Chicago's NCAA Team (Northwestern Dynasty)

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Chicago's NCAA Team
A Northwestern University Dynasty


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Northwestern has been a staple in the Big Ten for a long time. They have fallen on harder times in the last decade or so with a recent resurgence. Pat Fitzgerald has done a magical job with this program. He has taken them to 5 Bowl Games in his 10 years as their Head Coach. His record may not be great but its still progress. Northwestern is coming off back to back 5-7 seasons but are looking to get back to that Bowl success this season.


All of these games are streamed on my Twitch channel which is below and then is uploaded to my YouTube channel which is also below.

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Current Season Schedule

2015 Schedule/Results:

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Northwestern University 2015 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 31	at Duke	Lost, 38-24
Sep 7	vs #4 Stanford	Lost, 55-10
Sep 14	vs Rutgers	Won, 41-14
Sep 21	at Penn State	Lost, 28-8
Sep 28	at Purdue	Lost, 24-23
Oct 5	at #4 Ohio State	Lost, 35-10
Oct 12	at Wisconsin	Won, 34-31
Oct 19	vs Minnesota	Won, 47-40
Oct 26	vs #8 Iowa	Lost, 45-31
Nov 2	at #13 Nebraska	Won, 37-28
Nov 23	vs Western Michigan	Won, 27-10
Nov 30	vs Illinois	Lost, 48-41

2016 Schedule/Results:

Northwestern University 2016 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 30	vs California	Won, 34-27
Sep 6	at #1 Notre Dame	Lost, 52-25
Sep 20	vs Rutgers
Sep 27	at Maryland
Oct 4	vs #2 Ohio State
Oct 11	at Minnesota
Oct 25	at #20 Iowa
Nov 1	at Mississippi State
Nov 8	vs #21 Nebraska
Nov 15	vs Penn State
Nov 22	vs Purdue
Nov 29	at Illinois

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Current Season Recruiting

2015 Recruiting Class:

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Northwestern Commints - Signing Day Recruiting - 2015
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Rick Casey (80 ovr)	RB	HS	Champaign, IL	6'1	192
Jamar Andrews (77 ovr)	DE	HS	Old Bridge, NJ	6'6	267
Chris Lydigsen (74 ovr)	RB	HS	Bolingbrook, IL	6'4	225
Shaun Barclay (72 ovr)	DE	HS	Chicago, IL	6'3	240
Cole Johnson (69 ovr)	DE	HS	Carpentersville, IL	6'4	234
Chris Turner (79 ovr)	K	HS	Wadsworth, OH	6'0	172
Brandon Palmer (75 ovr)	T	HS	Addison, TX	6'5	312
Michael Rust (70 ovr)	FS	HS	Graham, TX	6'3	194
Stephen Gaddi (69 ovr)	WR	HS	San Ramon, CA	6'2	184
Josh Darby (66 ovr)	TE	HS	Troy, MI	6'5	243
Will Martin (66 ovr)	FS	HS	Superior, AZ	6'0	195
Trey Bullock (55 ovr)	CB	HS	Florence, AL	5'9	203
Mike Brown (52 ovr)	WR	HS	Kaplan, LA	6'1	180
Justin Gaines (59 ovr)	FB	HS	Bogalusa, LA	6'1	218

Top Recruiting Classes - 2015
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	1	12	10	0	0	23
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	4	7	12	0	0	23
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	4	7	9	0	0	20
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0	9	12	3	0	24
5	Michigan State Spartans	1	9	7	5	0	22
6	Oregon Ducks	2	7	9	4	0	22
7	Minnesota Golden Gophers	0	9	7	1	0	17
8	Stanford Cardinal	0	7	9	5	0	21
9	Georgia Bulldogs	2	3	15	1	0	21
10	Auburn Tigers	2	7	2	0	6	17
11	Pittsburgh Panthers	1	5	12	1	2	21
12	LSU Tigers	0	7	11	0	0	18
13	Wisconsin Badgers	0	7	9	3	1	20
14	USC Trojans	0	7	10	0	0	17
15	Florida State Seminoles	0	7	9	2	0	18
16	Texas Longhorns	1	5	11	0	2	19
17	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1	5	10	2	0	18
18	Tennessee Volunteers	1	4	11	4	0	20
19	Penn State Nittany Lions	1	5	9	1	2	18
20	UCLA Bruins	1	4	8	8	0	21
21	Miami Hurricanes	0	4	13	5	0	22
22	Navy Midshipmen	0	3	17	2	1	23
23	Northwestern Wildcats	0	6	6	6	1	19
24	North Carolina Tar Heels	0	3	17	1	0	21
25	Arizona State Sun Devils	0	4	11	6	1	22

