singleton - Il
Strength - Kickoff Hang Time
Scout - 66-

DE Grady Stone - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 51+

DE Kelly Shinners - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 59-

DT T.J. Hand - Wi
Strength - Rushing The Passer
Scout - 47+

ILB Mo Poole - Il
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 62

ILB Jamie Kluge - In
Strength - Intercepting Passes
Scout - 51+

ILB Duane Jenkins - Wi
Strength - Man-to-man Defense
Scout - 74+

[fmonster]

No game for the Wildcats this week.


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Texas 6-0 B12 2.25 4.50 0.00 1.12 7.87 1
Wisconsin 6-0 B10 1.00 7.00 0.00 0.40 8.40 2
Southern California 5-0 P10 3.50 4.50 0.00 1.52 9.52 3
Auburn 6-0 SEC 3.50 7.00 0.00 2.36 12.86 4
Florida State 6-0 ACC 7.25 1.50 0.00 4.44 13.19 5
Tennessee 6-0 SEC 9.50 2.50 0.00 4.24 16.24 6
Miami of Florida 7-0 ACC 10.75 2.50 0.00 4.56 17.81 7
Nebraska 7-0 B12 8.00 6.50 0.00 4.12 18.62 8
Georgia 5-1 SEC 8.75 11.00 1.00 0.76 21.51 9
Penn State 5-1 B10 6.75 14.00 1.00 0.88 22.63 10
Utah 6-0 MNW 13.00 9.50 0.00 4.76 27.26 11
Arizona State 6-1 P10 9.25 20.50 1.00 1.76 32.51 12
Michigan 5-2 B10 15.25 15.00 2.00 0.72 32.97 13
Mississippi 5-1 SEC 9.50 24.00 1.00 1.56 36.06 14
Texas A&M 5-1 B12 18.75 15.00 1.00 1.80 36.55 15
Louisiana State 6-1 SEC 19.50 11.50 1.00 4.64 36.64 16
Notre Dame 5-1 IND 18.25 15.00 1.00 3.36 37.61 17
Washington State 6-1 P10 14.50 20.50 1.00 3.40 39.40 18
Oklahoma 5-1 B12 24.25 10.00 1.00 4.40 39.65 19
Miami of Ohio 6-0 MID 17.75 18.00 0.00 4.04 39.79 20
Oregon 4-2 P10 18.00 23.00 2.00 0.08 43.08 21
Purdue 5-2 B10 11.75 34.50 2.00 0.56 48.81 22
Colorado State 6-1 MNW 18.50 28.00 1.00 3.04 50.54 23
Boise State 5-1 WEA 22.25 24.50 1.00 3.08 50.83 24
Minnesota 6-1 B10 20.25 27.50 1.00 2.64 51.39 25
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Iowa 5-2 B10 33.50 20.50 2.00 2.44 58.44 27
Ohio State 4-2 B10 34.75 29.50 2.00 2.48 68.73 35
Illinois 4-3 B10 26.50 52.50 3.00 0.52 82.52 40
Michigan State 3-3 B10 45.50 55.00 3.00 1.36 104.8651
**Northwestern 3-3 B10 64.75 67.00 3.00 2.80 137.5567
Indiana 1-5 B10 92.75 99.50 5.00 1.04 198.2999

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

[fmonster]

2005 Recruiting Needs: QB, RB, TE?, WR?, C, G x2, T, DEx2, DT x2, ILB, P/K.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 22 (2 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Remaining)



QB Harold Nixon - In
Strength - Very Long Passing
Scout - 62+
Purdue

RB Mitch Chapman - Il
Strength - Third-Down Running
Scout - 60+

WR Malcom Clayton - Ill
Strength - Punt Returning
Scout - 51+

C Corey Zimmerman - Mi
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 84--

C Brenden Springer - Ia
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 44--

G Tyrell Rey - Ia
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 48+

G Otis McKnight - Ia
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 53++
Northwestern

T Julio Ganus - Ia
Strength - Pass Prtection
Scout - 50++

T Gene Fulton - In
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 44+

T Jason Cunningham - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 48-
Northwestern

T Gino Willingham - Wi
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 47+

T Quentin Coon - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 58-

K Arnie Maxwell - Il
Strength - Field-Goal Accuracy
Scout - 56+
Northwestern

K Walter Singleton - Il
Strength - Kickoff Hang Time
Scout - 66-
Northern Illinois

DE Grady Stone - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 51+

DE Kelly Shinners - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 59-
Northwestern

DT T.J. Hand - Wi
Strength - Rushing The Passer
Scout - 47+

DT Kevin Lincoln - Il
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 46-

ILB Mo Poole - Il
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 62
Galesburg

ILB Jamie Kluge - In
Strength - Intercepting Passes
Scout - 51+
Illinois

ILB Duane Jenkins - Wi
Strength - Man-to-man Defense
Scout - 74+

ILB Rondell Buchanan - Il
Strength - Zone Defense
Scout - 47-

ILB Maurice Wells - Ia
Strength - Defending the Run
Scout - 58-

[fmonster]

QB Schultz will be back at the helm this week, but both OLBs will not.


Northwestern Roster, Injury Report

Player # Pos Elig Health Injury Full Strn.
Schultz, Bobby 2 QB So Probable Tonsilitis 2 Weeks
Grayson, Carl 50 OLB Fr Questionable Hip Pointer 5 Weeks
Bailey, Mitch 44 OLB Jr Doubtful Herniated Disk 3 Weeks
Monroe, Brent 80 WR Sr Probable Broken Hand 6 Weeks
Willett, Mitchell 88 WR* Sr* Out ACL Damage to the 11 Weeks

[fmonster]

Northwestern (3-3) VS #20 Iowa (5-2) (-12)

Another tough away game against a ranked opponent. This one won't be close.......

