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Brad PhilliPsAll-Big Ten first team (coaches)

All-Big Ten first team (media)

sherrick McManisAll-Big Ten first team (media)

All-Big Ten second team (coaches)Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree

Mike kafkaAll Big Ten second team (coaches/media)Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (11/22)Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (9/20)Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list

stefan deMosAll-Big Ten second team (coaches/media)Lou Groza Award semifinalistESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second teamESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first teamBig Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (11/22)Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (10/25)Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (10/4)

2009 Wildcat scoreBoardThe Record: 8-4 (5-3 Big Ten; 5-2 Home; 3-2 Away; 0-0 Neutral)

Date Opponent (TV) Site, Location Result/Game Notes

Sept. 5 Towson (BTN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. W 47-14 / NU scores TD on first four drives; Brewer 6-145 yds., 1 TD

Sept. 12 Eastern Michigan (BTN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. W 27-24 / Stefan Demos 49-yard FG with six seconds left wins it

Sept. 19 Syracuse (ESPN GamePlan) Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. L 37-34 / Kafka 35-of-42 for 390 yds., 3 TDs, 1 rushing TD, 1 rec. TD

Sept. 26 Minnesota (BTN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. L 35-24 / Kafka 32-of-47 for 309 yds., 2 TDs; Markshausen 6 rec./70 yds.

Oct. 3 Purdue (BTN) Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Ind. W 27-21 / NU scores last 24 pts.; Kafka’s 2-yard TD run is game-winner

Oct. 10 Miami (Ohio) (BTN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. W 16-6 / NU notches school-record eight pass sacks and four takeaways

Oct. 17 Michigan State (ESPN2) Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich. L 24-14 / Markshausen 16 rec. for 111 yds., 1 TD; Kafka 34-of-47, 2 TDs

Oct. 24 Indiana (BTN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. W 29-28 / NU notches school-record comeback, down 28-3 in the second

Oct. 31 Penn State (ESPN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. L 34-13 / NU led 13-10 at halftime; Kafka leaves game in second quarter

Nov. 7 Iowa (ESPN) Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa W 17-10 / NU ends Iowa’s 13-game win streak; Iowa held to 65 rush yds.

Nov. 14 Illinois (ESPN Classic) Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Ill. W 21-16 / Beat Illini for sixth time in seven yrs.; Kafka 317 yds. total offense

Nov. 21 Wisconsin (BTN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. W 33-31 / Kafka 26-of-40, 326 yds, 2 TDs; NU holds UW to 99 rushing yds.

andreW BreWerWuerffel Trophy finalist

ARA Sportsmanship Award finalistAFCA Good Works Team

NFF William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist

Zeke MarkshausenESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first teamESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first teamAll-Big Ten second team (media)

corey WoottonAll-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches/media)

Playboy Preseason All-AmericaTed Hendricks Defensive End of the Year watch list

Chuck Bednarik Award watch listLombardi Trophy wath list

Lott Trophy watch listBronko Nagurski Award watch list

doug BartelsESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first team

al netterAll-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches/media)

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northwestern vs. auburnRaymond James Stadium (65,856)

Tampa, Fla. • January 1, 201010 A.m. (CST)

Location: Evanston, Ill.enrollment: 8,000nickname: WildcatsFounded: 1851Colors: Purple and WhiteConference: Big TenMascot: Willie the WildcatPresident: morton SchapiroDirector of athletics and recreation: Jim Phillipshead Coach: Pat Fitzgeraldalma Mater: Northwestern University, 1997Career record (years): 27-22 (fourth)nu record (years): 27-22 (fourth)2009 record: 8-4, 5-3 (fourth)offensive Formation: multiple SpreadDefensive Formation: 4-3

assistant Coaches:• Randy Bates, Linebackers• Jerry Brown, Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Backs• Adam Cushing, Offensive Line/ Recruiting Coordinator• Mike Hankwitz, Defensive Coordinator• Bob Heffner, Superbacks• Kevin Johns, Wide Receivers/ Passing Game Coordinator• Marty Long, Defensive Line• Matt MacPherson, Running Backs• Mick McCall, Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks• Louis Ayeni, Graduate Assistant—Offense• Alan Wolking, Graduate Assistant—Defense• Nolan Jones, Director of Football Operations• Sharrod Everett, Associate Director of Football Operations

Video Coordinators: Ken Kowalski (Head) Niel Stopczynski (Assistant) Neil morgan (Assistant)Director of Intercollegiate sports Medicine: Carrie Jaworskiathletic training: Tory Lindley (Assoc. AD) melissa Wuelser (Associate) Jennifer Brown (Associate) Ryan Collins (Assistant)athletic equipment: Bill Jarvis (Director) Curtis Shaner (Associate) Greg Valenzisi (Assistant)strength and Conditioning: Larry Lilja (Director) Jay Hooten (Assistant)athletic Communications: Mike Wolf (Asst. AD) Doug meffley (Associate)

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Team Notes ................................. 2-8Depth Chart .....................................9Rosters .....................................10-11 Pronunciation Guide ......................11Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald ..... 13-14Assistant Coaches/Staff .......... 15-19Player Biographies .................. 20-432009 Honors and Awards ..............44 Team Statistics ..............................45Individual Statistics .................. 46-47Defensive Statistics .......................48Game-By-Game Statistics .............49

NU’s Record When/Red Zone .......50The Last Time It Happened ...........51Scoring Drives ...............................52Long Plays .....................................53Single-Game Career Highs ..... 54-55Game-By-Game Offensive ............56Game-By-Game Defensive ...........57Starters and Superlatives ..............58Game Recaps .......................... 59-70Bowl Records ................................71Season Clips ......................... 72-103media Information ........................104

PhotograPhy: Stephen J. Carrera, todd Van Emst (auburn Photography)

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oUtback bowl NotesJan. 1, 2010 Northwestern (8-4, 5-3 Big Ten) vs. Auburn (7-5, 3-5 SEC)

Game FactsFriday, Jan. 1, 201010:02 a.m. CTRaymond James Stadium(65,856, Natural Grass)Tampa, Fla.

Radio—WGN 720 AM and wgnradio.com will carry the game live with its pregame show start-ing at 9 a.m. CT. Dave Eanet (play-by-play) and

Ted Albrecht (analyst) call the action. WNUR (89.3), NU’s student radio station, also will

carry the game. The ESPN Radio Network is car-rying the game nationally.Television—ESPN is televising the game to a national audience. Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Chris Spielman (analyst), Bob Griese (analyst) and Rob Stone (sideline) are calling the game. ESPN360.com is also carrying the game live via ESPN’s signa-ture broadband sports TV network.

2009 Schedule and Results (8-4, 5-3)

Head Coach .....Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern ’97) NU Record .......................... 27-22, Fourth Year Career Record .................... 27-22, Fourth Year Big Ten Record.......................................... 15-17Assistant Coaches .......... Jerry Brown (Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Backs), Mike Hankwitz (Defensive Coordinator), Mick McCall (Offensive Coordinator), Randy Bates (Linebackers), Adam Cushing (Offensive Line), Bob Heffner (Superbacks), Kevin Johns (Wide Receivers), Marty Long (Defensive Line), Matt MacPherson (Running Backs)

Northwestern Wildcats Staff

• Northwestern University, the Big Ten Confer-ence representative, is facing Auburn Universi-ty, the Southeastern Conference representative, in the 24th annual Outback Bowl. This is the first Outback Bowl appearance for Northwest-ern and the third for Auburn.• Northwestern is making its eighth postseason football appearance, and its seventh since the 1995 season. The Wildcats are playing on New Year’s Day for the third time since 1996. NU coach Pat Fitzgerald has been a part of all three New Year’s Day games—two as a player and one now as a coach. NU has won three Big Ten crowns since 1995.• This is the second time that Northwestern has faced an SEC team in a bowl game. NU has previously battled the Pac-10 (three times), Big 12 (twice), SEC (once) and MAC (once) in postseason contests.• NU is bowl-eligible for a third straight season and the fifth time in the last seven years. The Wildcats finished 6-6 in 2007, but did not receive a bowl berth. Last season, Northwestern went 9-4 and played Missouri in the Valero Alamo Bowl. • Since 1995, NU has posted nine seasons with six or more victories. In this decade (2000-09), the Wildcats have won six or more games seven times (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009). With a victory over Auburn in the Out-back Bowl, Northwestern will finish this decade with an overall record of 62-60.• Fourth-year mentor Pat Fitzgerald is now the third different NU coach to take the Wildcats to multiple bowl games (joining NU’s previous two coaches, Gary Barnett and Randy Walker).• Northwestern gained its berth in the Outback Bowl by finishing the season on a roll. The Wildcats won their final three games and four of their last five. NU became bowl-eligible with its win over No. 4 (BCS) and then-unbeaten Iowa on Nov. 7. That was the first of two November wins over nationally ranked teams, the second coming over No. 16 Wisconsin in the regular-season finale. In the last two years, Northwestern recorded a combined Novem-ber record of 6-1 with three wins over top-20 teams.• For the second straight year, Northwestern posted a winning record away from Ryan Field. The Wildcats were 3-2 away from home in 2009 after going 4-1 on the road in 2008. Six of those seven road wins came against Big Ten foes, two of whom were ranked.

Senior Mike Kafka, the Big Ten’s consensus second-team all-league quarterback, led the Conference in completions, fewest interceptions thrown and completion percentage. He was named the team’s Offensive MVP for 2009.

Athletic Communications Contact Information:Office Phone: (847) 491-7503 • Office Fax: (847) 491-8818Director/Football Contact: Mike Wolf • (847) 467-2028 (direct office) • (847) 833-3095 (cell) Email Address: [email protected] Director/Asst. Football Contact: Doug Meffley • (847) 491-3688 (direct office) (847) 833-2471 (cell) • Email Address: [email protected]

Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Sept. 5 Towson (BTN) ...................... W, 47-14 Sept. 12 Eastern Michigan (BTN) ....... W, 27-24 Sept. 19 Syracuse (ESPN GamePlan) .. L, 37-34 Sept. 26 Minnesota * (BTN) ................ L, 35-24 Oct. 3 Purdue * (BTN) .................... W, 27-21 Oct. 10 Miami (Ohio) (BTN) ............... W, 16-6 Oct. 17 Michigan State * (ESPN2) .... L, 24-14 Oct. 24 Indiana * (BTN) .................... W, 29-28 Oct. 31 12/10/10 Penn State * (ESPN) . L, 34-13 Nov. 7 8/6/7 Iowa * (ESPN) ............. W, 17-10 Nov. 14 Illinois * (ESPN Classic) ...... W, 21-16 Nov. 21 17/14/15 Wisconsin * (BTN) .. W, 33-31 Jan. 1 Auburn (ESPN) .......................10 a.m. * Big Ten game • Home events in bold • Times CT • Rank-ings reflect polls (AP/USA Today/Harris) week of the game

Senior Class Accolades• Northwestern has 21 student-athletes who are wearing purple and white for the final time. The seniors are: OL Mike Boyle, WR Andrew Brewer, WR Carl Fisher, WR Kevin Frymire, DT Adam Hahn, WR Mark Ison, LB/student coach Chris Jeske, QB Mike Kafka, WR Zeke Markshausen, OT Kurt Mattes, QB Joe Mauro, CB Sherrick McManis, WR Kevin Mitchell, SB Brendan Mitchell, S James Nussbaum, S Brad Phillips, S Brendan Smith, OL Desmond Taylor, DT Marshall Thomas, SB Mark Woodsum, DE Corey Wootton. Some of their class highlights (last five years) include:

• Totaled 34 wins in their career (last five years), most by any five-year class since the early 1900s. • Been a part of four bowl-eligible teams (2005, ’07, ’08 and ’09)—first class to be associated with four bowl-eligible squads and make three bowl appear-ances • Posted a .500 or better record in four of their five seasons (7-5 in 2005, 6-6 in 2007, 9-4 in 2008 and 8-4 in 2009) • Defeated five nationally ranked teams (Wisconsin in ’05, Michigan State in ’05, Minnesota in ’08, Iowa in ’09, Wisconsin in ’09) • Posted three straight wins at Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium, with the 2009 win coming over the nation’s No. 4-ranked team (BCS). • Posted an 11-9 record in Big Ten road games • Defeated in-state rival Illinois four of five times, and claimed the inaugural Land of Lincoln Trophy in 2009

For Openers

GAME DATA • NOTES NU SET TO FACE AUBURN IN 24th ANNUAL OUTBACK BOWL

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NORTHWESTERN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Northwestern-Auburn Series InformationSeries Record: First MeetingSeries Notes: While this is the first gridiron meeting between Auburn and Northwestern, it is just the ninth all-time game for the Wildcats versus a Southeastern Conference school. Interestingly, it will be Northwestern’s first of two successive games against SEC institutions, as the Wildcats open the 2010 season at Vanderbilt on Sept. 4. NU has previously played Arkansas (1981), Florida (1965 and ’66), Kentucky (1928), South Caro-lina (1962), Tennessee (1997) and Vanderbilt (1947 and ’52). This is the Wildcats’ first meeting versus an SEC school since the Pat Fitzgerald-led ’Cats battled Peyton Manning and the Tennessee Volunteers in the 1997 Citrus Bowl (now known as the Capital One Bowl).

Northwestern Coach Pat FitzgeraldNo matter what the setting, 2008 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Pat Fitzgerald invariably feels comfortable using his passion, unwaver-ing set of core values and outward enthusiasm to inspire and improve those around him. It’s apparent to anyone who has watched Fitzgerald join in his squad’s linebacker drills during practice to demonstrate proper tackling form. Or to the hundreds of Northwestern freshmen to whom Fitzgerald teaches the right way to sing the school fight song at the start of each academic year. It’s even clear to members of the state government of Illinois, whom this past winter invited Fitzgerald to serve on the Il-linois Reform Commission aimed at rooting out political corruption. That passion was also a primary factor in Fitzgerald’s Hall-of-Fame playing career at Northwestern, when he was a two-time Bronko Nagur-ski and Chuck Bednarik Award winner and team leader of NU’s back-to-back Big Ten title-winning teams in the mid-’90’s. The ’Cats posted a two-year (1995 & ’96) Big Ten record of 15-1 and made appearances in the 1996 Rose Bowl and 1997 Citrus Bowl with Fitzgerald serving as the centerpiece of a defense that ranked among the nation’s best. Although Fitzgerald’s passion and commitment to excellence may be difficult to quantify, his positive impact in Northwestern’s on-field perfor-mance since he took the reins as head coach in 2006 is not. In 2008, the 35-year-old Fitzgerald guided the Wildcats to a nine-win season and a berth in the Valero Alamo Bowl—which proved to be an overtime thriller against Missouri—as NU earned bowl eligibility for the third time in four seasons. For his efforts, Fitzgerald was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, and a semi-finalist for the George Munger Coach of the Year Award and a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. Heading into the bowl game, Fitzgerald has guided the Wildcats to 27 wins since he assumed the head coaching duties in 2006. He has won more games faster than any previous NU coach in the past 100 years. Fitzgerald and his wife, Stacy, have three boys: Jack (5), Ryan (3) and Brendan (10 months). (For Fitzgerald’s complete bio, refer to pages 108-111 in the NU media guide.)Fitzgerald’s Coaching Record by Month Year August September October November Dec./Jan. 2006 1-0 1-3 0-4 2-1 0-0 2007 0-0 2-3 3-1 1-2 0-0 2008 1-0 4-0 1-2 3-1 0-1 2009 0-0 2-2 3-2 3-0 0-0 Totals 2-0 9-8 7-9 9-4 0-1

2009 Team CaptainsSeniors Mike Kafka (Chicago, Ill.), Sherrick McManis (Peoria, Ill.), Bren-dan Smith (Andover, Mass.) and Corey Wootton (Rutherford, N.J.) were elected captains by their teammates just prior to the start of the season. Smith is a team captain for a second consecutive year, making him just the eighth player in Northwestern’s 122-year history to serve in that capacity for two different seasons. The last NU player to earn that honor was Barry Gardner in 1997 and 1998.

Coaching from the Press BoxFour of the Wildcats’ nine full-time assistants are positioned in the press box during the game. Those four are: offensive coordinator Mick McCall, superbacks coach Bob Heffner (NU’s only new staff addition in 2009), linebackers coach Randy Bates and defensive backs coach Jerry Brown.

Northwestern Players of the Week (selected by coaching staff)

Game Offensive Off. Big Playmaker Off. Practice Player Towson Kurt Mattes Andrew Brewer Colin Armstrong Eastern Michigan Desmond Taylor Drake Dunsmore Chuck Porcelli Syracuse Drake Dunsmore Mike Kafka Aaron Nagel Minnesota Brendan Mitchell Arby Fields Brendan Barber Purdue Mike Kafka Zeke Markshausen Mike Trumpy Miami (Ohio) Zeke Markshausen Mike Kafka Carl Fisher Michigan State Zeke Markshausen Mike Kafka Mark Woodsum Indiana Andrew Brewer Zeke Markshausen John Plasencia Penn State Al Netter Dan Persa Taylor Paxton Iowa Sidney Stewart Drake Dunsmore Carl Fisher Illinois Zeke Markshausen Mike Kafka Colin Armstrong Wisconsin Mike Kafka Andrew Brewer Tyris Jones Auburn

Game Defensive Def. Big Playmaker Def. Practice Player Towson Vince Browne Quentin Williams Jared Carpenter Eastern Michigan Brendan Smith Ben Johnson Anthony Battle Syracuse Ben Johnson Brad Phillips Roderick Goodlow Minnesota — Sherrick McManis David Arnold Purdue Brad Phillips Vince Browne Hunter Bates Miami (Ohio) Vince Browne B. Phillips/Q. Davie Tim Riley Michigan State Brian Peters David Arnold Kyle Petty Indiana — Quentin Davie Cooper Gerami Penn State David Arnold — Davon Custis Iowa Corey Wootton Marshall Thomas Damien Proby Illinois Corey Wootton N. Williams/McManis Bryce McNaul Wisconsin Brad Phillips Quentin Davie Anthony Battle Auburn

Game Special Teams ST Practice Player of the Week Towson Stephen Simmons Mike Jensen Eastern Michigan Stefan Demos Roderick Goodlow Syracuse Josh Rooks Damien Proby Minnesota — Roderick Goodlow Purdue Stefan Demos Damien Proby Miami (Ohio) Jacob Schmidt Brendan Barber Michigan State — Damien Proby Indiana Ricky Weina Mike Jensen Penn State Stefan Demos Davion Fleming Iowa J. Schmidt/S. Simmons Tim Weak Illinois Hunter Bates Mike Jensen Wisconsin J. Schmidt/S. Simmons Cooper Gerami Auburn

Northwestern’s Big Ten Conference Players of the Week (selected by Conference office)

Syracuse............................................................Mike Kafka (Offensive) Purdue ..............................................................Stefan Demos (Special Teams) Indiana .............................................................Stefan Demos (Special Teams) Wisconsin ........................................................Mike Kafka (Offensive) Stefan Demos (Special Teams)


oUtback bowl NotesBet You Didn’t Know ... In the last six years, the Wildcats own the sixth-best Big Ten record at 29-27 (.518). The ’Cats are bunched with Penn State and Purdue in the middle of the standings. Here’s a look at the composite Big Ten records since 2003: Team Composite Big Ten Records (2003-present) 1. Ohio State ...........................................46-10 2. Wisconsin ...........................................35-21 Michigan .............................................35-21 4. Iowa .....................................................34-22 5. Penn State ...........................................32-24 6. Northwestern ................................... 29-27 7. Purdue .................................................27-29 8. Michigan State ....................................25-31 9. Minnesota ...........................................20-36 10. Illinois .................................................13-43 11. Indiana ................................................11-45

And What About This?Since 1995, only five Big Ten programs have managed to compile a winning record against Northwestern. Those five are Michigan (4-8), Ohio State (1-9), Penn State (3-8), Michigan State (5-6) and Purdue (6-8). Against the other five schools, NU is .500 or better in the last 14 years: Indiana (8-3), Illinois (10-5), Iowa (8-5), Minnesota (6-5) and Wisconsin (6-5). Northwestern has now won six or more games nine times since 1995 (with seven bowl appearances).

2009 Season RecapOften times during a successful year, there is one play or one game that can change the course of a season. For the 2009 Wildcats, there were several key plays and memorable games, but none more important, perhaps, than Sherrick McManis’ first-half interception at Purdue on Oct. 3. Opening the month of October with a 2-2 record, which included disappointing setbacks to Syracuse and Minnesota the previous two weeks, McManis and the Wildcats needed a spark when they found themselves trailing 21-3 early in the second quarter. The Wildcats had just marched 72 yards on a whopping 20 plays, only to come up empty on a fourth-and-goal play, which gave the Boilermakers the ball on their own 2-yard line. On Purdue’s first offensive play, Joey Elliott dropped back in the end zone for a pass and McManis read the play perfectly, stepping in front of the receiver and making the play of the game, and most likely the Wildcats’ season. That takeaway fueled 24 unanswered points by Northwestern, and with the help of a last-second goal-line stand, the ’Cats notched a critical 27-21 win over the Boilers. With that victory, Northwestern climbed above .500 for good and never looked back in winning six of its last eight games. Three weeks later against Indiana, the Wildcats, who were coming off a tough 24-14 defeat at Michigan State, came out flat against the Hoosiers and faced an even larger deficit (28-3) than they did at Purdue. After their rocky first quarter, the Wildcats dominated the final three pe-riods and capped a school-record comeback (25 points) when Stefan Demos booted a 19-yard field goal with 21 seconds left to win 29-28. After a tough setback to Penn State on Halloween, the Wildcats made “November a month to remember” by knocking off two nationally ranked teams (No. 4 Iowa and No. 16 Wisconsin) with a win over in-state rival Illinois sandwiched in between. Like they did in 2008, Northwest-ern finished the season on a roll, playing its best football of the year.

Two Wildcats Named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans@For the seventh time in school history, Northwestern had more than one football student-athlete earn ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America@ University division honors. Wide receiver Zeke Markshausen was tabbed a first-team Academic All-American while place-kicker Stefan Demos landed a spot on the Academic All-America second team. To be nominated, a player must carry a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher, be a starter or key reserve, and be in their second full academic year at Northwestern. The University division includes players from all FBS and FCS institutions.

Academic AchievementIn addition to Northwestern’s successes on the football field, the Wildcats continue to excel in the classroom. For the first time in school history, Northwestern’s football program achieved a team grade point average of 3.0 or better for the 2009 spring quarter. For the year, the Wildcats touted a record 158 3.0’s (for three quarters). A school-record 56 players recorded GPA’s of 3.0 or higher during the fall quarter (2008) and a school-record 29 players were named Academic All-Big Ten this fall. Four players were named to the Big Ten’s Distinguished Scholar Award (posting a 3.70 or better GPA for the 2008-09 academic year). In addition, Northwestern has won the AFCA’s Academic Achievement Award three of the last six years. Among the 68 FBS teams that earned a bowl berth this year, Northwestern ranked second with a 92 percent graduation success rate (GSR).

NATIONAL RANKINGS

USA Today Coaches Poll (Dec. 6, 2009) 1. Alabama (54 first-place votes) (13-0) .....1,470 2. Texas (4) (13-0) .........................................1,409 3. TCU (12-0) ................................................1,336 4. Cincinnati (1) (12-0) ................................1,280 5. Florida (12-1) ............................................1,240 6. Boise State (13-0) ......................................1,216 7. Oregon (10-2) ............................................1,096 8. Ohio State (10-2) .......................................1,077 9. Penn State (10-2) ....................................... 950 10. Georgia Tech (11-2) .....................................921 11. Iowa (10-2) ................................................ 918 12. Virginia Tech (9-3) ......................................829 13. LSU (9-3) .......................................................718 14. Brigham Young (10-2) .................................702 15. Miami (Fla.) (9-3) ........................................611 16. Pittsburgh (9-3) ............................................506 17. West Virginia (9-3) ......................................429 18. Oklahoma State (9-3) ..................................404 19. Nebraska (9-4) ..............................................391 20. Oregon State (8-4)........................................368 21. Stanford (8-4) ...............................................253 22. Wisconsin (9-3) ......................................... 247 23. Arizona (8-4) ................................................237 24. Utah (9-3)......................................................183 25. Houston (10-3) .............................................106 Others Receiving Votes: Central Michigan 63, USC 42, East Carolina 37, Texas Tech 34, Northwestern 24, Clemson 23, Mississippi 16, California 12, South Carolina 8, Oklahoma 5, Missouri 5, Troy 3, North Carolina 2, Navy 1, Nevada 1, Georgia 1, Middle Tennessee State 1.

Associated Press Poll (Dec. 6, 2009) 1. Alabama (13-0) (58 first-place votes); 2. Texas (13-0) (2); 3. TCU (12-0); 4. Cincinnati (12-0); 5. Florida (12-1); 6. Boise State (13-0); 7. Oregon (10-2); 8. Ohio State (10-2); 9. Georgia Tech (11-2); 10. Iowa (10-2); 11. Penn State (10-2); 12. Virginia Tech (9-3); 13. LSU (9-3); 14. Miami (Fla.) (9-3); 15. Brigham Young (10-2); 16. Oregon State (8-4); 17. Pittsburgh (9-3); 18. West Virginia (9-3); 19. Stanford (8-4); 20. Nebraska (9-4); 21. Oklahoma State (9-3); 22. Arizona (8-4); 23. Utah (9-3); 24. Wisconsin (9-3); 25. Central Michigan (11-2).Others Receiving Votes: East Carolina, Houston, Texas Tech, Northwestern, Clemson, California, Mississippi, USC, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Montana, Georgia.

Harris Interactive Poll (Dec. 6, 2009)1. Alabama (105) (13-0); 2. Texas (6) (13-0); 3. TCU (3) (12-0); 4. Cincinnati (12-0); 5. Florida (12-1); 6. Boise State (13-0); 7. Oregon (10-2); 8. Ohio State (10-2); 9. Penn State (10-2); 10. Georgia Tech (11-2); 11. Iowa (10-2); 12. Virginia Tech (9-3); 13. LSU (9-3); 14. BYU (10-2); 15. Miami (Fla.) (9-3); 16. Pittsburgh (9-3); 17. Oklahoma State (9-3); 18. West Virginia (9-3); 19. Oregon State (8-4); 20. Nebraska (9-4); 21. Stanford (8-4); 22. Utah (9-3); 23. Wisconsin (9-3); 24. Arizona (8-4); 25. Houston (10-3).Others Receiving Votes: USC, Central Michigan, East Carolina, California, Clemson, Mississippi, North Carolina, North-western, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, Troy, Connecticut, Middle Tennessee State, Temple.

Final BCS Standings (Dec. 6, 2009)1. Alabama (.9978 BCS average); 2. Texas (.9433); 3. Cin-cinnati (.8878); 4. TCU (.8836); 5. Florida (.8637); 6. Boise State (.8106); 7. Oregon (.7568); 8. Ohio State (.6568); 9. Georgia Tech (.6471); 10. Iowa (.6180); 11. Virginia Tech (.5675); 12. LSU (.5375); 13. Penn State (.5319); 14. Brigham Young (.4531); 15. Miami (Fla.) (.4419); 16. West Virginia (.3357); 17. Pittsburgh (.3141); 18. Oregon State (.2876); 19. Oklahoma State (.2628); 20. Arizona (.2248); 21. Stanford (.1803); 22. Nebraska (.1655); 23. Utah (.1245); 24. USC (.1207); 25. Wisconsin (.1203).

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CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Brett Basanez (2002-05) .........................11,576 2. Len Williams (1990-93) ............................8,029 3. C.J. Bachér (2005-08) ................................7,571 4. Zak Kustok (1999-2001) ...........................7,116 5. Mike Greenfield (1984-87).......................6,707 6. Steve Schnur (1993-96) ............................5,542 7. Sandy Schwab (1982-85) ..........................5,401 8. Mike Kafka (2006-present) ......................4,590 9. Damien Anderson (1998-2001) ..............4,485 10. Maurie Daigneau (1969-71) ....................3,930

CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS 1. Brett Basanez (2002-05) .............................. 913 2. C.J. Bachér (2005-08) ................................... 664 3. Len Williams (1990-93) ............................... 644 4. Sandy Schwab (1982-85) ............................. 533 5. Zak Kustok (1999-2001) .............................. 507 6. Mike Greenfield (1984-87).......................... 497 7. Steve Schnur (1993-96) ............................... 443 8. Mike Kerrigan (1979-81) ............................ 379 9. Mike Kafka (2006-present) .........................361 10. Maurie Daigneau (1969-71) ....................... 298

CAREER PASS SACKS 1. Casey Dailey (1994-97) ................................. 28 2. Steve Shine (1990-93) .................................... 21 3. Corey Wootton (2005-present) ..................19.5 4. Dwayne Missouri (1997-2000) ..................... 17 5. Matt Rice (1993-96) ....................................... 12

CAREER TACKLES-FOR-LOSS 1. Casey Dailey (1994-97) ................................. 53 2. Dwayne Missouri (1997-2000) ..................... 45 3. Matt Rice (1993-96) ....................................... 42 4. Corey Wootton (2006-present) .................... 38 5. Keith Cruise (1981-84) .................................. 37 6. Steve Shine (1990-93) .................................... 34 Kevin Bentley (1998-2001) ........................... 34 Loren Howard (2002-04) .............................. 34

CAREER KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE 1. Jeff Backes (2002-04) .................................. 26.5 2. Curtis Duncan (1983-86) ........................... 26.2 3. Willie Stinson (1961-63) ............................ 25.6 4. Stephen Simmons (2007-present) ..............24.5 5. Steve Tasker (1982-84) ............................... 24.3 6. Lee Gissendaner (1990-93) ........................ 22.1 7. Sherrick McManis (2006-present) ..............22.0 8. A.J. Owens (1972) ....................................... 21.6(minimum average of 1.0 returns per game)

CAREER INTERCEPTIONS 1. Brett Whitley (1984-87) ................................ 15 2. Tom Worthington (1946-49) ........................ 14 3. Malcolm Hunter (1974-77) ........................... 11 4. Harold Blackmon (1997-2000) ..................... 10 Eric Hutchinson (1969-71) ........................... 10 6. Willie Lindsey (1989-92) ................................. 9 7. Sherrick McManis (2006-present) .................. 8 Bobby Anderson (1979-82) ............................ 8 Dick McCauley (1962-64) ............................... 8 10. Brendan Smith (2005-present) ...................... 7 Four other players ............................................ 7

CAREER PASS BREAKUPS 1. Harold Blackmon (1997-2000) ..................... 48 2. Marvin Ward (2001-04) ................................ 40 3. Sherrick McManis (2006-present) ................ 30 4. Raheem Covington (1998-2002) .................. 24

CAREER RECORDSUPDATE

All-Big Ten Quarterback Mike Kafka Leads Northwestern OffenseSenior quarterback Mike Kafka, who was one of 20 players to land on the Johnny Unitas Gold-en Arm Award Watch List in August, lived up to the billing as one of the nation’s top quarter-backs. Voted the consensus second-team All-Big Ten quarterback by both coaches and media, and several other publications and websites, Kafka saved his best for last, leading the Wildcats to three November victories, two of them against ranked opponents. A true dual-threat quarter-back, Kafka closed the year with back-to-back 300-yard passing games, and finished with five 300-yard games overall. He led the Big Ten in completion percentage, completions per game and fewest interceptions thrown. Kafka, who was forced to the leave the Penn State game in the second quarter with a hamstring injury, came back to play about half the game at Iowa, but do just enough to help the Wildcats pull out the win. Some Kafka highlights for 2009: • Ranked first among Big Ten QB’s in completions (22.7 pg), completion percentage (65.7) and fewest interceptions thrown (1.69 percent of attempts). He ranked second in total offense (263.6 ypg), and third in passing yards (241.5 ypg). Kafka also has 265 rushing yards and 7 TD’s. • Set single-game school records at Syracuse for completion percentage (.833, 35-of-42) and consecutive completions (16). He opened the game by completing his first 16 passes, break-ing a record that had stood for 47 years (previously held by Tom Myers, 1962). • At Syracuse, threw three TD passes, ran for one and caught another—a 24-yard reception from Andrew Brewer, a former NU quarterback. Kafka became the first Big Ten player to record at least one passing, rushing and receiving TD in the same game since Penn State’s Zack Mills accomplished the feat in 2004. • Has five 300-yard passing games—Syracuse (390), Minnesota (309), Indiana (312), Il-linois (305) and Wisconsin (326). Backing up Kafka is Dan Persa, who played in nine games this season. He earned his most significant playing time in the final month when Kafka was slowed with the leg injury. Against Penn State, Persa set career single-game bests for completions (14) and passing yards (115). Prior to injuring his throwing hand vs. Iowa, Persa totaled a career-best 67 rushing yards and completed 5-of-9 passes for 37 yards and a TD against the Hawkeyes. He totaled 23 rushing yards at Illinois. Persa tossed his first career TD pass, a 72-yarder, vs. Towson.