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Current Depth Chart

2015 Roster:

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Northwestern University Depth Chart - 2015
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Christian Jones (84)	Miles Shuler (79)	Mike McHugh (75)
TE	Dan Vitale (90)	Garrett Dickerson (75)	Mark Szott (74)
LT	Shane Mertz (76	Sam Coverdale (72)	Tommy Doles (71)
LG	Geoff Mogus (84)	Ian Park (78)	Tommy Doles (72)
C	Matt Frazier (83)	Brad North (74)	Ian Park (77)
RG	Adam DePietro (76)	Tommy Doles (72)	Shane Mertz (74)
RT	Eric Olson (80)	Adam Lemke Bell (66)	Sam Coverdale (72)
WR	Cameron Dickerson (80)	Pierre Youngbloodary (76)	Stephen Buckley (72)
QB	Zack Oliver (79)	Clayton Thorson (77)	Matt Alviti (75)
FB	Dan Vitale (65)	Blake Hance (54)	Ben Oxley (52)
HB	Justin Jackson (86)	Warren Long (75)	Soloman Vault (72)
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Deonte Gibson (78)	Trent Goens (67)
LDT	Sean McEvilly (82)	Greg Kuhar (77)
RDT	C.J. Robbins (78)	Jordan Thompson (71)
RDE	Dean Lowry (85)	Ifeadi Odenigbo (77)
WLB	Joseph Jones (74)	Nathan Hall (65)
MLB	Anthony Walker (83)	Joseph Jones (74)
SLB	Drew Smith (80)	Cameron Queiro (75)
CB	Matthew Harris (86)	Keith Watkins II (76)
SS	Godwin Igwebuike (85)	Simba Short (67)
FS	Traveon Henry (83)	Kyle Quiero(78)
CB	Nick VanHoose (85)	Parker Westphal (74)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Hunter Niswander (75)
P	Chris Gradone (74)
PR	Pierre Youngbloodary (91)	Christian Jones (93)
KR	Pierre Youngbloodary (91)	Christian Jones (93)
LS	Geoff Mogus (84)

2016 Roster:

Northwestern Wildcats Depth Chart - 2016
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Mike McHugh (79)	Macan Wilson (74)
TE	Garrett Dickerson (79)	Jack Schwaba (77)
LT	Sam Coverdale (76)	Brandon Palmer (75)*
LG	Tommy Doles (77)
C	Matt Frazier (87)	Brad North (78)
RG	Adam DePietro (81)	Andrew Otterman (67)*
RT	Eric Olson (83)	Brandon Palmer (75)*
WR	Stephen Buckley (77)	Eric Richardson (72)*	Josh Rogers (70)
QB	Clayton Thorson (82)	Matt Alviti (79)	Lloyd Yates (71)*
FB	Justin Gaines (59)*
HB	Justin Jackson (91)	Warren Long (80)	Soloman Vault (77)	Chris Lydigsen (74)*
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Jamar Andrews (77)*	Shaun Barclay (72)*
LDT	Greg Kuhar (82)	Tyler Lancaster (79)
RDT	Connor Mahoney (80)	Jordan Thompson (76)
RDE	Ifeadi Odenigbo (80)	Trent Goens (72)
WLB	Joesph Jones (79)	Brett Walsh (74)
MLB	Anthony Walker (87)	Jaylen Prater (77)	Josh Roberts (74)
SLB	Cameron Oueiro (80)	Tommy Vitale (70)*
CB	Matthew Harris (90)	Parker Westphal (80)
SS	Godwin Igwebuike (91)	Simba Short (71)
FS	Kyle Quiero (83)	Michael Rust (70)*
CB	Keith Watkins II (81)	Alonzo Mayo (69)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Hunter Niswander (80)
P	Chris Gradone (79)
PR	Keith Watkins II (93)	Stephen Buckley (93)
KR	Keith Watkins II (93)	Stephen Buckley (93)

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Team History

Team History
Records:
2010: 7-6
2011: 6-7 (Lost Meineke Car Care Bowl to Texas A&M)
2012: 10-3 (Lost Gator Bowl to Miss St)
2013: 5-7
2014: 5-7
2015: 5-7,(4-5)