And it wasn't!


Box Score: Northwestern at Iowa
Iowa City, IA.

Week 9, 2005

Attendance: 70,400 (70,400).


Weather: 46 degrees, fair.

1Q: 09:01 NORW - Wally Preston 21 field goal.
1Q: 02:00 IOWA - Alan Dillon 45 field goal.
2Q: 07:48 IOWA - Moe Fletcher 9 pass from Donnell Johnston.
2Q: 07:48 IOWA - Alan Dillon extra point.
3Q: 12:45 NORW - Wally Preston 29 field goal.
3Q: 02:53 IOWA - Jessie Montgomery 2 run.
3Q: 02:53 IOWA - Alan Dillon extra point.
4Q: 12:55 IOWA - Alan Dillon 31 field goal.
4Q: 02:36 IOWA - Jessie Montgomery 24 run.
4Q: 02:36 IOWA - Alan Dillon extra point.
4Q: 02:07 IOWA - Donald James 26 run.
4Q: 02:07 IOWA - Alan Dillon extra point.

Game MVP: IOWA 40 Jessie Montgomery

Northwestern 3 0 3 0 - 6
Iowa 3 7 7 17 - 34

Team Statistics NORW IOWA

First Downs 16 22

Total Rushes 36 42
Net Rushing Yards 96 310
Yards Per Carry 2.6 7.3
Rushing Yards 127 319
Tckld Loss/Yards 3-4 1-3
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-27 1-6

Pass Attempts 32 14
Completions 12 5
Passing Yards 167 65
Yards Per Attempt 5.2 4.6
Interceptions 3 0
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1

Total Plays 68 56
Total Yards 263 375
Yards Per Play 3.8 6.6

3rd Down Plays 7/17 4/11

Penalties 9 8
Penalty Yards 64 62

Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 44
Time Of Possession 32:42 27:18




Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
31 Read 23 80 3.4 14 0 4 0
42 Lowe 6 21 3.5 7 0 1 0
2 Schultz 5 -22 -4.4 5 0 0 4
49 Doyle 1 12 12.0 12 0 0 0
41 Gardner 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Schultz 31 12 167 5.3 33 0 3
19 Harris 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
86 Knight 3 48 16.0 5 33 0
42 Lowe 2 18 9.0 8 10 0
31 Read 2 26 13.0 24 18 0
82 Belt 2 34 17.0 17 21 0
87 Bryant 2 32 16.0 1 18 0
41 Gardner 1 9 9.0 0 9 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
39 Oliver 2 8 4.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
27 Cole 2 41 20.5 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
16 Timlin 4 132 33.0 41 0

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 2 2 29 0 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
46 Wynn 7 1 0.0 0 0 0
58 Bowen 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
91 Covington 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Pritchett 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
39 Oliver 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
93 Boatwright 2 1 1.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
55 Burks 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Beane 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
27 Cole 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
2 Schultz 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
83 Giles 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
61 Bell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
75 Grier 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
77 Peltier 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Bandhauer 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Ogden 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Garner 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
33 Conley 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
86 Knight 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
51 Benge 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
34 Reel 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
72 Yocum 0 0 0 0 2 1
60 Marshall 0 0 0 0 2 1
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 1 1
54 Rose 0 0 0 0 4 1
31 Read 2 0 0 0 0 0
41 Gardner 1 0 0 0 0 0
95 Leech 0 0 1 0 0 0
82 Belt 0 0 1 0 0 0
44 Bailey 0 1 0 0 0 0
86 Knight 0 0 1 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
31 Daniel Read 6
2 Bobby Schultz 2
42 Carlton Lowe 2
91 Russell Covington 2
49 Cornelius Doyle 1
95 Rex Leech 1
82 Rich Belt 1
12 Wally Preston 1
70 Gene Sanford 1
77 Jackie Peltier 1
94 Mack Ogden 1
58 Derek Bowen 1
43 Stephen Brown 1
86 Carlton Knight 1

[fmonster]

Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Wisconsin 7-0 B10 1.00 6.50 0.00 0.12 7.62 1
Texas 7-0 B12 2.75 4.00 0.00 2.12 8.87 2
Auburn 7-0 SEC 2.00 6.00 0.00 1.08 9.08 3
Florida State 7-0 ACC 4.50 1.00 0.00 3.92 9.42 4
Tennessee 7-0 SEC 6.50 2.50 0.00 4.28 13.28 5
Nebraska 8-0 B12 5.50 5.00 0.00 3.08 13.58 6
Southern California 5-1 P10 5.25 10.00 1.00 0.80 17.05 7
Miami of Florida 7-0 ACC 10.25 3.00 0.00 4.72 17.97 8
Utah 7-0 MNW 10.25 8.00 0.00 3.48 21.73 9
Georgia 5-2 SEC 12.50 13.50 2.00 0.16 28.16 10
Oregon 5-2 P10 11.25 17.00 2.00 0.04 30.29 11
Notre Dame 6-1 IND 14.75 11.50 1.00 4.36 31.61 12
Washington State 7-1 P10 12.50 16.00 1.00 2.96 32.46 13
Louisiana State 6-1 SEC 17.50 9.50 1.00 5.00 33.00 14
Arizona State 6-1 P10 11.00 19.50 1.00 1.84 33.34 15
Penn State 5-2 B10 9.25 23.50 2.00 0.20 34.95 16
Miami of Ohio 7-0 MID 17.50 13.50 0.00 4.08 35.08 17
Oklahoma 5-2 B12 27.25 13.50 2.00 2.44 45.19 18
Minnesota 7-1 B10 19.75 22.00 1.00 2.72 45.47 19
Texas Christian 5-1 USA 20.50 20.00 1.00 4.44 45.94 20
Iowa 6-2 B10 26.25 16.50 2.00 2.64 47.39 21
Michigan 5-3 B10 23.75 22.50 3.00 0.28 49.53 22
Purdue 5-2 B10 14.25 33.00 2.00 0.56 49.81 23
Alabama 5-2 SEC 24.75 23.50 2.00 1.60 51.85 24
Florida 4-2 SEC 29.50 21.50 2.00 1.36 54.36 25
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Ohio State 5-2 B10 26.50 24.00 2.00 2.76 55.26 27
Illinois 5-3 B10 28.50 51.00 3.00 0.92 83.42 42
Michigan State 3-4 B10 60.00 62.00 4.00 1.12 127.1262
**Northwestern 3-4 B10 69.00 74.50 4.00 2.00 149.5071
Indiana 1-6 B10 92.50 106.506.00 0.88 205.88100