Former Walk-on Zeke Markshausen Ranks Second in Big Ten ReceivingIt was a storybook season for senior wide receiver Zeke Markshausen. The former walk-on en-tered the 2009 season with one career reception. Twelve games later, Markshausen became one of the Big Ten’s top wideouts, earned second-team All-Big Ten honors and led the Wildcats with 79 receptions and 774 receiving yards. Markshausen, who now is tied for the fourth-most recep-tions in a single-season at NU, ranks second among all Big Ten receivers with 6.6 receptions per game. In eight Big Ten games, he averaged 7.6 catches per contest. Andrew Brewer, Drake Dunsmore and Sidney Stewart all caught 30 or more passes this sea-son, with Brewer, a former QB, topping the stat sheet with seven TD receptions and a 16.2 ypr average. After catching no passes in back-to-back games vs. Purdue and Miami (Ohio), Brewer closed the year strong with three 100-yard games in his last six outings. Dunsmore, a superback, has 38 receptions for 403 yards and 2 TD’s, while Stewart has 32 catches for 373 yards.

Wildcats Employ Running Back by Committee in 2009At the tailback position, it was “running back by committee” for the Wildcats in 2009, largely due to similarly skilled player and injuries. True freshman Arby Fields was the only running back to play in all 12 games. Redshirt sophomore Scott Concannon, who set single-game career bests for rushes (16) and yards (73) against Indiana, finished the year with 190 yards in NU’s final five games. Against Iowa, Concannon had 59 key yards in the road win over the Hawkeyes. Junior Stephen Simmons, who began the year as the starting tailback, returned to action vs. Mi-ami after missing three games with an ankle injury. He was forced to sit out the Indiana game, however, with the same injury. He averages 28.2 ypg, the best mark among NU’s running backs. Sophomore Jacob Schmidt and Fields both contributed throughout the season, as well. Schmidt, who had a career-high 61 rushing yards vs. Eastern Michigan and a career-high 46 receiving yards at Syracuse, averages 16.5 ypg. Fields, who leads all NU running backs with five TD’s, ran for a team-best 50 yards (5.6 ypc) at Illinois. Combined, NU’s four primary running backs (Fields, Concannon, Simmons and Schmidt) totaled 941 yards and 10 TD’s.

Offensive Notes For 2009• Northwestern gained 400 or more yards of total offense on five occasions, including the final two games against Illinois (444 yards) and Wisconsin (437 yards).• No seniors are presently starting on NU’s offensive line: The five starters include a redshirt freshman (Neal Deiters), three sophomores (Al Netter, Doug Bartels, Ben Burkett) and a junior (Keegan Grant).• Northwestern had one or fewer turnovers in six of its 12 games, and went 6-0 in those six contests. The Wildcats had no turnovers in their win at Illinois.• NU totaled 20 or more first downs in 10 of its 12 games. The Wildcats averaged 22.4 first downs per game, 15th-most nationally.


oUtback bowl NotesNU’s Defensive Secondary Could Be At Full Strength For Outback BowlIt appears that Northwestern’s defensive secondary, arguably the team’s most banged-up unit this fall, will have all four starters available for the Auburn game. Northwestern, which has started nine different players in the secondary this fall, has had its regular lineup start just four games. Cornerback Sherrick McManis, who played just briefly in the season opener vs. Tow-son, returned to the lineup vs. Minnesota (game four) and his presence was felt immediately. McManis recorded interceptions in three straight games. McManis, who ranks 14th nationally in passes defended (1.22 pg) and 18th in interceptions, hurt his leg against Indiana and missed six-plus quarters of action, including the entire Penn State contest. A first-team All-Big Ten selection by the media, McManis returned to the lineup and played in the final three games, all NU wins. With McManis in the lineup, the Wildcats were 7-2. NU lost safety Brendan Smith late in the first half of the Miami (Ohio) game on Oct. 10 to a broken thumb. He returned to action Oct. 31 against Penn State, but was unable to finish the game and was forced to sit out last three games. Backup safety Brian Peters, who replaced Smith in the lineup, broke his hand in practice in mid-October, but started and played the entire game vs. Indiana. With Smith sidelined for just under half the season, Peters finished the regular season with 63 tackles, fifth-most on the team, to go along with three fumble recoveries, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. Brad Phillips, NU’s other starting safety who played through myriad injuries, led the Wildcats with 84 tackles and ranked among the nation’s leaders with four forced fumbles. Despite his injuries, Phillips, a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches, did not miss a game. Cornerback Jordan Mabin, who was the healthiest defensive back for the ’Cats in 2009, totaled 66 tackles and two interceptions, one of his picks in the final seconds of the Wisconsin game, which clinched the win. Wildcats Set a Single-Game School Mark with Eight Sacks vs. Miami (Ohio)Buoyed by a single-game school-record eight sacks against Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 10, North-western is averaging 2.25 sacks per game, which ranks 40th nationally. Linebacker Quentin Davie, along with defensive ends Vince Browne and Corey Wootton led all Wildcat players with four sacks each. Davie had a career-best three sacks against Miami. , after he picked up a career-best three sacks vs. Miami. Brad Phillips ranked fourth on the team with three sacks. Playboy All-America Defensive End Corey Wootton—He’s Baaaaaaaa-ckIt was a challenging regular season for Playboy preseason All-American Corey Wootton, who battled back from major offseason knee surgery after tearing his ACL and MCL in last year’s Alamo Bowl vs. Missouri. Beginning the year less than 100 percent, Wootton played sparingly in the season’s first two weeks before earning accelerated reps at Syracuse and then vs. Minne-sota. In the season’s fifth game at Purdue, Wootton suffered a high ankle sprain and then was limited for most of October. In his final four games, Wootton turned in his top performances of the season. He delivered, perhaps, the play of the year when he sacked Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi in the end zone (which resulted in a fumble and an NU touchdown) and then he added sacks against Illinois and Wisconsin. Wootton was named the team’s defensive player of the game for both the Iowa and Illinois games. Wootton, who is slated to make his school-record 49th start against Auburn, is third on NU’s career list for sacks, and fourth on the career list for TFL’s. Northwestern Out to Break 2008 School Mark for Rushing DefenseLast year, Northwestern broke a 13-year-old record for rushing yards allowed per game. Last year’s unit set the school mark with a figure of 126.4 yards per game. With one game remain-ing against Auburn, the Wildcats are giving up just 123.5 yards per game. Northwestern has held five 2009 opponents to less than 100 yards rushing per game, including Wisconsin, which led the Big Ten in rushing this year. NU held Purdue to a season-low 62 rushing yards, and Iowa to 65 yards. NU will set a single-season mark if it holds Auburn to 160 yards or less. Defensive Notes For 2009• The Wildcats recorded takeaways in every game but two this year: Indiana and Penn State in back-to-back weeks. The Wildcats, despite a -3 turnover margin, beat Indiana, but fell to Penn State (-2 TO margin).• Northwestern recorded six takeaways, two short of the school’s single-game record, in its win at Purdue. The six takeaways were the most since NU had six against Illinois in 2003. • Northwestern was riddled with injuries on the defensive side of the ball. When outside line-backer Bryce McNaul started his first career game against Wisconsin, he represented the 21st different player to start on defense this year. Other players who made first-time starts were linebacker David Nwabuisi (Syracuse), cornerback Demetrius Dugar (Syracuse), cornerback Ricky Weina (Penn State). defensive end Kevin Watt (Miami and Michigan State) and safety Jared Carpenter (Indiana).• Northwestern held 10 of its 12 foes to 375 yards or less of total offense. The only two teams to gain more than 375 yards were Syracuse (471) and Penn State (437).

SINGLE-SEASON PASSING YARDAGE 1. C.J. Bachér (2007) .....................................3,656 2. Brett Basanez (2005) .................................3,622 3. Mike Kafka (2009) ...................................2,898 4. Brett Basanez (2004) .................................2,838 5. Sandy Schwab (1982) ................................2,735 6. Zak Kustok (2001) .....................................2,692 7. Steve Schnur (1996) ..................................2,632 8. C.J. Bachér (2008) .....................................2,432 9. Zak Kustok (2000) .....................................2,389 10. Tim O’Brien (1989) ...................................2,218

SINGLE-SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Brett Basanez (2005) .................................4,045 2. C.J. Bachér (2007) .....................................3,687 3. Zak Kustok (2001) .....................................3,272 4. Mike Kafka (2009) ...................................3,163 5. Brett Basanez (2004) .................................3,096

SINGLE-SEASON RECEPTIONS 1. Richard Buchanan (1989) ............................. 94 2. D’Wayne Bates (1998) ................................... 83 Ricky Edwards (1983) .................................... 83 4. Zeke Markshausen (2009) ............................ 79 Shaun Herbert (2005) .................................... 79 6. D’Wayne Bates (1996) ................................... 75 7. Lee Gissendaner (1992) ................................. 68 8. Eric Peterman (2007) ..................................... 66 9. Ross Lane (2008) ............................................ 60 Jonathan Fields (2005) ................................... 60 Richard Buchanan (1990) ............................. 60

SINGLE-SEASON PASS COMPLETIONS 1. C.J. Bachér (2007) ........................................ 318 2. Brett Basanez (2005) .................................... 314 3. Mike Kafka (2009) ......................................272 4. Brett Basanez (2004) .................................... 247 5. C.J. Bachér (2008) ........................................ 245

SINGLE-SEASON PASS EFFICIENCY 1. Len Williams (1991) ......................136.3 rating 2. Brett Basanez (2005) .................................135.1 3. Tom Myers (1962) .....................................133.3 4. Len Williams (1992) .................................131.7 5. Mike Kafka (2009) ...................................130.7 6. Steve Schnur (1996) ..................................127.8 7. Zak Kustok (2000) .....................................125.5 8. C.J. Bachér (2007) .....................................124.7 9. Tim O’Brien (1989) ...................................122.6 10. C.J. Bachér (2006) .....................................122.5

SINGLE-SEASON FIELD GOALS MADE 1. Brian Gowins (1997) ......................... 20 (of 27) Amado Villarreal (2008) .................. 20 (of 25) 3. John Duvic (1986) ............................. 19 (of 23) 4. Stefan Demos (2009) ........................ 18 (of 23) 5. Brian Gowins (1998) ......................... 17 (of 24) 6. Brian Gowins (1996) ......................... 16 (of 24) 7. Sam Valenzisi (1995) ........................ 15 (of 16) 8. Tim Long (2000) ............................... 13 (of 17) Sam Valenzisi (1994) ........................ 13 (of 19)

SINGLE-SEASON SCORING 1. Damien Anderson (2000) ........................... 138 2. Jason Wright (2003) ..................................... 126 3. Tyrell Sutton (2005) ..................................... 108 Darnell Autry (1995) ................................... 108 Darnell Autry (1996) ................................... 108 6. Noah Herron (2004) ...................................... 90 Amado Villarreal (2008) ............................... 90 8. Tim Long (2000) ............................................ 89 9. Stefan Demos (2009) ................................... 85 10. Brian Gowins (1996) ...................................... 82

SINGLE-SEASON RECORDSUPDATE


oUtback bowl NotesThe Wildcats’ Winning Ways NU has locked up back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since the 1995 and ’96 seasons. In addition, the Wildcats have notched 17 vic-tories in the past two seasons, which is the third-most combined wins in successive seasons. A look at NU’s most wins in back-to-back years:

Seasons Wins 1995-1996 ........................................ 19 1903-1904 ........................................ 18 2008-2009 ....................................... 17 1902-1903 ........................................ 16 1904-1905 ........................................ 16 2007-2008 ........................................ 15

Ex-Quarterbacks Sprinkled Throughout NU’s Depth ChartBesides NU’s four quarterbacks, a closer look at the roster reveals several former QB’s scattered throughout NU’s starting lineup, on both offense, defense and special teams. Wideouts Jeremy Ebert and Andrew Brewer were outstanding prep QB’s, as well as reserve Lee Coleman. (Brewer started three games at QB in 2006.) On defense, both NU start-ing safeties, Brendan Smith and Brad Phillips, were prep QB’s.

Higher LearningNU has a school-record eight players in graduate school: Andrew Brew-er (communication studies), Kevin Frymire (sports administration), Adam Hahn (sports administration), Zeke Markshausen (engineering design & innovation), Kurt Mattes (public policy administration), Kevin Mitchell (sports administration), Desmond Taylor (communication studies) and Mark Woodsum (project management in engineering).

National Football League BloodlinesNU has five players who have fathers who played in the NFL: David Arnold (father, David, played for Pittsburgh), Hunter Bates (father, Bill, played for Dallas), Martin Bayless (father, Martin, played for San Diego), Drake Dunsmore (father, Pat, played for Chicago) and Brendan Mitchell (father, Alan, played in the NFL). Another player, freshman Mike Trumpy, is the nephew of former Cincinnati Bengal All-Pro tight end, Bob Trumpy. Against Illinois, Hunter Bates came up with the Wildcats’ biggest special teams play of the day, snaring an onside kick attempt. His father, Bill, is regarded as one of the NFL’s top all-time special teams performers.

Four Players Making Position Changes During Bowl PrepHead coach Pat Fitzgerald announced at the conclusion of the regular season that four players would be moving to new positions immediate-ly: Jeravin Matthews (from RB to CB), Tyris Jones (from LB to RB), Evan Luxenburg (from DL to OL) and Aaron Nagel (from LB to SB). Three of the players will be wearing new jersey numbers as well: Jones is now No. 36, Luxenburg is No. 52 and Nagel is No. 46.

Oh Brother!For the first time since 1997, Northwestern has not one, but two sets of brothers on its football roster. Nate and Quentin Williams, linebacker and defensive end, respectively, join Aaron and Brett Nagel, both super-backs, respectively, as brother tandems on this year’s Wildcat team.

Northwestern’s All-Big Ten Report CardA pair of Northwestern players, safety Brad Phillips and cornerback Sherrick McManis, each earned a first-team All-Big Ten accolade; Phil-lips on the coaches, McManis on the media. Both players then earned second-team honors on the opposite team—McManis by the coaches, Phillips by the media. Quarterback Mike Kafka and kicker Stefan Demos were consensus second-team All-Big Ten picks. Offensive tackle Al Netter and defensive end Corey Wootton were consensus honorable mention selections.

Home for the Holidays—the Florida WildcatsNorthwestern has three players on its roster from Florida. One of the three, freshman John Plasencia, is a Tampa native. The other two are Marshall Thomas (Miami) and Hunter Bates (Ponte Vedra Beach).

NU Sets School Mark With 29 Academic All-Big Ten SelectionsFor the fourth straight year, Northwestern has set a record for Academic All-Big Ten selections. After having 16 players selected in 2006, 18 in 2007 and then 26 a year ago, NU shattered its mark with 29 this year. They are: Brian Arnfelt, Doug Bartels, Andrew Brewer, Corbin Bryant, Scott Concannon, Stefan Demos, Drake Dunsmore, Kevin Frymire, Adam Hahn, Tyris Jones, James Kurzawski, Zeke Markshausen, Kurt Mattes, Sherrick McManis, Bryce McNaul, Kevin Mitchell, Al Netter, James Nussbaurm, John Henry Pace, Dan Persa, Brian Peters, Kyle Petty, Brad Phillips, Josh Rooks, Jacob Schmidt, Desmond Taylor, Kevin Watt, Quentin Williams and Mark Woodsum.

Northwestern-Auburn Connections• Northwestern defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz and Auburn tight ends coach Jay Boulware worked on the same staff during the 2003 season at Arizona, where Hankwitz was the defensive coordinator and Boulware coached the running backs and special teams. NU defensive line coach Marty Long was also on that Wildcat staff as the D-line coach.• Corey Wootton’s mother, Lori, was a standout basketball player at Au-burn, graduating in 1980.• Northwestern faced current Auburn defensive coordinator Ted Roof dur-ing his one-year stint as the defensive coordinator at Minnesota in 2008. NU also faced Roof when he was the head coach at Duke in 2007.

Andrew Brewer Earns a Spot on the AFCA’s Prestigious 2009 Good Works Team@ Senior wide receiver Andrew Brewer added another honor to his growing list of of season accomplishments when he was named one of 12 finalists for the Wuerffel Trophy Award, which honors the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with outstanding academic and athletic achievement. Also back in November, Brewer was tabbed one of 10 finalists for the ARA Sportsmanship Award, an honor that was bestowed upon former Wildcat receiver Eric Peterman a year ago. In September, Brewer was one of 11 FBS Division football players named to the 2009 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team@. It is the fourth consecutive year that a Wildcat player has been represented on this prestigious team. Extensively active in his faith, Brewer has served as co-President of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes since 2007. As part of his FCA activities, Brewer—who has stated that after football he would like to join the clergy—has worked with a church in the inner city of Chicago, helping raise money and speaking to the youth group on a variety of topics. He also was named a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation’s William V. Campbell Trophy, which is generally referred as the “academic Heisman” of college football.

The “Start Chart”At the start of the 2009 season, Northwestern had 24 players with starting experience. Here is a look at NU’s current “start chart:” Career Starts (Notes)

Wootton—48 B. Smith—39 McManis—38 Hahn—33 Phillips—33 Davie—25 Burkett—25 Netter—25 Mabin—23 Bryant—21 Bartels—21 Mattes—20 Taylor—20 Brewer—19 (started first three Big Ten games of 2006 season at QB) Kafka—18 (started first four games of 2006 season at QB) N. Williams—17 Browne—12 Ebert—9 Markshausen—9 Rooks—8 Stewart—8

Career Starts (Notes) Peters—7 Johnson—6 Thomas—6 Dunsmore—6 Grant—6 Deiters—6 Simmons—6 D. Fields—5 B. Mitchell—4 Arnold—4 Concannon—4 Vaughn—3 A. Fields—3 Woodsum—3 Schmidt—2 Watt—2 Weina—1 Matthews—1 Nwabuisi—1 Dugar—1 McNaul—1


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2009 Team Stats Figure (pg) Big Ten NCAARushing Offense ........119.9 .......................8th.................93rdPassing Offense .........266.1 ......................2nd.................29thTotal Offense .............386.0 .......................6th.................57thScoring Offense .........25.2 .........................7th.................76thPassing Efficiency .....132.0 rating ...........4th..................51stRushing Defense .......123.5 .......................6th.................36thPass Defense ..............220.8 .......................7th.................68thPass Effic. Defense ....126.5 rating ...........6th................52ndTotal Defense .............344.3 .......................5th.................43rdScoring Defense ........23.3 .........................5th.................48thNet Punting ...............31.7 .......................11th...............115thPunt Returns .............6.6 ...........................9th.................90thKickoff Returns .........20.4 .........................8th.................90thTurnover Margin ......+0.42 ......................3rd................32ndSacks ...........................2.25 .........................7th.................40thTackles for Loss .........5.17 .......................11th.................86thSacks Allowed ...........2.42 .........................9th.................88th

2009 Individual Stats Figure Big Ten/NCAAMike Kafka (pass efficiency) ......... 130.7 rating .....6th/57thMike Kafka (passing yards) ........... 241.5 ............... 3rd/27thMike Kafka (total offense) ............. 263.6 .............. 2nd/23rdMike Kafka (comp. pg) .................. 22.7 ................... 1st/13thMike Kafka (comp. percentage) .... 65.7 ................... 1st/13thMike Kafka (int. percentage)......... 1.69 ................... 1st/14thZeke Markshausen (rec. pg) .......... 6.6 ....................2nd/19thAndrew Brewer (rec. pg) ............... 4.1 ........................ 9th/—Sidney Stewart (rec. pg) ................. 3.2 ...................... 16th/—Drake Dunsmore (rec. pg) ............ 3.17 .................... 17th/—Andrew Brewer (rec. yds. pg) ....... 66.0 ...................4th/59thZeke Markshausen (rec. yds. pg) .. 64.5 ...................6th/64thStefan Demos (field goals) ............. 1.5 ..................... 1st/20thStefan Demos (scoring) ................. 7.1 .....................5th/64thStefan Demos (punting) ................ 35.3 ................ 11th/97thAndrew Brewer (all-purpose) ....... 79.9 .................... 13th/—Sherrick McManis (intercept.) ...... 0.44 .................. 3rd/18thNate Williams (tackles) .................. 7.18 .................... 14th/—Brad Phillips (tackles) .................... 7.0 ...................... 16th/—Quentin Davie (sacks) ................... 0.36 .................... 19th/—Quentin Davie (TFL’s) .................... 0.75 .................... 20th/—Brad Phillips (fumbles forced) ...... 0.33 ...................4th/14th

For complete Big Ten and NCAA statistics, visit www.bigten.org and www.ncaa.org/stats/

NOTE: Players must have played in 75 percent of their team’s games to be eligible for national statistics.

Northwestern Auburn25.2 ............................ Scoring Per Game ........................ 32.923.3 .....................Scoring Defense Per Game................. 26.922.4 ........................ First Downs Per Game .................... 20.7119.9 .................... Rushing Yards Per Game ................ 213.83.1 ...............................Average Per Rush ............................5.017 ............................ Rushing Touchdowns .........................21266.1 ..................... Passing Yards Per Game ................. 218.516 .............................Passing Touchdowns ..........................24386.0 ..................... Total Offense Per Game ................. 432.320.4 ..........................Kick Return Average ...................... 23.66.6 ............................Punt Return Average .........................4.512 ................................... Fumbles Lost ................................129 .............................. Interceptions Thrown ...........................7+5 ................................ Turnover Margin ........................ Even5.8 ............................. Penalties Per Game ..........................7.146.6 ....................... Penalty Yards Per Game ................... 58.930:39 ................ Time of Possession Per Game ............ 28:1548.0 ......................Third-Down Conversions ................. 41.053.0 .................... Fourth-Down Conversions ................ 31.018-23 .........................Field Goal Attempts ....................14-1531.7 ..........................Net Punting Average ...................... 35.434-40 (85%) ............... Red-Zone Scores ........... 34-36 (94%)

NCAA & BIG TEN STATISTICS(2009 Regular-Season Ending)

Stefan Demos Named a Lou Groza Award SemifinalistJunior place-kicker Stefan Demos, a three-time Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week, was one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award. He was one of just two Big Ten kickers who were named a semifinalist. Demos, in his first year as NU’s place-kicker, converted 18-of-23 field goal attempts this season and ranks among the nation’s leaders in field goal percentage and field goals per game. Demos remains atop NU’s scoring chart with 85 points.

Number Crunching • For the third straight year, Northwestern ranks among the nation’s leaders in third-down conversion percentage. After ranking 19th in 2007 and 21st in 2008, the Wildcats enter the bowl season ranked 10th in third-down conversion percentage. Northwestern has converted 95-of-198 third-down plays (48.0 percent) this year. Northwestern’s 95 third-down conversions are the most of any team nationally who has played 12 games. Only Georgia Tech has more third-down conversions (100), but they have played one extra game.• Northwestern finished the regular season with 15 interceptions and ranks 22nd nationally in that category with 1.25 per game. NU ranks 20th nationally with its 26 turnovers gained, after notching two more takeaways vs. Wisconsin. The Wildcats are also ranked 33rd nationally with 11 fumble recoveries.• Northwestern ranks third nationally (behind Houston and Texas A&M) and first in the Big Ten in offensive plays run with 76.6 per game. • Northwestern ranks second in the Big Ten and 29th nationally in passing offense with a per game average of 266.1 yards. • NU ranks ninth nationally in fewest three-and-outs on offense (just 1.83 per game).• Northwestern ranks 34th nationally in fewest yards penalized with 46.6 per game.• The Wildcats have scored in double digits 33 straight games.• Since 1995, the Wildcats tout a 91-83 composite regular-season record. Including the postsea-son (bowl games), Northwestern is 91-89 all-time in that same span.

Northwestern’s 21st-Century Offense Since 2000, when the Wildcats went to their spread attack on offense, Northwestern has posted some solid numbers—by far the most impressive 10-year stretch of offense in school history. In their last 121 games, the Wildcats are averaging 403.5 yards of total offense, 25.4 points per game, 168.7 rushing yards per game and 234.1 passing yards per game. The following are the single-game and single-season highs for those categories with this attack. NU school records are indicated with an asterisk. Category Single-Game Best Season Best Total Offense ................ 674 vs. Wisconsin, 2005 * ................... 6,004, 2005 * Points ............................ 61 vs. Illinois, 2000 * ............................ 36.8 ppg, 2000 * Rushing ........................ 444 vs. Illinois, 2003 ............................ 3,062, 2000 * Passing .......................... 513 vs. TCU, 2004 * ............................. 3,681, 2005 *

Wildcats Honored at Annual Team Banquet At the annual Northwestern Gridiron Network (NGN) end-of-year team banquet on Dec. 12, a number of Wildcats were honored, including Mike Kafka, who was tabbed this year’s Most Valuable Offensive Player, and Sherrick McManis, who was named the Most Valuable Defensive Player. Also recognized were redshirt freshman Neal Deiters, the NGN Offensive Newcomer of the Year, and redshirt freshman Quentin Williams, the NGN Defensive Newcomer of the Year. For a complete list of honorees, please refer to the team honors and awards page in this guide.

’Cat Tails • Northwestern has led in the second half of every game it’s played this year. Here are the advan-tages it has held in its losses: 34-27 over Syracuse (fourth quarter), 24-21 over Minnesota (fourth quarter), 7-0 over Michigan State (third quarter) and 13-10 over Penn State (third quarter).• In recent years, when Northwestern is involved in a close game, the “Cardiac ’Cats” have had great success winning the tight battles. After beating Wisconsin 33-31 in the regular-season finale, NU is now 24-6 in its last 30 games decided by seven points or less. Northwestern won four road games in 2008, and all of them by seven points or less. Northwestern went 6-1 in games decided by seven points or less this year.• Northwestern owns one of the best NCAA overtime records, having gone 8-2 in OT contests. The Wildcats are 7-0 all-time in overtime games versus Big Ten teams and 4-0 all-time in extra sessions at Ryan Field.• Northwestern was honored by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) as the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Team of the Week after it knocked off No. 4 (BCS) Iowa, 17-10, in Iowa City on Nov. 7. That marked NU’s third win over a top-10 team this decade. • Northwestern’s win over No. 4 Iowa on Nov. 7 gave defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz a milestone victory. It was his 200th career victory as a defensive coordinator (he is in his 25th season as a college coordinator). Overall, in 40 years as a college coach, Hankwitz has been a part of 320 victories. This year’s Outback Bowl marks his 25th bowl game as a college coach (graduate assistant and full-time).

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2009 depth chartsPeCIaLIsts

Place-kicker1—Stefan Demos (5-10, 185, Jr.)Punter1—Stefan Demos (5-10, 185, Jr.) kickoff1—Stefan Demos (5-10, 185, Jr.)34—Steve Flaherty (6-1, 170, R-Fr.)holder85—Zeke Markshausen (5-11, 185, Sr.)Long snapper58—John Henry Pace (5-11, 215, Jr.)Punt return12—Andrew Brewer (6-3, 215, Sr.)7—Hunter Bates (5-10, 175, R-Fr.)kick return25—Stephen Simmons (5-8, 185, Jr.)39—Jacob Schmidt (5-10, 200, So.)

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otailback

20—Scott Concannon(5-10, 190, So.)

25—Stephen Simmons(5-8, 185, Jr.) o

Quarterback 13—Mike Kafka(6-3, 220, Sr.) 7—Dan Persa(6-1, 210, So.)

oY—wide receiver 11—Jeremy Ebert

(6-0, 180, So.)2—Lee Coleman(5-10, 180, Jr.)

oh—wide receiver

85—Zeke Markshausen(5-11, 185, Sr.)

81—Kevin Frymire(6-1, 180, Sr.)

oZ—wide receiver 12—Andrew Brewer

(6-3, 215, Sr.)81—Kevin Frymire

(6-1, 180, Sr.)

oX—wide receiver5—Sidney Stewart

(6-1, 185, Jr.)8—Demetrius Fields

(6-0, 205, R-Fr.)

XLeft Cornerback26—Jordan Mabin

(5-11, 180, So.) 22—Demetrius Dugar

(5-11, 170, R-Fr.)

Xoutside Linebacker

32—David Arnold(6-1, 220, So.)

51—Bryce McNaul(6-4, 230, So.) or35—Ben Johnson

(6-4, 220, So.)

Xsafety

17—Brad Phillips (6-4, 215, Sr.)

27—Jared Carpenter(6-0, 205, R-Fr.)

Xsafety

4—Brendan Smith or(6-1, 210, Sr.)

10—Brian Peters(6-4, 215, So.)

XMiddle Linebacker57—Nate Williams

(6-2, 235, Jr.)33—David Nwabuisi

(6-0, 245, R-Fr.)

Xoutside Linebacker41—Quentin Davie

(6-4, 230, Jr.)48—Roderick Goodlow

(6-2, 215, Fr.)

Xright Cornerback

24—Sherrick McManis(6-1, 190, Sr.)

28—Justan Vaughn(6-0, 190, Jr.)

XDefensive end

99—Corey Wootton(6-7, 280, Sr.)

88—Quentin Williams(6-4, 240, R-Fr.)

XLeft Defensive tackle

98—Corbin Bryant(6-4, 285, Jr.)

67—Marshall Thomas(6-3, 295, Sr.)

Xright Defensive tackle

79—Adam Hahn(6-4, 290, Sr.)

93—Niko Mafuli(6-3, 310, So.)

X Defensive end

94—Vince Browne(6-5, 265, So.)42—Kevin Watt(6-4, 265, So.)

oright tackle

79—Neal Deiters (6-8, 320, R-Fr.)78—Kurt Mattes(6-6, 295, Sr.)

oright Guard

64—Doug Bartels(6-4, 300, So.)

76—Desmond Taylor(6-3, 300, Sr.)

oCenter

65—Ben Burkett (6-4, 285, So.)

73—Colin Armstrong(6-5, 290, So.)

oLeft Guard

63—Keegan Grant(6-2, 300, Jr.)

72 — Brian Mulroe(6-4, 280, R-Fr.)

oLeft tackle

75—Al Netter(6-6, 300, So.)

70—Patrick Ward(6-7, 285, Fr.)

osuperback (te/hb)9—Drake Dunsmore

(6-3, 235, So.) 89—Josh Rooks

(6-6, 265, Jr.)80—Brendan Mitchell

(6-3, 250, Sr.)