Bowl Record:
1-10
Conference Titles:
3
National Titles:
0

Prestige:
2015: 3 Stars

Team Ratings:
2015: 83 OVR, 83 OFF, 83 DEF

*Bold indicates seasons played in this dynasty

2015 Northwestern Stats:

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Northwestern Regular Season Stats - 2015
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
C. Thorson	119/176	1297	10.8	108.0	44	8	9	134.3
Z. Oliver	105/194	1266	12.0	105.5	60	6	17	101.6
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
W. Long	175	917	5.2	39	2	14	76.4	1
J. Jackson	145	823	5.6	48	7	3	117.5	0
S. Vault	47	312	6.6	46	4	2	52.0	1
C. Thorson	48	111	2.3	23	2	0	9.2	2
D. Vitale	13	75	5.7	13	0	2	6.2	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	DROPS	YDS/G	YAC
C. Jones	47	507	10.7	1	26	1	42.2	159
D. Vitale	47	472	10.0	3	33	2	39.3	205
M. Shuler	43	517	12.0	3	60	5	43.0	161
C. Dickerson	35	498	14.2	2	47	3	41.5	142
P. Youngbloodary	10	156	15.6	0	44	2	13.0	30
J. Jackson	10	89	8.9	0	42	1	12.7	98
W. Long	10	70	7.0	0	33	0	5.8	55
Blocking					PCAKE		SACK
D. Vitale					8		0
G. Mogus					5		7
E. Olson					4		4
A. DePietro					4		8
M. Frazier					4		4
M. Shuler					2		0
B. North					1		0
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
D. Smith	69	0	69	0.0	18	0	1	0
T. Henry	61	5	56	0.0	3	0	0	0
G. Igwebuike	58	4	54	0.0	2	2	1	0
M. Harris	55	1	54	1.0	6	2	0	0
A. Walker	54	3	51	1.0	10	0	1	0
N .VanHoose	52	2	50	0.0	6	5	2	0
D. Gibson	41	2	39	11.0	18	0	0	0
K. Watkins II	35	1	34	1.0	6	1	2	1
P. Westphal	32	0	32	0.0	2	0	0	0
J. Prater	25	0	25	0.0	1	1	1	0
J. Jones	22	0	22	0.0	3	0	0	0
S. McEvilly	21	4	17	4.0	8	0	0	0
C. Robbins	13	0	13	1.0	3	0	0	0
G. Kuhar	12	1	11	4.0	4	0	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
P. Youngbloodary	70	2136	30.5	90	0	27	372	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
H. Niswander	22	24	91%	47	34	34	100%	100
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
C. Gradone	38	1524	55	40.0	1237	0	11	5

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News Around the NCAA

2015 NCAA Recap

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Big 10 Conference Standings - Updated: Dec 10, 2015
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	DIV REC
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes	12-0	1.000	9-0	426	144	6-0
Penn State Nittany Lions	9-3	0.750	7-2	333	223	4-2
#7 Michigan State Spartans	9-3	0.750	7-2	338	210	5-1
#19 Nebraska Cornhuskers	9-3	0.750	6-3	324	258	4-2
#14 Iowa Hawkeyes	9-3	0.750	6-3	356	201	4-2
Minnesota Golden Gophers	8-4	0.660	5-4	345	269	3-3
Wisconsin Badgers	6-6	0.500	5-4	267	256	3-3
Northwestern Wildcats	5-7	0.410	4-5	328	395	2-4
Purdue Boilermakers	5-7	0.410	3-6	186	323	2-4
Ilinois Fighting Illini	4-8	0.330	3-6	264	376	2-4
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	4-8	0.330	3-6	217	305	3-3
Maryland Terrapins	3-9	0.250	2-7	248	305	2-4
Michigan Wolverines	5-7	0.410	2-7	350	257	1-5
Indiana Hoosiers	2-10	0.160	1-8	201	387	1-5

[SIZE="2"][CENTER]Heisman Winner:[/CENTER]

Ezekial Elliott - HB - Ohio State: 253 CAR, 1674 YDS, 17 TD, 10 REC, 176 YDS, 2 TD

[CENTER]Finalists:[/CENTER]

Royce Freeman - HB - Oregon: 229 CAR, 1402 YDS, 21 TD, 23 REC, 314 YDS, 2 TD

Roc Thomas - HB - Auburn: 312 CAR, 1683 YDS, 15 TD, 17 REC, 274 YDS, 3 TD
(Maxwell, Walter Camp, and Walker Awards Winner)

Marquise Williams - QB - North Carolina: 189/323, 2326 YDS, 27 TD, 8 INT,  170 CAR, 998 YDS, 9 TD

Samaje Perine - HB - Oklahoma: 247 CAR, 1468 YDS, 17 TD, 21 REC, 261 YDS, 2 TD[/SIZE]

[B][U]Bowl Games Recap[/U][/B]
New Mexico Bowl -- 
Colorado State vs Alabama: 7-38

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl --
Bowling Green vs BYU: 38-14

Poinsettia Bowl --
South Carolina vs Air Force: 21-18

Beef O'Brady's Bowl --
Mid Tenn State vs Temple: 27-24

New Orleans Bowl --
FIU vs Texas State: 31-21

Las Vegas Bowl --
Arizona vs Boise State: 17-13

Hawai'i Bowl --
Marshall vs New Mexico: 37-17

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl --
Navy vs Kent State: 35-26