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

[fmonster]

The Wildcats take it on the chin this week as RB Mitch Chapman signs with Rockford and G Tyrell Rey signs with SMU. We were really hoping to get those two. We did get WR Malcom Clayton though, and that is good for the still weak WR corp.


2005 Recruiting Needs: QB, RB, TE?, WR?, C, G x2, T, DEx2, DT x2, ILB, P/K.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 22 (1 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Remaining)



QB Harold Nixon - In
Strength - Very Long Passing
Scout - 62+
Purdue

RB Mitch Chapman - Il
Strength - Third-Down Running
Scout - 60+
Rockford

WR Malcom Clayton - Ill
Strength - Punt Returning
Scout - 51+
Northwestern

C Corey Zimmerman - Mi
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 84--

C Brenden Springer - Ia
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 44--

G Tyrell Rey - Ia
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 48+
SMU

G Otis McKnight - Ia
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 53++
Northwestern

T Julio Ganus - Ia
Strength - Pass Prtection
Scout - 50++

T Gene Fulton - In
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 44+

T Jason Cunningham - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 48-
Northwestern

T Gino Willingham - Wi
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 47+
Northwestern

T Quentin Coon - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 58-

K Arnie Maxwell - Il
Strength - Field-Goal Accuracy
Scout - 56+
Northwestern

K Walter Singleton - Il
Strength - Kickoff Hang Time
Scout - 66-
Northern Illinois

DE Grady Stone - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 51+
Duke

DE Kelly Shinners - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 59-
Northwestern

DE Nate Meyer - Il
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 44+

DT T.J. Hand - Wi
Strength - Rushing The Passer
Scout - 47+

DT Kevin Lincoln - Il
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 46-
Northwestern

ILB Mo Poole - Il
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 62
Galesburg

ILB Jamie Kluge - In
Strength - Intercepting Passes
Scout - 51+
Illinois

ILB Duane Jenkins - Wi
Strength - Man-to-man Defense
Scout - 74+

ILB Rondell Buchanan - Il
Strength - Zone Defense
Scout - 47-

ILB Maurice Wells - Ia
Strength - Defending the Run
Scout - 58-

S Curtis Vaughn - Il
Strength - Zone Defense
Scout - 66--

[fmonster]

Northwestern Roster, Injury Report

Player # Pos Elig Health Injury Full Strn.
Schultz, Bobby 2 QB So Probable Tonsilitis 2 Weeks
Grayson, Carl 50 OLB Fr Questionable Hip Pointer 4 Weeks
Bailey, Mitch 44 OLB Jr Questionable Herniated Disk 2 Weeks
Monroe, Brent 80 WR Sr Probable Broken Hand 5 Weeks
Willett, Mitchell 88 WR* Sr* Out ACL Damage to the 10 Weeks

[fmonster]

Indiana (1-6) VS Northwestern (3-4) (-9)

The Wildcats really need this one to help continue the progress in this season of change and help to establish a winning tradition, especially against teams that we chould be able to beat.

WOW, a year after a triple OT loss against Indiana, the Wildcats have to come back from a 12 point deficet to make a 4th quarter comeback to remember! RB Read was back to early form as the line was able to handle the Indiana D line.

This game showed the character of the youngsters and the focus of the new coaching staff as they never gave up on the game. Both coordinators dug in late in the game and made the needed adjustments to pull out the win! May this game be the beginning of dominance over Indiana over the coming years!!!


Box Score: Indiana at Northwestern
Chicago, IL.

Week 10, 2005

Attendance: 33,900 (47,100).


Weather: 58 degrees, fair.

1Q: 06:22 NORW - Daniel Read 8 run.
1Q: 06:22 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
1Q: 00:57 INDI - Martin Houston 8 pass from Ernest Douglas.
1Q: 00:57 INDI - Jeffrey Grier extra point failed.
2Q: 01:30 INDI - Antonio Alston 60 interception return.
2Q: 01:30 INDI - Reuben Newsome run for conversion failed.
3Q: 11:12 INDI - Martin Houston 2 pass from Ernest Douglas.
3Q: 11:12 INDI - Jeffrey Grier extra point.
4Q: 14:08 NORW - Daniel Read 1 run.
4Q: 14:08 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
4Q: 00:07 NORW - Bernard Harwell 25 pass from Bobby Schultz.
4Q: 00:07 NORW - Carlton Lowe run for conversion failed.