1 Stefan Demos P/PK 2 Lee Coleman WR 3 Jeravin Matthews DB 4 Brendan Smith S 5 Sidney Stewart WR 6 Charles Brown WR 7 Hunter Bates S 7 Dan Persa QB 8 Demetrius Fields WR 9 Drake Dunsmore SB 10 Brian Peters S 11 Jeremy Ebert WR 12 Andrew Brewer WR13 Mike Kafka QB 14 Joe Mauro QB 15 Carl Fisher WR 16 Davion Fleming S 16 Jaleel Reed WR 17 Brad Phillips S18 Evan Watkins QB 19 Arby Fields RB20 Tim Weak CB20 Scott Concannon RB 21 Mike Bolden CB22 Demetrius Dugar CB23 Alex Daniel RB24 Sherrick McManis CB 25 Stephen Simmons RB 26 Jordan Mabin CB 27 Jared Carpenter S 28 Justan Vaughn CB29 Mike Trumpy RB31 Stone Pinckney LB 32 David Arnold LB 33 David Nwabuisi LB 34 James Nussbaum S 34 Steve Flaherty PK 35 Ben Johnson LB36 Tyrus Jones RB 36 Cooper Gerami S37 Jeff Budzien PK 37 Mike Jensen DB 38 Brandon Williams P38 James Kurzawski CB 39 Jacob Schmidt RB 40 Brett Nagel SB 41 Quentin Davie LB 42 Kevin Watt DE 43 Tim Riley LB44 Mark Woodsum SB 45 Kyle Petty LB46 Damien Proby LB46 Aaron Nagel SB

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Hometown/High School69 Nick Adamle OL 6-4 300 So./R-Fr. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North73 Colin Armstrong * OL 6-5 290 Jr./So. Wheaton, Ill./Lisle Benet Academy91 Brian Arnfelt DE 6-5 275 So./R-Fr. Lake Elmo, Minn./Stillwater32 David Arnold * LB 6-1 220 Jr./So. Copley, Ohio/Copley86 Brendan Barber WR 6-2 195 So./R-Fr. Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep64 Doug Bartels * OL 6-4 300 Jr./So. Caledonia, Ill./Rockford Boylan Catholic 7 Hunter Bates S 5-10 175 So./R-Fr. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Nease96 Anthony Battle DE 6-2 230 Fr./Fr. Dolton, Ill./Mount Carmel88 Martin Bayless WR 6-2 205 So./R-Fr. Fresno, Texas/Hightower21 Mike Bolden * CB 6-1 195 Jr./So. Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township66 Mike Boyle ** OL 6-7 290 Sr./Jr. Havertown, Pa./St. Joe’s Prep/The Hun School (N.J.)12 Andrew Brewer ** WR 6-3 215 Gr./Sr. Tulsa, Okla./Jenks 6 Charles Brown * WR 5-11 180 Jr./So. Chicago, Ill./Robeson94 Vince Browne * DE 6-5 265 Jr./So. Lisbon, Ohio/David Anderson98 Corbin Bryant ** DE 6-4 285 Sr./Jr. Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park37 Jeff Budzien PK 5-11 160 Fr./Fr. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead65 Ben Burkett * OL 6-4 285 Jr./So. Toledo, Ohio/St. John’s Jesuit27 Jared Carpenter S 6-0 205 So./R-Fr. Bowling Green, Ky./Bowling Green55 Bo Cisek DE 6-2 260 So./R-Fr. Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame 2 Lee Coleman ** WR 5-10 180 Sr./Jr. Gainesville, Ga./East Hall20 Scott Concannon * RB 5-10 190 Jr./So. Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge95 Davon Custis DE 6-3 250 Fr./Fr. Gahanna, Ohio/St. Francis De Sales23 Alex Daniel RB 6-0 195 So./R-Fr. Roswell, Ga./Roswell41 Quentin Davie ** LB 6-4 230 Sr./Jr. St. Louis, Mo./Cardinal Ritter79 Neal Deiters OL 6-8 320 So./R-Fr. Elmhurst, Ill./York 1 Stefan Demos ** P/PK 5-10 185 Sr./Jr. Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon90 Jack DiNardo * DT 6-4 285 Jr./So. Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central22 Demetrius Dugar CB 5-11 170 So./R-Fr. Houston, Texas/Aldine 9 Drake Dunsmore * SB 6-3 235 Jr./So. Lenexa, Kan./Saint Thomas Aquinas11 Jeremy Ebert * WR 6-0 180 So./So. Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Darby19 Arby Fields RB 5-9 200 Fr./Fr. Alta Loma, Calif./Los Osos 8 Demetrius Fields WR 6-0 205 So./R-Fr. Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff15 Carl Fisher ** WR 6-0 195 Sr./Jr. Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook34 Steve Flaherty PK 6-1 170 So./R-Fr. Chicago, Ill./St. Rita16 Davion Fleming S 5-10 205 Fr./Fr. Upland, Calif./Upland81 Kevin Frymire ** WR 6-1 180 Gr./Sr. Burr Ridge, Ill./Nazareth Academy36 Cooper Gerami S 6-0 200 Fr./Fr. Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More48 Roderick Goodlow LB 6-2 215 Fr./Fr. Dallas, Texas/W.H. Adamson63 Keegan Grant ** OL 6-2 300 Sr./Jr. Coal City, Ill./Coal City60 Jake Gregus DL 6-3 225 Fr./Fr. Riverside, Ill./St. Laurence79 Adam Hahn *** DT 6-4 290 Gr./Sr. Hartford, Wis./Hartford Union59 Pat Hickey LS 6-0 220 Fr./Fr. Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy87 Mark Ison WR 6-0 200 Sr./Sr. Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty37 Mike Jensen DB 6-0 175 Fr./Fr. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./The Bishop’s School35 Ben Johnson * LB 6-4 220 Jr./So. Trevor, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran36 Tyris Jones RB 6-0 215 So./R-Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran71 Cameron Joplin * DE 6-5 265 Jr./So. Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Pioneer13 Mike Kafka *** QB 6-3 220 Sr.{5}/Sr. Chicago, Ill./St. Rita38 James Kurzawski CB 5-10 185 So./R-Fr. Evanston, Ill./Loyola Academy49 Scott Lilja * S 5-10 185 Sr./Jr. Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest52 Evan Luxenburg OL 6-3 280 So./R-Fr. Beachwood, Ohio/Beachwood26 Jordan Mabin * CB 5-11 180 Jr./So. Northfield Center, Ohio/Nordonia93 Niko Mafuli * DT 6-3 310 Jr./So. Florissant, Mo./Saint Louis University High85 Zeke Markshausen ** WR 5-11 185 Gr./Sr. Capron, Ill./North Boone78 Kurt Mattes ** OL 6-6 295 Gr./Sr. Larksville, Pa./Wyoming Valley West 3 Jeravin Matthews * DB 5-11 175 So./So. Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan14 Joe Mauro QB 6-4 220 Sr./Jr. Bedford, Texas/L.D. Bell24 Sherrick McManis *** CB 6-1 190 Sr./Sr. Peoria, Ill./Richwoods51 Bryce McNaul * LB 6-4 230 Jr./So. Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie80 Brendan Mitchell *** SB 6-3 250 Sr./Sr. Twinsburg, Ohio/Western Reserve Academy83 Kevin Mitchell ** WR 6-1 215 Gr./Sr. Skokie, Ill./Notre Dame84 Drew Moulton WR 5-11 175 Fr./Fr. Freeland, Mich./Midland

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2009 rosters


48 Roderick Goodlow LB49 Scott Lilja S50 Timmy Vernon LB51 Bryce McNaul LB52 Evan Luxenburg OL 55 Bo Cisek DE56 Will Studlien LB 57 Nate Williams LB 58 John Henry Pace LS 59 Pat Hickey LS60 Jake Gregus DL61 Andrew Struckmeyer DT 62 Taylor Paxton OL 63 Keegan Grant OL 64 Doug Bartels OL 65 Ben Burkett OL 66 Mike Boyle OL 67 Marshall Thomas DT 68 Brian Smith OL 69 Nick Adamle OL 70 Patrick Ward OL 71 Cameron Joplin DE 72 Brian Mulroe OL 73 Colin Armstrong OL 74 Chuck Porcelli OL 75 Al Netter OL 76 Desmond Taylor OL78 Kurt Mattes OL 79 Adam Hahn DT79 Neal Deiters OL80 Brendan Mitchell SB 81 Kevin Frymire WR 82 John Plasencia SB 83 Kevin Mitchell WR 84 Drew Moulton WR 85 Zeke Markshausen WR 86 Brendan Barber WR87 Mark Ison WR88 Martin Bayless WR88 Quentin Williams DE 89 Josh Rooks SB 90 Jack DiNardo DT 91 Brian Arnfelt DE 93 Niko Mafuli DT 94 Vince Browne DE 95 Davon Custis DE 96 Anthony Battle DE 97 Tyler Scott DE 98 Corbin Bryant DE 99 Corey Wootton DE

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Hometown/High School72 Brian Mulroe OL 6-4 280 So./R-Fr. Glenview, Ill./Loyola Academy46 Aaron Nagel SB 6-1 225 Jr./So. Lemont, Ill./Lemont40 Brett Nagel SB 6-4 220 So./R-Fr. Lemont, Ill./Lemont75 Al Netter * OL 6-6 300 Jr./So. Rohnert Park, Calif./Cardinal Newman34 James Nussbaum * S 6-2 215 Sr./Sr. Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove33 David Nwabuisi LB 6-0 245 So./R-Fr. Houston, Texas/Episcopal58 John Henry Pace * LS 5-11 215 Sr./Jr. Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central62 Taylor Paxton OL 6-4 285 Fr./Fr. Centennial, Colo./Cherry Creek 7 Dan Persa * QB 6-1 210 Jr./So. Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty10 Brian Peters * S 6-4 215 Jr./So. Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central45 Kyle Petty * LB 6-0 210 Jr./So. Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North17 Brad Phillips *** S 6-4 215 Sr./Sr. Export, Pa./Franklin Regional31 Stone Pinckney LB 6-0 225 So./R-Fr. Columbia, S.C./Hammond School82 John Plasencia SB 6-5 245 Fr./Fr. Tampa, Fla./Jesuit74 Chuck Porcelli OL 6-7 310 So./R-Fr. Oak Brook, Ill./Montini Catholic46 Damien Proby LB 6-0 240 Fr./Fr. North Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne 16 Jaleel Reed WR 6-0 180 Fr./Fr. Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola43 Tim Riley LB 6-3 220 Fr./Fr. Oswego, Ill./Oswego89 Josh Rooks *** SB 6-6 265 Jr./Jr. Zeeland, Mich./Holland Christian39 Jacob Schmidt * RB 5-10 200 Jr./So. Rhinelander, Wis./Rhinelander97 Tyler Scott DE 6-4 250 Fr./Fr. Warren, Ohio/Howland25 Stephen Simmons ** RB 5-8 185 Sr./Jr. St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis University High (SLUH) 4 Brendan Smith *** S 6-1 210 Sr.{5}/Sr. Andover, Mass./New Hampton Prep (N.H.)68 Brian Smith OL 6-7 310 Fr./Fr. Medina, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit 5 Sidney Stewart ** WR 6-1 185 Sr./Jr. Farmington Hills, Mich./Farmington Harrison61 Andrew Struckmeyer * DT 6-2 245 Jr./So. Vienna, Va./Thomas Jefferson56 Will Studlien LB 6-2 215 Fr./Fr. Sunbury, Ohio/Big Walnut76 Desmond Taylor *** OL 6-3 300 Gr./Sr. Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola67 Marshall Thomas *** DT 6-3 295 Sr./Sr. Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit Prep29 Mike Trumpy RB 6-0 195 Fr./Fr. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North28 Justan Vaughn ** CB 6-0 190 Sr./Jr. Pearland, Texas/Pearland 50 Timmy Vernon LB 6-3 200 Fr./Fr. Fort Washington, Pa./Germantown Academy70 Patrick Ward OL 6-7 285 Fr./Fr. Homer Glen, Ill./Providence Catholic18 Evan Watkins QB 6-6 235 Fr./Fr. Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North42 Kevin Watt ** DE 6-4 265 Jr./So. Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West20 Tim Weak CB 6-1 180 So./R-Fr. Omaha, Neb./Millard North47 Ricky Weina * CB 5-11 180 Jr./So. Union Grove, Wis./Union Grove Union38 Brandon Williams P 6-2 195 Fr./Fr. Nappanee, Ind./NorthWood57 Nate Williams * LB 6-2 235 Sr./Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic88 Quentin Williams DE 6-4 240 So./R-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic44 Mark Woodsum *** SB 6-0 230 Gr./Sr. Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove99 Corey Wootton *** DE 6-7 280 Sr.{5}/Sr. Rutherford, N.J./Don Bosco Prep* Denotes letters won{5} Indicates fifth-year senior

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PRONUNCIATION GUIDEJeff Budzien ......................................................................... (BUD-zeen)Ben Burkett................................................................................ (burk-it)Davon Custis ....................................................................... (DAY-vonn)Neal Deiters ............................................................................ (DIE-turs)Stefan Demos .................................................... (STEFF-un DEE-mos)Demetrius Dugar ................................................................. (doo-GAR)Davion Fleming ................................................................. (DAVEY-on)Cooper Gerami ................................................................... (jur-AY-me)Adam Hahn .............................................................................. (HAWN)Mike Kafka ............. (KAFF-ka, first syllable pronounced like “calf ”)Niko Mafuli ...................................................(NEE-koh ma-FOOL-ee)

Zeke Markshausen.................................................(MARKS-howz-un)Kurt Mattes ........................................................................... (MATT-us)James Nussbaum ............................................................ (NOOS-bomb)David Nwabuisi ............................................................(wah-BOO-see)John Plasencia ......................................................... (plah-SENS-ee-uh)Chuck Porcelli ..................................................................(por-SELL-ee)Stephen Simmons ................................................................(STEFF-un)Will Studlien................................................................ (STUDE-lee-un)Justan Vaughn ..................................................................... (JUST-ann)Corey Wootton .................................................................. (WOOT-un)Ricky Weina .........................................................................(WINE-uh)

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th is is NorthwesterNCOACHES ....................................................................................................................13-18

SUPPORT STAFF ........................................................................................................18-19

2009-10 WILDCAT PLAyER BIOGRAPHIES ...............................................................20-43

2009 STATISTICS ........................................................................................................44-71

SEASON CLIPS .........................................................................................................72-103

MEDIA INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 104


head coach pat fitzgerald

No matter what the setting, Pat Fitzgerald invariably feels comfortable using his passion, unwavering set of core values and outward

enthusiasm to inspire and improve those around him. It’s apparent to anyone who has watched Fitzgerald join in his squad’s linebacker drills during practice to demonstrate proper tackling form. Or to the hundreds of Northwestern freshmen to whom Fitzgerald teaches the right way to sing the school fight song at the start of each academic year. It’s even clear to members of the state government of Illinois, whom this winter invited Fitzgerald to serve on the Illinois Reform Commission aimed at rooting out political corruption. That passion also was a primary factor in Fitzgerald’s Hall-of-Fame playing career at Northwestern, when he was a two-time Bronko Nagurski and Chuck Bednarik Award winner and team leader of NU’s back-to-back Big Ten title-winning teams in the mid-’90’s. The ’Cats posted a two-year Big Ten record of 15-1 and made appearances in the 1996 Rose Bowl and 1997 Citrus Bowl with Fitzgerald serving as the centerpiece of a defense that ranked among the nation’s best. Although Fitzgerald’s passion and commitment to excellence is hard to quantify, his positive impact in NU’s on-field performance is not. In 2008, Fitzgerald guided NU to a nine-win season and a berth in the Valero Alamo Bowl. Fitzgerald was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, a semifinalist for the George Munger Coach of the Year Award and a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. In 2009, Fitzgerald put the Wildcats back in a New Year’s Day game for the first time since the 1997 Citrus Bowl when he guided NU to an 8-4 mark (including an undefeated November) to prompt the Outback Bowl to select the ’Cats. An assistant for NU from 2001 through the summer of 2006, Fitzgerald was named Northwestern’s 29th head coach on July 7, 2006, succeeding Randy Walker, who died suddenly on June 29, 2006. He was the youngest head football coach among Football Bowl Subdivision schools until Lane Kiffin (six months younger) was hired by Tennessee prior to 2009. In June of 2009, NU Director of Athletics and Recreation Jim Phillips and Fitzgerald signed a seven-year deal that will keep him on the NU sidelines through 2015.

It is not surprising that Fitzgerald’s arrival on campus in 1993 coincided with the renaissance of Northwestern’s football program. Since 1995, the Wildcats have won three Big Ten titles (only Michigan and Ohio State have won more in the last 14 years) and won six or more games in eight of those 14 seasons. The program has steadily gained momentum in the four years since Fitzgerald took over as head coach, starting with a challenging 4-8 campaign in 2006, when just weeks before the season began, Walker’s death rocked the NU football program and Fitzgerald assumed the lead role. In 2007, the Wildcats achieved bowl-eligibility with

a 6-6 mark. Northwestern, however, did not play in a postseason game due to a lack of bowl slots for Big Ten teams. (A league-record 10 Big Ten squads were bowl-eligible in 2007.) Northwestern returned to the top of the league in offense in 2007, leading the Big Ten in total offense for the regular season. Northwestern now is in back-to-back bowl games for the first time since Fitzgerald’s playing days in 1995-96, putting together consecutive

PAT FItZGeraLDFourth SeasonCoaching RecordOverall: 27-22At NU: 27-22

born December 2, 1974

alma Mater Northwestern University, 1997

Degrees Bachelor’s Degree Organizational StudiesPlayingexperience Linebacker, Northwestern, 1993-96

Coachingexperience maryland, 1998 Defensive Graduate Assistant Colorado, 1999 Defensive Graduate Assistant Idaho, 2000 Linebackers/Special Teams Northwestern, 2001 Defensive Backs Northwestern, 2002-03 Linebackers Northwestern, 2004-05 Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator Northwestern, 2006-present Head Coach

Family Wife—Stacy Sons—Jack, Ryan, Brendan

FItZGeraLD at-a-GLanCe

Pat FItZGeraLD

14 // 2010 Outback Bowl // NUsports.com

head cOach pat fitzgerald

Player• 1996 Rose Bowl (DNP due to injury)• 1997 Citrus Bowl

Coach• 1999 Insight.com Bowl (Colorado)• 2003 Motor City Bowl (Northwestern)• 2005 Sun Bowl (Northwestern)• 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)

COACHING • 2008 Top-10 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Finalist • Semifinalist for 2008 Munger Coach of the Year Award • Touchdown Club of Columbus 2008 Big Ten Coach of the Year

PLAYING • 1995 and 1996 Chuck Bednarik Award Winner • 1995 and 1996 Bronko Nagurski Award Winner • 1995 and 1996 First-Team A.P. All-American • 1996 American Football Coaches Association First-Team All-American • 1996 Touchdown Club of Columbus Linebacker of the Year • 1996 Walter Camp All-American • 1995 Chevrolet Defensive Player of the Year • 1995 Sports Illustrated Defensive Player of the Year • Four-Time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Honoree • 2003 Northwestern University Hall of Fame Inductee • 2008 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee

FITZGERALD’S HONORS

5-3 records in Big Ten play. In 2009, the Wildcats ended the season with a 3-0 November to make NU 8-4 in the final month of play under Fitzgerald. This year’s run included victories over then-No. 4 (BCS) Iowa—the ’Cats’ third-straight win in Kinnick Stadium—and then-No. 16 (BCS) Wisconsin. Off the field, the Wildcats continue to excel academically. The past four years Northwestern has set program-bests with 16 Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2006, 18 in 2007, 26 in 2008 and the new mark of 29 in 2009. For the first time in school history, the football team registered a combined team grade point average above a 3.0 for the 2009 spring quarter. In addition, Northwestern continues to lead or rank near the top of the country in annual graduation rate. Four times since 2002 Northwestern has captured the AFCA’s Academic Achievement Award, which is given to the top FBS football program for graduation rate. For the past two years, Northwestern has recorded a near-perfect 992 (out of 1,000) Academic Progress Rate (APR) index—the newest NCAA academic measuring stick. The Northwestern student-athlete experience is not complete without a significant contribution to the campus and Evanston communities, which is why so many of Fitzgerald’s players have been recognized for giving back. Fitzgerald, his family and his players partake in countless charitable events in the area, including NU’s annual campus-wide Dance Marathon. 2009 graduate Eric Peterman received the National ARA Sportsmanship Award for his off-the-field efforts while a Wildcat has been named to the 11-member AFCA Good Works Team@ in each of the last four seasons. In 1995, Fitzgerald was the leader of a suffocating Wildcat defense that led the nation in scoring defense and anchored NU’s storybook run to the Big Ten championship and Rose Bowl. He ended the year by being named winner of both the Nagurski and Bednarik Awards as the nation’s top defensive player. He also was the Big Ten, Chevrolet and Sports Illustrated Defensive Player of the Year. Fitzgerald accomplished all of this, despite the fact that he broke his leg in the second-to-last regular-season game. Fitzgerald recovered from that injury, and in 1996 he again led the Wildcats to a share of the Big Ten title. As a result, he once again won the Nagurski and Bednarik Awards, becoming the first two-time winner of both honors. Fitzgerald also was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year again, Linebacker of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus and was NU’s George Ballantine Jr. Memorial Leadership Award winner. A two-time first-team All-American, Fitzgerald started 23 career games and totaled 299 tackles, including 20 for loss. He also forced five fumbles and intercepted three passes. Fitzgerald signed a free-agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys following his Northwestern career, and played in three preseason games before taking a one-year hiatus from football. Prior to his return to Northwestern, Fitzgerald was a defensive graduate assistant at Maryland (1998) and Colorado (1999) before taking his first full-time position at the University of Idaho in 2000. In 2001, Walker brought Fitzgerald back to Evanston, hiring him to coach the Wildcats’ defensive secondary. In 2002, he moved to linebackers coach, and then in 2004, added the recruiting coordinator to his title. Named one of college football’s top recruiters by SI.com in 2005, Fitzgerald played an integral role in both coaching and recruiting during his five years as a Northwestern assistant. He mentored two-time All-Big Ten linebacker and former St. Louis Ram Tim McGarigle, the all-time leading tackler in NCAA history. In February 2003, Fitzgerald was inducted into Northwestern’s Athletic Hall of Fame. In addition to his January 2009 appointment to the Illinois Reform Commission, Fitzgerald was named to the AFCA’s Ethics Committee. He begins his term in the fall of 2009. A native of Orland Park, Ill., and a graduate of Carl Sandburg High School, Fitzgerald resides in Evanston with his wife, Stacy, and three sons, Jack, born in November 2004, Ryan, born in September 2006, and Brendan, born in February 2009.

PAT FITZGERALD receives his Hall of Fame plaque from two-time Heisman Trophy winner and Hall-of-Famer Archie Griffin. (Photo by Gene Boyars)

FITZGERALD’S BOWL EXPERIENCE


assistaNt coaches

Jerry Brown, the dean of the Wildcat coaching staff, is in his 17th season with Northwestern. In January 2002, Brown was named

assistant head coach. He also coaches the Wildcats’ defensive backs after serving as the defensive coordinator from 1999 to 2001. Brown coached Sherrick McManis to a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the media (second-team pick by the coaches). McManis made four interceptions to lead NU, rank third in the conference and 18th in the nation. Brad Phillips was a first-team pick by the coaches at safety and a second-team selection by the media.

Brown’s backfield made 10 of the Wildcats’ 15 interceptions during the regular season, helping contribute to a +.42 turnover margin that ranked Northwestern’s defense third in the Big Ten. The unit’s numbers are even more impressive given that five different Wildcats earned starts at corner during the year due to injury. Sophomore Jordan Mabin started all 12 games on one side, but three different ’Cats filled in for McManis in his three games out (Justan Vaughn against Eastern Michigan, Demetrius Dugar at Syracuse and Ricky Weina versus Penn State). Weina in particular stepped up big in his role, coming in against Indiana to block a punt and make a key pass breakup in the second half.

Mike Hankwitz is in his second season as NU’s defensive coordinator. He began his Wildcat tenure Jan. 18, 2008.

Hankwitz has led Northwestern’s defense to another stellar year, especially in Big Ten play. Overall, the Wildcats held five different opponents to under 100 yards of total rushing, including limiting Purdue to a season-low 62, No. 8 Iowa to 65 and No. 17 Wisconsin to 99. The defense ranked third in the league with a +.42 turnover margin, using takeaways in Big Ten play to spark come-from-behind wins over Purdue, Indiana and Iowa while sealing the Illinois victory with a pick.

Continuing a storied career in which he has served as a defensive coordinator at seven different schools, Hankwitz earned his 200th win as a coordinator this season with Northwestern.

Mick McCall is in his second season as Northwestern’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He began his Wildcat tenure

on Jan. 17, 2008. McCall’s offense ranked second in the Big Ten in passing with 266.1 yards per game, thanks in large part to senior Mike Kafka, who was a consensus All-Big Ten second-team selection this year. Kafka ranked 22nd in the nation and second in the conference in total offense during the regular season, putting up 263.6 ypg. He five times went over 300 yards through the air on the year despite fighting injuries.

Kafka has 2,898 yards passing on the season, ranking third on NU’s single-season list. He closed the regular season with 116-straight pass attempts without an interception. During conference play, NU led the Big Ten in passing (270.8 ypg) while ranking third in total offense (377.4 ypg). McCall’s style of offense led to the ’Cats having the best first down total (183) in league games, helped by a 46.3 percent conversion rate on third down. In addition to Kafka, who started all 12 games this year despite missing time in several due to injury, sophomore Dan Persa stepped in admirably when needed. He fired a 72-yard TD pass—NU’s longest play from scrimmage on the year—against Towson and threw a touchdown strike in NU’s 17-10 win at previously undefeated and then-No. 4 Iowa.

JERRy brown17th SeasonAssistant Head CoachDefensive Backs Coach

• 1996 Rose Bowl (Northwestern)• 1997 Citrus Bowl (Northwestern)• 2000 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)• 2003 Motor City Bowl (Northwestern)• 2005 Sun Bowl (Northwestern)• 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)

hankwItZ’s bowL eXPerIenCe• 1971 Rose Bowl (Michigan)• 1978 Peach Bowl (Purdue)• 1979 Bluebonnet Bowl (Purdue)• 1980 Liberty Bowl (Purdue)• 1985 Freedom Bowl (Colorado)• 1986 Bluebonnent Bowl (Colorado)• 1988 Freedom Bowl (Colorado)• 1989 Orange Bowl (Colorado)• 1990 Orange Bowl (Colorado)• 1991 Blockbuster Bowl (Colorado)• 1992 Fiesta Bowl (Colorado)• 1993 Aloha Bowl (Colorado)• 1994 Fiesta Bowl (Colorado)

• 1995 Aloha Bowl (Kansas)• 1997 Cotton Bowl (Texas A&M)• 1998 Sugar Bowl (Texas A&M)• 1999 Alamo Bowl (Texas A&M)• 2000 Independence Bowl (Texas A&M)• 2001 Galleryfuniture.com Bowl (Texas A&M)• 2004 Houston Bowl (Colorado)• 2005 Champs Sports Bowl (Colorado)• 2006 Capital One Bowl (Wisconsin)• 2007 Outback Bowl (Wisconsin)• 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)

• 2003 Motor City Bowl (Bowling Green)• 2004 GMAC Bowl (Bowling Green)• 2007 GMAC Bowl (Bowling Green)• 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)

MIKE hankwItZSecond SeasonDefensive Coordinator

MICK McCaLLSecond SeasonOffensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Coach

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Randy Bates is in his fourth season as Northwestern’s linebackers coach. Prior to his arrival in Evanston, Bates was the defensive

coordinator/secondary coach at Louisiana Tech. The linebacking corps had another strong regular season, with Quentin Davie ranking second on the team with 81 tackles and Nate Williams third with 79. Davie led the Wildcats with 9.0 tackles-for-loss and six quarterback hurries while also notching a quartet of sacks and forced fumbles. Williams had five TFLs from his MIKE spot, and actually ranked second for NU with five passes defended and two interceptions.

The linebacking corps was not immune to the injury bug which bit the Wildcats’ defense hard in 2009. Six different Wildcats made starts during the year with only Davie playing in all 12 regular season games. Still, the unit stepped up, especially during Big Ten play, to help hold five different opponents to under 100 yards of total rushing, including limiting Purdue to a season-low 62, No. 8 Iowa to 65 and No. 17 Wisconsin to 99. In addition to Davie and Williams, Ben Johnson made six starts and had a pick-six for 70 yards against Towson. Converted safety David Arnold started in five games and recorded 4.5 tackles-for-loss and Bryce McNaul started the season finale against No. 17 Wisconsin following injuries to both Johnson and Arnold.

Adam Cushing is in his sixth season on the Wildcat staff and his fifth as a full-time assistant. In February of 2009, he was promoted to

offensive line coach after serving as the Wildcats’ superbacks coach. In January of 2008, he assumed the role of recruiting coordinator.f 2008, he also assumed the role of recruiting coordinator. Cushing’s first season with the offensive line proved his coaching acumen, getting a group that struggled early in the season to gel and finish the year very well. The line surrendered 23 sacks over the first nine games of the year before allowing just five during NU’s 3-0 November.

Sophomore left tackle Al Netter earned consensus All-Big Ten honorable mention honors as the anchor of a line that solidified following intense competition for playing time over much of the first half of the season. In addition to sophomore center Ben Burkett, a Rimington Trophy watch list member, guards Keegan Grant and Doug Bartels joined redshirt freshman Neal Deiters as the Wildcats’ starters during the final six games of the regular season. The group’s pass protection helped Northwestern finish in the top-30 in the nation and second in the Big Ten in passing offense while finishing in the top half of the conference in total offense.

Northwestern’s most recent addition to its staff, Bob Heffner, joined NU in February of 2009 as its superbacks coach.

The Wildcats’ superbacks enjoyed one of the position’s best seasons since Northwestern went to the spread offense at the beginning of the decade, led by sophomore Drake Dunsmore, who was NU’s third-leading receiver on the year with 38 catches for 403 yards and a pair of scores. Dunsmore ranked 18th in the conference and second among tight ends in pass receptions with 3.17 per game.

In addition to Dunsmore, Josh Rooks, Brendan Mitchell and Mark Woodsum all snared passes for NU this year. Mitchell in particular made all four of his catches on the season against Minnesota, including a go-ahead touchdown grab in the second half. The superbacks also played an increased role in run blocking, especially in goal-line situations. The Wildcats found the end zone 17 times on the ground during the year with quarterback Mike Kafka leading the way with seven—most of them on blocking surges inside the red zone.

• 1979 Garden State Bowl (Temple)

RANDy batesFourth SeasonLinebackers Coach

ADAm CushInGSixth SeasonOffensive Line Coach Recruiting Coordinator

BOB heFFnerFirst SeasonSuperbacks Coach

• 2001 Humanitarian Bowl (Louisiana Tech)• 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)

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• 2005 Sun Bowl (Northwestern)• 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)

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Kevin Johns is in his sixth season as a full-time Northwestern assistant, and his fourth as the Wildcats’ wide receivers coach. He

coached Northwestern’s running backs in 2004 and 2005. Johns also was appointed the program’s recruiting coordinator in July of 2006, a position he held until January of 2008 when he assumed the role of passing game coordinator. Johns’ wide receiver unit came into the season as a self-proclaimed “no-name” group before most definitely establishing names for themselves. Johns work with the position made him a finalist for the

FootballScoop.com Wide Receiver Coach of the Year award. His most notable work has been with senior Zeke Markshausen, who entered the year with just one career catch before leading the Wildcats with 79 to rank 18th in the nation and second in the Big Ten with 6.58 receptions per game. Markshausen won All-Big Ten second-team honors from the media. Senior Andrew Brewer also had a very strong season, ranking fourth in the conference in receiving yards per game while rating second on the team with 49 catches for a team-best 792 yards and seven touchdowns. Seven different wide recievers caught passes in 2009 with 16 separate Wildcats ending up with grabs for Johns, who also serves as NU’s passing game coordinator.

Marty Long, most recently an assistant coach at Washington State University, is in his second season as the Wildcats’ defensive line

coach. Long’s unit was a veteran group coming into the season but had four starters from last year recovering from offseason surgery or injuries (Vince Browne, Corbin Byrant, Adam Hahn and Corey Wootton). After shaking off the rust that comes with injury, the group again performed exceptionally well in 2009. Northwestern held five opponents to under 100 yards of rushing, including limiting Purdue to a season-low

62, No. 8 Iowa to 65 and No. 17 Wisconsin to 99. Northwestern ranked in the top half of the conference in rushing defense during league games and rated 34th overall in the nation in all games played despite the learning curve due to injuries. The group combined for 29.5 tackles-for-loss and 17 sacks from eight different players. This included a school-record eight sack effort in a 16-6 win over Miami (Ohio). Wootton, who also suffered a mid-season ankle sprain while still recovering from a devasting knee injury at the 2008 Alamo Bowl, still racked up a team-best 4.0 sacks and four quarterback hurries with 6.0 TFL’s to earn consensus All-Big Ten honorable mention honors.

Matt MacPherson is in his fifth season as the Wildcats’ running backs coach. MacPherson returned to Evanston after spending the 2004-

05 seasons at Eastern Michigan. He was NU’s defensive graduate assistant from 2000-02. MacPherson faced the challenge of replacing four-year starter and now NFL member Tyrell Sutton in 2009, and the Wildcats did so with a running back by committee approach. True freshman Arby Fields led the Wildcats’ rushing attack, but Stephen Simmons, Scott Concannon and Jacob Schmidt also earned starts in the backfield for NU.

Fields scored a pair of touchdowns in his first quarter of collegiate football against Towson, ending the regular-season with a running back-best five. Concannon (2), Simmons (2) and Schmidt (1) all also found the end zone for the Wildcats. MacPherson rotated his group as situation dictated, and they responded. Schmidt took on a third-down back type role and helped Northwestern to convert 46.3 percent of third down opportunities, the 11th-best rate in the nation. Concannon came in against Indiana and ripped off several huge runs during the game’s final drive to set up a chip-shot field goal for the 29-28 victory. Simmons eventually found his niche in the 2009 version of the group as a kick returner, capping his year with 155 yards including a huge momentum-changing 64-yard return against Wisconsin.