Military Bowl --
Toledo vs Army: 26-31

Holiday Bowl --
Oklahoma State vs UCLA: 6-41

Belk Bowl --
Pittsburgh vs UTEP: 45-0

AdvoCare V100 Bowl --
Ball State vs Georgia Tech: 7-48

Russell Athletic Bowl --
Memphis vs NC State: 31-17

Meineke Car Care Bowl --
Wisconsin vs Texas Tech: 30-20

Armed Forces Bowl --
Rice vs Nevada: 38-24

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl --
Houston vs California: 27-21

Alamo Bowl --
Texas vs Utah: 20-10

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl --
West Virginia vs Minnesota: 27-30

Music City Bowl --
Tennessee vs Louisville: 13-20

Sun Bowl -- 
Arizona State vs North Carolina: 14-28

AutoZone Liberty Bowl --
LSU vs Western Kentucky: 28-17

Chick-fil-A Bowl --
Missouri vs Clemson: 42-23

Heart of Dallas Bowl --
Louisiana Tech vs Ohio: 34-12         

Gator Bowl --
Ole Miss vs Iowa: 24-21

Capital One Bowl --
Auburn vs Penn State: 27-24

Outback Bowl --
Arkansas vs Nebraska: 31-24

BBVA Compass Bowl --
Syracuse vs Kentucky: 20-23

GoDaddy.com Bowl -- 
Buffalo vs Arkansas State: 23-29

Rose Bowl


#15 Michigan State Spartans (9-4, 7-2) vs #4 Stanford Cardinal (11-3, 8-2)

Michigan State Spartans at Stanford Cardinal
Jan 1, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#15 Michigan State Spartans (9-4, 7-2)	6	0	7	3	-	16
#4 Stanford Cardinal (11-3, 8-2)	0	20	7	14	-	41

Fiesta Bowl


#16 Florida State (9-4, 7-2) vs #6 Florida Gators (11-2, 6-2)

Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators
Jan 1, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#16 Florida State Seminoles (9-4, 7-2)	0	10	3	0	-	13
#6 Florida Gators (11-2, 6-2)	7	0	0	21	-	28

Sugar Bowl


#5 TCU Horned Frogs (11-2, 8-1) vs #12 Georgia Bulldogs (11-3, 8-1)

TCU Horned Frogs at Georgia Bulldogs
Jan 2, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#5 TCU Horned Frogs (11-2, 8-1)	7	7	7	0	-	21
#12 Georgia Bulldogs (11-3, 8-1)	14	13	0	11	-	38

Cotton Bowl


Texas A&M Aggies (8-5, 4-4) vs #10 Oklahoma Sooners (11-2, 7-2)

Texas A&M Aggies at Oklahoma Sooners
Jan 3, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Texas A&M Aggies (8-5, 4-4)	0	10	0	0	-	10
Oklahoma Sooners (11-2, 7-2)	7	14	10	7	-	38

BCS National Championship


#2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-2) vs #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (13-0, 10-0)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes
Jan 6, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-2)	0	10	0	7	-	17
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (13-2, 10-1)	0	0	0	7	-	7

2016 Around the NCAA

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 2, 2016
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (34)	1	0	1498
2	2	Ohio State Buckeyes (22)	0	0	1431
3	3	Oregon Ducks (1)	0	0	1366
4	4	Stanford Cardinal (3)	0	0	1302
5	5	Miami Hurricanes (1)	0	0	1237
6	7	Auburn Tigers	0	0	1117
7	8	TCU Horned Frogs	0	0	1058
8	9	UCLA Bruins	1	0	1017
9	10	Florida Gators	1	0	943
10	11	Oklahoma Sooners	0	0	888
11	13	Michigan State Spartans	0	0	781
12	14	North Carolina Tar Heels	0	0	729
13	15	Utah Utes	1	0	694
14	6	Georgia Bulldogs	0	1	679
15	16	Ole Miss Rebels	1	0	629
16	17	Houston Cougars	1	0	581
17	18	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0	0	535
18	19	Arkansas Razorbacks	0	0	489
19	20	Iowa Hawkeyes	0	0	445
20	22	Pittsburgh Panthers	0	0	360
21	23	Texas Longhorns	1	0	320
22	--	Clemson Tigers	1	0	320
23	24	LSU Tigers	0	0	280
24	12	Florida State Seminoles	0	1	265
25	25	Louisville Cardinals	0	0	242

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 3, 2016
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Royce Freeman	RB	Oregon		Week 1 - BYE
Roc Thomas	RB	Auburn		Week 1 - BYE
Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Ohio State		Week 1 - BYE
Samaje Perine	RB	Oklahoma		Week 1 - BYE
Nick Chubb	RB	Georgia		29 att, 153 yards, 2 TD

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Re: Chicago's NCAA Team (Northwestern Dynasty)

Matchup Preview *|* August 31, 2015
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#13 Northwestern Wildcats (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Duke Blue Devils (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Game Notes Northwestern will travel to North Carolina to visit the Duke Blue Devils in both teams first game of the 2015 season. Northwestern is coming back to back disappointing seasons meanwhile Duke has been improving with each season. They have made it to three straight Bowl Games. While they have yet to win a bowl game this century each of those last 3 was very close games with a lot of offense. Northwestern's defense is average at best so it will be a real challenge to try and shut down a fast paced Duke attack. On the other side, Duke will have to try and manage the Pistol offense that Northwestern utilizes. Northwestern will look to have a strong running game that in theory would allow them to go over the top with a large amount of play action they run out of their base formation. Expect this to be close and probably high scoring first game of the season.