Game MVP: NORW 31 Daniel Read

Indiana 6 6 7 0 - 19
Northwestern 7 0 0 13 - 20

Team Statistics INDI NORW

First Downs 13 23

Total Rushes 26 45
Net Rushing Yards 107 166
Yards Per Carry 4.1 3.6
Rushing Yards 144 193
Tckld Loss/Yards 7-23 4-8
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-14 3-19

Pass Attempts 21 31
Completions 14 18
Passing Yards 122 219
Yards Per Attempt 5.8 7.0
Interceptions 2 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0

Total Plays 47 76
Total Yards 229 385
Yards Per Play 4.8 5.0

3rd Down Plays 8/13 8/18

Penalties 5 8
Penalty Yards 60 62

Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time Of Possession 23:41 36:19




Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
31 Read 33 153 4.6 24 2 5 0
2 Schultz 5 -6 -1.2 9 0 0 3
41 Gardner 4 9 2.2 6 0 1 0
42 Lowe 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0
6 Harwell 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0
86 Knight 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Schultz 31 18 219 7.0 25 1 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
86 Knight 5 60 12.0 19 24 0
6 Harwell 4 59 14.7 37 25 1
31 Read 3 29 9.6 14 18 0
82 Belt 3 34 11.3 16 19 0
42 Lowe 1 11 11.0 1 11 0
89 Phillips 1 18 18.0 0 18 0
87 Bryant 1 8 8.0 2 8 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
39 Oliver 2 24 12.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
80 Monroe 2 41 20.5 0
27 Cole 1 23 23.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
16 Timlin 3 97 32.3 39 1

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 0 2 0 2 2

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
58 Bowen 7 0 1.0 1 0 0
39 Oliver 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
93 Boatwright 4 1 1.0 1 0 0
43 Brown 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
91 Covington 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
29 Garner 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
46 Wynn 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
90 Harris 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
34 Reel 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
35 Newcomb 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
31 Read 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
82 Belt 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Beane 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
72 Yocum 0 0 0 0 2 2
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 2 1
31 Read 2 0 0 0 0 0
54 Rose 0 0 0 0 2 0
89 Phillips 0 0 1 0 0 0
82 Belt 0 0 1 0 0 0
60 Marshall 0 0 0 0 1 0
62 Swope 0 0 0 0 1 0
65 Vance 0 0 0 0 1 0
58 Bowen 0 1 0 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
31 Daniel Read 10
58 Derek Bowen 4
6 Bernard Harwell 3
82 Rich Belt 2
39 Jeremy Oliver 2
86 Carlton Knight 2
2 Bobby Schultz 1
89 Dwayne Phillips 1
62 Russell Swope 1
96 Jerry Beane 1
93 Leon Boatwright 1
37 Arnold Zellars 1

[fmonster]

After 10 weeks, there are still 8 undefeated teams in the nation! It will be interesting to see who remains undefeated before the playoff. My hopes is that there are a few, especially Miami of Ohio. It is for teams like Miami of Ohio that the playoff season gives a shot to. Who knows if they can become a cinderella team or not, but without a playoff, they don't even get a shot. Let's see!!!


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Wisconsin 8-0 B10 1.00 5.50 0.00 0.16 6.66 1
Florida State 8-0 ACC 3.50 1.00 0.00 3.96 8.46 2
Auburn 8-0 SEC 2.00 5.50 0.00 0.96 8.46 3
Texas 8-0 B12 3.75 3.50 0.00 2.88 10.13 4
Tennessee 8-0 SEC 7.75 2.50 0.00 3.64 13.89 5
Southern California 6-1 P10 5.50 8.50 1.00 0.76 15.76 6
Utah 8-0 MNW 6.00 7.00 0.00 3.08 16.08 7
Miami of Florida 8-0 ACC 9.50 3.00 0.00 4.56 17.06 8
Nebraska 8-1 B12 12.00 9.50 1.00 2.52 25.02 9
Notre Dame 7-1 IND 11.25 10.00 1.00 3.56 25.81 10
Penn State 6-2 B10 5.75 20.50 2.00 0.20 28.45 11
Oregon 6-2 P10 10.00 16.50 2.00 0.28 28.78 12
Arizona State 7-1 P10 9.00 17.50 1.00 1.96 29.46 13
Miami of Ohio 8-0 MID 13.50 12.50 0.00 4.04 30.04 14
Washington State 8-1 P10 12.50 14.00 1.00 3.00 30.50 15
Georgia 6-2 SEC 18.50 12.50 2.00 1.00 34.00 16
Iowa 7-2 B10 19.50 16.00 2.00 2.16 39.66 17
Oklahoma 6-2 B12 24.00 12.50 2.00 2.20 40.70 18
Texas Christian 6-1 USA 19.50 17.00 1.00 4.32 41.82 19
Alabama 6-2 SEC 18.50 21.00 2.00 1.36 42.86 20
Texas A&M 6-2 B12 20.75 20.50 2.00 1.24 44.49 21
Louisiana State 6-2 SEC 25.75 16.50 2.00 4.80 49.05 22
Minnesota 7-2 B10 23.50 24.00 2.00 2.12 51.62 23
Colorado State 7-2 MNW 20.50 27.50 2.00 2.64 52.64 24
Pittsburgh 6-2 BEC 22.25 28.00 2.00 2.28 54.53 25
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Purdue 5-3 B10 14.75 39.50 3.00 0.08 57.33 26
Michigan 5-4 B10 34.50 27.00 4.00 0.36 65.86 29
Ohio State 5-3 B10 30.75 30.50 3.00 2.00 66.25 31
Illinois 5-3 B10 29.25 46.00 3.00 0.68 78.93 40
Michigan State 4-4 B10 45.25 54.50 4.00 1.48 105.2349
**Northwestern 4-4 B10 63.75 68.50 4.00 2.96 139.2168
Indiana 1-7 B10 93.75 110.507.00 1.08 212.33103

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

[fmonster]

The Wildcats add DT Hand to the fold......