• 2000 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)• 2003 Motor City Bowl (Northwestern)• 2005 Sun Bowl (Northwestern)• 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)

• 1997 Insight.com Bowl (Arizona)• 1998 Holiday Bowl (Arizona)• 2005 Hawaii Bowl (Nevada)• 2006 MPC Computers Bowl (Nevada)• 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)

KEVIN JohnsSixth SeasonWide Receivers CoachPassing Game Coordinator

MARTy LonGSecond SeasonDefensive Line Coach

mATT MacPhersonFifth SeasonRunning Backs Coach

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• 2000 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)• 2008 Alamo Bowl (Northwestern)

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LouIs aYenIGraduate Assistant

Offense

CoDY CeJDaPlayer Development and Personnel Coordinator

Dr. GreG ChIaMPasAssistant Team Physician

sharroD eVerettAssociate Director

Football Operations

CaroLYn FLeMInGFootball

Administrative Assistant

GeorGe GLaDICFootball Secretary

JaY hootenAssistant Director

Strength and Conditioning

bILL JarVIsHead Equipment Manager

ChrIs JeskeStudent Assistant Coach

noLan JonesDirector

Football Operations

LarrY LILJaDirector

Strength and Conditioning

DaVID reItZRandy Walker

Recruiting Assistant

CurtIs shanerAssistant

Equipment Manager

Dr. MIChaeL terrYAssistant Team Physician

GreG VaLenZIsIAssistant

Equipment Manager

aLan woLkInGGraduate Assistant

Defense


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athletic trainingLeft to right: Ryan Collins, melissa Wuelser, Jennifer Brown, Cristina Nistler, Kari Taggart, Marvina Roebuck, Abhishek Dhar, Mehwish Moinuddin, Erin Hickey, Allison Fraum, Aira Contreras, Catherine Zhang, Laella Valdez, Tina Chaudhiy, molly Conlon, Dr. Carrie Jaworski, Tory Lindley

Football Interns (FbI)Left to right: Sean Dillon,

Adam Salon, Chad Michalkiewicz (no longer with the program), Steve Clinton, Omar Ahmad

Football VideoLeft to right: Niel Stopczynski, Ken Kowalski, Neil Morgan, Andy Bahr

Quality Control assistantsLeft to right: Matt Clark, Bill Rees, Chris Batti


NOrthwesterN Player BiOsColin Armstrong

736-5 • 290 • So.CenterWheaton, Ill.Lisle Benet Academy

2009Redshirt sophomore ... Reserve center ... Played in 10 games this season.

DAvID Arnold

326-1 • 220 • So.SafetyCopley, OhioCopley

2009Redshirt sophomore ... 31 total tackles with 4.5 TFL’s ... Two tackles vs. Wiscon-sin ... Notched four stops vs. Illinois ... Five tackles, including one assist on a TFL, in win over Iowa ... Posted six stops against Penn State and named team’s defensive player of the game ... Did not play in the Indiana game due to a leg injury ... Enjoyed a career day at Purdue after missing the first three games due to injury ... Posted four tackles—including his first career sack—and a forced fumble on kickoff coverage against the Boilermakers ... Earned his first career start at linebacker vs. Miami, recording five tackles and 2.0 TFL’s (one sack) in a 16-6 NU win ... Started and posted five tackles—including one TFL—at Michi-gan State, earning team’s defensive big playmaker award.

Arnold’s CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2008 10 5 4 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02009 8 23 8 31 4.5 15 0 1 0 0 0 0TOTALS 18 28 12 40 4.5 15 0 1 0 0 0 0

Arnold’s gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2008game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHSYRACUSE 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Duke DnPSOUTHERN ILLINOIS DNPOHIO DNPat Iowa 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN STATE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0PURDUE 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Indiana 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Minnesota 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO STATE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0ILLINOIS 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0vs. Missouri 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1

2009game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHTOWSON DNPEASTERN MICHIGAN DNPat Syracuse DNPMINNESOTA 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Purdue 3 1 4 1.0/4 1./04 0 0/0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 4 1 5 2.0/9 1.0/8 0 0/0 0at Michigan State 2 3 5 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA DNP

PENN STATE 6 0 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 4 1 5 0.5/1 0/0 0 0/0 0at Illinois 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0WISCONSIN 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

DOUG BArtEls

646-4 • 300 • So.Offensive LineCaledonia, Ill.Boylan Catholic

2009Redshirt junior ... ESPN The Magazine first-team Academic All-District selec-tion ... Former walk-on ... Started at right guard in every game this season and has made 20 consecutive career starts ... Can also play the center position ... Academic All-Big Ten.

HUNTERBAtEs

75-10 • 175 • R-Fr.SafetyPonte vedra Beach, Fla.nease

2009Redshirt freshman ... Reserve safety ... Recovered a key onside kick attempt at Illinois—a spectacular play—to help NU secure the win ... Named NU’s special teams player of the week against the Illini ... One special teams stop against In-diana ... One tackle each vs. Towson, Eastern Michigan and Purdue ... Returned two punts for 10 yards at Michigan State.

Career gP: 12 gs: 02009 gP: 11 gs: 0

Career gP: 18 gs: 52009 gP: 8 gs: 5

Career gP: 25 gs: 222009 gP: 12 gs: 12

Career gP: 12 gs: 02009 gP: 12 gs: 0

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ANDREWBrEwEr

126-3 • 215 • Sr.Wide ReceiverTulsa, Okla.Jenks

2009Graduate student ... Academic All-America nominee ... Named to the 2009 AFCA Good Works Team@, one of 11 players nationally from the FBS ranks ... Tabbed as one of 10 finalists for the 2009 ARA Sportsmanship Award and one of 12 finalists for the Wuerffel Trophy Award ... Semifinalist for National Football Foundation’s William V. Campbell Trophy ... Team’s Carnig Minasian Citizenship Award recipient (given for outstanding citizenship in all aspects of campus life) ... Ranks fourth in the Big Ten in receiving yards per game (66.0) and ninth in receptions per game (4.08) ... Among Big Ten receivers who have 4.0 or more catches per game, ranks first in yards per reception average (16.2) ... Team-leader with 792 receiving yards (49 catches) ... Had four 100-yard receiving games ... Named team’s offensive player of the game vs. Indiana and offensive big playmaker vs. Wisconsin and Towson ... Surpassed the 100-yard plateau in Senior Day win over Wisconsin (102 yards) on six receptions and hauled in two touchdowns (26, 12 yards) ... Totaled 73 yards on three catches at Illinois, including a 52-yard reception in the third quarter ... At Iowa, compiled 33 receiving yards on three catches and returned one punt for five yards ... Caught six passes for 65 yards and returned two punts for 22 yards against Penn State ... Tied his career high with eight receptions vs. Indiana while racking up a team-best 135 receiving yards, including a 51-yard TD reception that helped fuel NU’s 25-point comeback win ... At Michigan State, set a career high with eight catches that totaled 108 yards, including a 15-yard TD grab in the first quarter ... Three catches for 44 yards, including a 24-yard third-quarter touchdown reception, vs. Minnesota ... At Syracuse, he caught a 39-yard TD pass and also threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Mike Kafka on a quarterback throwback play ... Totaled 184 all-purpose yards (four catches for 73 yards, six kickoff returns for 111 yards) against the Orange ... Two receptions for 18 yards vs. Eastern Michigan ... Against Towson, caught six passes for a career-high 145 yards, including a 72-yard touchdown strike from Dan Persa for his first receiv-ing TD ... His 145 yards in the opener were the most since Jonathan Fields had 202 vs. TCU in the 2004 opener ... Academic All-Big Ten.

BrEwEr’s CArEEr stAts rUsHIng Year g Att Yds td lg Avg/C Avg/g2006 10 72 202 3 24 2.8 20.22008 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.02009 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0TOTALS 34 73 202 3 24 2.8 5.9

PAssIng Year g Att Cmp Int Yds td lg Pct Avg/g Eff. rat.2006 10 74 37 4 344 0 37 50.0 34.4 78.22008 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.02009 12 1 1 0 24 1 24 1.00 2.0 631.6TOTALS 34 75 38 4 368 1 37 50.7 10.8 85.6

rECEIVIngYear g rec Yds td lg rec/g Avg/C Avg/g2006 10 1 48 0 48 0.1 48.0 4.82008 12 18 145 0 19 1.5 8.1 12.12009 12 49 792 7 72 4.1 16.2 66.0TOTALS 34 68 985 7 72 2.0 14.5 29.0

BrEwEr’s gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2006 (Quarterback)game Comp Att Int Yds td rush Yds tdat Miami (Ohio) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 6 8 0 34 0 15 26 1at Nevada 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0at Penn State 14 30 1 157 0 17 41 0at Wisconsin 10 24 1 94 0 13 80 1PURDUE 7 11 1 59 0 20 30 0at Michigan 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 0at Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 2 (-1) 0OHIO STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ILLINOIS 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 1

2008 (wide receiver)game rec Yds td rush Yds td Pr YdsSYRACUSE 6 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Duke 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 0SIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OHIO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0MICHIGAN STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0PURDUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Indiana 2 25 0 0 0 0 0 0at Minnesota 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0OHIO STATE 3 21 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Michigan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0ILLINOIS 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Missouri 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 0

2009 (wide receiver)game rec Yds td rush Yds td Pr YdsTOWSON 6 145 1 0 0 0 0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 2 18 0 0 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 4 73 1 0 0 0 0 0MINNESOTA 3 44 1 0 0 0 0 0at Purdue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0at Michigan State 8 104 1 0 0 0 0 0INDIANA 8 135 1 0 0 0 1 0PENN STATE 6 65 0 0 0 0 2 22at Iowa 3 33 0 0 0 0 1 5at Illinois 3 73 0 0 0 0 0 0WISCONSIN 6 102 2 0 0 0 1 5

CHARLESBrown

65-11 • 180 • So.Wide ReceiverChicago, Ill.Robeson

2009Redshirt sophomore ... Contributes on special teams and as a reserve wideout ... Gained two yards on one reception vs. Penn State and recorded one special teams tackle ... Two catches for 12 yards against Indiana ... Set career bests at Michigan State with three catches for 31 yards, including a long reception of 16 yards ... Caught two passes for 20 yards vs. Miami (Ohio)... One tackle vs. Minnesota ... Recorded two special teams tackles against Towson and Eastern Michigan.

Career gP: 34 gs: 192009 gP: 12 gs: 12

Career gP: 24 gs: 02009 gP: 12 gs: 0


NOrthwesterN Player BiOsvINCEBrownE

946-5 • 265 • So.Defensive EndLisbon, OhioDavid Anderson

2009Redshirt sophomore ... Starting defensive end ... Seven TFL’s this season ... Named team’s defensive player of the game vs. Towson and vs. Miami ... One tackle vs. Towson ... Recorded two tackles vs. Eastern Michigan ... At Syracuse, racked up five tackles, including 2.0 TFL’s and one sack ... Credited with five tackles and a QB hurry vs. Minnesota ... Named defensive big playmaker fol-lowing his four-tackle performance at Purdue ... Set a career high with eight to-tal tackles vs. Miami, including 2.0 TFL’s and one sack ... One stop at Michigan State and two tackles vs. Indiana ... Notched one sack for an 8-yard loss and one quarterback hurry vs. Penn State ... Two tackles at Iowa ... Three stops, includ-ing one TFL, at Illinois ... One sack and two total tackles vs. Wisconsin.

BrownE’s CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2008 10 15 11 26 7.5 41 1 2 0 1 1 02009 12 22 14 36 7.0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 22 37 25 62 14.5 75 1 2 0 1 1 0

BrownE’s gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2008game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHSYRACUSE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Duke 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 2 1 3 1.0/4 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO 5 2 7 4.0/25 3.0/21 0 0/0 1at Iowa 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0 MICHIGAN STATE 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0PURDUE 3 1 4 2.0/11 1.0/10 0 0/0 0at Indiana 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Minnesota 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO STATE DNPat Michigan DNPILLINOIS DNPvs. Missouri 1 3 4 0.5/1 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHTOWSON 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Syracuse 4 1 5 2.0/7 1.0/4 0 0/0 0MINNESOTA 0 5 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1at Purdue 3 1 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 6 2 8 2.0/9 1.0/8 0 0/0 0at Michigan State 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0PENN STATE 1 0 1 1.0/8 1.0/8 0 0/0 1at Iowa 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Illinois 3 0 3 1.0/5 0/0 0 0/0 0WISCONSIN 2 0 2 1.0/5 1.0/5 0 0/0 0

BrYAnt’s gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2007game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHNORTHEASTERN 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0NEvADA DNPDUKE DNPat Ohio State 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan State 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MINNESOTA DNPat Eastern Michigan 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Purdue 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0IOWA 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Illinois 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHSYRACUSE 1 3 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Duke 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1 1 2 1.0/3 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO 2 2 4 0.5/1 0/0 0 0/0 1at Iowa 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN STATE 4 1 5 1.0/11 1.0/11 0 0/0 0PURDUE 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Indiana 2 0 2 1.0/2 0/0 0 0/0 0at Minnesota 3 0 3 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO STATE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan 2 2 4 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 0ILLINOIS DNPvs. Missouri DNP

2009game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHTOWSON 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Syracuse 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MINNESOTA 2 2 4 1.0/8 1.0/8 0 0/0 0at Purdue 2 0 2 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 3 1 4 1.0/5 1.0/5 0 0/0 0at Michigan State 1 2 3 1.0/5 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA 3 0 3 1.0/1 0/0 1 0/0 0PENN STATE 1 2 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 1 1 2 0.5/4 0.5/4 0 0/0 0at Illinois 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0WISCONSIN 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

CORBINBrYAnt

986-4 • 285 • Jr.Defensive EndChicago, Ill.Morgan Park

2009Redshirt junior ... Starting defensive tackle ... Recipient of team’s Bryan Paynter “Ultimate Wildcat” Award (given to a player who serves as an example by confronting adversity with courage and dedication and always putting the needs of the team first) ... 21 career starts ... 30 tackles and 5.5 TFL’s in 2009 ... Two tackles against Wisconsin and Illinois ... Two tackles at Iowa, including an assist on a 4-yard sack ... Posted three tackles vs. Penn State ... Recorded three stops and a TFL against both Indiana and Michigan State ... Two tackles and one TFL at Purdue ... Picked up four tackles vs. Minnesota, including one sack for an eight-yard loss ... Notched two stops at Syracuse ... Three total tackles against Eastern Michigan ... Academic All-Big Ten.

Career gP: 22 gs: 122009 gP: 12 gs: 12

Career gP: 34 gs: 212009 gP: 12 gs: 12


NOrthwesterN Player BiOsBrYAnt’s CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2006 2 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02007 9 3 2 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 11 15 13 28 5.5 19 0 1 1 0 0 02009 12 17 13 30 5.5 24 1 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 34 35 29 64 11.0 43 1 1 1 0 0 0

BEN BUrKEtt

656-4 • 285 • So.CenterToledo, OhioSt. John’s Jesuit

JARED CArPEntEr

276-0 • 205 • R-Fr.SafetyBowling Green, Ky.Bowling Green

2009Redshirt freshman ... 17 tackles in 2009 on special teams and at safety ... Two tackles vs. Wisconsin ... One tackle vs. Illinois and Penn State ... Started his first career game against Indiana in place of an injured Brad Phillips and registered one tackle ... Recorded a career-best four tackles against Michigan State.

2009Redshirt sophomore ... In his second year as NU’s starting center ... Started all 12 games in 2009, and 25 career starts ... 2009 Rimington Trophy watch list.

CArPEntEr’s CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2009 11 12 5 17 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 11 12 5 17 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SCOTT ConCAnnon

205-10 • 190 • So.Running BackColumbia, Mo.Rock Bridge

2009Redshirt sophomore ... Second among NU running backs with 240 net rushing yards ... Totaled 13 all-purpose yards vs. Wisconsin (eight rushing, five receiv-

ing) ... Gained 39 yards on nine carries vs. Illinois and caught one pass for nine yards ... Started in NU’s victory over No. 4 Iowa, racking up 59 yards on 15 car-ries ... First career start came against Penn State ... Posted 13 yards on eight car-ries and 29 yards on two receptions vs. the Nittany Lions ... Enjoyed a breakout day in sparking NU’s 25-point comeback win vs. Indiana, setting career highs with 16 carries and 73 yards ... Rushed for 45 yards in the fourth quarter against the Hoosiers, 32 of which came on NU’s game-winning drive ... Had eight car-ries vs. Eastern Michigan, totaling 21 yards ... Carried seven times for 32 yards and two touchdowns against Towson, scoring on running plays of 21 and 3 yards ... Sat out Purdue and Miami games with a concussion ... Academic All-Big Ten.

ConCAnnon’s gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2009game rush Yds td rec Yds tdTOWSON 7 32 2 0 0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 8 21 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 1 (-3) 0 0 0 0MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0at Purdue DNPMIAMI (OHIO) 0 0 0 0 0 0at Michigan State 0 0 0 0 0 0INDIANA 16 73 0 0 0 0PENN STATE 8 13 0 2 29 0at Iowa 15 59 0 0 0 0at Illinois 9 37 0 1 9 0WISCONSIN 3 8 0 1 5 0

ConCAnnon’s CArEEr stAts rUsHIng Year g Att Yds td lg Avg/C Avg/g2008 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02009 11 67 240 2 21 3.6 21.8TOTALS 19 67 240 2 21 3.6 12.6

qUENTIN dAVIE

416-4 • 230 • Jr.LinebackerSt. Louis, Mo.Cardinal Ritter

2009Redshirt junior ... Starting outside linebacker ... Started 25 career games ... Second on team with 81 tackles and first with nine TFL’s ... Tied for 20th in the Big Ten with 6.8 tackles per game and tied for fourth with four forced fumbles ... Named team’s defensive big playmaker vs. Miami, Indiana and Wisconsin ... One sack and two total stops vs. the Badgers while also causing a fumble that was recovered by NU in the late stages of a 33-31 win ... Led the defense with eight tackles at Illinois ... Intercepted the first pass of his career and notched five tackles in win at Iowa ... Recorded seven stops (six solo) against Penn State ... Six tackles with one TFL and two quarterback hurries vs. Indiana ... Posted seven stops for the second consecutive game at Michigan State along with a TFL and fumble recovery ... Named the national linebacker of the week by the Col-lege Football Performance Awards (CFPA) for his efforts against Miami ... He recorded career bests with three sacks and two forced fumbles, finishing with seven tackles vs. the RedHawks ... At Purdue, led the team with nine tackles while also collecting 1.5 TFL’s, one sack, a forced fumble and a pass breakup ... Racked up nine tackles and three QB hurries vs. Minnesota ... Collected four tackles at Syracuse ... Notched eight tackles (four solo) against Eastern Michigan ... Against Towson, led defense with nine tackles (four solo) and recorded 1.5 TFL’s and one QB hurry.

Career gP: 25 gs: 252009 gP: 12 gs: 12

Career gP: 11 gs: 12009 gP: 11 gs: 1

Career gP: 19 gs: 42009 gP: 11 gs: 4

Career gP: 36 gs: 252009 gP: 12 gs: 12


NOrthwesterN Player BiOsdAVIE’s gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2007game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHNORTHEASTERN 2 1 3 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 0NEvADA 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0DUKE 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Ohio State 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN 4 2 6 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0at Michigan State 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MINNESOTA 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Eastern Michigan 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Purdue 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0IOWA DNPINDIANA 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Illinois 1 2 3 0.5/2 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHSYRACUSE 5 2 7 1.0/5 1.0/5 0 0/0 0at Duke 1 7 8 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 2SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 4 2 6 3.5/21 1.5/12 0 0/0 0OHIO 2 2 4 1.0/3 0/0 1 0/0 0at Iowa 1 2 3 1.0/4 0/0 0 0/0 1MICHIGAN STATE 3 3 6 1.0/2 0/0 0 0/0 1PURDUE 3 3 6 1.0/6 1.0/6 1 0/0 1at Indiana 1 3 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Minnesota 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO STATE 3 4 7 1.0/4 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0ILLINOIS 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0vs. Missouri 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHTOWSON 4 5 9 1.5/1 0/0 0 0/0 1EASTERN MICHIGAN 4 4 8 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Syracuse 3 1 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MINNESOTA 4 5 9 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 3at Purdue 7 2 9 1.5/7 1.0/6 1 0/0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 5 2 7 3.0/10 3.0/10 0 0/0 0at Michigan State 2 5 7 1.0/3 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA 2 4 6 1.0/3 0/0 0 0/0 2PENN STATE 6 1 7 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 3 2 5 0/0 0/0 1 1/7 0at Illinois 2 6 8 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0WISCONSIN 2 0 2 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 0

dAVIE’s CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2007 11 18 7 25 1.5 3 1 0 0 0 0 02008 13 25 32 57 9.5 45 2 0 1 0 0 02009 12 44 37 81 9.0 25 3 4 1 0 1 7TOTALS 36 87 76 163 20.0 73 6 4 2 0 1 7

NEALdEItErs

796-8 • 320 • R-Fr.Offensive LineElmhurst, Ill.York

2009Redshirt freshman ... Recipient of team’s NGN Newcomer Award (offensive player honoree) ... Played in all 12 games, starting final six games at right tackle.

STEFANdEmos

15-10 • 185 • Jr.Punter/Place-kickerScottsdale, Ariz.Horizon

2009Redshirt junior ... Consensus second-team All-Big Ten selection ... Tabbed one of 20 semifinalists (one of two Big Ten kickers on the list) for the Lou Groza Award (nation’s top kicker) ... ESPN The Magazine second-team Academic All-American and first-team Academic All-District honoree ... Handles all of NU’s punting, place-kicking and kickoff duties ... Tied for Big Ten lead and ranks 20th nationally with 1.50 field goals per game, and ranks third with a 78.3 per-cent (18-of-23) conversion rate on field goals ... Ranks in a tie for fourth in the league among all players with 7.1 points per game ... Opened season by making first nine field goal attempts ... Was 14-of-16 after 10 games with both misses being blocked attempts ... Three-time Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honoree this season (vs. Purdue, Indiana, Wisconsin) ... Named team’s special teams player of the week vs. Eastern Michigan and Penn State ... Nailed all four field goal attempts—tying a career-best—in NU’s 33-31 win over Wisconsin, including two 45-yard boots ... Punted five times at Illinois with a long of 47 yards and one inside the 20 ... Hit a 47-yard field goal—the second-longest of his career—in the fourth quarter of NU’s win at No. 4 Iowa while also hitting a season-high eight punts, landing three inside Iowa’s 20 ... Connected on 2-of-3 field goal tries vs. Penn State (good from 34 and 45 yards) and punted five times at a 36.2-yard-per-punt average ... Hit his second game-winning field goal of the year vs. Indiana, a 19-yard attempt with 21 seconds remaining ... Also made a 28-yard attempt vs. the Hoosiers in the first quarter ... Booted six punts at Mich-igan State, including one inside the 20 ... Converted 1-of-2 field goal attempts vs. Miami (good from 46 yards) and punted seven times, landing two inside MU’s 20 ... Made four field goals at Purdue, hitting on attempts of 18, 35, 25 and 39 yards to improve to 8-for-8 on the year ... Also named one of the three Lou Groza “Stars of the Week” for his performance at Purdue ... Punted four times and landed one inside the 20 vs. the Boilermakers ... Connected on his only field goal attempt vs. Minnesota (26 yards) and averaged 40.8 yards per punt on four punts ... Landed three of his six punts at Syracuse inside the 20 ... Hit a game-winning, career-long 49-yard field goal with six seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to break a 24-24 tie against Eastern Michigan ... Also hit on a 20-yard field goal in the fourth quarter and landed two of his three punts inside the 20 against the Eagles ... Against Towson, connected on five PATs, his first career FG (36 yards) and punted one time for 36 yards ... Academic All-Big Ten.

Career gP: 12 gs: 52009 gP: 12 gs: 5

Career gP: 37 gs: 02009 gP: 12 gs: 0


NOrthwesterN Player BiOsdEmos’ CArEEr stAts PUntIng Year g no. Yards lg Avg2007 12 54 2,168 56 40.12008 13 64 2,499 63 39.02009 12 58 2,045 47 35.3TOTALS 37 176 6,712 63 38.1

FIEld goAlsYear g made Att. lg Pct2009 12 18 23 49 78.3 TOTALS 12 18 23 49 78.3

DEMETRIUSdUgAr

225-11 • 170 • R-Fr.CornerbackHouston, TexasAldine

2009Redshirt freshman ... Started at cornerback for the first time in his career against Syracuse in place of the injured Sherrick McManis and posted four tackles (three solo) ... Recovered a fumble on punt coverage at Purdue to help set up an NU field goal ... Two tackles vs. Miami and one wrap-up at Michigan State ... 11 total stops this season.

JACKdinArdo

906-4 • 285 • So.Defensive TackleHinsdale, Ill.Hinsdale Central

2009Redshirt sophomore ... Played in seven games as a reserve defensive tackle, including the last four ... Totaled three tackles on the season (one solo vs. Iowa, two assisted at Illinois).

DRAKEdUnsmorE

96-3 • 235 • So.SuperbackLenexa, Kan.Saint Thomas Aquinas

2009Redshirt sophomore ... Starting superback ... Third on the team in receptions with 38 catches ... Ranks second in receptions among Big Ten tight ends (behind Wisconsin’s Garrett Graham) ... Three catches for 45 yards vs. Wisconsin ... Caught one pass for 14 yards at Illinois ... Scored the go-ahead touchdown in

NU’s victory at No. 4 Iowa, a 4-yard pass from Dan Persa in the second quarter ... Finished with 19 yards receiving yards on three catches vs. the Hawkeyes and was named team’s offensive big playmaker ... Caught three passes for 28 yards against Penn State ... One grab for 11 yards against Indiana ... Posted two catches for 16 yards at Michigan State ... Four catches for 38 yards in a 16-6 win over Miami ... At Purdue, totaled four receptions for 42 yards ... Caught four passes for 37 yards against Minnesota ... Savored a career game at Syracuse in which he led NU with nine catches for 81 yards and his first career touchdown—a 22-yard second-quarter reception—earning him team offensive player of the game honors ... Two catches for a team-best 48 yards against Eastern Michigan ... Named team’s offensive big playmaker vs. Eastern Michigan ... Hauled in two passes—both on NU’s opening scoring drive—for 24 yards vs. Towson ... Academic All-Big Ten.

dUnsmorE’s CArEEr stAts rECEIVIngYear g rec Yds td lg rec/g Avg/C Avg/g2007 12 11 141 0 35 0.9 12.8 11.82009 12 38 403 2 28 3.2 10.6 33.6TOTALS 24 49 544 2 35 2.0 11.1 22.7

dUnsmorE’s gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2007game rec Yds td rush Yds td Pr YdsNORTHEASTERN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NEvADA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0DUKE 2 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0MICHIGAN 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0at Michigan State 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0MINNESOTA 2 16 0 0 0 0 0 0at Eastern Michigan 2 20 0 0 0 0 0 0at Purdue 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 0IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0INDIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2009game rec Yds td rush Yds td Pr YdsTOWSON 2 24 0 0 0 0 0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 2 48 0 0 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 9 81 1 0 0 0 0 0MINNESOTA 4 37 0 0 0 0 0 0at Purdue 4 42 0 0 0 0 0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 4 38 0 0 0 0 0 0at Michigan State 2 16 0 0 0 0 0 0INDIANA 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0PENN STATE 3 28 0 0 0 0 0 0at Iowa 3 19 1 0 0 0 0 0at Illinois 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0WISCONSIN 3 45 0 0 0 0 0 0

JEREMYEBErt

116-0 • 180 • So.Wide ReceiverHilliard, OhioHilliard Darby

2009True sophomore ... Offseason surgery (hip) slowed his production earlier in the season ... Four starts this season (15 catches, 162 yards) ... Season-best four catches for 44 yards vs. Wisconsin ... Two catches for 26 yards at Illinois, includ-ing a season-long 19-yard reception ... One grab for six yards at Iowa ... Against


Career gP: 11 gs: 12009 gP: 11 gs: 1

Career gP: 24 gs: 62009 gP: 12 gs: 6

Career gP: 25 gs: 92009 gP: 12 gs: 4


NOrthwesterN Player BiOsPenn State, brought in one pass for a 10-yard gain ... One catch for five yards against Indiana ... At Michigan State, caught one pass for 12 yards ... Caught one pass for 12 yards vs. Minnesota ... Two catches for 26 yards at Syracuse ... Against Eastern Michigan, made one catch for seven yards ... Caught one pass for eight yards against Towson.

EBErt’s CArEEr stAts rECEIVIngYear g rec Yds td lg rec/g Avg/C Avg/g2008 13 15 161 2 36 1.2 10.7 12.42009 12 15 162 0 28 1.2 10.8 13.5TOTALS 25 30 323 2 36 1.2 10.8 12.9

2009True freshman ... NU’s leading rusher with 294 net yards and five rushing TD’s ... Led all running backs with five rushing scores ... Gained 28 yards on the ground vs. Wisconsin ... Against Illinois, gained 50 yards on nine carries (5.6 ypc) and scored on a 1-yard rush in the fourth quarter ... One carry for six yards at Iowa ... Against Penn State, caught one pass for six yards and rushed one time for five yards ... Gained 10 yards on five rushes and caught one pass for six yards vs. Indiana ... Two carries for five yards at Michigan State ... Rushed for 27 yards on 11 carries vs. Miami ... First career start came at Purdue where he rushed a career-high 18 times for 43 yards and one TD and caught four passes for 16 yards ... Carried the ball nine times vs. Minnesota for 43 yards and one TD while also catching two passes for 12 yards ... Gained 24 yards on two carries at Syracuse, including a career-long 25-yard scamper ... Against Eastern Michigan, ran seven times for a net gain of five yards and caught two passes for seven yards ... Rushed six times for 48 yards and two touchdowns in his collegiate debut against Towson ... Scored on runs of 2 and 22 yards vs. the Tigers.

ARBYFIElds

195-9 • 200 • Fr.Running BackAlta Loma, Calif.Los Osos

A. FIElds’ gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2009game rush Yds td rec Yds tdTOWSON 6 48 2 0 0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 7 5 0 2 7 0at Syracuse 2 24 0 0 0 0MINNESOTA 9 43 1 2 12 0at Purdue 18 43 1 4 16 0MIAMI (OHIO) 11 27 0 0 0 0at Michigan State 2 5 0 0 0 0INDIANA 5 10 0 1 6 0PENN STATE 1 5 0 1 6 0at Iowa 1 6 0 0 0 0at Illinois 9 50 1 1 1 0WISCONSIN 8 28 0 5 23 0

A. FIElds’ CArEEr stAts rUsHIng Year g Att Yds td lg Avg/C Avg/g2009 12 79 294 5 25 3.7 24.5TOTALS 12 79 294 5 25 3.7 24.5

rECEIVIngYear g rec Yds td lg rec/g Avg/C Avg/g2009 12 16 71 0 12 1.3 4.4 5.9TOTALS 12 16 71 0 12 1.3 4.4 5.9

DEMETRIUSFIElds

86-0 • 205 • R-Fr.Wide ReceiverDallas, TexasSouth Oak Cliff

2009Redshirt freshman ... 23 catches for 199 yards (8.7 ypc) ... One catch for 14 yards vs. Wisconsin ... Caught two passes for 14 yards at Illinois ... One grab for seven yards against Penn State ... One catch for eight yards vs. Indiana ... Member of the starting lineup at Michigan State ... Caught one pass for eight yards vs. Miami ... One catch for 11 yards at Purdue ... Four catches for 43 yards against Minnesota ... Scored his first career touchdown in the fourth quarter at Syracuse and finished with 39 yards on five catches ... Caught a team-high four passes totaling 25 yards against Eastern Michigan ... Three receptions for 30 yards—including a long of 14 yards—in his collegiate debut against Towson.

d. FIElds’ CArEEr stAts rECEIVIngYear g rec Yds td lg rec/g Avg/C Avg/g2009 12 23 199 1 14 1.9 8.7 16.6TOTALS 12 23 199 1 14 1.9 8.7 16.6

d. FIElds’ gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2009game rec Yds td rush Yds td Pr YdsTOWSON 3 30 0 0 0 0 0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 4 25 0 0 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 5 39 1 0 0 0 0 0MINNESOTA 4 43 0 0 0 0 0 0at Purdue 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0at Michigan State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0INDIANA 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0PENN STATE 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0at Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Illinois 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 0WISCONSIN 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0

CARLFIsHEr

156-0 • 195 • Jr.Wide ReceiverBolingbrook, Ill.Bolingbrook

2009 sCoUtIng rEPortRedshirt junior ... Recipient of team’s Rashidi Wheeler Award (named in honor of former Wildcat safety) ... Contributes on offense and on special teams for NU.