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Re: Chicago's NCAA Team (Northwestern Dynasty)

Duke Offense Too Much for Northwestern
Northwestern traveled to Duke to take on the Blue Devils in what was both teams opening game. Northwestern looking to get off to a strong start to the season by making an impact taking down an ACC contender in Duke. Duke, however, was ready for the Wildcat challenge that they were faced with.

Northwestern got the ball to start the game but was short lived as they were forced to a 3 and out. Duke immediately answered with a quick drive and chip shot Field Goal putting them up 3-0. Northwestern would at least get a first down on their next drive but that would be all as they were forced to punt yet again. Duke wasted little time on the following drive stringing together 3 or 4 ten plus yard plays in route to the games first touchdown. Duke was up 10-0 on the Cats real quick into this one. Northwestern finally started to put a drive together that looked like they had found life, but this was put to end as NW QB Oliver threw a lazy pass over the middle that was intercepted. Following the turnover, Duke went right back to work and drove it down on several plays which culminated in yet another touchdown as Duke QB Sirk ran it in from 17 yards out. After just one-quarter of football, Duke held a commanding lead of 17-0 and this looked like a route.

Northwestern finally found life in the 2nd quarter through the running game of their star running back Justin Jackson. Jackson carried the load on the first drive of the 2nd quarter and eventually put himself in the end zone getting NW on the board. 17-7 following the NW score. Northwestern's defense looked revived after their offense put some points on the board. They forced a quick 3 and out against Duke and got the ball back in decent field position. Although Northwestern wouldn't get anything on that drive it set up the tone for the 2nd quarter as Duke was unable to get anything going on offense. Late in the 2nd the Wildcats were able to find the end zone yet again to cut into the lead. With just 11 seconds left in the half, Cameron Dickerson beat him man off the line and was wide open in the endzone for an easy touchdown. The score at the half was 17-14 in favor of Duke but Northwestern looked to be back in the game at least.

The 2nd half was more of the same in terms of offensive outbursts. Duke came out flying and score on their opening possession on what was Sirk's 2nd touchdown pass of the game. Duke increased their lead early to 24-14. Northwestern refused to go away, though. They stuck to the running game and were able to net a field goal on the drive in response to the fast touchdown. The 3rd really quieted down after the opening two drives. Both teams would trade punts and set up a close 4th quarter. Going into the 4th the score was 24-17 Duke.

Only being down by a touchdown was a surprise for a team that showed no life in the first and was down by as much as 17 points in this game. But Duke continued their fast starts to quarters in the 4th. Continuing a drive that started near the end of the 3rd, Duke was able to find the end zone again on the arm of their quarterback Sirk. He threw his 3rd touchdown of the game giving Duke a 31-17 lead just 30 seconds into the 4th. Northwestern came right back, though. They strung together a drive that would take up half of the quarter in terms of time. They drove close to 75 yards in about 3:40 minutes. Luckily on 3rd and goal they were finally able to cross the plane. making it a 31-24 game. The Wildcats just needed one stop to have a shot at tying the game up. But on 2nd down on the ensuing drive, Duke put the game away. Northwestern got their blitz picked up and a slanting WR Barnes beat his corner off the line and was hit in stride by Sirk. No safeties were back to stop Barnes as he ran 74 yards for what would be the dagger. Northwestern drops week 1 against Duke 38-24.


*If you watch the video on the YouTube page itself there is a timeline of events in the game to allow the viewer to fast forward via time stamps.

Northwestern Wildcats at Duke Blue Devils
Aug 31, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#13 Northwestern Wildcats (0-0)	0	14	3	7	-	24
Duke Blue Devils (0-0)	17	0	7	14	-	38

Team Stats Comparison
	NW	DUKE
Total Offense	316	532
Rushing Yards	114	151
Passing Yards	202	381
First Downs	19	24
Punt Return Yards	66	11
Kick Return Yards	250	101
Total Yards	632	644
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Conversion	6-14 (42%)	5-10 (50%)
4th Down Conversion	0-1 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-3-0 (100%)	5-4-0 (80%)
Penalties	1-15	0-0
Possession Time	22:04	13:56