2005 Recruiting Needs: QB, RB, TE?, WR?, C, G x2, T, DEx2, DT x2, ILB, P/K.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 22 (1 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Remaining)



QB Harold Nixon - In
Strength - Very Long Passing
Scout - 62+
Purdue

RB Mitch Chapman - Il
Strength - Third-Down Running
Scout - 60+
Rockford

WR Malcom Clayton - Ill
Strength - Punt Returning
Scout - 51+
Northwestern

C Corey Zimmerman - Mi
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 84--

C Brenden Springer - Ia
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 44--

G Tyrell Rey - Ia
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 48+
SMU

G Otis McKnight - Ia
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 53++
Northwestern

T Julio Ganus - Ia
Strength - Pass Prtection
Scout - 50++
Iowa State

T Gene Fulton - In
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 44+

T Jason Cunningham - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 48-
Northwestern

T Gino Willingham - Wi
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 47+
Northwestern

T Quentin Coon - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 58-
Rockford

K Arnie Maxwell - Il
Strength - Field-Goal Accuracy
Scout - 56+
Northwestern

K Walter Singleton - Il
Strength - Kickoff Hang Time
Scout - 66-
Northern Illinois

DE Grady Stone - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 51+
Duke

DE Kelly Shinners - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 59-
Northwestern

DE Nate Meyer - Il
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 44+

DT T.J. Hand - Wi
Strength - Rushing The Passer
Scout - 47+
Northwestern

DT Kevin Lincoln - Il
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 46-
Northwestern

ILB Mo Poole - Il
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 62
Galesburg

ILB Jamie Kluge - In
Strength - Intercepting Passes
Scout - 51+
Illinois

ILB Duane Jenkins - Wi
Strength - Man-to-man Defense
Scout - 74+

ILB Rondell Buchanan - Il
Strength - Zone Defense
Scout - 47-

ILB Maurice Wells - Ia
Strength - Defending the Run
Scout - 58-

S Curtis Vaughn - Il
Strength - Zone Defense
Scout - 66--

[fmonster]

Northwestern Roster, Injury Report

Player # Pos Elig Health Injury Full Strn.
Schultz, Bobby 2 QB So Probable Tonsilitis 1 Week
Grayson, Carl 50 OLB Fr Questionable Hip Pointer 3 Weeks
Bailey, Mitch 44 OLB Jr Probable Herniated Disk 1 Week
Monroe, Brent 80 WR Sr Probable Broken Hand 4 Weeks
Willett, Mitchell 88 WR* Sr* Questionable ACL Damage to the 9 Weeks

[fmonster]

Michigan State (4-4) (-2) VS Northwestern (4-4)

The line is only -2 for Mich State, but I don't feel to confident in this one. All of our victories this year have been against substantially worse teams, so to me, this will be an upset if we pull this one off.....

And boy was I right! Mich State beat us to the tune of 41-17!! We were tied at the half, but the staff and talent of State were just too much for the fledgling power of the Wildcats! ;)


Box Score: Michigan State at Northwestern
Chicago, IL.

Week 11, 2005

Attendance: 36,800 (47,100).


Weather: 67 degrees, fair.

1Q: 12:15 MIST - Spencer Chastain 30 pass from Dwayne Huber.
1Q: 12:15 MIST - Benjamin Chapa extra point.
2Q: 06:48 NORW - Carlton Knight 7 pass from Bobby Schultz.
2Q: 06:48 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
2Q: 01:06 MIST - Jake Kane 60 interception return.
2Q: 01:06 MIST - Benjamin Chapa extra point.
2Q: 00:00 NORW - Carlton Lowe 89 fumble return.
2Q: 00:00 NORW - Wally Preston extra point.
3Q: 12:15 MIST - J.T. Douglas 24 run.
3Q: 12:15 MIST - Benjamin Chapa extra point.
4Q: 14:07 MIST - Lester Harden 3 run.
4Q: 14:07 MIST - Benjamin Chapa extra point.
4Q: 11:13 MIST - Benjamin Chapa 26 field goal.
4Q: 07:39 NORW - Wally Preston 49 field goal.
4Q: 02:05 MIST - Benjamin Chapa 28 field goal.
4Q: 01:30 MIST - Mike Rayburn 95 interception return.
4Q: 01:30 MIST - Benjamin Chapa extra point.

Game MVP: MIST 34 Mike Rayburn

Michigan State 7 7 7 20 - 41
Northwestern 0 14 0 3 - 17

Team Statistics MIST NORW

First Downs 19 13

Total Rushes 32 27
Net Rushing Yards 116 10
Yards Per Carry 3.6 0.3
Rushing Yards 152 68
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-6 4-10
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-30 6-48

Pass Attempts 38 33
Completions 19 15
Passing Yards 244 153
Yards Per Attempt 6.4 4.6
Interceptions 3 3
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/1

Total Plays 70 60
Total Yards 360 163
Yards Per Play 5.1 2.7

3rd Down Plays 8/18 1/13

Penalties 11 11
Penalty Yards 91 100

Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 34
Time Of Possession 32:25 27:35




Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
31 Read 13 31 2.3 9 0 5 0
2 Schultz 6 -48 -8.0 0 0 0 6
42 Lowe 5 7 1.4 9 0 3 0
49 Doyle 1 15 15.0 15 0 0 0
6 Harwell 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0
19 Harris 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Schultz 27 12 103 3.8 26 1 2
19 Harris 6 3 50 8.3 30 0 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
6 Harwell 6 64 10.6 0 30 0
86 Knight 4 48 12.0 7 26 1
83 Giles 2 12 6.0 2 6 0
49 Doyle 1 5 5.0 5 5 0
82 Belt 1 8 8.0 5 8 0
87 Bryant 1 16 16.0 0 16 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
27 Cole 1 12 12.0 0
39 Oliver 1 5 5.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
27 Cole 5 110 22.0 0
80 Monroe 3 79 26.3 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
16 Timlin 7 256 36.5 46 3