Career gP: 12 gs: 32009 gP: 12 gs: 3

Career gP: 12 gs: 52009 gP: 12 gs: 5

Career gP: 16 gs: 02009 gP: 16 gs: 0


NOrthwesterN Player BiOsKEvINFrYmIrE

816-1 • 180 • Sr.Wide ReceiverBurr Ridge, Ill.Nazareth Academy

2009Graduate student ... Former walk-on who earned a scholarship in September 2009 ... Caught his first career pass for a 16-yard gain at Syracuse ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2009True freshman ... Contributes on special teams coverage units ... Seven tackles on the season, including two in season finale vs. Wisconsin.

RODERICKgoodlow

486-2 • 215 • Fr.Outside LinebackerDallas, TexasW.H. Adamson

KEEGANgrAnt

636-2 • 300 • Jr.Offensive LineCoal City, Ill.Coal City

2009Redshirt junior ... Started seven games this season at right guard, including the last six.

ADAMHAHn

796-4 • 290 • Sr.Defensive TackleHartford, Wis.Hartford Union

2009Graduate student ... Recipient of team’s Marcel Price Award (given to the player who best exhibits the enthusiasm and dedication to the Wildcat program and is symbolic of Marcel’s desire) ... Started 33 career games ... Missed first two games

of 2009 with a foot injury (from the previous spring) ... One stop vs. Wisconsin and at Illinois ... Two tackles against both Iowa and Penn State ... Posted five stops and 1.5 TFL’s at Michigan State ... Started for the first time this season vs. Miami and notched two tackles ... Recorded his first sack of the season at Purdue ... Two stops and 0.5 TFL’s vs. Minnesota ... One tackle at Syracuse ... Academic All-Big Ten.

HAHn’s gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2006game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHat Miami (Ohio) 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 2 0.5/3 0/0 1 0/0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Nevada 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Penn State 1 3 4 1.0/3 0/0 0 0/0 0at Wisconsin 2 2 4 1.0/6 0/0 0 0/0 0PURDUE 1 3 4 1.0/10 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN STATE 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 1 3 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO STATE 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0ILLINOIS 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2007game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHNORTHEASTERN 0 2 2 0.5/1 0/0 0 0/0 0NEvADA 3 3 6 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 1DUKE 0 3 3 1.0/3 0/0 0 0/0 1at Ohio State 1 2 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN 1 2 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan State 0 1 1 0.5/1 0/0 0 0/0 0MINNESOTA 1 2 3 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0at Eastern Michigan 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Purdue 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0IOWA 1 3 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Illinois 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHSYRACUSE 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Duke 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0SIU 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN STATE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0PURDUE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0at Indiana DNPat Minnesota 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO STATE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0ILLINOIS 0 3 3 1.0/2 0.5/2 0 0/0 0vs. Missouri 0 3 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHTOWSON DNPEASTERN MICHIGAN DNPat Syracuse 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MINNESOTA 1 1 2 0.5/1 0/0 0 0/0 0at Purdue 1 0 1 1.0/2 1.0/2 0 0/0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan State 1 4 5 1.5/3 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0PENN STATE 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Illinois 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0WISCONSIN 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0



Career gP: 26 gs: 62009 gP: 12 gs: 6

Career gP: 46 gs: 332009 gP: 10 gs: 6


NOrthwesterN Player BiOsHAHn’s CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2006 12 11 17 28 3.5 22 1 0 0 1 0 02007 12 12 21 33 3.0 6 2 0 0 0 0 02008 11 2 6 8 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 02009 10 9 8 17 3.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 46 34 55 89 10.5 36 4 0 0 1 0 0

BENjoHnson

356-4 • 220 • So.LinebackerTrevor, Wis.Shoreland Lutheran

2009Redshirt sophomore ... 22 tackles (3.5 for loss) in 2009 ... Missed the Iowa and Illinois games and played sparingly vs. Wisconsin due to a leg injury ... Returned to the starting lineup vs. Indiana after missing Miami and Michigan State games with a leg injury and notched six tackles with one TFL and a QB hurry ... Two stops at Purdue ... Finished with five tackles vs. Minnesota, includ-ing 0.5 TFL’s ... Stuffed the stat sheet at Syracuse, collecting three tackles, one sack for a 4-yard loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on his way to NU’s defensive player of the game honors ... Against Eastern Michigan, intercepted the first pass of his career and returned it 70 yards for a pick-six ... Named team’s defensive big playmaker vs. EMU ... Finished with four tackles and one TFL against the Eagles ... In his first start vs. Towson, recorded two tackles and one pass breakup.

joHnson’s CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2008 12 3 3 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 02009 8 13 9 22 3.5 7 2 1 1 1 1 70TOTALS 20 16 12 28 3.5 7 2 1 1 2 1 70

MIKEKAFKA

136-3 • 220 • Sr.quarterbackChicago, Ill.St. Rita

2009Fifth-year senior ... 2009 co-captain ... 18 career starts (won 11 games as NU’s starting QB) ... Consensus second-team All-Big Ten quarterback selection ... One of 20 players nationally, and one of three Big Ten quarterbacks, named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list ... Team’s 2009 Offensive Most Valuable Player ... Third in the Big Ten with 241.5 passing yards per game, which ranks 27th nationally ... 13th in the nation in completions per game (22.7) and 13th in completion percentage (.657) ... Second in the Big Ten and 23rd nationally in total offense with 263.6 yards per game ... Ranks first among Big Ten quarterbacks in fewest interceptions thrown (1.69 percent of all attempts) ... Closed regular season with 116 consecutive pass attempts without an interception ... Currently eighth in school history with 4,613 career yards of

total offense, fourth in single-season total offense (3,163) and third in single-season passing yardage (2,898) ... Has five 300-yard passing games this season ... Two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Syracuse, Wisconsin) ... Named team’s offensive big playmaker following Syracuse, Miami, Michigan State and Illinois games and team’s offensive player of the game vs. Purdue and Wisconsin ... Led NU to a 33-31 win over Wisconsin on Senior Day, throwing for 326 yards on 26-of-40 passing with two TD’s ... At Illinois, threw for 305 yards on 23-of-37 passing and ran for a 1-yard touchdown (12 net rushing yards) ... Started at Iowa and played 47-of-83 snaps due to leg injury suffered vs. Penn State ... Completed 10-of-18 passes for 72 yards in the win over the Hawkeyes, managing the fourth quarter after backup Dan Persa was forced out with a hand injury ... Against Penn State, completed 14-of-18 passes for 128 yards and ran for 42 yards and one touchdown before leaving the game in the second quarter due to a leg injury ... Rallied Northwestern to its biggest come-back win in school history vs. Indiana, erasing a 25-point second-quarter deficit ... Threw for 312 yards and two TD’s on 26-of-46 passing against the Hoosiers while also rushing for 65 yards and one touchdown on 17 carries ... Completed 34-of-47 attempts for 291 yards and threw for a pair of TD’s at Michigan State ... Also ran for for 42 yards on 18 carries vs. the Spartans ... Ran for two touch-downs (the sixth and seventh of his career) and threw for 191 yards on 15-of-31 passing against Miami ... Led NU to a 27-21 win at Purdue after the ’Cats fell behind 21-3 in the second quarter, throwing for 224 yards on 28-of-44 passing while running for the go-ahead touchdown with 2:09 remaining in the game ... Against Minnesota, completed 32-of-47 passes for 309 yards and two TD’s ... Set school and career records at Syracuse by completing his first 16 passes of the game, breaking a 47-year-old Northwestern record for consecutive pass comple-tions ... Also broke Brett Basanez’s school standard for completion percentage, finishing the SU game 35-of-42 (83.3 percent) for 390 yards with three passing TD’s, one rushing (3 yards) and one receiving (24 yards), becoming the first Big Ten player to throw for, run for and catch a touchdown in the same game since Penn State’s Zack Mills on Sept. 4, 2004 ... His 390 passing yards is the 49th-best single-game performance this year by an FBS quarterback ... Against Eastern Michigan, completed 14 of 24 passes for 158 yards and ran five times for 21 yards ... Completed 5-of-7 passes on NU’s final possession against the Eagles, driving NU down the field to set up Stefan Demos’ game-winning field goal ... Threw for 192 yards on 15-of-20 passing and rushed for six yards on six carries in season opener vs. Towson.

KAFKA’s gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2006game Comp Att Int Yds td rush Yds tdat Miami (Ohio) 13 17 0 106 1 17 89 0NEW HAMPSHIRE 19 32 1 173 0 11 42 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 10 18 1 76 0 5 33 1at Nevada 9 21 3 122 0 12 111 1at Penn State DNPat Wisconsin DNPPURDUE DNPMICHIGAN STATE DNPat Michigan DNPat Iowa DNPOHIO STATE 4 8 0 17 0 3 (-12) 0ILLINOIS DNP

2007game Comp Att Int Yds td rush Yds tdNORTHEASTERN 2 2 11 0 0 0 0 0NEvADA DNPDUKE DNPat Ohio State 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 0MICHIGAN DNPat Michigan State DNPMINNESOTA DNPat Eastern Michigan DNPat Purdue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0INDIANA DNPat Illinois DNP


Career gP: 29 gs: 182009 gP: 12 gs: 12


NOrthwesterN Player BiOs

KAFKA’s CArEEr stAts rUsHIng Year g Att Yds td lg Avg/C Avg/g2006 5 48 263 2 55 5.5 52.62007 4 2 8 0 4 4.0 2.02008 8 68 321 1 53 4.7 40.12009 12 130 265 7 18 2.0 22.1TOTALS 29 248 857 10 55 3.5 29.6

PAssIng Year g Att Cmp Int Yds td lg Pct Avg/g Eff. rat.2006 5 96 55 5 494 1 39 57.3 98.8 93.52007 4 3 2 0 11 0 7 66.7 2.8 97.52008 8 46 32 3 330 2 36 69.6 41.2 131.12009 12 414 272 7 2,898 12 52 65.7 241.5 130.7TOTALS 29 559 361 15 3,733 15 52 64.6 128.7 124.2

2008game Comp Att Int Yds td rush Yds tdSYRACUSE 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 0at Duke DnPSIU 1 2 0 1 0 2 3 0OHIO DNPat Iowa DNPMICHIGAN STATE DNPPURDUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Indiana 1 1 0 9 0 2 (-21) 0at Minnesota 12 16 2 143 2 27 217 0OHIO STATE 18 27 1 177 0 29 83 1at Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 0ILLINOIS 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0vs. Missouri DNP

2009game Comp Att Int Yds td rush Yds tdTOWSON 15 20 0 192 0 6 6 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 14 24 1 158 0 5 21 0at Syracuse 35 42 1 390 3 13 (-7) 1MINNESOTA 32 47 1 309 2 12 (-13) 0at Purdue 28 44 0 224 0 18 39 1MIAMI (OHIO) 15 31 1 191 0 15 53 2at Michigan State 34 47 0 291 2 18 42 0INDIANA 26 46 3 312 2 17 65 1PENN STATE 14 18 0 128 0 8 42 1at Iowa 10 18 0 72 0 4 (-12) 0at Illinois 23 37 0 305 1 7 12 1WISCONSIN 26 40 0 326 2 7 17 0

JORDANmABIn

265-11 • 180 • So.CornerbackNorthfield Center, OhioNordonia

2009Redshirt sophomore ... Starting cornerback with 23 career starts and 66 tackles in 2009 ... Sealed NU’s win over Wisconsin with an interception in the final minute and finished with seven tackles (fifth time in his career with seven tack-les) ... Five total tackles at Illinois ... Intercepted his first pass of the season and the fourth of his career at Iowa while recording six tackles ... Posted six tackles

vs. Penn State ... Five tackles against Indiana and six stops at Michigan State ... Tied a career high with seven tackles in consecutive games vs. Miami and at Purdue ... Also recovered a fumble at Purdue ... Five tackles against Minnesota ... Tied for team lead with seven tackles at Syracuse ... Picked up four stops against Eastern Michigan ... One tackle vs. Towson.

mABIn’s gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2008game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHSYRACUSE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Duke 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0SIU 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0OHIO 6 2 8 1.0/3 0/0 0 1/0 0at Iowa 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN STATE 4 4 8 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0PURDUE 4 2 6 0/0 0/0 0 1/38 0at Indiana 3 2 5 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0at Minnesota 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO STATE 0 4 4 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0at Michigan 4 0 4 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0ILLINOIS 3 1 4 1.0/1 0/0 1 0/0 0vs. Missouri 1 2 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHTOWSON 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 4 0 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Syracuse 5 2 7 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MINNESOTA 3 2 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Purdue 5 2 7 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 5 2 7 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan State 4 2 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA 5 0 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0PENN STATE 6 0 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 2 4 6 0/0 0/0 0 1/15 0at Illinois 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0WISCONSIN 6 1 7 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0

mABIn’s CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2008 13 32 20 52 2.0 4 8 2 1 0 3 382009 12 50 16 66 0.0 0 2 0 1 0 2 15TOTALS 25 82 36 118 2.0 4 10 2 2 0 5 53

NIKOmAFUlI

936-3 • 310 • So.Defensive TackleFlorissant, Mo.Saint Louis University High

2009Redshirt sophomore ... Six total tackles (1.5 for loss) in 2009 ... One tackle at Illi-nois ... Recorded two stops at Michigan State and assisted on a sack vs. Miami ... Two tackles vs. Towson, including the first sack of his career for a two-yard loss.

Career gP: 25 gs: 232009 gP: 12 gs: 12

Career gP: 10 gs: 02009 gP: 10 gs: 0


NOrthwesterN Player BiOsmAFUlI’s CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2009 10 2 4 6 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 10 2 4 6 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

zEKEmArKsHAUsEn

855-11 • 185 • Sr.Wide ReceiverCapron, Ill.North Boone

2009Graduate student ... ESPN The Magazine first-team Academic All-American and first-team Academic All-District selection ... Second-team All-Big Ten (media) ... Recipient of team’s George W. Ballantine Award (given to a player who demonstrates the enthusiasm and leadership that exemplifies George’s contributions to NU football) ... Former walk-on who earned a scholarship in September 2009 ... Second in Big Ten and 19th nationally with 6.58 catches per game ... Enters the bowl game tied for fourth on NU’s single-season list with 79 receptions ... Becomes the fifth different player in NU history to catch 70 or more passes in a season (D’Wayne Bates did it twice) ... Also ranks sixth in the league with 64.5 receiving yards per contest ... Second in the Big Ten with 7.62 catches per game against conference opponents (69.0 receiving yards per league game) ... Named team’s offensive player of the game vs. Miami, Michigan State and Illinois and offensive big playmaker against Purdue and Indiana ... Threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Sidney Stewart after catching a screen pass in the second quarter of NU’s 33-31 win over Wisconsin ... Also caught three passes for 37 yards vs. the Badgers ... Led NU with 104 receiving yards on six catches with one touchdown vs. Illinois ... Three catches for 20 yards at Iowa ... Caught a team-best nine passes for 60 yards against Penn State ... Tied for team lead with eight catches in NU’s comeback win over Indiana, compiling 94 yards as well as an over-the-shoulder touchdown catch in the corner of the end zone ... Exploded for 16 catches for 111 yards—both career bests—and his first career TD at Michigan State ... His 16 receptions were the most catches by a Wildcat in 27 years and one off the school record of 17 ... One of only seven players in the FBS to catch at least 16 passes in one game this season ... NU’s leading receiver vs. Miami with five catches for 68 yards ... Caught 10 passes at Purdue in racking up 56 receiving yards ... Led the team in catches (six) and receiving yards (70) vs. Minnesota ... At Syracuse, caught nine passes for a career-best 86 yards, including a career-long 30-yard grab ... Two catches for 38 receiving yards against Eastern Michigan, including a 22-yard grab ... Caught two passes for 30 yards vs. Towson ... Academic All-Big Ten.

mArKsHAUsEn’s CArEEr stAts rECEIVIngYear g rec Yds td lg rec/g Avg/C Avg/g2007 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.02008 9 1 6 0 6 0.1 6.0 0.72009 12 79 774 3 30 6.6 9.8 64.5TOTALS 26 80 780 3 30 3.1 9.8 30.0

mArKsHAUsEn’s gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2009game rec Yds td rush Yds td Pr YdsTOWSON 2 30 0 0 0 0 0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 2 38 0 0 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 9 86 0 0 0 0 0 0MINNESOTA 6 70 0 0 0 0 0 0at Purdue 10 56 0 0 0 0 0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 5 68 0 0 0 0 0 0at Michigan State 16 111 1 0 0 0 0 0INDIANA 8 94 1 1 0 0 0 0 PENN STATE 9 60 0 1 2 0 0 0at Iowa 3 20 0 0 0 0 0 0at Illinois 6 104 1 0 0 0 0 0WISCONSIN 3 37 0 0 0 0 0 0

KURTmAttEs

786-6 • 295 • Sr.Offensive LineLarksville, Pa.Wyoming valley West

2009Graduate student ... Started 20 career games, most recently vs. Miami ... Named team’s offensive player of the game vs. Towson ... Academic All-Big Ten.

JERAvINmAttHEws

35-11 • 175 • So.CornerbackCanonsburg, Pa.Canon-McMillian

2009True sophomore ... Moved from running back to cornerback after the conclu-sion of the 2009 regular season ... One of NU’s primary kick returners (21 returns for 357 yards) ... Started his first career game at running back vs. Tow-son and rushed three times for 11 yards before leaving the game with an ankle injury that forced him to sit out the Eastern Michigan and Syracuse games ... Returned for the Minnesota game and rushed twice for 14 yards while also returning five kickoffs for a career-best 94 yards ... Four kickoff returns for 71 yards at Purdue ... Carried the ball on a reverse play for 16 yards and brought back one kickoff for 24 yards vs. Miami ... One rush for six yards and five kickoff returns for 85 yards at Michigan State ... Two carries for 14 yards and four kickoff returns for 74 yards against Indiana ... Also had two special teams tackles against the Hoosiers ... Returned two kickoffs for nine yards against Penn State ... Did not play at Iowa (due to a personal leave of absence).

JOEmAUro

146-4 • 220 • Jr.quarterbackBedford, TexasL.D. Bell

2009Redshirt junior ... Third on the depth chart ... Appeared in a game for the first time against Towson, rushing two times for six yards.

Career gP: 26 gs: 92009 gP: 12 gs: 9

Career gP: 28 gs: 202009 gP: 8 gs: 6




NOrthwesterN Player BiOsSHERRICKmcmAnIs

246-1 • 190 • Sr.CornerbackPeoria, Ill.Richwoods

2009True senior ... 2009 co-captain ... First-team All-Big Ten selection by media and second-team all-league choice by coaches ... Team’s 2009 Defensive Most Valu-able Player ... 34 tackles and four interceptions this season ... Ranks third in Big Ten and 18th nationally in interceptions (0.44 per game) ... Positioned seventh (tied with two other players) on NU’s career interceptions list with eight ... Had a string of 30 consecutive starts until sitting out Eastern Michigan and Syracuse games with a leg injury ... Wildcats went 7-2 with him in the lineup ... Ranks third on NU’s career pass breakups list with 30 ... Four stops in Senior Day win over Wisconsin ... Sealed NU’s win vs. Illinois with an acrobatic interception in the final minute ... Finished with five tackles vs. the Illini and was named team’s co-defensive big playmaker of the week ... Notched six tackles and one pass breakup in upset of No. 4 Iowa ... One tackle and one pass breakup vs. Indiana before leaving the game with an injury that forced him to sit out the Penn State game ... Posted five stops (four solo) at Michigan State ... One interception vs. Miami ... Also forced a fumble, broke up two passes and had three tackles vs. the RedHawks ... One interception and one tackle at Purdue ... His interception at Purdue jump-started the Wildcats as they reeled off 24 unanswered points following the takeaway and posted a 27-21 win ... Returned from a two-game absence due to injury against Minnesota and tied for second on the team with nine tackles while recording one interception ... One pass breakup vs. Towson ... Academic All-Big Ten.

mcmAnIs’ gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2006game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHat Miami (Ohio) 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0NEW HAMPSHIRE DNPEASTERN MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Nevada 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Penn State 3 0 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Wisconsin 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0PURDUE 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0MICHIGAN STATE 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0OHIO STATE 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 2 1/0 0ILLINOIS 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2007game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHNORTHEASTERN 6 4 10 2.0/5 0/0 0 0/0 0NEvADA 7 1 8 1.0/2 0/0 0 0/0 0DUKE 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Ohio State 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 1 1/0 0MICHIGAN 5 2 7 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0at Michigan State 2 3 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MINNESOTA 6 3 9 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0at Eastern Michigan 2 4 6 0.5/3 0/0 0 0/0 1at Purdue 6 0 6 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 0IOWA 7 1 8 2.0/3 1.0/2 1 0/0 0INDIANA 3 3 6 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0at Illinois 3 1 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHSYRACUSE 4 0 4 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0at Duke 9 1 10 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0SIU 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0OHIO 3 1 4 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0at Iowa 8 3 11 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0MICHIGAN STATE 4 0 4 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0PURDUE 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 1 1/0 0at Indiana 5 1 6 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0at Minnesota 7 1 8 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO STATE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan 3 0 3 0/0 0/0 3 0/0 0ILLINOIS 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 1 1/0 0vs. Missouri 0 3 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHTOWSON 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN DNPat Syracuse DNPMINNESOTA 2 7 9 0/0 0/0 1 1/0 0at Purdue 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 3 0 3 0/0 0/0 2 1/0 0at Michigan State 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0PENN STATE DNPat Iowa 5 1 6 0.5/1 0/0 1 0/0 0at Illinois 4 1 5 1.0/4 0/0 0 1/0 0WISCONSIN 4 0 4 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0

mcMANIS’ CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2006 11 16 6 22 0.0 0 6 1 0 0 1 02007 12 51 24 75 6.5 14 7 1 0 0 1 02008 13 53 14 67 0.0 0 14 1 0 0 2 02009 9 24 10 34 1.5 5 11 1 0 0 4 0TOTALS 45 144 54 198 8.0 19 38 4 0 0 8 0

KICK rEtUrns Year g no. Yds td lg Avg/r Avg/g2006 11 28 588 0 47 21.0 53.52007 12 31 718 0 68 23.2 59.82008 13 3 57 0 29 19.0 4.82009 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0TOTALS 45 62 1,363 0 68 22.0 30.3

Career gP: 45 gs: 382009 gP: 9 gs: 9


NOrthwesterN Player BiOsBRYCEmcnAUl

516-4 • 230 • So.LinebackerEden Prairie, Minn.Eden Prairie

2009Redshirt sophomore ... Two tackles vs. Minnesota and one stop in season-open-er against Towson ... Suffered a leg injury late in the game against Minnesota and missed six games before returning at Illinois, where he posted two tackles ... Also started and notched one tackle vs. Wisconsin ... The Wisconsin start was the first of his career ... Academic All-Big Ten.

mcnAUl’s CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2008 5 0 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02009 6 2 4 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 11 2 6 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BRENDANmItCHEll

806-3 • 250 • Sr.SuperbackTwinsburg, OhioWestern Reserve Academy

2009True senior ... Reserve superback ... Scored his second career TD and caught a career-best four passes for 38 yards vs. Minnesota (came into his senior season with 34 career receiving yards) ... Touchdown came in the third quarter on a juggling catch in the corner of the end zone to give NU its first lead of the game.

B. mItCHEll’s CArEEr stAts rECEIVIngYear g rec Yds td lg rec/g Avg/C Avg/g2006 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.02007 12 2 28 0 25 0.2 14.0 2.32008 12 2 6 1 5 0.2 3.0 0.52009 12 4 38 1 13 0.3 9.5 3.2TOTALS 47 8 72 2 25 0.2 9.0 1.5

KEvINmItCHEll

836-1 • 215 • Sr.Wide ReceiverSkokie, Ill.Notre Dame

2009Graduate student ... Former walk-on who earned a scholarship in September 2009 ... Injury kept him sidelined much of the season ... Academic All-Big Ten.

BRIANmUlroE

726-4 • 280 • R-Fr.Offensive LineGlenview, Ill.Loyola Academy

2009Redshirt freshman ... Missed first eight games with an injury ... Made first col-legiate appearance at offensive guard against Penn State (20 plays).

ALnEttEr

756-6 • 300 • So.Offensive LineRohnert Park, Calif.Cardinal Newman

2009 Redshirt sophomore ... Starting left tackle ... 25 consecutive career starts ... Hon-orable mention All-Big Ten selection by coaches and media ... Named team’s offensive player of the game vs. Penn State ... Academic All-Big Ten.

DAvIDnwABUIsI

336-0 • 245 • R-Fr.LinebackerHouston, TexasEpiscopal

2009 Redshirt freshman ... One TFL against Indiana ... Posted four tackles against Syracuse in his first career start, replacing an injured Nate Williams at line-backer ... Eight total tackles (seven solo) in 2009.


Career gP: 47 gs: 52009 gP: 12 gs: 2



Career gP: 25 gs: 252009 gP: 12 gs: 12

Career gP: 11 gs: 12009 gP: 11 gs: 1


NOrthwesterN Player BiOsnwABUIsI’s CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2009 11 7 1 8 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 11 7 1 8 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

JOHN HENRYPACE

585-11 • 215 • Jr.Long SnapperHinsdale, Ill.Hinsdale Central

2009Redshirt junior ... Handles all long snapping duties on punts and place-kicks ... Academic All-Big Ten.

PErsA’s gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2009game Comp Att Int Yds td rush Yds tdTOWSON 1 2 1 72 1 2 7 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0at Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0MINNESOTA DNPat Purdue 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0MIAMI (OHIO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0at Michigan State 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0INDIANA DNPPENN STATE 14 23 0 115 0 14 42 0at Iowa 5 9 1 37 1 17 67 0at Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 7 23 0WISCONSIN DNP

PErsA’s CArEEr stAts rUsHIng Year g Att Yds td lg Avg/C Avg/g2008 11 2 (-2) 0 0 (-1.0) (-0.2)2009 9 49 167 0 25 3.4 18.6TOTALS 20 51 165 0 25 3.2 8.2

PAssIng Year g Att Cmp Int Yds td lg Pct Avg/g Eff. rat.2008 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 00.0 0.0 0.02009 9 34 20 2 224 2 72 58.8 24.9 121.8TOTALS 20 34 20 2 224 2 72 58.8 11.2 121.8

DANPErsA

76-1 • 210 • So.quarterbackBethlehem, Pa.Liberty

2009Redshirt sophomore ... Academic All-America nominee ... Rushed seven times for 23 yards at Illinois ... Played most of the second and third quarters in upset of No. 4 Iowa before being forced to leave the game with a hand injury ... Led NU in rushing vs. the Hawkeyes (67 yards on 17 attempts) and completed 5-of-9 passes for 37 yards, including the go-ahead 4-yard TD pass to Drake Dunsmore ... Entered NU’s game vs. Penn State in the second quarter to replace an injured Mike Kafka and threw for 115 yards on 14-of-23 passing while also rushing 14 times for 42 yards on the ground ... Named team’s offensive big play-maker against Penn State ... Four rushing yards on two carries at Michigan State ... One carry for two yards against Miami ... Saw action at Syracuse, carrying the ball twice for eight yards ... One carry for five yards against Eastern Michi-gan ... Played quarterback for the first time vs. Towson, completing a 72-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Brewer in the second quarter for his first career completion and scoring pass ... Academic All-Big Ten.

BRIANPEtErs

106-4 • 215 • So.SafetyPickerington, OhioPickerington Central

2009Redshirt sophomore ... Started five of the last six games at safety in place of an injured Brendan Smith ... Also a key member of NU’s nickel package on defense ... 63 total tackles and two interceptions in 2009 ... Rang up nine tackles vs. Wisconsin and helped NU clinch a 33-31 win over Wisconsin by recovering a John Clay fumble late in the fourth quarter ... Posted seven tackles (one TFL) and a forced fumble at Illinois ... Three stops at Iowa ... One tackle vs. Penn State ... Against Indiana, led the defense with seven tackles and recorded one forced fumble and one pass breakup ... At Michigan State, started in place of Smith and set a career high while tying for the team lead with 11 tackles ... Also assisted on one TFL and was named team’s defensive player of the game vs. the Spartans ... Against Miami, recorded eight stops, one interception and a fumble recovery (his second in as many games) which he returned 27 yards ... At Purdue, recov-ered one fumble and had two tackles ... Credited with five tackles vs. Minnesota ... Collected five tackles and one pass breakup at Syracuse ... Three tackles vs. Eastern Michigan—including one TFL—in addition to the second interception of his career ... Notched two tackles vs. Towson ... Academic All-Big Ten. PEtErs’ gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2008game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHSYRACUSE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Duke 1 2 3 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 0SIU 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0MICHIGAN STATE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0PURDUE 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Indiana 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Minnesota 5 0 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO STATE 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan 6 1 7 1.0/3 0/0 0 0/0 0ILLINOIS 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0vs. Missouri 3 2 5 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0

2009game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHTOWSON 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 2 1 3 1.0/3 0/0 0 1/0 0at Syracuse 3 2 5 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0MINNESOTA 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Purdue 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

Career gP: 12 gs: 02009 gP: 12 gs: 0


Career gP: 25 gs: 72009 gP: 12 gs: 5


NOrthwesterN Player BiOsMIAMI (OHIO) 2 6 8 0/0 0/0 0 1/8 0at Michigan State 3 8 11 0.5/2 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA 5 2 7 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0PENN STATE 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 1 2 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Illinois 6 1 7 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 0WISCONSIN 5 4 9 0.5/1 0/0 0 0/0 0

PEtErs’ CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2008 13 24 11 35 2.0 4 2 1 1 0 1 02009 12 34 29 63 3.0 7 4 2 3 0 2 8TOTALS 25 58 40 98 5.0 11 6 3 4 0 3 8

BRADPHIllIPs

176-4 • 215 • Sr.SafetyExport, Pa.Franklin Regional

2009True senior ... Has started 33 career games at safety ... Named first-team All-Big Ten by coaches and second-team all-league by media ... Recipient of team’s Randy Walker Wildcat Warrior Award (given to a player who demonstrates the work ethic, toughness and attitude of a warrior) ... Team-leading 84 tackles on the year with 5.0 TFL’s and 3.0 sacks ... Ranks in a tie for 16th in the Big Ten with 7.0 tackles per game and tied for fourth with four forced fumbles ... Ranks 14th nationally in forced fumbles per game ... Has been named team’s defensive big playmaker in Syracuse and Miami games and team’s defensive player of the game vs. Purdue and Wisconsin ... Set a season high and led NU’s defense with 12 tackles (11 solo) and one sack in Senior Day win over Wisconsin ... Six tackles at Illinois ... Led the defense with 10 tackles at Iowa and forced his fourth fumble of the year ... Recorded six stops and one QB hurry vs. Penn State ... Saw his string of 28 straight starts snapped vs. Indiana due to injury, but did play in the game and racked up six tackles with one TFL ... Three tackles at Michigan State before leaving the game in the first half with an upper body injury ... 11 tackles—including one sack—against Miami ... Notched six tackles, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery at Purdue ... Seven stops and one pass breakup vs. Minnesota ... Led the defense with seven tackles at Syracuse while also forcing a fumble, posting his second career sack and recording his fifth career interception ... Six tackles against Eastern Michigan ... Recorded four tackles (two solo) in season-opener vs. Towson ... Academic All-Big Ten.

PHIllIPs’ CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2006 12 5 2 7 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 02007 12 32 23 55 1.5 3 5 1 0 0 1 02008 13 56 53 109 6.0 23 9 2 0 0 3 42009 12 50 34 84 5.0 27 3 4 1 0 1 23TOTALS 49 143 112 255 12.5 53 18 7 1 0 5 27

PHIllIPs’ gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2006game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHat Miami (Ohio) 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Nevada 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Penn State 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Wisconsin 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0PURDUE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN STATE 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO STATE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0ILLINOIS 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2007game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHNORTHEASTERN 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0NEvADA 1 3 4 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0DUKE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Ohio State 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN 1 3 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan State 4 3 7 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MINNESOTA 3 6 9 1.0/2 0/0 0 0/0 0at Eastern Michigan 4 1 5 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0at Purdue 8 0 8 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0IOWA 2 1 3 0.5/1 0/0 1 0/0 0INDIANA 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Illinois 5 1 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHSYRACUSE 1 4 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Duke 3 4 7 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0SIU 4 3 7 0.5/1 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO 5 3 8 0.5/1 0/0 2 1/0 0at Iowa 7 4 11 2.0/10 1.0/8 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN STATE 3 11 14 0.5/1 0/0 0 0/0 0PURDUE 5 2 7 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0at Indiana 5 3 8 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0at Minnesota 6 2 8 0.5/1 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO STATE 5 5 10 0.5/5 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan 5 2 7 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0ILLINOIS 6 3 9 1.5/4 0.5/4 1 0/0 1vs. Missouri 1 7 8 0/0 0/0 0 1/4 0

2009game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHTOWSON 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 5 1 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Syracuse 7 0 7 1.0/6 1.0/6 0 1/23 0MINNESOTA 1 6 7 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0at Purdue 4 2 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 6 5 11 1.0/7 1.0/7 0 0/0 1at Michigan State 1 2 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA 4 2 6 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 0PENN STATE 5 1 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1at Iowa 3 7 10 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Illinois 1 5 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0WISCONSIN 11 1 12 2.0/13 1.0/8 1 0/0 1

Career gP: 49 gs: 332009 gP: 12 gs: 11


NOrthwesterN Player BiOsSTONEPInCKnEY

316-0 • 225 • R-Fr.LinebackerColumbia, S.C. Hammond School

2009Redshirt freshman ... One tackle vs. Eastern Michigan and a career-best two stops against Towson.