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		NW	DUKE
6:57	(DUKE) R. Martin 50 Yd FG	0	3
3:46	(DUKE) T. Lee, 9 Yd pass from T. Sirk (XP Good)	0	10
1:03	(DUKE) T. Sirk, 17 Yd run (XP Good)	0	17
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NW	DUKE
8:01	(NW) J. Jaskson, 2 Yd run (XP Good)	7	17
0:11	(NW) C. Dickerson, 7 Yd pass from Z. Oliver (XP Good)	14	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NW	DUKE
7:38	(DUKE) T. Lee, 17 Yd pass from T. Sirk (XP Good)	14	24
5:32	(NW) H. Niswander, 37 Yd FG	17	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		NW	DUKE
8:27	(DUKE) S. Powell, 16 Yd pass from T. Sirk (XP Good)	17	31
4:08	(NW) G. Dickerson, 8 Yd pass from C. Thorson (XP Good)	24	31
3:46	(DUKE) J. Barnes, 74 Yd pass from T. Sirk (XP Good)	24	38

Northwestern Wildcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Zack Oliver 13/22 130 1 1 Clayton Thorson 8/9 72 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Justin Jackson 22 104 4.7 1 Warren Long 4 9 2.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Christian Jones 4 54 13.5 0 Cameron Dickerson 3 54 18.0 1 Miles Shuler 2 42 21.0 0 Dan Vitale 7 16 2.2 0 Garrett Dickerson 3 28 9.3 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Matthew Harris 5 0 0 0 Dean Lowry 1 1.0 0 0 Drew Smith 8 0 0 0 Godwin Igwebuike 6 0 0 0 Nick VanHoose 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Hunter Niswander 1/1 3/3 6 38 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Chris Gradone 5 194 38.8 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Pierre Youngbloodary 6 250 41.6 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Pierre Youngbloodary 3 66 22.0 0

Duke Blue Devils PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Thomas Sirk 29/39 381 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Shaun Wilson 13 73 5.6 0 Thomas Sirk 9 49 5.4 1 Shaquille Powell 3 22 7.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Johndre Bennett 6 60 10.0 0 Shaun Wilson 4 33 8.2 0 Max McCaffrey 4 50 12.5 0 Johnell Barnes 3 102 34.0 1 Trevon Lee 3 35 11.6 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jermey Cash 9 0 0 0 Kyler Brown 7 2.0 0 0 Devon Edwards 6 0 0 0 Deion Williams 6 0 1 0 Carlos Wray 5 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Ross Martin 1/2 5/5 8 51 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Will Monday 3 140 46.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Shaquille Powell 5 101 20.2 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Shaquille Powell 1 11 11.0 0

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[Huskies v3]

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Matchup Preview *|* September 7, 2015
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#6 Stanford Cardinal (0-0, 0-0 Away)		#23 Northwestern Wildcats (0-1, 0-0 Home)
Game Notes This week is a big matchup of Top 25 teams. The Stanford Cardinal travel to Evansville, IL to take on the Wildcats of Northwestern. #6 Stanford will be opening their season with this game while Northwestern is looking for an upset to make up for their loss last week at the hands of Duke in week 1. Stanford brings a running back by the name of Christian McCaffrey. He is projected to be a part of the Heisman Race at some point this season. Northwestern had a rough time slowing down the running game in Week 1 against Duke. With such a high caliber player to go against the Wildcats are going to have their hands full trying to contain him and the rest of the Cardinal offense.

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Stanford Routes the Wildcats with Huge First Half
Northwestern came into this game with high hopes of a possible upset and a quick turnaround following a tough loss against Duke. However, #6 Stanford had significantly different plans for this game. The Cardinal and Christian McCaffrey came out flying in this one. Home field advantage was nowhere to be seen for the Wildcats who went down 14 points on back to back touchdown drives for Stanford. They opened to a 14-0 lead after the first and just kept stacking on the points in the 2nd quarter. Stanford managed another 3 touchdowns in the 2nd quarter. They also tacked on a field goal to give themselves a 38-3 lead heading into half-time. This was not the start that the Wildcats were looking for on this September Saturday.

The 2nd half was more of the same as Stanford continued to dismantle the Wildcats defense. McCaffrey and Sanders Jr. combined for over 200 yards rushing and 4 total TDs. Northwestern's offense was nowhere to be seen. Zack Oliver and Christian Thorson did not have a good day throwing the ball. And to tack on to that they were forced to pretty much only throw the ball because of how quickly the Wildcats fell in a hole. Combined they threw 4 interceptions on the day and just looked outclassed in every fashion. Northwestern turned the ball over a total of 5 times. In the end, Stanford takes this Top 25 tilt 55-10. Northwestern will look to get in the win column next week as Rutgers makes the visit to Northwestern.