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 1 1 49 2 2

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
58 Bowen 7 5 2.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 5 2 0.0 1 33 0
44 Bailey 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
39 Oliver 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
46 Wynn 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 4 0 2.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
27 Cole 3 0 0.0 2 0 0
91 Covington 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
93 Boatwright 2 3 0.0 0 0 0
29 Garner 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
82 Belt 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Pritchett 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
48 Pierce 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
95 Leech 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
89 Phillips 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
85 McKnight 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
54 Rose 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
64 Macri 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
72 Yocum 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
34 Reel 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
64 Macri 0 0 0 0 0 2
60 Marshall 0 0 0 0 0 1
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 1 2
56 Bragg 0 0 0 0 0 1
42 Lowe 0 0 1 1 0 0
54 Rose 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 Schultz 1 0 0 0 0 0
89 Phillips 0 0 0 0 1 0
82 Belt 0 0 0 0 1 0
72 Yocum 0 1 0 0 0 0
99 Pritchett 0 0 1 0 0 0
79 Bandhauer 0 1 0 0 0 0
44 Bailey 0 1 0 0 0 0
27 Cole 1 0 0 0 0 0
86 Knight 0 0 1 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
31 Daniel Read 3
42 Carlton Lowe 2
The College Years
70 Gene Sanford 2
99 Dale Pritchett 2
58 Derek Bowen 2
27 Rod Cole 2
86 Carlton Knight 2
2 Bobby Schultz 1
61 Donnie Bell 1
12 Wally Preston 1
74 Nick Rolfe 1
44 Mitch Bailey 1
43 Stephen Brown 1

[fmonster]

Wisconsin still on top in the overall ratings.


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Wisconsin 9-0 B10 1.00 4.00 0.00 0.28 5.28 1
Florida State 9-0 ACC 2.25 1.00 0.00 2.96 6.21 2
Auburn 8-0 SEC 2.25 4.00 0.00 0.76 7.01 3
Texas 9-0 B12 5.75 2.00 0.00 3.44 11.19 4
Utah 9-0 MNW 6.50 6.00 0.00 3.72 16.22 5
Southern California 7-1 P10 6.50 8.00 1.00 1.68 17.18 6
Miami of Florida 8-1 ACC 10.75 5.00 1.00 3.32 20.07 7
Tennessee 8-1 SEC 11.50 6.00 1.00 2.92 21.42 8
Nebraska 8-1 B12 11.00 9.50 1.00 2.60 24.10 9
Oregon 7-2 P10 8.50 15.50 2.00 0.12 26.12 10
Washington State 9-1 P10 8.00 14.00 1.00 3.28 26.28 11
Penn State 7-2 B10 5.25 19.00 2.00 0.08 26.33 12
Notre Dame 7-1 IND 12.75 10.50 1.00 3.88 28.13 13
Miami of Ohio 9-0 MID 13.75 11.50 0.00 4.12 29.37 14
Georgia 6-2 SEC 15.75 16.00 2.00 0.80 34.55 15
Alabama 7-2 SEC 12.25 20.00 2.00 1.12 35.37 16
Iowa 8-2 B10 17.00 15.00 2.00 1.88 35.88 17
Texas Christian 7-1 USA 16.00 15.50 1.00 4.60 37.10 18
Arizona State 7-2 P10 12.00 23.00 2.00 1.36 38.36 19
Oklahoma 7-2 B12 22.00 12.50 2.00 2.24 38.74 20
Texas A&M 6-2 B12 18.25 20.50 2.00 0.68 41.43 21
Louisiana State 7-2 SEC 22.00 15.50 2.00 4.08 43.58 22
Minnesota 8-2 B10 23.75 23.00 2.00 2.32 51.07 23
Colorado State 7-2 MNW 21.25 25.50 2.00 2.80 51.55 24
Pittsburgh 7-2 BEC 22.50 25.00 2.00 2.48 51.98 25
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Michigan 5-4 B10 35.75 27.50 4.00 0.36 67.61 30
Purdue 5-4 B10 22.25 44.50 4.00 0.04 70.79 33
Ohio State 5-4 B10 36.75 37.50 4.00 1.20 79.45 39
Illinois 5-4 B10 31.50 52.00 4.00 0.32 87.82 42
Michigan State 5-4 B10 36.75 46.50 4.00 2.04 89.29 44
**Northwestern 4-5 B10 72.00 76.00 5.00 2.68 155.6877
Indiana 1-8 B10 95.75 113.508.00 0.56 217.81107

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.



Big Ten Standings

2005 Season Standings, Big Ten

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Wisconsin 9 0 0 1.000 266 108 6 0 0 1.000 159 69 Won 9
Iowa 8 2 0 .800 322 228 5 2 0 .714 212 160 Won 3
Minnesota 8 2 0 .800 273 180 5 2 0 .714 166 168 Won 1
Penn State 7 2 0 .777 375 99 4 2 0 .666 212 93 Won 2
Michigan 5 4 0 .555 267 181 3 3 0 .500 155 133 Lost 2
Ohio State 5 4 0 .555 194 165 3 3 0 .500 112 118 Lost 2
Michigan State 5 4 0 .555 270 169 3 3 0 .500 181 124 Won 2
Purdue 5 4 0 .555 271 150 2 4 0 .333 122 110 Lost 4
Illinois 5 4 0 .555 194 195 2 4 0 .333 133 166 Lost 1
**Northwestern 4 5 0 .444 152 260 1 5 0 .166 57 227 Lost 1
Indiana 1 8 0 .111 132 326 0 6 0 .000 76 217 Lost 7

[fmonster]

No real movement this week. We did add G Fredrick to the list and he should be a signee. (Not that that is going to allow us to turn the corner, but every little bit helps...... not to mention that G was a major target going in, and we are currently a tad short.)