JOSHrooKs

896-6 • 265 • Jr.Superbackzeeland, Mich.Holland Christian

2009True junior ... Academic All-America candidate ... Started three games this year ... Two catches for 11 yards at Purdue ... Caught a career-long 23-yard pass at Syracuse ... Named NU’s special teams player of the game vs. the Orange ... Academic All-Big Ten.

rooKs’ CArEEr stAts rECEIVIngYear g rec Yds td lg rec/g Avg/C Avg/g2007 12 1 7 0 7 0.1 7.0 0.62008 13 7 46 2 12 0.5 6.6 3.52009 12 3 34 0 23 0.2 11.3 2.8TOTALS 37 11 87 2 23 0.3 7.9 2.4

JACOBsCHmIdt

395-10 • 200 • So.Running BackRhinelander, Wis.Rhinelander

2009Redshirt sophomore ... Former walk-on who earned a scholarship in Septem-ber 2009 ... Two starts at running back this season (181 yards on 56 carries) ... Named team’s special teams player of the week vs. Miami (Ohio) and co-special teams player of the week vs. Iowa and Wisconsin ... Three tackles in win over the Badgers ... Five carries for 10 yards and one catch for 12 yards at Illinois ... One catch for seven yards and two special teams tackles at Iowa ... Two carries for seven yards to go with one catch for 10 yards vs. Penn State ... Against Miami, carried 10 times for 29 yards and caught a career-long 25-yard pass from Mike Kafka ... At Purdue, caught two passes for 37 yards—including a long reception of 17 yards—and carried the ball twice for two yards ... Six carries for 20 yards vs. Minnesota ... Started for the first time in his career at Syracuse, rushing 10

times for 30 yards and catching a career-best four passes for 46 yards ... Set career highs for carries (13) and yards (61) against Eastern Michigan ... Carried four times for 18 yards vs. Towson and scored the first touchdown of his career on a 2-yard run in the first quarter ... Academic All-Big Ten.

sCHmIdt’s CArEEr stAts rUsHIng Year g Att Yds td lg Avg/C Avg/g2008 13 2 4 0 3 2.0 0.32009 11 56 181 1 13 3.2 16.5TOTALS 24 58 185 1 13 3.2 7.7

rECEIVIngYear g rec Yds td lg rec/g Avg/C Avg/g2008 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.02009 11 14 147 0 29 1.3 10.5 13.4TOTALS 24 14 147 0 29 0.6 10.5 6.1

sCHmIdt’s gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2009game rush Yds td rec Yds tdTOWSON 4 17 1 0 0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 13 61 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 10 30 0 4 46 0MINNESOTA 6 20 0 3 10 0at Purdue 2 2 0 3 37 0MIAMI (OHIO) 10 29 0 1 25 0at Michigan State DNPINDIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0PENN STATE 2 7 0 1 10 0at Iowa 3 5 0 1 7 0at Illinois 5 10 0 1 12 0WISCONSIN 1 0 0 0 0 0

STEPHENsImmons

255-8 • 185 • Jr.Running BackSt. Louis, Mo.Saint Louis University High

2009Redshirt junior ... Averaging 100.5 all-purpose yards per game ... Fourth on NU’s all-time list for yards per kickoff return (24.5) ... Named team’s special teams player of the week vs. Towson and co-special team’s player of the week vs. Iowa and Wisconsin ... Sat out the Syracuse, Minnesota and Purdue games due to injury ... Against Wisconsin, returned four kickoffs for a season-best 155 yards, including a long return of 64 yards ... Returned one kickoff for 29 yards at Illinois ... Brought back three kickoffs for 46 yards and rushed six times for 11 yards at Iowa ... Returned five kickoffs for 121 yards vs. Penn State, includ-ing a long return of 44 yards ... Also ran three times for eight yards against the Nittany Lions ... Five rushes for 25 yards and three catches for 11 yards at Michigan State ... Returned from injury for the Miami game and carried the ball twice for three yards ... Scored a career-best two rushing TDs and racked up 196 all-purpose yards against Eastern Michigan (108 kickoff return yards on five attempts, 73 rushing yards on 13 carries and one catch for 15 yards) ... Against Towson, posted a career-high 77 rushing yards on 18 carries and returned three kickoffs for 82 yards, including a long of 49 yards.


Career gP: 37 gs: 92009 gP: 12 gs: 4

Career gP: 24 gs: 22009 gP: 11 gs: 2



NOrthwesterN Player BiOssImmons’ gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2007game rush Yds td Kr Yds tdNORTHEASTERN DNPNEvADA DNPDUKE DNPat Ohio State 3 0 0 3 131 1MICHIGAN 0 0 0 3 99 0at Michigan State 0 0 0 4 75 0MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0at Eastern Michigan 1 (-3) 0 0 0 0at Purdue 0 0 0 0 0 0IOWA 0 0 0 1 5 0INDIANA 0 0 0 1 11 0at Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 0

2008game rush Yds td Kr Yds tdSYRACUSE 3 17 0 2 63 0at Duke 0 0 0 2 32 0SIU 0 0 0 0 0 0OHIO DNPat Iowa DNPMICHIGAN STATE DNPPURDUE 1 2 0 3 76 0at Indiana 0 0 0 1 35 0at Minnesota 0 0 0 3 68 0OHIO STATE 14 34 0 3 57 0at Michigan 22 56 1 1 16 0ILLINOIS 22 69 1 3 54 0vs. Missouri 0 0 0 5 108 0

2009game rush Yds td Kr Yds tdTOWSON 18 77 0 3 82 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 13 73 2 5 108 0at Syracuse DNPMINNESOTA DNPat Purdue DNPMIAMI (OHIO) 2 3 0 0 0 0at Michigan State 5 23 0 0 0 0INDIANA DNPPENN STATE 3 8 0 5 121 0at Iowa 6 11 0 3 46 0at Illinois 4 8 0 1 29 0WISCONSIN 5 23 0 4 155 0

sImmons’ CArEEr stAts KICK rEtUrns Year g no. Yds td lg Avg/r Avg/g2007 10 12 321 1 99 26.8 32.12008 10 23 509 0 40 22.1 50.92009 8 21 541 0 64 25.8 67.6TOTALS 28 56 1,371 1 99 24.5 49.0

rUsHIng Year g no. Yds td lg Avg/r Avg/g2007 10 4 -3 0 3 -0.8 -0.32008 10 62 178 2 21 2.9 17.82009 8 56 226 2 18 4.0 28.2TOTALS 28 122 401 4 21 3.3 14.3

smItH’s gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2005 game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHOHIO 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2 3 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Arizona State 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0PENN STATE 3 6 9 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0WISCONSIN 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 1/23 0at Purdue 4 0 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan State 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 1 1/37 0MICHIGAN DNPIOWA DNPat Ohio State DNPat Illinois 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0vs. UCLA 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2006game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHat Miami (Ohio) 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 0 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 4 2 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Nevada 3 0 3 0/0 0/0 0 1/35 0at Penn State 6 6 12 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0at Wisconsin 4 3 7 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1PURDUE 5 1 6 1.0/4 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN STATE 2 3 5 0/0 0/0 0 1/33 0at Michigan 11 0 11 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 3 2 5 0/0 0/0 0 1/14 0OHIO STATE 1 2 3 0.5/0 0/0 0 0/0 0ILLINOIS 3 0 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2007game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHNORTHEASTERN DNP (Injury)NEvADA 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0DUKE 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Ohio State 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN DNPat Michigan State DNPMINNESOTA DNP

BRENDANsmItH

46-1 • 210 • Sr.SafetyAndover, Mass.New Hampton Prep

2009Fifth-year senior ... 2009 co-captain ... Becomes first player in NU history to play in three bowl games ... Named a captain for a second consecutive year, mak-ing him the eighth player in NU history to be a repeat captain ... Suffered a bro-ken thumb late in the first half of the Miami game that forced him to miss five of the last six games ... Averaging 6.6 yards per punt return this season ... Ranks in a tie for ninth on NU’s all-time career interceptions list with seven ... Active career leader in the Big Ten with two interception returns for touchdowns ... Returned to the starting lineup vs. Penn State and recorded two tackles and one pass breakup ... One tackle vs. Miami before leaving the game with a hand injury sustained during the first half ... Three stops at Purdue ... Team leader with 10 stops (seven solo) vs. Minnesota ... Four tackles at Syracuse ... Led the defense with 12 tackles (five solo) vs. Eastern Michigan ... Named team’s defensive player of the game vs. EMU ... Recorded three stops and a pass breakup vs. Towson.

Career gP: 45 gs: 392009 gP: 7 gs: 7



smItH’s CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2005 9 16 13 29 0.0 0 3 0 0 0 2 602006 12 48 20 68 1.5 4 7 1 2 0 3 822007 3 5 4 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 13 50 32 82 3.0 6 8 0 0 0 2 742009 7 21 13 34 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 44 140 82 222 4.5 10 20 1 2 0 7 216

PUnt rEtUrns Year g no. Yds td lg Avg/r Avg/g2005 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02006 12 4 47 0 21 11.8 3.92007 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.02008 13 15 118 0 51 7.9 9.12009 7 9 59 0 16 6.6 11.9TOTALS 44 29 224 0 51 7.7 5.1

at Eastern Michigan DNPat Purdue DNPIOWA DNPINDIANA DNPat Illinois DNP

2008game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHSYRACUSE 3 2 5 1.0/1 0/0 1 1/26 0at Duke 5 6 11 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0SIU 7 0 7 0/0 0/0 3 0/0 0OHIO 3 0 3 1.0/3 0/0 1 0/0 0at Iowa 6 2 8 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN STATE 1 4 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0PURDUE 5 3 8 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Indiana 3 1 4 1.0/2 0/0 0 0/0 0at Minnesota 5 1 6 0/0 0/0 0 1/48 0OHIO STATE 2 4 6 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0at Michigan 3 2 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0ILLINOIS 5 0 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0vs. Missouri 2 7 9 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1

2009game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHTOWSON 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 5 7 12 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Syracuse 4 0 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MINNESOTA 7 3 10 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Purdue 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan State DNPINDIANA DNPPENN STATE 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0at Iowa DNPat Illinois DNPWISCONSIN DNP

SIDNEY stEwArt

56-1 • 185 • Jr.Wide ReceiverFarmington Hills, Mich.Farmington Harrison

2009Redshirt junior ... Starting wide receiver ... Team’s fourth-leading receiver with 32 catches for 373 yards ... Caught his first season touchdown pass vs. Wiscon-sin, a 38-yard play off a pass from Zeke Markshausen ... Finished with a career-high 94 yards on four catches against the Badgers ... Five catches for 49 receiving yards at Illinois ... At Iowa, caught a team-best four passes for 24 yards and was named team’s offensive player of the week ... Against Penn State, caught three passes for 20 yards ... Gained 41 receiving yards on four catches vs. Indiana ... Against Miami, two catches for 32 yards ... Caught four passes for a season-high 51 yards at Purdue ... Five catches for 43 yards vs. Minnesota after missing EMU and Syracuse games due to illness ... Caught one pass for 19 yards vs. Towson.

stEwArt’s CArEEr stAts rECEIVIngYear g rec Yds td lg rec/g Avg/C Avg/g2007 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.02008 12 17 134 1 30 0.9 7.9 11.22009 10 32 373 1 49 3.2 11.7 37.3TOTALS 28 49 507 2 49 1.8 10.3 18.1

stEwArt’s gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2008game rec Yds td rush Yds td Pr YdsSYRACUSE 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0at Duke 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0SIU 3 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 OHIO 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0MICHIGAN STATE 7 49 0 0 0 0 0 0PURDUE 1 30 1 0 0 0 0 0at Indiana 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0at Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0OHIO STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Michigan 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0ILLINOIS DNPvs. Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2009game rec Yds td rush Yds td Pr YdsTOWSON 1 19 0 0 0 0 0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN DNPat Syracuse DNPMINNESOTA 5 43 0 0 0 0 0 0at Purdue 4 51 0 0 0 0 0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 2 32 0 0 0 0 0 0at Michigan State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0INDIANA 4 41 0 0 0 0 0 0PENN STATE 3 20 0 0 0 0 0 0at Iowa 4 24 0 0 0 0 0 0at Illinois 5 49 0 0 0 0 0 0WISCONSIN 4 94 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career gP: 28 gs: 82009 gP: 10 gs: 7


NOrthwesterN Player BiOsDESMONDtAYlor

766-3 • 300 • Sr.Offensive LineLos Angeles, Calif.Loyola

2009Graduate student ... Part-time starting left guard ... Started five games ... Saw his string of 16 straight starts snapped vs. Minnesota due to illness, though he did play in the game ... Returned to the starting lineup at Purdue ... Named team’s offensive player of the week vs. Eastern Michigan ... Missed the Iowa and Illinois games with an injury (shoulder) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

MARSHALLtHomAs

676-3 • 295 • Sr.Defensive TackleMiami, Fla.Belen Jesuit Prep

2009True senior ... Started half of NU’s regular-season games (six) ... 25 tackles (4.0 TFL’s) this season ... One stop in Senior Day win vs. Wisconsin ... Five tackles, including one TFL, at Illinois ... Scored NU’s first touchdown at Iowa when he recovered a fumble by QB Ricky Stanzi in the end zone ... Finished with three tackles, including an assist on a sack, vs. the Hawkeyes and was named team’s defensive big playmaker ... One stop against Penn State ... Against Indiana, recorded two solo tackles ... One tackle and one QB hurry vs. Miami ... Notched two tackles (0.5 TFL’s) at Purdue ... Two stops vs. Minnesota ... Two tackles at Syracuse ... Against Eastern Michigan, recorded one sack and three tackles ... Also totaled 3 tackles, with one TFL, vs. Towson.

tHomAs’ CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2006 9 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02007 12 4 6 10 2.0 3 0 0 2 0 0 02008 13 4 8 12 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 02009 12 15 10 25 4.0 13 0 0 2 0 0 0TOTALS 46 25 25 50 7.0 18 0 0 4 0 0 0

tHomAs’ gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2007game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHNORTHEASTERN 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0NEvADA 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0DUKE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Ohio State 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN 0 1 1 0.5/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan State 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MINNESOTA 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Eastern Michigan 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Purdue 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0IOWA 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA 1 0 1 1.0/2 0/0 0 0/0 0at Illinois 1 1 2 0.5/1 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHSYRACUSE 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1at Duke 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0SIU 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN STATE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

PURDUE 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Indiana 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Minnesota 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO STATE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0ILLINOIS 1 0 1 1.0/2 0/0 0 0/0 0vs. Missouri 1 3 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHTOWSON 2 1 3 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 2 1 3 1.0/6 1.0/6 0 0/0 0at Syracuse 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MINNESOTA 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Purdue 1 1 2 0.5/1 0/0 0 0/0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1at Michigan State 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0PENN STATE 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 0 3 3 0.5/4 0.5/4 0 0/0 0at Illinois 4 1 5 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 0WISCONSIN 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

JUSTANVAUgHn

286-0 • 190 • Jr.CornerbackPearland, TexasPearland

2009Redshirt junior ... Reserve cornerback ... Replaced the injured Sherrick McManis in the starting lineup vs. Eastern Michigan and finished with three tackles and one pass breakup ... Against Towson, recorded three tackles and his second career interception ... Sat out six games with a leg injury ... Returned to make one tackle vs. Iowa.

VAUgHn’s CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2007 10 5 4 9 0.5 0 1 0 0 0 1 62008 2 8 1 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02009 7 4 3 7 0.0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0TOTALS 19 17 8 25 0.5 0 4 0 0 0 2 6

Career gP: 30 gs: 202009 gP: 8 gs: 6

Career gP: 34 gs: 62009 gP: 12 gs: 6




2009True freshman ... Made his collegiate debut vs. Towson ... Playing both the guard and tackle positions.

PATRICKwArd

706-7 • 285 • Fr.Offensive TackleHomer Glen, Ill.Providence Catholic

KEvINwAtt

426-4 • 265 • So.Defensive EndGlen Ellyn, Ill.Glenbard West

2009Redshirt sophomore ... Academic All-America nominee ... One stop vs. Wiscon-sin and two tackles at Illinois ... Started his second straight game at Michigan State ... Notched first career start against Miami and posted four tackles, including an assisted sack ... One QB hurry vs. Minnesota ... Dropped Syracuse quarterback Greg Paulus for a 13-yard loss in the fourth quarter ... Contributed an assisted tackle vs. Towson on his first career sack ... Academic All-Big Ten.

wAtt’s CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2008 13 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02009 12 4 5 9 2.0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 25 4 6 10 2.0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0

wEInA’s CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2009 8 6 1 7 0.0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0TOTALS 8 6 1 7 0.0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0

RICKYwEInA

475-11 • 180 • So.CornerbackUnion Grove, Wis.Union Grove Union

2009Redshirt sophomore ... Walk-on ... Career-best five tackles and one pass breakup in first career start at cornerback vs. Penn State (started in place of Sherrick McManis) ... Walk-on who made the most of his first significant playing time against Indiana, blocking a punt that led to a safety and helped spark NU’s 25-point comeback win vs. the Hoosiers ... Named team’s special teams player of the week against Indiana ... Also tabbed the Big Ten’s special teams player of the week by ESPN.com ... Credited with two tackles and one pass breakup at the cornerback position vs. Indiana ... Played in season opener against Towson and notched a pass breakup.

NATEwIllIAms

576-2 • 235 • Jr.LinebackerPittsburgh, Pa.Pittsburgh Central Catholic

2009Redshirt junior ... Tied for 14th in the Big Ten with 7.2 tackles per game (79 on the year) ... Team’s third-leading tackler with 79 hits ... Posted seven tackles and a pass breakup in win over Wisconsin ... Recorded a forced fumble and his sec-ond career interception to go along with seven tackles at Illinois, earning team’s co-defensive big playmaker of the week honors ... Four tackles at Iowa ... Led the ’Cats with seven tackles—including one TFL—against Penn State ... Five stops in NU’s win over Indiana ... Tied for the team lead with 11 stops and notched one TFL at Michigan State ... Racked up a team-best 12 tackles as well as the first interception of his career vs. Miami ... Six tackles at Purdue ... Returned from injury vs. Minnesota to record four tackles and one pass breakup ... Against Eastern Michigan, finished with nine tackles (seven solo), one TFL and one pass breakup ... Notched seven tackles and 1.5 TFL’s in season-opener vs. Towson ... Brother, Quentin, is a reserve defensive end for the ’Cats.

wIllIAms’ gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2007game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHNORTHEASTERN 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0NEvADA 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0DUKE 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Ohio State 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan State 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Eastern Michigan DNPat Purdue 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0IOWA 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Illinois 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHSYRACUSE DNPat Duke 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0SIU 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN STATE 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0PURDUE 3 1 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Indiana 4 3 7 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Minnesota 6 2 8 1.0/11 1.0/11 0 0/0 0OHIO STATE 5 7 12 1.5/4 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan 5 2 7 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0ILLINOIS 4 6 10 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0vs. Missouri 2 10 12 1.0/2 0/0 0 0/0 0

Career gP: 11 gs: 02009 gP: 11 gs: 0

Career gP: 25 gs: 22009 gP: 12 gs: 2


Career gP: 34 gs: 172009 gP: 11 gs: 11


NOrthwesterN Player BiOs2009game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHTOWSON 3 4 7 1.5/4 0/0 0 0/0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 7 2 9 1.0/3 0/0 1 0/0 0at Syracuse DNPMINNESOTA 3 1 4 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0at Purdue 4 2 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 2 10 12 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0at Michigan State 5 6 11 1.0/3 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA 1 4 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0PENN STATE 7 0 7 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 0 4 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Illinois 3 4 7 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0WISCONSIN 5 2 7 0.5/1 0/0 1 0/0 0

n. wIllIAms’ CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2007 11 2 4 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 12 31 35 66 3.5 17 2 0 0 0 0 02009 11 40 39 79 5.0 12 5 1 0 0 2 0TOTALS 34 73 78 151 8.5 29 7 1 0 0 2 0

qUENTINwIllIAms

536-4 • 240 • R-Fr.Defensive EndPittsburgh, Pa.Pittsburgh Central Catholic

2009Redshirt freshman ... Recipient of team’s NGN Newcomer Award (defensive player honoree) ... Reserve defensive end with 14 tackles and one interception in 2009 ... Three stops at Illinois ... Posted two tackles at Iowa ... Credited with one quarterback hurry against Indiana ... Two stops against both Michigan State and Miami ... One tackle vs. Purdue, Minnesota and Eastern Michigan ... Registered two tackles and picked off his first career pass against Towson ... Named team’s defensive big playmaker vs. Towson ... Younger brother of starting middle line-backer Nate Williams ... Also an outfielder on NU’s baseball team ... Academic All-Big Ten.

Q. wIllIAms’ CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2009 12 8 6 14 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0TOTALS 12 8 6 14 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

woodsUm’s CArEEr stAts rUsHIng Year g Att Yds td lg Avg/C Avg/g2006 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02007 12 4 4 0 2 1.0 0.32008 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02009 11 6 17 0 8 2.8 1.5TOTALS 48 10 21 0 8 2.1 0.4

rECEIVIngYear g rec Yds td lg rec/g Avg/C Avg/g2006 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.02007 12 3 9 1 4 0.2 3.0 0.82008 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.02009 11 2 15 0 9 0.2 7.5 1.4TOTALS 48 5 24 1 9 0.1 4.8 0.5

MARKwoodsUm

446-0 • 230 • Sr.SuperbackArlington Heights, Ill.Buffalo Grove

2009Graduate student ... Former walk-on ... Recipient of team’s Thomas Airth Spirit Award (given to a player whose spirit and enthusiasm has been an inspiration to teammates, coaches and fans throughout the season) ... Credited with two solo tackles at Iowa ... Against Penn State, caught a pass from punter Stefan Demos on a broken punt attempt and carried it nine yards for an NU first down ... One catch for six yards at Michigan State ... First career start at superback vs. Minne-sota ... Against Towson, rushed six times for 17 yards ... Academic All-Big Ten.

COREYwootton

996-7 • 280 • Sr.Defensive EndRutherford, N.J.Don Bosco Prep

2009 Fifth-year senior ... 2009 co-captain ... 2009 Playboy Preseason All-American ... On 2009 watch lists for the Hendricks Award, Chuck Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Lott Trophy and Lombardi Award ... Honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by coaches and media ... Was playing best football of the season in the final month ... Slated to make a school-record 49th career start in NU’s bowl game ... With four sacks on the season, Wootton now has 19.5 career sacks (third on NU’s all-time list) and 38 career TFL’s (fourth) ... Has one sack each of the last three games ... Named team’s defensive player of the week vs. Iowa and Illinois ... Posted one sack and four total tackles on Senior Day vs. Wis-consin ... Notched two TFL’s—including one sack—and finished with three tack-les at Illinois ... Changed the complexion of the game at Iowa when he sacked Hawkeye QB Ricky Stanzi in the end zone, forcing a fumble that was recovered for an NU touchdown and knocking Stanzi out for the rest of the game with an ankle injury ... Finished with three tackles in the win vs. Iowa ... One TFL for a 3-yard loss vs. Penn State ... Against Indiana, returned from an ankle injury to start and record his first sack of the season for an 8-yard loss ... Played sparingly against both Miami and Michigan State (sprained ankle) ... At Purdue, had two tackles and a fumble recovery ... Two stops and a QB hurry vs. Minnesota ...

Career gP: 12 gs: 02009 gP: 12 gs: 0

Career gP: 48 gs: 32009 gP: 12 gs: 0

Career gP: 52 gs: 482009 gP: 12 gs: 10



wootton’s CArEEr stAts tACKlEs Year g UA A total tFl Yds Pd FF Fr Blkd Int Yds2005 3 1 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02006 12 31 20 51 9.0 32 3 1 1 1 2 112007 12 21 18 39 7.0 16 6 0 0 1 1 02008 13 25 17 42 16.0 86 3 1 1 1 1 02009 12 16 4 20 6.0 28 0 1 1 1 0 0TOTALS 52 94 61 155 38.0 162 12 3 3 4 4 11

wootton’s gAmE-BY-gAmE stAts 2005 game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHOHIO 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0NORTHERN ILLINOIS 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Arizona State DNPPENN STATE 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0WISCONSIN DNPat Purdue DNPat Michigan State DNPMICHIGAN DNPIOWA DNPat Ohio State DNPat Illinois DNPvs. UCLA DNP

2006game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHat Miami (Ohio) 4 2 6 2.0/2 2.0/2 0 0/0 0NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 4 7 0.5/2 0/0 0 0/0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 3 2 5 1.0/6 0/0 1 1/4 0at Nevada 2 0 2 1.0/5 0/0 0 0/0 0at Penn State 3 3 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Wisconsin 3 2 5 1.0/1 1.0/1 0 0/0 0PURDUE 1 2 3 0/0 0/0 0 1/7 1MICHIGAN STATE 5 0 5 2.0/11 1.0/6 0 0/0 0at Michigan 4 1 5 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 0 2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0OHIO STATE 0 1 1 0.5/4 0.5/4 0 0/0 0ILLINOIS 3 1 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2007game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHNORTHEASTERN 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1NEvADA 1 2 3 1.0/1 0/0 0 0/0 0DUKE 0 5 5 0.5/0 0/0 1 0/0 0at Ohio State 1 1 2 0.5/2 0/0 0 0/0 0MICHIGAN 2 2 4 1.0/1 0/0 1 0/0 1at Michigan State 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MINNESOTA 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0at Eastern Michigan 1 0 1 1.0/3 0/0 2 0/0 1at Purdue 6 0 6 2.0/6 1.0/5 1 0/0 0IOWA 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Illinois 3 3 6 1.0/3 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHSYRACUSE 2 1 3 1.0/10 1.0/10 0 0/0 1at Duke 2 3 5 0.5/4 0.5/4 0 0/0 0SIU 3 1 4 3.0/19 2.0/16 0 0/0 0OHIO 3 1 4 2.0/8 0/0 0 0/0 1at Iowa 3 0 3 1.0/10 1.0/10 0 0/0 1MICHIGAN STATE 0 1 1 0.5/0 0/0 0 0/0 1PURDUE 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 2at Indiana 5 0 5 3.0/9 1.0/3 0 0/0 0at Minnesota 1 0 1 1.0/11 10/11 1 0/0 0OHIO STATE 1 2 3 1.5/10 1.0/5 0 0/0 0at Michigan 4 2 6 1.0/1 1.0/1 1 0/0 0ILLINOIS 0 3 3 0.5/3 0.5/3 0 0/0 1vs. Missouri 1 2 3 1.0/1 1.0/1 0 1/0 0

Three tackles in addition to a blocked field goal at Syracuse ... One tackle with one QB hurry vs. Eastern Michigan ... Started and played sparingly (14 snaps) vs. Towson.