Stanford Cardinal at Northwestern Wildcats
Sep 7, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#6 Stanford Cardinal (0-0)	14	24	7	10	-	55
#23 Northwestern Wildcats (0-1)	0	3	0	7	-	10

Team Stats Comparison
	STAN	NW
Total Offense	618	313
Rushing Yards	310	78
Passing Yards	308	235
First Downs	26	14
Punt Return Yards	59	0
Kick Return Yards	46	230
Total Yards	723	543
Turnovers	1	5
3rd Down Conversion	6-12 (50%)	3-14 (21%)
4th Down Conversion	1-1 (100%)	1-2 (50%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	10-5-2 (70%)	5-1-1 (40%)
Penalties	2 - 15	5 - 25
Possession Time	21:08	14.52

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		STAN	NW
7:14	(STAN) A. Hooper, 36 Yd pass from K. Hogan (XP Good)	7	0
5:43	(STAN) C. McCaffrey, 6 Yd run (XP Good)	14	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		STAN	NW
8:56	(NW) H. Niswander, 33 Yd FG	14	3
5:33	(STAN) C. Ukropina, 34 Yd FG	17	3
3:03	(STAN) C. McCaffrey, 6 Yd run (XP Good)	24	3
1:47	(STAN) M. Rector, 45 Yd pass from K. Hogan (XP Good)	31	3
0:46	(STAN) B. Sanders Jr, 1 Yd run (XP Good)	38	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		STAN	NW
3:45	(STAN) B. Sanders Jr, 1 Yd run (XP Good)	45	3
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		STAN	NW
4:08	(STAN) B. Sanders Jr, 4 Yd run (XP Good)	52	3
4:02	(STAN) C. Ukropina, 20 Yd FG (XP Good)	55	3
2:14	(NW) W. Long, 4 Yd run (XP Good)	55	10

Stanford Cardinal PASSING C/A YDS TD INT K. Hogan 12/15 272 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. McCaffrey 21 153 7.2 2 B. Sanders Jr. 29 94 3.2 3 R. Wright 11 50 4.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Cajuste 3 52 17.3 0 A. Hooper 3 68 22.6 1 M. Rector 2 69 34.5 1 F. Owusu 2 60 30.0 0 B. Sanders Jr. 2 26 13.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD K. Anderson 8 1.0 0 0 B. Martinez 7 1.0 0 0 R. Harris 7 0 1 0 F. Buncom IV 4 0 2 0 L. Kaumatule 4 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG C. Ukropina 2/3 7/7 13 34 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 A. Robinson 2 86 43.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C. McCaffrey 1 27 27.0 0 F. Buncom IV 1 19 19.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C. McCaffrey 4 49 12.2 0 F. Buncom IV 1 10 10.0 0

Northwestern Wildcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Z. Oliver 5/15 70 0 2 C. Thorson 17/24 165 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Jackson 12 57 4.7 0 W. Long 3 5 1.6 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Jones 3 26 8.6 0 C. Dickerson 6 64 10.6 0 M. Shuler 6 57 9.5 0 P. Youngbloodary 2 17 8.5 0 M. McHugh 1 36 36.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Smith 13 0 0 0 D. Lowry 8 0 0 0 N. VanHoose 7 0 0 0 G. Kuhar 4 1.0 0 0 D. Gibson 9 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG H. Niswander 1/1 1/1 4 33 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 C. Gradone 6 253 42.1 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P. Youngbloodary 8 206 25.7 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P. Youngbloodary 0 0 0 0

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[Miles Perry]

Re: Chicago's NCAA Team (Northwestern Dynasty)

Yikes! What a loss week one. Gonna have to bounce back quick big time next week.

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Matchup Preview *|* September 14, 2015
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-0, Away)		Northwestern Wildcats (0-2, Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 27.0 Points Per Game 17.0 266.0 Total Offensive Yards 314.5 161.0 Passing Yards 218.5 105.0 Rushing Yards 96.0 Defensive Stats Comparison 20.0 Points Per Game 46.5 412.0 Total Yards Allowed 575.0 242.0 Passing Yards Allowed 344.5 170.0 Rushing Yards Allowed 230.5 Game Notes Northwestern will be welcoming Rutgers University to town for their week 3 tilt. The Wildcats will be looking to rebound after getting destroyed by Stanford in week 2 55-10. As you can see in the stats above Northwestern's defense has been dreadful so far this season. They have a strong secondary on paper but allowing almost 400 yards a game through the air alone doesn't reflect that apparent strength. Northwestern is going to need a big game out of star running back Justin Jackson if they want to try and finally get a win this season.

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Wildcats' Jackson Runs All Over The Scarlet Knights
Northwestern hasn't had the ideal start that they had in mind to this season of college football. Week 1 was a rough late loss to Duke and then week 2 was a stomping at the hands of Stanford. They currently have one of the worst defenses in all of the college football and are desperate to get something in the W column. Justin Jackson their star running back looked keen to change that on this Saturday in September. The Wildcats welcomed the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers to town to open Big Ten conference play.