2005 Recruiting Needs: QB, RB, TE?, WR?, C, G x2, T, DEx2, DT x2, ILB, P/K.
Estimated Available Scholarships: 22 (1 Black, Red, Blue Recruits Remaining)



QB Harold Nixon - In
Strength - Very Long Passing
Scout - 62+
Purdue

RB Mitch Chapman - Il
Strength - Third-Down Running
Scout - 60+
Rockford

WR Malcom Clayton - Ill
Strength - Punt Returning
Scout - 51+
Northwestern

C Corey Zimmerman - Mi
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 84--

C Brenden Springer - Ia
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 44--

G Tyrell Rey - Ia
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 48+
SMU

G Otis McKnight - Ia
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 53++
Northwestern

G Warren Fredrick - Wi
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 37+

T Julio Ganus - Ia
Strength - Pass Prtection
Scout - 50++
Iowa State

T Gene Fulton - In
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 44+

T Jason Cunningham - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 48-
Northwestern

T Gino Willingham - Wi
Strength - Pass Protection
Scout - 47+
Northwestern

T Quentin Coon - Il
Strength - Run Blocking
Scout - 58-
Rockford

K Arnie Maxwell - Il
Strength - Field-Goal Accuracy
Scout - 56+
Northwestern

K Walter Singleton - Il
Strength - Kickoff Hang Time
Scout - 66-
Northern Illinois

DE Grady Stone - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 51+
Duke

DE Kelly Shinners - Mi
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 59-
Northwestern

DE Nate Meyer - Il
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 44+

DT T.J. Hand - Wi
Strength - Rushing The Passer
Scout - 47+
Northwestern

DT Kevin Lincoln - Il
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 46-
Northwestern

ILB Mo Poole - Il
Strength - Defending The Run
Scout - 62
Galesburg

ILB Jamie Kluge - In
Strength - Intercepting Passes
Scout - 51+
Illinois

ILB Duane Jenkins - Wi
Strength - Man-to-man Defense
Scout - 74+

ILB Rondell Buchanan - Il
Strength - Zone Defense
Scout - 47-

ILB Maurice Wells - Ia
Strength - Defending the Run
Scout - 58-

S Curtis Vaughn - Il
Strength - Zone Defense
Scout - 66--

[fmonster]

As always, getting healthy as the season comes to a close. :rolleyes:


Northwestern Roster, Injury Report

Player # Pos Elig Health Injury Full Strn.
Schultz, Bobby 2 QB So Probable Tonsilitis 1 Week
Grayson, Carl 50 OLB Fr Probable Hip Pointer 1 Week
Bailey, Mitch 44 OLB Jr Probable Herniated Disk 1 Week
Rolfe, Nick 74 DT Sr Probable Bruised Ribcage 5 Weeks
Monroe, Brent 80 WR Sr Probable Broken Hand 3 Weeks
Willett, Mitchell 88 WR* Sr* Questionable ACL Damage to the 8 Weeks

[fmonster]

#45 Purdue (5-4) (-14) VS Northwestern (4-5)

We will be happy to stay close in this one......

And of course that didn't happen. Purdue had their way with us.


Box Score: Purdue at Northwestern
Chicago, IL.

Week 12, 2005

Attendance: 36,400 (47,100).


Weather: 59 degrees, fair.

1Q: 04:07 PURD - Bart Barber 6 pass from Dixon Doane.
1Q: 04:07 PURD - Jake Farley extra point.
2Q: 07:50 NORW - Wally Preston 30 field goal.
2Q: 03:23 NORW - Wally Preston 36 field goal.
3Q: 08:48 PURD - Jake Farley 38 field goal.
3Q: 07:08 PURD - Ryan Humphries 1 pass from Dixon Doane.
3Q: 07:08 PURD - Jake Farley extra point.
3Q: 00:37 PURD - R.J. Fletcher 29 fumble return.
3Q: 00:37 PURD - Jake Farley extra point.
4Q: 13:56 NORW - Rich Belt 13 pass from Bobby Schultz.
4Q: 13:56 NORW - Bobby Schultz pass to Rich Belt for conversion
4Q: 06:54 PURD - Hardy McKenna 5 run.
4Q: 06:54 PURD - Jake Farley extra point.
4Q: 06:38 PURD - Hardy McKenna 14 run.
4Q: 06:38 PURD - Jake Farley extra point.
4Q: 02:55 PURD - Jake Farley 34 field goal.

Game MVP: PURD 23 Hardy McKenna

Purdue 7 0 17 17 - 41
Northwestern 0 6 0 8 - 14

Team Statistics PURD NORW

First Downs 22 8

Total Rushes 33 29
Net Rushing Yards 100 69
Yards Per Carry 3.0 2.3
Rushing Yards 151 85
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-3 3-5
Sacked/Yards Lost 7-48 2-11

Pass Attempts 39 26
Completions 17 11
Passing Yards 189 84
Yards Per Attempt 4.8 3.2
Interceptions 2 2
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 5/3