2009game solo Ast tot tFl sacks PBU Int QBHTOWSON 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 2at Syracuse 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MINNESOTA 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1at Purdue 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0MIAMI (OHIO) 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0at Michigan State 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0INDIANA 1 0 1 1.0/8 1.0/8 0 0/0 1PENN STATE 1 0 1 1.0/3 0/0 0 0/0 0at Iowa 2 1 3 1.0/6 1.0/6 0 0/0 0at Illinois 2 1 3 2.0/5 1.0/3 0 0/0 0WISCONSIN 4 0 4 1.0/6 1.0/6 0 0/0 0


95 • Davon CustisFr. • DE

34 • Steve FlahertyRS-Fr. • PK

96 • Anthony BattleFr. • DE

60 • Jake GregusFr. • DL

87 • Mark IsonSr. • WR

21 • Mike BoldenSo. • CB

71 • Cameron JoplinSo. • DE

37 • Jeff BudzienFr. • PK

91 • Brian ArnfeltRS-Fr. • DE

23 • Alex DanielRS-Fr. • RB

16 • Davion FlemingFr. • S

36 • Cooper GeramiFr. • S

59 • Pat HickeyFr. • LS

37 • Mike JensenFr. • DB

36 • Tyris JonesRS-Fr. • RB

66 • Mike BoyleJr. • OL

38 • James KurzawskiRS-Fr. • CB

55 • Bo CisekRS-Fr. • DE

49 • Scott LiljaJr. • S

52 • Evan LuxenburgRS-Fr. • OL

NOrthwesterN Players


46 • Aaron NagelSo. • SB

82 • John PlasenciaFr. • SB

34 • James NussbaumSr. • S

40 • Brett NagelRS-Fr. • SB

74 • Chuck PorcelliRS-Fr. • OL

62 • Taylor PaxtonFr. • OL

45 • Kyle PettySo. • LB

84 • Drew MoultonFr. • WR

97 • Tyler ScottFr. • DE

18 • Evan WatkinsFr. • QB

46 • Damien ProbyFr. • LB

68 • Brian SmithFr. • OL

20 • Tim WeakRS-Fr. • CB

38 • Brandon WilliamsFr. • P

16 • Jaleel ReedFr. • WR

43 • Tim RileyFr. • LB

61 • Andrew StruckmeyerSo. • DT

56 • Will StudlienFr. • LB

29 • Mike TrumpyFr. • RB

50 • Timmy VernonFr. • LB

NOrthwesterN Players


hONOrs aNd awardsBrian Arnfelt• Academic All-Big Ten

David Arnold• NU Defensive Player of the Game (Penn State)

Doug Bartels• ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first team• Academic All-Big Ten

Hunter Bates• NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Illinois)

Andrew Brewer• Wuerffel Trophy finalist• ARA Sportsmanship Award finalist• AFCA Good Works Team@• NFF William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist• Academic All-Big Ten• Northwestern’s Carnig Minasian Citizenship Award• NU Offensive Player of the Game (Indiana)

Vince Browne• NU Defensive Player of the Game (Towson)• NU Defensive Player of the Game (Miami (Ohio))

Corbin Bryant• Academic All-Big Ten• Northwestern’s Bryan Paynter “Ultimate Wildcat” Award

Ben Burkett• Rimington Trophy watch list

Scott Concannon• Academic All-Big Ten

Neal Deiters• CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America honorable mention• Northwestern’s NGN Offensive Newcomer Award

Stefan Demos• All-Big Ten second team (coaches/media)• Lou Groza Award semi-finalist• ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second team• ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first team• Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team• Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (11/22)• Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (10/4)• Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (10/25)• Academic All-Big Ten• NU Special Teams Player of the Game (E. Michigan)• NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Purdue)• NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Penn State)

Drake Dunsmore• Academic All-Big Ten• NU Offensive Player of the Game (Syracuse)

Carl Fisher• Northwestern’s Rashidi Wheeler Award

Kevin Frymire• Academic All-Big Ten

Adam Hahn• Academic All-Big Ten• Northwestern’s Marcel Price Award

Ben Johnson• NU Defensive Player of the Game (Syracuse)

Tyris Jones• Academic All-Big Ten

Mike Kafka• All-Big Ten first team (Rivals.com)• All-Big Ten second team (coaches/media)• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (11/22)• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (9/20)• Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list• Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team• Northwestern’s Offensive Team MVP• Northwestern’s Team Captain Award• NU Offensive Player of the Game (Purdue)• NU Offensive Player of the Game (Wisconsin)

James Kurzawski• Academic All-Big Ten

Zeke Markshausen• ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first team• ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first team• All-Big Ten second team (media)• Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team• Academic All-Big Ten• Northwestern’s George W. Ballatine Award• NU Offensive Player of the Game (Miami (Ohio))• NU Offensive Player of the Game (Michigan State)• NU Offensive Player of the Game (Illinois)

Kurt Mattes• Academic All-Big Ten• NU Offensive Player of the Game (Towson)

Sherrick McManis• All-Big Ten first team (media)• All-Big Ten second team (coaches)• ESPN.com All-Big Ten• Phil Steele All-Big Ten first team• Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree• Academic All-Big Ten• Northwestern’s Defensive Team MVP• Northwestern’s Team Captain Award

Bryce McNaul• Academic All-Big Ten

Brendan Mitchell• NU Offensive Player of the Game (Minnesota)

Kevin Mitchell• Academic All-Big Ten

Al Netter• All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches/media)• Academic All-Big Ten• NU Offensive Player of the Game (Penn State)

James Nussbaum• Academic All-Big Ten

John Henry Pace• Academic All-Big Ten

Dan Persa• Academic All-Big Ten

Brian Peters• Academic All-Big Ten• NU Defensive Player of the Game (Michigan State)

Kyle Petty• Academic All-Big Ten

Brad Phillips• All-Big Ten first team (coaches)• All-Big Ten second team (media)• Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team• Academic All-Big Ten• Northwestern’s Randy Walker Wildcat Warrior Award• NU Defensive Player of the Game (Purdue)• NU Defensive Player of the Game (Wisconsin)

Josh Rooks• Academic All-Big Ten• NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Syracuse)

Jacob Schmidt• Academic All-Big Ten• NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Miami (Ohio))• NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Iowa)• NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Wisconsin)

Stephen Simmons• NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Towson)• NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Iowa)• NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Wisconsin)

Brendan Smith• Northwestern’s Team Captain Award• NU Defensive Player of the Game (Eastern Michigan)

Sidney Stewart• NU Offensive Player of the Game (Iowa)

Desmond Taylor• Academic All-Big Ten• NU Offensive Player of the Game (Eastern Michigan)

Kevin Watt• Academic All-Big Ten

Ricky Weina• NU Special Teams Player of the Game (Indiana)

Quentin Williams• Academic All-Big Ten• Northwestern’s NGN Defensive Newcomer Award

Mark Woodsum• Academic All-Big Ten• Northwestern’s Thomas Airth Spirit Award

Corey Wootton• All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches/media)• Phil Steele All-Big Ten third team• Playboy Preseason All-America• Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year watch list• Chuck Bednarik Award watch list• Lombardi Trophy watch list• Lott Trophy watch list• Bronko Nagurski Award watch list• Northwestern’s Team Captain Award• NU Defensive Player of the Game (Iowa)• NU Defensive Player of the Game (Illinois)


2009 team statistics2009 Northwestern FootballNorthwestern Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2009)

All games

Team Statistics NU OPPSCORING 302 280 Points Per Game 25.2 23.3FIRST DOWNS 269 217 R u s h i n g 86 89 P a s s i n g 159 119 P e n a l t y 24 9RUSHING YARDAGE 1439 1482 Yards gained rushing 1748 1751 Yards lost rushing 309 269 Rushing Attempts 466 401 Average Per Rush 3.1 3.7 Average Per Game 119.9 123.5 TDs Rushing 17 17PASSING YARDAGE 3193 2649 C o m p - A t t - I n t 295-453-9 218-369-15 Average Per Pass 7.0 7.2 Average Per Catch 10.8 12.2 Average Per Game 266.1 220.8 TDs Passing 16 17TOTAL OFFENSE 4632 4131 Total Plays 919 770 Average Per Play 5.0 5.4 Average Per Game 386.0 344.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 52-1059 59-1247PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-125 17-169INT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-123 9-76KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.4 21.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.6 9.9INT RETURN AVERAGE 8.2 8.4FUMBLES-LOST 16-12 23-11PENALTIES-Yards 70-559 61-575 Average Per Game 46.6 47.9PUNTS-Yards 58-2045 60-2413 Average Per Punt 35.3 40.2 Net punt average 31.7 35.5TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 3 9 2 9 : 2 03RD-DOWN Conversions 95/198 53/153 3rd-Down Pct 48% 35%4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/15 8/19 4th-Down Pct 53% 42%SACKS BY-Yards 27-157 29-200MISC YARDS 29 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 35 36FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 18-23 10-15ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-2RED-ZONE SCORES (34-40) 85% (28-36) 78%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (23-40) 57% (20-36) 56%PAT-ATTEMPTS (32-33) 97% (34-34) 100%ATTENDANCE 169332 290248 Games/Avg Per Game 7/24190 5/58050 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalNorthwestern 57 143 45 57 0 302Opponents 65 69 54 92 0 280


2008 indiv idual statist ics2009 iNdividUal statistics2009 Northwestern FootballNorthwestern Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2009)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gFields, Arby 12 79 315 21 294 3.7 5 25 24.5Kafka, Mike 12 130 465 200 265 2.0 7 18 22.1Concannon, Scott 11 67 257 17 240 3.6 2 21 21.8Simmons, Stephen 8 56 233 7 226 4.0 2 18 28.2Schmidt, Jacob 11 56 183 2 181 3.2 1 13 16.5Persa, Dan 9 49 208 41 167 3.4 0 25 18.6Matthews, Jeravin 9 9 62 1 61 6.8 0 16 6.8Woodsum, Mark 11 6 17 0 17 2.8 0 8 1.5Mauro, Joe 2 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 3 3.0Markshausen, Zeke 12 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 2 0.2TEAM 10 10 0 20 -20 -2.0 0 0 -2.0Total 12 466 1748 309 1439 3.1 17 25 119.9Opponents 12 401 1751 269 1482 3.7 17 70 123.5

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gKafka, Mike 12 130.68 272-414-7 65.7 2898 12 52 241.5Persa, Dan 9 121.81 20-34-2 58.8 224 2 72 24.9TEAM 10 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Demos, Stefan 12 175.60 1-1-0 100.0 9 0 9 0.8Brewer, Andrew 12 631.60 1-1-0 100.0 24 1 24 2.0Markshausen, Zeke 12 749.20 1-1-0 100.0 38 1 38 3.2Total 12 132.01 295-453-9 65.1 3193 16 72 266.1Opponents 12 126.45 218-369-15 59.1 2649 17 74 220.8

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gMarkshausen, Zeke 12 79 774 9.8 3 30 64.5Brewer, Andrew 12 49 792 16.2 7 72 66.0Dunsmore, Drake 12 38 403 10.6 2 28 33.6Stewart, Sidney 10 32 373 11.7 1 49 37.3Fields, Demetrius 12 23 199 8.7 1 14 16.6Fields, Arby 12 16 71 4.4 0 12 5.9Ebert, Jeremy 12 15 162 10.8 0 28 13.5Schmidt, Jacob 11 14 147 10.5 0 29 13.4Brown, Charles 12 8 65 8.1 0 16 5.4Simmons, Stephen 8 6 37 6.2 0 15 4.6Concannon, Scott 11 4 43 10.8 0 20 3.9Mitchell, Brendan 12 4 38 9.5 1 13 3.2Rooks, Josh 12 3 34 11.3 0 23 2.8Woodsum, Mark 11 2 15 7.5 0 9 1.4Kafka, Mike 12 1 24 24.0 1 24 2.0Frymire, Kevin 8 1 16 16.0 0 16 2.0Total 12 295 3193 10.8 16 72 266.1Opponents 12 218 2649 12.2 17 74 220.8

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgSmith, Brendan 9 59 6.6 0 16Brewer, Andrew 6 32 5.3 0 14Bates, Hunter 3 11 3.7 0 10Weina, Ricky 1 23 23.0 0 0Total 19 125 6.6 0 16Opponents 17 169 9.9 1 68

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgMcManis, Sherrick 4 0 0.0 0 0Mabin, Jordan 2 15 7.5 0 15Williams, Nate 2 0 0.0 0 0Peters, Brian 2 8 4.0 0 8Vaughn, Justan 1 0 0.0 0 0Johnson, Ben 1 70 70.0 1 70Phillips, Brad 1 23 23.0 0 23Davie, Quentin 1 7 7.0 0 7Williams, Quentin 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 15 123 8.2 1 70Opponents 9 76 8.4 0 38

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgMatthews, Jeravin 21 357 17.0 0 28Simmons, Stephen 21 541 25.8 0 64Brewer, Andrew 7 135 19.3 0 24Smith, Brendan 1 14 14.0 0 14Concannon, Scott 1 0 0.0 0 0Schmidt, Jacob 1 12 12.0 0 12Total 52 1059 20.4 0 64Opponents 59 1247 21.1 1 93

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgPeters, Brian 1 27 27.0 0 27Thomas, Marshall 0 0 0.0 1 0Total 1 27 27.0 1 27Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0


2009 iNdividUal statistics2009 Northwestern FootballNorthwestern Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2009)

All games

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsDemos, Stefan - 18-23 31-32 - - 0-1 - - 85Kafka, Mike 8 - - - - 1-1 - - 48Brewer, Andrew 7 - - - - - - - 42Fields, Arby 5 - - - - - - - 30Markshausen, Zeke 3 - - - - - - - 18Dunsmore, Drake 2 - - - 1 - - - 14Simmons, Stephen 2 - - - - - - - 12Concannon, Scott 2 - - - - - - - 12Mitchell, Brendan 1 - - - - - - - 6Stewart, Sidney 1 - - - - - - - 6Johnson, Ben 1 - - - - - - - 6Fields, Demetrius 1 - - - - - - - 6Thomas, Marshall 1 - - - - - - - 6Schmidt, Jacob 1 - - - - - - - 6TEAM - - - - - - - 2 4Flaherty, Steve - - 1-1 - - - - - 1Total 35 18-23 32-33 - 1 1-2 - 2 302Opponents 36 10-15 34-34 - - 0-2 - - 280

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gKafka, Mike 12 544 265 2898 3163 263.6Persa, Dan 9 83 167 224 391 43.4Fields, Arby 12 79 294 0 294 24.5Concannon, Scott 11 67 240 0 240 21.8Simmons, Stephen 8 56 226 0 226 28.2Schmidt, Jacob 11 56 181 0 181 16.5Matthews, Jeravin 9 9 61 0 61 6.8Markshausen, Zeke 12 3 2 38 40 3.3Brewer, Andrew 12 1 0 24 24 2.0Woodsum, Mark 11 6 17 0 17 1.5Demos, Stefan 12 1 0 9 9 0.8Mauro, Joe 2 2 6 0 6 3.0TEAM 10 12 -20 0 -20 -2.0Total 12 919 1439 3193 4632 386.0Opponents 12 770 1482 2649 4131 344.2

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkDemos, Stefan 18-23 78.3 2-2 5-5 5-7 6-8 0-1 49 2

FG Sequence Northwestern OpponentsTowson (26) -Eastern Michigan (20),(49) 48,(33)Syracuse - (43),27,(37),(41)Minnesota (26) -Purdue (18),(35),(25),(39) -Miami (Ohio) (46),40 -Michigan State - (28)Indiana (28),(19) 59Penn State (34),37,(45) (32),(23)Iowa (47) (39),46Illinois 47,50,31 23,(30)Wisconsin (45),(38),(45),(34) (35)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkDemos, Stefan 58 2045 35.3 47 2 17 16 0 0Total 58 2045 35.3 47 2 17 16 0 0Opponents 60 2413 40.2 73 8 17 20 6 1

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnDemos, Stefan 64 3824 59.8 2 1Flaherty, Steve 1 70 70.0 1 0Total 65 3894 59.9 3 1 21.1 39.8 30Opponents 57 3568 62.6 3 2 20.4 43.0 27

2009 Northwestern FootballNorthwestern Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2009)

All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gBrewer, Andrew 12 0 792 32 135 0 959 79.9Simmons, Steph 8 226 37 0 541 0 804 100.5Markshausen, Z 12 2 774 0 0 0 776 64.7Matthews, Jeravi 9 61 0 0 357 0 418 46.4Dunsmore, Drak 12 0 403 0 0 0 403 33.6Stewart, Sidney 10 0 373 0 0 0 373 37.3Fields, Arby 12 294 71 0 0 0 365 30.4Schmidt, Jacob 11 181 147 0 12 0 340 30.9Kafka, Mike 12 265 24 0 0 0 289 24.1Concannon, Sco 11 240 43 0 0 0 283 25.7Fields, Demetriu 12 0 199 0 0 0 199 16.6Persa, Dan 9 167 0 0 0 0 167 18.6Ebert, Jeremy 12 0 162 0 0 0 162 13.5Smith, Brendan 8 0 0 59 14 0 73 9.1Johnson, Ben 8 0 0 0 0 70 70 8.8Brown, Charles 12 0 65 0 0 0 65 5.4Mitchell, Brenda 12 0 38 0 0 0 38 3.2Rooks, Josh 12 0 34 0 0 0 34 2.8Woodsum, Mark 11 17 15 0 0 0 32 2.9Weina, Ricky 8 0 0 23 0 0 23 2.9Phillips, Brad 12 0 0 0 0 23 23 1.9Frymire, Kevin 8 0 16 0 0 0 16 2.0Mabin, Jordan 12 0 0 0 0 15 15 1.2Bates, Hunter 12 0 0 11 0 0 11 0.9Peters, Brian 12 0 0 0 0 8 8 0.7Davie, Quentin 12 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.6Mauro, Joe 2 6 0 0 0 0 6 3.0TEAM 10 -20 0 0 0 0 -20 -2.0Total 12 1439 3193 125 1059 123 5939 494.9Opponents 12 1482 2649 169 1247 76 5623 468.6


2009 defeNsive statistics2009 Northwestern FootballNorthwestern Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2009)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

17 Phillips, Brad 12 50 34 84 5.0-27 3.0-21 1-23 2 3 1-0 4 . .41 Davie, Quentin 12 44 37 81 9.0-25 4.0-16 1-7 2 6 1-0 4 . .57 Williams, Nate 11 40 39 79 5.0-12 . 2-0 3 . . 1 . .26 Mabin, Jordan 12 50 16 66 . . 2-15 . . 1-0 . . .10 Peters, Brian 12 34 29 63 3.0-7 . 2-8 2 . 3-27 2 . .94 Browne, Vince 12 22 14 36 7.0-34 4.0-25 . . 2 . . . .4 Smith, Brendan 8 21 13 34 . . . 2 . . . . .24 McManis, Sherrick 9 24 10 34 1.5-5 . 4-0 7 . . 1 . .32 Arnold, David 8 23 8 31 4.5-15 2.0-12 . . . . 1 . .98 Bryant, Corbin 12 17 13 30 5.5-24 2.5-17 . 1 . . . . .67 Thomas, Marshall 12 15 10 25 4.0-13 1.5-10 . . 1 2-0 . . .35 Johnson, Ben 8 13 9 22 3.5-7 1.0-4 1-70 1 1 1-0 1 . .99 Wootton, Corey 12 16 4 20 6.0-28 4.0-23 . . 4 1-0 1 1 .79 Hahn, Adam 10 9 8 17 3.0-6 1.0-2 . . . . . . .27 Carpenter, Jared 11 12 5 17 . . . . 1 . . . .88 Williams, Quentin 12 8 6 14 . . 1-0 . 1 . . . .22 Dugar, Demetrius 11 6 5 11 . . . . . 1-0 . . .42 Watt, Kevin 12 4 5 9 2.0-19 2.0-19 . . 2 . . . .3 Matthews, Jeravin 9 5 4 9 . . . . . . . . .39 Schmidt, Jacob 11 4 5 9 . . . . . . . . .33 Nwabuisi, David 11 7 1 8 1.0-3 . . . . . . . .6 Brown, Charles 12 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .28 Vaughn, Justan 7 4 3 7 . . 1-0 2 . . . . .47 Weina, Ricky 8 6 1 7 . . . 3 . . . 1 .48 Goodlow, Roderick 7 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .93 Mafuli, Niko 10 2 4 6 1.5-3 1.5-3 . . . . . . .51 McNaul, Bryce 6 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .1A Bates, Hunter 12 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .92 Luxenburg, Evan 1 2 2 4 0.5-5 0.5-5 . . . . . . .90 DiNardo, Jack 7 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .1 Demos, Stefan 12 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .31 Pinckney, Stone 3 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .85 Markshausen, Zeke 12 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .25 Simmons, Stephen 8 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 10 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . 244 Woodsum, Mark 11 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .45 Petty, Kyle 11 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .13 Kafka, Mike 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .4A Flaherty, Steve 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .91 Arnfelt, Brian 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .19 Fields, Arby 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .75 Netter, Al 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .6A Kurzawski, James 5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .21 Bolden, Mike 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 12 468 306 774 62-233 27-157 15-123 25 21 11-27 15 2 2Opponents 12 570 380 950 70-290 29-200 9-76 40 31 12-0 10 2 .


team game-By-game2009 Northwestern FootballNorthwestern Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 21, 2009)

All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offSep 05 TOWSON 54 221 5 22 16 264 1 72 16-22-1 264 1 72 4 96 0 49 4 25 0 16 485Sep 12 EASTERN MICHIGAN 48 185 2 14 14 158 0 28 14-24-1 158 0 28 5 108 0 28 1 0 0 0 343Sep 19 at Syracuse 28 52 1 25 36 414 4 39 36-43-1 414 4 39 6 111 0 23 1 0 0 0 466Sep 26 MINNESOTA 29 64 1 17 32 309 2 24 32-47-1 309 2 24 6 94 0 22 2 8 0 7 373Oct 03 at Purdue 43 87 2 12 28 224 0 22 28-45-0 224 0 22 4 71 0 23 0 0 0 0 311Oct 10 MIAMI (OHIO) 41 128 2 16 15 191 0 25 15-31-1 191 0 25 1 24 0 24 3 27 0 15 319Oct 17 at Michigan State 29 79 0 18 34 291 2 26 34-47-0 291 2 26 5 85 0 28 2 10 0 10 370Oct 24 INDIANA 41 162 1 15 26 312 2 51 26-46-3 312 2 51 5 98 0 24 2 23 0 0 474Oct 31 PENN STATE 37 119 1 25 29 252 0 20 29-43-0 252 0 20 7 130 0 44 2 22 0 14 371Nov 07 at Iowa 49 130 0 11 15 109 1 14 15-27-1 109 1 14 3 46 0 17 1 5 0 5 239Nov 14 at Illinois 42 139 2 15 23 305 1 52 23-37-0 305 1 52 1 29 0 29 0 0 0 0 444Nov 21 WISCONSIN 25 73 0 15 27 364 3 49 27-41-0 364 3 49 5 167 0 64 1 5 0 5 437Northwestern 466 1439 17 25 295 3193 16 72 295-453-9 3193 16 72 52 1059 0 64 19 125 0 16 4632Opponents 401 1482 17 70 218 2649 17 74 218-369-15 2649 17 74 59 1247 1 93 17 169 1 68 4131

Games played: 12 Avg per rush: 3.1 Avg per catch: 10.8 Pass efficiency: 132.01 Kick ret avg: 20.4 Punt ret avg: 6.6 All purpose avg/game: 494.9 Total offense avg/gm: 386.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT AttemptsDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf ptsSep 05 TOWSON 29 32 61 6.0-18 2.0-12 0 0-0 2-0 1 5 0 6-6 0 0 1 47Sep 12 EASTERN MICHIGAN 44 24 68 4.0-14 1.0-6 0 0-0 2-70 2 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 27Sep 19 at Syracuse 45 10 55 5.0-30 4.0-27 2 1-0 1-23 0 1 1 4-5 0 0 0 34Sep 26 MINNESOTA 33 42 75 2.0-9 1.0-8 0 0-0 1-0 6 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 24Oct 03 at Purdue 41 18 59 5.0-15 3.0-12 4 5-0 1-0 0 1 0 1-1 0 1 0 27Oct 10 MIAMI (OHIO) 43 42 85 10.0-42 8.0-40 3 1-27 3-8 3 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 16Oct 17 at Michigan State 29 38 67 6.0-17 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 14Oct 24 INDIANA 38 16 54 6.0-17 1.0-8 1 0-0 0-0 5 4 1 3-3 0 0 1 29Oct 31 PENN STATE 46 6 52 3.0-12 1.0-8 0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 13Nov 07 at Iowa 29 32 61 3.0-16 2.0-14 2 2-0 2-22 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 17Nov 14 at Illinois 43 28 71 6.0-16 1.0-3 2 0-0 2-0 0 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 21Nov 21 WISCONSIN 48 18 66 6.0-27 3.0-19 1 1-0 1-0 2 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 33Northwestern 468 306 774 62.0-233 27.0-157 15 11-27 15-123 21 25 2 32-33 0 1 2 302Opponents 570 380 950 70.0-290 29.0-200 10 12-0 9-76 31 40 2 34-34 0 0 0 280

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obSep 05 TOWSON 1 36 36.0 36 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 26 0 8 510 63.8 1 1Sep 12 EASTERN MICHIGAN 3 106 35.3 37 0 0 0 0 2 2-2 49 0 6 344 57.3 0 0Sep 19 at Syracuse 6 212 35.3 40 0 1 4 0 3 0-0 0 0 6 353 58.8 0 0Sep 26 MINNESOTA 4 163 40.8 44 0 0 3 0 1 1-1 26 0 5 324 64.8 0 0Oct 03 at Purdue 4 125 31.2 43 0 0 1 0 1 4-4 39 0 7 432 61.7 0 0Oct 10 MIAMI (OHIO) 7 251 35.9 46 0 0 0 0 2 1-2 46 1 4 233 58.2 0 0Oct 17 at Michigan State 6 195 32.5 43 0 1 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 3 202 67.3 1 0Oct 24 INDIANA 4 140 35.0 46 0 0 0 0 1 2-2 28 0 6 306 51.0 0 0Oct 31 PENN STATE 5 181 36.2 43 0 0 4 0 1 2-3 45 1 4 228 57.0 0 0Nov 07 at Iowa 8 293 36.6 44 0 0 1 0 3 1-1 47 0 4 258 64.5 0 0Nov 14 at Illinois 5 172 34.4 47 0 0 1 0 1 0-3 0 0 4 246 61.5 1 0Nov 21 WISCONSIN 5 171 34.2 37 0 0 2 0 0 4-4 45 0 8 458 57.2 0 0Northwestern 58 2045 35.3 47 0 2 17 0 16 18-23 49 2 65 3894 59.9 3 1Opponents 60 2413 40.2 73 1 8 17 6 20 10-15 43 1 57 3568 62.6 3 2


NU’s recOrd wheN.. . Fitzgerald 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Totals (Career) When playing at home 5-1 2-3 2-4 2-4 5-1 4-2 2-4 4-3 5-2 5-2 36-26 16-11When playing on road 3-3 2-4 1-5 4-3 1-5 3-3 2-4 2-3 4-2 3-2 25-34 11-11 When playing on grass 5-2 4-6 3-8 3-6 6-2 6-4 3-5 5-4 7-2 6-3 48-42 21-14When playing on artificial surface 3-2 0-1 0-1 3-1 0-4 1-1 1-3 1-2 2-2 2-1 13-18 6-8

When scoring first 6-0 3-2 0-2 4-2 6-3 4-4 4-2 5-2 5-2 4-1 41-20 18-7When opponent scores first 2-4 1-5 3-7 2-5 0-3 3-1 0-6 1-4 4-2 4-3 20-40 9-15

When leading after first quarter 4-2 4-2 2-2 3-2 2-2 3-2 3-1 3-2 3-1 4-0 31-16 13-4When trailing after first quarter 2-2 0-5 1-4 2-5 1-4 3-2 0-6 2-3 4-2 3-2 18-35 9-13When tied after first quarter 2-0 0-0 0-3 1-0 3-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-1 1-2 12-9 5-5

When leading at halftime 5-0 4-2 1-0 4-2 1-0 5-1 3-1 3-2 6-0 6-2 38-10 18-5When trailing at halftime 3-3 0-5 2-9 2-5 2-6 2-4 0-7 3-3 2-3 2-2 18-47 7-15When tied at halftime 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 5-3 2-2

When leading after three quarters 5-0 4-1 2-0 3-2 2-0 6-1 4-1 3-3 7-1 6-2 42-11 20-7When trailing after three quarters 3-4 0-5 1-9 1-5 1-5 1-4 0-7 2-3 1-3 2-2 12-47 5-15 When tied after three quarters 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-0 3-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 7-2 2-0

When NU has more rushing yards 7-1 3-3 1-0 5-1 6-2 6-0 3-4 4-2 5-2 6-0 46-15 18-8When opponent has more rushing yards 1-3 1-4 2-9 1-6 0-4 1-5 1-4 2-4 4-2 2-4 15-45 9-14

When NU has more passing yardage 4-2 2-4 2-7 0-1 3-3 5-3 3-2 5-4 5-2 6-3 35-31 19-11When opponent has more passing yardage 4-2 2-3 1-2 6-6 3-3 2-2 1-6 1-2 4-2 2-1 26-29 8-11

When NU has more total yardage 8-1 2-2 2-2 5-1 4-3 5-1 4-3 5-3 4-2 6-1 45-19 19-9When opponent has more total yardage 0-3 2-5 1-7 1-6 2-3 2-4 0-5 1-3 5-2 2-3 16-41 8-13

When NU has more first downs 5-1 2-4 1-2 5-1 3-3 6-2 4-0 5-4 3-2 7-4 41-23 19-10When opponent has more first downs 3-3 2-2 2-6 1-6 3-3 1-3 0-7 1-2 4-1 1-0 18-33 6-10When first downs are equal 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 2-4 2-2

When NU forces more turnovers 6-1 4-1 2-2 4-1 3-3 4-3 2-3 3-0 4-1 6-0 38-15 15-4When opponent forces more turnovers 1-3 0-5 1-5 2-5 1-2 1-1 0-4 1-5 2-3 2-4 11-37 5-16When turnovers are equal 1-0 0-1 0-2 0-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 3-0 0-0 12-8 7-2

In games decided by three points or less 2-0 1-2 0-1 0-1 2-1 3-0 0-1 2-0 0-1 3-1 13-8 5-3In games decided by seven points or less 3-0 2-4 2-2 1-2 6-1 4-1 0-1 4-1 4-2 6-1 32-15 14-5In overtime games 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 3-1 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-1 0-0 7-2 2-1

RED ZONE STATISTICS (20-YARD LINE AND IN) Northwestern OpponentGame Inside Scores TD/FG Pct. Inside Scores TD/FG Pct.Towson 5 4 3/1 .800 1 1 1/0 1.00Eastern Michigan 4 3 2/1 .750 3 3 2/1 1.00at Syracuse 3 3 3/0 1.00 5 4 3/1 .800Minnesota 3 3 2/1 1.00 6 5 5/0 .833at Purdue 7 6 2/4 .857 3 2 2/0 .667Miami (Ohio) 2 2 2/0 1.00 1 0 0/0 .000 at Michigan State 2 2 2/0 1.00 3 1 0/1 .333Indiana 4 4 2/2 1.00 3 2 2/0 .667Penn State 4 2 1/1 .500 4 4 2/2 1.00at Iowa 1 1 1/0 1.00 1 1 0/1 1.00at Illinois 3 2 2/0 .667 3 2 1/1 .667Wisconsin 2 2 1/1 1.00 3 3 2/1 1.00TOTALS 40 34 23/11 .850 36 28 20/8 .778


the last time it happeNedTeam Northwestern OpponentScored 60+ points ......................................................... NU 61, Illinois 23, 11-18-00 Iowa 62, NU 10, 11-9-02Scored 50-59 points ...................................................... NU 51, Wisconsin 48, 10-8-05 Ohio State 58, NU 7, 9-22-07Scored 40-49 points ...................................................... NU 47, Towson 14, 9-5-09 Ohio State 45, NU 10, 11-8-08Rushed for 200-299 yards ............................................. 221 vs. Towson, 9-5-09 Illinois, 212, 11-14-09Rushed for 300-399 yards ............................................. 356 at Illinois, 11-19-05 Illinois, 321, 11-17-07Rushed for 400+ yards .................................................. 444 at Illinois, 11-22-03 Purdue, 407, 10-26-02Passed for 400+ yards .................................................. 414 at Syracuse, 9-19-09 Arizona State, 483, 9-17-05Had 500-599 yards in total offense ................................ 516 vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-19-07 Illinois, 541, 11-17-07Had 600+ yards in total offense ..................................... 611, Michigan State, 10-6-07 Arizona State, 773, 9-17-05Won game on final play (regulation) .............................. vs. Michigan State, 47-yard FG, 9-29-01 Syracuse, 41-yard FG, 9-19-09Recorded a safety ......................................................... vs. Indiana, 10-24-09 Illinois, 11-18-06Recorded a shutout ....................................................... NU 27, Northeastern 0, 9-1-07 Ohio State 20, NU 0, 9-27-03Played No. 1-ranked team ............................................. (#1) Ohio State 54, NU 10, 11-11-06 Wisconsin 37, (#1) NU 6, 11-10-62Beat No. 1-ranked team ................................................ NU 12, (#1) Miami (Fla.) 7, 9-23-67 Wisconsin 37, (#1) NU 6, 11-10-62NU beat a Top-10 team ................................................. NU 17, (#8) Iowa 10, 11-7-09NU beat a ranked team ................................................. NU 33, (#17) Wisconsin 31, 11-21-09NU beat two ranked teams in a row .............................. 9-23-00 (47-44 vs. #7 Wisconsin), 9-30-00 (37-17 vs. #18 Michigan State)NU ranked by AP (media) .............................................. No. 22 (Dec. 29, 2008)NU ranked by ESPN/USA Today (coaches) .................. No. 20 (Dec. 29, 2008) NU ranked No. 1 by AP ................................................. 1962Sellout at home .............................................................. 11-08-08 vs. Ohio State (47,130)Had consecutive home sellouts ..................................... 2 games (10-17-98 to 10-24-98, Michigan & Ohio State)