The trend of explosive first half continues for the Wildcats in this one as they were able to jump out to an early 14-7 lead in the first quarter. Both teams had big plays that resulted in 7 points in this first quarter. Rutgers running back took one to the house from 60 yards out but was answered shortly after by an INT return of 80 yards by NW DB Watkins II. It was clear from the start that Jackson was going to be the workhorse in this one. The 2nd quarter was easily the most exciting in this game as there was a total of 24 points scored by both teams. Northwestern was on the better end of this quarter though as they were able to really open up the game before half-time. After allowing an early touchdown that tied the game at 14 the Wildcats came right back by score on their next 3 drives. As it turns out those 14 points that Rutgers put up early would be all the scoring they would get in this one. With a score of 31-14 at the half in favor of the Wildcats, it looked like a walk in the park for them in the 2nd half.

The 2nd half turned into exactly that as the Wildcats defense finally showed up in a game and shut down any possible Scarlet Knights threats. Justin Jackson got the bulk of his work in the 2nd quarter but he managed to break the 200-yard mark about halfway through the 4th quarter. Jackson was easily the player of the game in this one. He finished with 25 carries for 230 yards and 1 Touchdown. Warren Long the backup RB was the beneficiary of Jackson's work as he cashed in 2 touchdowns from the goal line in this one. The Wildcats put the Scarlet Knights away with a final score of 41-14. The Wildcats will travel to Penn State next week to take on the Nittany Lions.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Northwestern Wildcats
Sep 14, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-1)	7	7	0	0	-	14
Northwestern Wildcats (1-2)	14	17	7	3	-	41

Team Stats Comparison
	RUTG	NW
Total Offense	337	406
Rushing Yards	155	262
Passing Yards	182	144
First Downs	12	22
Punt Return Yards	26	42
Kick Return Yards	157	94
Total Yards	520	542
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Conversion	2-11 (18%)	3-8 (37%)
4th Down Conversion	1-3 (33%)	0-0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-1-0 (33%)	5-3-2 (100%)
Penalties	5 - 35	0 - 0
Possession Time	15:04	20:56

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		RUTG	NW
6:14	(NW) W. Long, 1 Yd run (XP Good)	0	7
4:53	(RUTG) P. James, 60 Yd run (XP Good)	7	7
2:52	(NW) K. Watkins II, 80 Interception Return (XP Good)	7	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		RUTG	NW
8:44	(RUTG) N. Arcidiacono, 11 Yd pass from C. Laviano (XP Good)	14	14
8:16	(NW) J. Jackson, 48 Yd run (XP Good)	14	21
3:10	(NW) H. Niswander, 20 Yd FG	14	24
0:01	(NW) M. Shuler, 3 Yd pass from Z. Oliver (XP Good)	14	31
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		RUTG	NW
2:42	(NW) W. Long, 2 Yd run (XP Good)	14	38
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		RUTG	NW
4:39	(NW) H. Niswander, 34 Yd FG	14	41

Rutgers Scarlet Knights PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Laviano 15/24 182 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD P. James 24 155 6.4 1 J. Hicks 2 7 3.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD P. James 4 8 2.0 0 C. Agudosi 3 62 20.6 0 L. Carroo 3 81 27.0 0 N. Arcidiacono 3 29 9.6 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Stephenson 10 0 0 0 I. Warton 6 0 0 0 S. Longa 6 0 0 0 D. Hamilton 3 1.0 0 0 K. Turay 3 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG K. Federico 0/1 2/2 2 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 T. Gleeson 4 165 41.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Goodwin 7 135 19.2 0 J. Grant 1 22 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Grant 2 26 13.0 0

Northwestern Wildcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Z. Oliver 14/19 144 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Jackson 25 230 9.1 1 W. Long 9 1 3.4 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Vitale 6 50 8.3 0 M. Shuler 3 36 12.0 1 C. Jones 3 30 10.0 0 C. Dickerson 1 25 25.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Smith 9 0 0 0 T. Henry 6 0 0 0 D. Lowry 3 1.0 0 0 D. Gibson 3 1.0 0 0 K. Watkins II 2 0 1 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG H. Niswander 2/3 5/5 11 34 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 C Gradone 2 86 43.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P. Youngbloodary 3 94 31.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P. Youngbloodary 4 42 10.5 0

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[gsutiger]

Re: Chicago's NCAA Team (Northwestern Dynasty)

way to get back on the winning side of things. Not sure if I overlooked something but how was Northwestern a ranked team at the start of the season?

[Huskies v3]

Re: Chicago's NCAA Team (Northwestern Dynasty)

Honestly, I have no idea. The last 2 seasons they were ranked was the 2012 and 2015 season. Ideally I'm currently playing the 2015 season so that shouldn't of carried over. I just went with what the game gave me lol.