Total Plays 72 55
Total Yards 289 153
Yards Per Play 4.0 2.7

3rd Down Plays 4/13 0/13

Penalties 11 5
Penalty Yards 92 35

Avg. Drive Start OWN 47 OWN 31
Time Of Possession 33:44 26:16



Northwestern Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
31 Read 21 63 3.0 16 0 3 0
2 Schultz 3 -6 -2.0 5 0 0 2
42 Lowe 2 3 1.5 2 0 0 0
41 Gardner 2 6 3.0 4 0 0 0
40 Curtis 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Schultz 26 11 84 3.2 20 1 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
31 Read 3 12 4.0 6 10 0
86 Knight 3 36 12.0 6 20 0
82 Belt 2 19 9.5 17 13 1
40 Curtis 1 15 15.0 0 15 0
87 Bryant 1 7 7.0 2 7 0
80 Monroe 1 -5 -5.0 0 -5 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
39 Oliver 3 13 4.3 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
80 Monroe 3 55 18.3 0
27 Cole 2 55 27.5 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
16 Timlin 7 237 33.8 41 1

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Preston 2 2 36 0 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
58 Bowen 7 3 0.0 0 0 0
46 Wynn 6 6 0.0 0 0 0
50 Grayson 5 3 0.0 1 50 0
39 Oliver 5 0 0.0 1 12 0
91 Covington 4 2 1.5 0 0 0
27 Cole 3 2 1.0 0 0 0
78 Schaeffer 3 0 0.5 0 0 0
44 Bailey 2 1 1.0 0 0 0
43 Brown 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
29 Garner 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
41 Gardner 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
72 Yocum 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
33 Conley 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Pritchett 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
74 Rolfe 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
34 Reel 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
94 Ogden 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
35 Newcomb 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
31 Read 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
85 McKnight 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
61 Bell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
16 Timlin 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sanford 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
77 Peltier 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Bandhauer 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
38 Perkins 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
37 Zellars 0 2 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
64 Macri 0 0 0 0 0 1
61 Bell 0 0 0 0 3 0
56 Bragg 0 0 0 0 1 1
80 Monroe 1 0 1 0 0 0
2 Schultz 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 Read 1 0 0 0 0 0
41 Gardner 1 0 0 0 0 0
60 Marshall 0 0 0 0 1 0
62 Swope 0 0 1 0 0 0
72 Yocum 0 0 0 0 1 0
77 Peltier 0 1 0 0 0 0
33 Conley 0 1 0 0 0 0
39 Oliver 1 0 0 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
31 Daniel Read 10
39 Jeremy Oliver 2
50 Carl Grayson 2
2 Bobby Schultz 1
42 Carlton Lowe 1
40 Billy Curtis 1
62 Russell Swope 1
70 Gene Sanford 1
58 Derek Bowen 1
44 Mitch Bailey 1
27 Rod Cole 1
29 Roman Garner 1
91 Russell Covington 1

[fmonster]

Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Wisconsin 10-0 B10 1.00 4.00 0.00 0.80 5.80 1
Florida State 10-0 ACC 2.50 1.00 0.00 3.08 6.58 2
Auburn 9-0 SEC 3.00 4.00 0.00 1.84 8.84 3
Texas 10-0 B12 4.25 2.00 0.00 3.00 9.25 4
Miami of Florida 9-1 ACC 5.25 5.00 1.00 2.84 14.09 5
Southern California 8-1 P10 5.75 8.00 1.00 1.60 16.35 6
Utah 9-0 MNW 6.75 6.00 0.00 4.00 16.75 7
Tennessee 9-1 SEC 11.25 6.00 1.00 3.32 21.57 8
Penn State 8-2 B10 4.75 16.50 2.00 0.16 23.41 9
Nebraska 9-1 B12 11.25 9.50 1.00 3.24 24.99 10
Oregon 8-2 P10 11.00 14.00 2.00 0.28 27.28 11
Oklahoma 8-2 B12 12.75 11.50 2.00 1.36 27.61 12
Washington State 9-1 P10 10.50 13.00 1.00 3.44 27.94 13
Notre Dame 8-1 IND 13.00 10.00 1.00 4.40 28.40 14
Georgia 7-2 SEC 12.25 14.00 2.00 1.32 29.57 15
Texas Christian 8-1 USA 17.00 14.50 1.00 4.96 37.46 16
Louisiana State 8-2 SEC 20.00 14.00 2.00 4.28 40.28 17
Alabama 7-3 SEC 18.75 21.00 3.00 0.96 43.71 18
Miami of Ohio 9-1 MID 22.00 18.50 1.00 4.12 45.62 19
Texas A&M 6-3 B12 19.75 24.00 3.00 0.52 47.27 20
Iowa 8-3 B10 24.50 18.50 3.00 1.68 47.68 21
Colorado State 8-2 MNW 19.00 23.50 2.00 3.28 47.78 22
Pittsburgh 8-2 BEC 22.75 21.00 2.00 3.20 48.95 23
Mississippi 6-3 SEC 12.75 33.00 3.00 0.36 49.11 24
Minnesota 8-2 B10 23.25 22.00 2.00 2.40 49.65 25
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Purdue 6-4 B10 19.75 42.00 4.00 0.04 65.79 29
Ohio State 6-4 B10 29.75 33.00 4.00 0.64 67.39 32
Michigan 5-5 B10 39.75 35.00 5.00 0.12 79.87 37
Michigan State 6-4 B10 31.25 44.50 4.00 1.92 81.67 39
Illinois 5-5 B10 38.75 61.00 5.00 0.56 105.3149
**Northwestern 4-6 B10 74.50 78.50 6.00 2.20 161.2076
Indiana 1-9 B10 87.50 116.009.00 0.20 212.70107

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

[bbgunn]

At least this season is guaranteed to be better than last year's.

[Chas in Cinti]

enjoying the story... keep it up..

[fmonster]

Just wanted to put this to rest......

My computer and disk died without backups so this was one I couldn't come back to. I was really loving this team.

Family matters have kept me away for the past half of the year. If I get more established here at home, I would like to run another one.

I know to most this has been put to rest by the inactivity,..... but I never like to leave anything incomplete.

fmonster