Individual Northwestern OpponentReturned kickoff for a TD ............................................... Stephen Simmons (99) at Ohio State, 9-22-07 Ray Fisher (93), Indiana, 10-24-09Returned punt for a TD .................................................. Marquice Cole (81) vs. Northern Illinois, 9-10-05 David Gilreath (68), Wisconsin, 11-21-09Returned INT for a TD ................................................... Ben Johnson (70) vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-12-09 Traye Simmons (23), Minnesota, 11-1-08Returned fumble for TD ................................................. Demetrius Eaton (86) at Michigan State, 10-22-05 Vernon Gholston (25), Ohio State, 9-22-07Blocked an extra point ................................................... Corey Wootton at Michigan State, 10-6-07 Brigham Rogers, UCLA, 12-30-05Blocked a FG attempt .................................................... Corey Wootton at Syracuse, 9-19-09 Jared Odrick, Penn State, 10-31-09Blocked a punt ............................................................... Ricky Weina vs. Indiana, 10-24-09 Michael Williams, Michigan, 11-15-08Rushed for 3 or more TDs ............................................. Tyrell Sutton (3) vs. Southern Illinois, 9-13-08 Duane Bennett (3), Minnesota, 9-26-09Rushed for 100 yards .................................................... Tyrell Sutton (114) vs. Missouri, 12-29-08 John Clay (100), Wisconsin, 11-21-09Two Players Rushed for 100 yards ................................ Jason Wright (251) at Illinois, 11-22-03 Isiah Williams (137), Illinois, 11-17-07 Noah Herron (163) at Illinois, 11-22-03 Rashard Mendenhall (131), Illinois, 11-17-07Rushed for 200 yards .................................................... Mike Kafka (217) at Minnesota, 11-1-08 P.J. Hill (249), Wisconsin, 10-7-06 Completed 20-29 passes ............................................... Mike Kafka (26) vs. Wisconsin, 11-21-09 Daryll Clark (22), Penn State, 10-31-09Completed 30+ passes .................................................. Mike Kafka (34) at Michigan State, 10-17-09 Adam Weber (31), Minnesota, 11-1-08Passed for 3+ TDs ......................................................... Mike Kafka (3) at Syracuse, 9-19-09 Joey Elliott (3), Purdue, 10-3-09Passed for 300-399 yards ............................................. Mike Kafka (326) vs. Wisconsin, 11-21-09 Joey Elliott (313), Purdue, 10-3-09Passed for 400-499 yards ............................................. C.J. Bachér (470) vs. Minnesota, 10-13-07 Curtis Painter (431), Purdue, 10-14-06Passed for 500+ yards .................................................. C.J. Bachér (520) at Michigan State, 10-6-07 n/aScored 3 TDs in a game ................................................ Tyrell Sutton (3r) vs. Southern Illinois, 9-13-08 Duane Bennett (3r), Minnesota, 9-26-09Scored 4+ TDs in a game .............................................. Tyrell Sutton (3r, 1 rec.) vs. Wisconsin, 10-8-05 Jonathan Orr (4 rec.), Wisconsin, 10-8-052-point conversion ......................................................... Drake Dunsmore pass at Purdue, 10-3-09 Brazill pass, Ohio, 9-20-08Caught 10+ passes ....................................................... Zeke Markshausen (16) at Michigan State, 10-17-09 Blair White (12), Michigan State, 10-17-09100-199 yards receiving ................................................ Andrew Brewer (102) vs. Wisconsin, 11-21-09 Derek Moye (123), Penn State, 10-31-09200+ yards receiving ..................................................... Jonathan Fields (202) at TCU, 9-2-04 Mike Williams (209), 9-19-09Scored 3+ TDs receiving ............................................... Jonathan Fields (3) at TCU, 9-2-04 Ernie Wheelwright (3), Minnesota, 10-13-07Kicked 3 FGs in one game ............................................ Amado Villarreal (3) vs. Ohio, 9-20-08 R Lichtenstein (3), Syracuse, 9-19-09Kicked 4 FGs in one game ............................................ Stefan Demos (4) vs. Wisconsin, 11-21-09 Kevin Kelly (4), Penn State, 9-30-06Kicked 5+ FGs in one game .......................................... Joel Howells (5) vs. Penn State, 9-24-05 Kicked a 50-yard FG ...................................................... David Wasielewski (51) at Air Force, 8-31-02 Dave Rayner (53), Michigan State, 9-28-02Kicked a 70-79-yard punt .............................................. Brian Huffman (71) at Air Force, 8-31-02 Ryan Donahue (73), Iowa, 11-7-09Kicked an 80-89-yard punt ............................................ Merlin Norenberg (80) vs. Minnesota, 10-12-63Kicked a 90+-yard punt ................................................. Paul Burton (90) vs. Indiana, 9-30-95Intercepted 2 passes ..................................................... Herschel Henderson (2) at Michigan State, 10-22-05 Traye Simmons (2), Minnesota, 11-1-08Intercepted 3+ passes ................................................... Neil Little (3) vs. Indiana, 11-10-73 Mike Rose (3), Purdue, 9-27-97Recorded 100 kickoff return yards ................................. Stephen Simmons (155) vs. Wisconsin, 11-21-09 Ray Fisher (101), Indiana, 10-24-09Recorded 20+ tackles .................................................... Tim McGarigle (21, 11-10) vs. Michigan, 10-29-05 J Leman (22, 11-11), Illinois, 11-18-06


scOriNg drivesNU Scoring DrivesQtr Opp. Scoring Play Plays-Yds-TOP1 Towson Schmidt 2 run 9-60-3:141 Towson A. Fields 2 run 9-56-3:261 Towson A. Fields 22 run 6-56-1:212 Towson Brewer 72 pass from Persa 3-75-1:172 Towson Concannon 21 run 5-38-2:273 Towson Demos 26 FG 15-68-5:124 Towson Concannon 3 run 13-60-6:541 Eastern Michigan Simmons 1 run 12-68-4:102 Eastern Michigan Simmons 14 run 13-99-4:214 Eastern Michigan Demos 20 FG 15-74-6:364 Eastern Michigan Demos 49 FG 9-26-2:342 Syracuse Kafka 3 run 7-72-2:042 Syracuse Brewer 39 pass from Kafka 6-88-1:262 Syracuse Dunsmore 22 pass from Kafka 6-62-1:543 Syracuse Kafka 24 pass from Brewer 2-28-0:454 Syracuse D. Fields 3 pass from Kafka 11-80-4:051 Minnesota Demos 26 FG 19-76-8:462 Minnesota A. Fields 2 run 10-75-3:173 Minnesota Brewer 24 pass from Kafka 9-79-2:333 Minnesota B. Mitchell 13 pass from Kafka 11-79-4:021 Purdue Demos 18 FG 20-78-7:542 Purdue A. Fields 5 run 4-18-0:532 Purdue Demos 35 FG 4-5-0:302 Purdue Demos 25 FG 4-16-0:313 Purdue Demos 39 FG 8-12-3:154 Purdue Kafka 2 run 11-67-4:!91 Miami (Ohio) Demos 46 FG 9-38-2:401 Miami (Ohio) Kafka 6 run 12-73-3:133 Miami (Ohio) Kafka 1 run 5-27-1:042 Michigan State Brewer 15 pass from Kafka 9-80-2:294 Michigan State Markshausen 1 pass from Kafka 11-67-4:142 Indiana Demos 28 FG 13-68-4:392 Indiana Kafka 1 run 10-75-3:252 Indiana Markshausen 8 pass from Kafka 10-84-2:124 Indiana Brewer 51 pass from Kafka 11-98-4:154 Indiana Demos 19 FG 13-65-6:431 Penn State Demos 34 FG 17-65-7:252 Penn State Kafka 7 run 8-80-2:372 Penn State Demos 45 FG 5-25-0:252 Iowa Dunsmore 4 pass from Persa 10-46-5:004 Iowa Demos 47 FG 14-52-4:172 Illinois Markshausen 28 pass from Kafka 5-54-0:433 Illinois Kafka 1 run 7-99-2:514 Illinois Fields 1 run 12-80-4:361 Wisconsin Brewer 26 pass from Kafka 10-75-3:351 Wisconsin Demos 45 FG 8-52-2:342 Wisconsin Brewer 12 pass from Kafka 7-34-2:412 Wisconsin Stewart 38 pass from Markshausen 3-80-0:522 Wisconsin Demos 38 FG 6-40-3:013 Wisconsin Demos 45 FG 9-30-3:56 4 Wisconsin Demos 34 FG 6-45-2:22

Northwestern Offensive Scoring Drives51 Drives (17 run, 16 pass, 18 FG) • 11 First Quarter Drives (5 run, 0 pass, 5 FG) • 21 Second Quarter Drives (7 run, 6 pass, 5 FG) • 8 Third Quarter Drives (2 run, 3 pass, 3 FG) • 11 Fourth Quarter Drives (3 run, 3 pass, 5 FG)

Opponent Scoring DrivesQtr Opp. Scoring Play Plays-Yds-TOP2 Towson Dameron 1 run 12-78-5:163 Towson Newsom 33 pass from Athens 7-50-3:032 Eastern Michigan Carithers 33 FG 4-(-4)-1:333 Eastern Michigan Priest 1 run 12-88-6:464 Eastern Michigan Stone 25 pass from Schmitt 4-35-1:404 Eastern Michigan Blevins 3 run 8-79-4:241 Syracuse Lichtenstein 43 FG 8-54-2:271 Syracuse Paulus 10 run 5-21-2:451 Syracuse Williams 66 pass from Paulus 2-80-0:402 Syracuse Carter 3 run 5-43-2:443 Syracuse Lichtenstein 37 FG 7-43-3:054 Syracuse Williams 13 pass from Paulus 6-70-2:574 Syracuse Lichtenstein 41 FG 6-16-0:561 Minnesota Bennett 1 run 5-58-2:112 Minnesota Bennett 3 run 4-50-1:503 Minnesota Decker 16 pass from Weber 12-78-6:514 Minnesota Bennett 4 run 13-83-6:314 Minnesota Decker 1 pass from Weber 3-3-0:171 Purdue Smith 5 pass from Elliott 5-34-2:191 Purdue Valentin 67 pass from Elliott 3-73-0:592 Purdue Valentin 5 pass from Elliott 8-76-4:174 Miami (Ohio) Cruse 23 pass from Dysert 5-62-1:133 Michigan State White 22 pass from Cousins 7-64-2:533 Michigan State White 47 pass from Cousins 8-87-3:033 Michigan State Swenson 28 FG 9-44-3:524 Michigan State Caper 22 run 1-22-0:091 Indiana Willis 70 run 1-70-0:201 Indiana Chappell 1 run 6-28-3:232 Indiana Willis 3 run 10-76-5:141 Penn State Wagner 32 FG 6-9-1:322 Penn State Clark 2 run 7-93-3:073 Penn State Wagner 23 FG 11-53-5:364 Penn State Beachum 2 run 7-58-3:304 Penn State Moye 53 pass from Clark 1-53-0:094 Penn State Royster 69 run 1-69-0:111 Iowa McNutt 74 pass from Stanzi 3-77-1:001 Iowa Murray 39 FG 6-41-2:422 Illinois Dimke 30 FG 11-53-4:174 Illinois Charest 10 run 11-80-3:194 Illinois Duvalt 32 pass from Charest 8-80-2:282 Wisconsin Clay 2 run 7-57-3:172 Wisconsin Graham 27 pass from Tolzien 5-37-2:343 Wisconsin Welch 35 FG 10-51-3:49 4 Wisconsin Graham 13 pass from Tolzien 8-54-4:05 Opponent Offensive Scoring Drives44 Drives (17 run, 17 pass, 10 FG)


lONg plays20-Yard Plus PlaysYards Type Player(s) Opponent27 Pass Brewer from Kafka Towson22 Run Fields Towson72 Pass Brewer from Persa Towson49 KO Retrurn Simmons Towson21 Run Concannon Towson20 Pass Markshausen from Kafka Towson20 Pass Dunsmore from Kafka Eastern Michigan22 Pass Markshausen from Kafka Eastern Michigan70 INT Return Johnson Eastern Michigan20 KO Return Simmons Eastern Michigan20 KO Return Simmons Eastern Michigan28 KO Return Simmons Eastern Michigan28 Pass Dunsmore from Kafka Eastern Michigan25 KO Return Simmons Eastern Michigan20 KO Return Brewer Syracuse 23 KO Return Brewer Syracuse29 Pass Schmidt from Kafka Syracuse25 Run Fields Syracuse39 Pass Brewer from Kafka Syracuse26 Blocked FG Return Smith Syracuse23 Pass Rooks from Kafka Syracuse22 Pass Dunsmore from Kafka Syracuse23 INT Return Phillips Syracuse21 KO Return Brewer Syracuse24 Pass Kafka from Brewer Syracuse30 Pass Markshausen from Kafka Syracuse22 KO Return Matthews Minnesota22 Pass Markshausen from Kafka Minnesota24 Pass Brewer from Kafka Minnesota23 KO Return Matthews Purdue22 Pass Stewart from Kafka Purdue24 KO Return Matthews Miami (Ohio)23 Pass Stewart from Kafka Miami (Ohio)20 Pass Markshausen from Kafka Miami (Ohio)27 Fumble Recovery Peters Miami (Ohio)25 Pass Schmidt from Kafka Miami (Ohio)26 Pass Brewer from Kafka Michigan State22 KO Return Matthews Michigan State 28 KO Return Matthews Michigan State20 Pass Markshausen from Kafka Michigan State25 Pass Brewer from Kafka Indiana 21 KO Return Matthews Indiana28 Pass Markshausen from Kafka Indiana24 KO Return Brewer Indiana51 Pass Brewer from Kafka Indiana44 KO Return Simmons Penn State22 KO Return Simmons Penn State20 Pass Concannon from Persa Penn State21 KO Return Simmons Penn State25 Run Persa Penn State25 Pass Markshausen from Kafka Illinois28 Pass Markshausen from Kafka Illinois52 Pass Brewer from Kafka Illinois20 Pass Markshausen from Kafka Illinois24 KO Return Simmons Wisconsin21 Pass Markshausen from Kafka Wisconsin26 Pass Brewer from Kafka Wisconsin34 Pass Brewer from Kafka Wisconsin33 KO Return Simmons Wisconsin64 KO Return Simmons Wisconsin28 Pass Ebert from Kafka Wisconsin38 Pass Stewart from Markshausen Wisconsin26 Pass Dunsmore from Kafka Wisconsin34 KO Return Simmons Wisconsin49 Pass Stewart from Kafka Wisconsin

LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERSPlays by Yards No.20-29 .................................................................................... 5130-39 ...................................................................................... 640-49 ...................................................................................... 350-59 ...................................................................................... 260+ ......................................................................................... 3

Plays by TypePassing ................................................................................. 37Kickoff Returns ..................................................................... 20Rushing .................................................................................. 4Interception Returns ............................................................... 2Fumble Returns ...................................................................... 1Punt Returns ........................................................................... 0Blocked FG Returns ............................................................... 1Total ...................................................................................... 64Touchdowns .......................................................................... 12

20-YARDS PLUS BY PLAYERPlayer No. TDs TypeBrewer 14 5 10—P; 4—KR Simmons 12 0 12—KR Markshausen 11 1 11—P Matthews 6 0 6—KR Dunsmore 4 1 4—P Stewart 4 1 4—P A. Fields 2 1 2—R Concannon 2 1 1—R; 1—P Schmidt 2 0 2—PEbert 1 0 1—PJohnson 1 1 1—INTKafka 1 1 1—PPersa 1 0 1—RPeters 1 0 1—FPhillips 1 0 1—INTRooks 1 0 1—PSmith 1 0 1—FG

LegendP—Pass; R—Rush; KR—Kickoff Return; PR—Punt Return; INT—Interception; F—Fumble Recovery; FG—Blocked Field Goal

LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEARRushing25, Arby Fields at Syracuse, 9-19-0925, Dan Persa vs. Penn State, 10-31-09 Rushing Touchdown22, Arby Fields vs. Towson, 9-5-09

Passing72, Andrew Brewer from Dan Persa vs. Towson, 9-5-09

Passing Touchdown 72, Andrew Brewer from Dan Persa vs. Towson, 9-5-09

Punt Return16, Brendan Smith vs. Towson, 9-5-09

Kickoff Return64, Stephen Simmons vs. Wisconsin, 11-21-09

Interception Return70, Ben Johnson vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-12-09

Fumble Return27, Brian Peters vs. Miami (Ohio), 10-10-09

Punt47, Stefan Demos at Illinois, 11-14-09

Field Goal49, Stefan Demos vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-12-09


s iNgle-game career highs#91 • BRIAN ARNFELT • DLTackles: 1 vs. Towson, 9/5/09Solo Tackles: N/AAssisted Tackles: 1 vs. Towson, 9/5/09

#32 • DAVID ARNOLD • LBTackles: 6 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09Solo Tackles: 6 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09Assisted Tackles: 3 at Michigan State, 10/17/09TFL: 2.0 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09Sacks: 1 (twice), vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09Forced Fumble: 1 at Purdue, 10/3/09

#21 • MIKE BOLDEN • CBTackles: 3 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/13/08Solo Tackles: 2 (twice), last vs. Illinois, 11/22/08Assisted Tackles: 1 (twice), last vs. Ohio State, 11/8/08Pass Deflections: 1 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/13/08

#12 • ANDREW BREWER • WRPass Attempts: 30 at Penn State, 9/30/06Completions: 14 at Penn State, 9/30/06Passing Yards: 157 at Penn State, 9/30/06Long Pass: 36 at Penn State, 9/30/06Rushing Yards: 80 at Wisconsin, 10/7/06Rushing Attempts: 20 vs. Purdue, 10/14/06Rushing TD: 1 (three times), last vs. Illinois, 11/18/06Long Rush: 24 at Wisconsin, 10/7/06Receptions: 8 (twice), last vs. Indiana, 10/24/09Yards: 145 vs. Towson, 9/5/09Long Reception: 72 vs. Towson, 9/5/09Receiving TD: 2 vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09

#6 • CHARLES BROWN • WRReceptions: 3 at Michigan State, 10/17/09Yards: 31 at Michigan State, 10/17/09Long Reception: 16 at Michigan State, 10/17/09

#94 • VINCE BROWNE • DETackles: 8 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09Solo Tackles: 6 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09Assisted Tackles: 5 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09TFL: 4.0 vs. Ohio, 9/20/08Sacks: 3.0 vs. Ohio, 9/20/08Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Ohio, 9/20/08Blocks: 1 (field goal) vs. Ohio, 9/20/08QB Hurries: 1 (twice), last vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09Interception: 1 at Iowa, 9/27/08

#98 • CORBIN BRYANT • DTTackles: 5 vs. Michigan State, 10/11/08Solo Tackles: 4 vs. Michigan State, 10/11/08Assisted Tackles: 3 vs. Syracuse, 8/30/08TFL: 1 (eight times), last vs. Indiana, 10/24/09Sacks: 1 (twice), last vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Syracuse, 8/30/08Fumble Recovery: 1 at Iowa, 9/27/08QB Hurries: 1 vs. Ohio, 9/20/08

#27 • JARED CARPENTER • STackles: 4 at Michigan State, 10/17/09Solo Tackles: 2 (three times), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09Assisted Tackles: 2 (twice), last at Michigan State, 10/17/09

#20 • SCOTT CONCANNON • RBRushing Yards: 73 vs. Indiana, 10/24/09Rushing Attempts: 16 vs. Indiana, 10/24/09Long Run: 21 vs. Towson, 9/5/09Rushing TDs: 2 vs. Towson, 9/5/09Receptions: 2 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09Receiving Yards: 29 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09Long Reception: 20 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09

#41 • QuENTIN DAVIE • LBTackles: 9 (three times), last at Purdue, 10/3/09Solo Tackles: 7 at Purdue, 10/3/09Assisted Tackles: 7 at Duke, 9/06/08TFL: 3.5 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/13/08Sacks: 3 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09Forced Fumbles: 2 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09Fumble Recovery: 1 at Michigan State, 10/17/09QB Hurries: 3 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09Pass Deflections: 1 (twice), last at Purdue, 10/3/09INT: 1 at Iowa, 11/7/09

#1 • STEFAN DEMOS • P/KPunts: 8 (four times), last at Iowa, 11/7/09Longest Punt: 63 at Indiana, 10/25/08Punt Average: 50.0 (three punts) vs. Purdue, 10/18/08Punts Inside the 20: 6 vs. Syracuse, 8/30/08FGs: 4 (twice), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09Longest FG: 49 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09Kickoffs: 9 vs. Purdue, 10/18/08Touchbacks: 2 (three times), last vs. Southern Illinois, 9/13/08

#22 • DEMETRIuS DuGAR • CBTackles: 4 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Solo Tackles: 3 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Assisted Tackles: 2 vs. Towson, 9/5/09Fumble Recovery: 1 at Purdue, 10/3/09

#9 • DRAKE DuNSMORE • SBReceptions: 9 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Yards: 81 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Long Reception: 35 (twice), both vs. Duke, 9/15/07Receiving TDs: 1 (twice), last at Iowa, 11/7/09

#11 • JEREMY EBERT • WRReceptions: 4 vs. Purdue, 10/18/08Yards: 55 vs. Purdue, 10/18/08Long Reception: 36 at Minnesota, 11/1/08Touchdowns: 1 (twice), last at Minnesota, 11/1/08Long Kickoff Return: 18 vs. Ohio, 9/20/08Kickoff Return Yards: 18 vs. Ohio, 9/20/08

#19 • ARBY FIELDS • RBRushing Yards: 50 at Illinois, 11/14/09Rushing Attempts: 18 at Purdue, 10/3/09Long Run: 25 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Rushing TDs: 2 vs. Towson, 9/5/09Receptions: 5 vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09Receiving Yards: 23 vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09

#8 • DEMETRIuS FIELDS • WRReceptions: 5 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Yards: 43 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09Long Reception: 14 (three times), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09Receiving TDs: 1 at Syracuse, 9/19/09

#81 • KEVIN FRYMIRE • WRReceptions: 1 (twice), last at Syracuse, 9/19/09Yards: 16 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Long Reception: 16 at Syracuse, 9/19/09

#79 • ADAM HAHN • DTTackles: 6 vs. Nevada, 9/8/07Solo Tackles: 3 vs. Nevada, 9/8/07Assisted Tackles: 4 at Michigan State, 10/17/09TFL: 1.5 at Michigan State, 10/17/09Pass Deflections: 1 vs. Minnesota, 10/13/07

#35 • BEN JOHNSON • LBTackles: 5 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09Solo Tackles: 3 (twice), last at Syracuse, 9/19/09Assisted Tackles: 3 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09TFL: 1 (twice), last at Syracuse, 9/19/09Forced Fumble: 1 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Fumble Recovery: 1 at Syracuse, 9/19/09INT: 1 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09

#13 • MIKE KAFKA • QBPass Attempts: 47 (twice), last at Michigan State, 10/17/09Completions: 35 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Passing Yards: 390 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Touchdown Passes: 3 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Long Pass: 52 at Illinois, 11/14/09Rushing Yards: 217 at Minnesota, 11/1/08Rushing Attempts: 29 vs. Ohio State, 11/8/08Long Rush: 55 at Nevada, 9/22/06Total Offense: 383 at Syracuse, 9/19/09

#92 • EVAN LuXENBuRG • DLTackles: 4 vs. Towson, 9/5/09Solo Tackles: 2 vs. Towson, 9/5/09Assisted Tackles: 2 vs. Towson, 9/5/09Sacks: 0.5 vs. Towson, 9/5/09TFL: 0.5 vs. Towson, 9/5/09

#26 • JORDAN MABIN • CBTackles: 7 (five times), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09Solo Tackles: 6 (twice), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09Assisted Tackles: 4 (three times), last at Iowa, 11/7/09TFL: 1 (twice), last vs. Illinois, 11/22/08Pass Deflections: 1 (three times), last vs. Illinois, 11/22/08INT: 1 (five times), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09Forced Fumble: 1 at Duke, 9/06/08Fumble Recovery: 1 (twice), last at Purdue, 10/3/09Kickoff Returns: 2 at Duke, 9/06/08Kickoff Return Yards: 44 at Duke, 9/06/08Long Kickoff Return: 24 at Duke, 9/06/08

#93 • NIKO MAFuLI • DLTackles: 2 (twice), last at Michigan State, 10/17/09Solo Tackles: 1 (twice), last at Illinois, 11/14/09Assisted Tackles: 2 at Michigan State, 10/17/09Sacks: 1 vs. Towson, 9/5/09TFL: 1.0 vs. Towson, 9/5/09

#85 • ZEKE MARKSHAuSEN • WRReceptions: 16 at Michigan State, 10/17/09Yards: 111 at Michigan State, 10/17/09Long Reception: 30 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Receiving TD: 1 (three times), last at Illinois, 11/14/09

#3 • JERAVIN MATTHEWS • RBRushing Yards: 16 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09Rushing Attempts: 3 vs. Towson, 9/5/09Long Run: 16 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09Long Kickoff Return: 40 vs. Michigan State, 10/11/08Kickoff Return Yards: 94 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09

#24 • SHERRICK McMANIS • CBLong Kickoff Return: 49 at Purdue, 10/27/07Kickoff Return Yards: 172 at Illinois, 11/17/07Tackles: 11, at Iowa, 9/27/08Solo Tackles: 9 at Duke, 9/06/08Assisted Tackles: 7 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09INT: 1 (eight times), last at Illinois, 11/14/09Pass Deflections: 3 at Michigan, 11/15/08Sacks: 1 vs. Iowa, 11/3/07TFL: 2 (twice), last vs. Iowa, 11/3/07Forced Fumble: 1 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09

#51 • BRYCE McNAuL • LBTackles: 2 (twice), last at Illinois, 11/14/09Solo Tackles: 2 at Illinois, 11/14/09Assisted Tackles: 2 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09

#80 • BRENDAN MITCHELL • SBReceptions: 4 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09Yards: 38 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09Long Reception: 25 vs. Eastern Michigan, 10/19/07Receiving TDs: 1 (twice), last vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09


s iNgle-game career highs#33 • DAVID NWABuISI • LBTackles: 4 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Solo Tackles: 4 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Assisted Tackles: 1 vs. Towson, 9/5/09TFL: 1.0 vs. Indiana, 10/24/09

#7 • DAN PERSA • QBPass Attempts: 23 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09Completions: 14 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09Passing Yards: 115 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09Touchdown Passes: 1 (twice), last at Iowa, 11/7/09Long Pass: 72 vs. Towson, 9/5/09Rushing Yards: 42 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09Rushing Attempts: 14 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09Long Rush: 25 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09

#10 • BRIAN PETERS • STackles: 11 at Michigan State, 10/17/09Solo Tackles: 6 (twice), last at Illinois, 11/14/09Assisted Tackles: 8 at Michigan State, 10/17/09TFL: 1 (four times), last at Illinois, 11/14/09INT: 1 (three times), last vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09Pass Deflection: 1 (three times), last vs. Indiana, 10/24/09Forced Fumble: 1 (three times), last at Illinois, 11/14/09Fumble Recovery: 1 (four times), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09

#17 • BRAD PHILLIPS • STackles: 14 vs. Michigan State, 10/11/08Solo Tackles: 11 vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09Assisted Tackles: 11 vs. Michigan State, 10-11-08TFL: 2 (twice), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09Sacks: 1 (three times), last vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09Pass Deflections: 2 (three times), last at Indiana, 10/25/08INT: 1 (five times), last at Syracuse, 9/19/09Forced Fumbles: 2 at Purdue, 10/3/09

#31 • STONE PINCKNEY • LBTackles: 2 vs. Towson, 9/5/09Solo Tackles: 1 vs. Towson, 9/5/09Assisted Tackles: 1 vs. Towson, 9/5/09

#89 • JOSH ROOKS • SBReceptions: 2 at Purdue, 10/3/09Yards: 23 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Long Reception: 23 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Touchdowns: 1 (twice), last at Minnesota, 11/1/08

#39 • JACOB SCHMIDT • RBRushing Yards: 61 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09Rushing Attempts: 13 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09Long Run: 10 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09Rushing TDs: 1 vs. Towson, 9/5/09Receptions: 4 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Receiving Yards: 46 at Syracuse, 9/19/09Long Reception: 25 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09

#25 • STEPHEN SIMMONS • RBKickoff Returns: 5 (three times), last vs. Penn State, 10/31/09Kickoff Return Yards: 155 vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09Rushing Yards: 77 vs. Towson, 9/5/09Rushing Attempts: 22 (twice), last vs. Illinois, 11/22/08Long Run: 21 at Michigan, 11/15/08Rushing TDs: 2 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09Long Kickoff Return: 99 at Ohio State, 9/22/07

#4 • BRENDAN SMITH • STackles: 12 (twice), last vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09Solo Tackles: 11 at Michigan, 10/28/06Assisted Tackles: 7 (twice), last vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09TFL: 1 (twice), vs. Ohio, 9/20/08Interceptions: 1 (seven times), last at Minnesota, 11/1/08Pass Deflections: 3 vs. Southern Illinois, 9/13/08

#5 • SIDNEY STEWART • WRReceptions: 7 vs. Michigan State, 10/11/08Yards: 94 vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09Long Reception: 49 vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09Touchdown Receptions: 1 (twice), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09

#67 • MARSHALL THOMAS • DTTackles: 5 at Illinois, 11/14/09Solo Tackles: 4 at Illinois, 11/14/09Assisted Tackles: 3 vs. Missouri, 12/29/08Sacks: 1 (twice), last vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09TFL: 1 (four times), last at Illinois, 11/14/09QB Hurries: 1 vs. Syracuse, 8/30/08Fumble Recoveries: 2 at Iowa, 11/7/09

#28 • JuSTAN VAuGHN • CBTackles: 5 at Duke, 9/06/08Solo Tackles: 4 (twice), last at Duke, 9/06/08Assisted Tackles: 2 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09

#42 • KEVIN WATT • DETackles: 4 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09Solo Tackles: 2 at Illinois, 11/14/09Assisted Tackles: 4 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09Sacks: 1 at Syracuse, 9/19/09TFL: 1 at Syracuse, 9/19/09QB Hurry: 1 vs. Minnesota, 9/26/09

#47 • RICKY WEINA • CBTackles: 5 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09Solo Tackles: 5 vs. Penn State, 10/31/09Assisted Tackles: 1 vs. Indiana, 10/24/09PBU: 1 (twice), last vs. Penn State, 10/31/09Kick Blocks: 1 vs. Indiana, 10/24/09

#57 • NATE WILLIAMS • LBTackles: 12 (three times), last vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/10/09Solo Tackles: 7 (twice), last vs. Penn State, 10/31/09Assisted Tackles: 10 vs. Missouri, 12/29/08TFL: 1.5 (twice), last vs. Towson, 9/5/09Sacks: 1 at Minnesota, 11/1/08Pass Deflections: 1 (five times), last vs. Wisconsin, 11/21/09Interceptions: 1 (twice), last at Illinois, 11/14/09

#88 • QuENTIN WILLIAMS • DLTackles: 2 (four times), last at Iowa, 11/7/09Solo Tackles: 2 (three times), last at Michigan State, 10/17/09Assisted Tackles: 2 at Iowa, 11/7/09INT: 1 vs. Towson, 9/5/09QB Hurries: 1 vs. Indiana, 10/24/09

#99 • COREY WOOTTON • DETackles: 7 vs. New Hampshire, 9/9/06Solo Tackles: 6 at Purdue, 10/27/07Assisted Tackles: 5 vs. Duke, 9/15/07Sacks: 2 (twice), last vs. Southern Illinois, 9/13/08TFL: 3 (twice), last at Indiana, 10/25/08Interceptions: 1 (four times), last vs. Missouri, 12/29/08Blocks: 1 (four times), last (FG) at Syracuse, 9/19/09Fumble Recovery: 1 (three times), last at Purdue, 10/3/09QB Hurries: 2 (three times), last vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/12/09Pass Deflections: 2 vs. Eastern Michigan, 10/19/07

September 4 at Vanderbilt 11 vs. Illinois State 18 at Rice 25 TBA (home game)

October 2 at Minnesota 9 vs. Purdue 16 Open 23 vs. Michigan State (HC) 30 at Indiana

November 6 at Penn State 13 vs. Iowa 20 vs. Illinois 27 at Wisconsin

2010 SCHEDULE


game-By-game OffeNsive statisticsRUSHING Player No-Yds/TD TOW EMU SU MINN PU MU MSU IND PSU IOWA ILL WISArby Fields 79-294/5 6-48/2 7-5/0 2-24/0 9-43/1 18-43/1 11-27/0 2-5/0 5-10/0 1-5/0 1-6/0 9-50/1 8-28/0Mike Kafka 130-265/7 6-6/ 5-21/0 13-(-7)/0 12-(-13)/0 18-39/1 15-53/2 18-42/0 17-65/1 8-42/1 4-(-12)/0 7-12/1 7-17/0 Scott Concannon 67-240/2 7-32/2 8-21/0 1-(-3)/0 0-0/0 DNP-I 0-0/0 0-0/0 16-73/0 8-13/0 15-59/0 9-37/0 3-8/0Stephen Simmons 56-226/2 18-77/0 13-73/2 DNP-I DNP-I DNP-I 2-3/0 5-23/0 DNP-I 3-8/0 6-11/0 4-8/0 5-23/0 Jacob Schmidt 56-181/1 4-18/1 13-61/0 10-30/0 6-20/0 2-2/0 10-29/0 DNP 0-0/0 2-7/0 3-5/0 5-10/0 1-0/0Dan Persa 49-167/0 2-7/0 1-5/0 2-8/0 DNP 3-9/0 1-2/0 2-5/0 DNP 14-42/0 17-67/0 7-23/0 DNPJeravin Matthews 9-61/0 3-11/0 DNP-I DNP-I 2-14/0 0-0/0 1-16/0 1-6/0 2-14/0 0-0/0 DNP 0-0/0 0-0/0Mark Woodsum 6-17/0 6-17/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0Joe Mauro 2-6/0 2-6/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

TOTALS 466-1,439/17 54-221/5 48-185/2 28-52/0 29-64/1 43-87/2 41-128/2 29-104/0 41-162/1 37-119/1 49-130/0 42-139/2 25-73/0

RECEIVINGPlayer No-Yds/TD TOW EMU SU MINN PU MU MSU IND PSU IOWA ILL WISZeke Markshausen 79-774/3 2-30/0 2-38/0 9-86/0 6-70/0 10-56/0 5-68/0 16-111/1 8-94/1 9-60/0 3-20/0 6-104/1 3-37/0 Andrew Brewer 49-792/7 6-145/1 2-18/0 4-73/1 3-44/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 8-104/1 8-135/1 6-65/0 3-33/0 3-73/0 6-102/2Drake Dunsmore 38-403/2 2-24/0 2-48/0 9-81/1 4-37/0 4-42/0 4-38/0 2-16/0 1-11/0 3-28/0 3-19/1 1-14/0 3-45/0Sidney Stewart 32-373/1 1-19/0 DNP-I DNP-I 5-43/0 4-51/0 2-32/0 0-0/0 4-41/0 3-20/0 4-24/0 5-49/0 4-94/1Demetrius Fields 23-199/1 3-30/0 4-25/0 5-39/1 4-43/0 1-11/0 1-8/0 0-0/0 1-8/0 1-7/0 0-0/0 2-14/0 1-14/0Arby Fields 16-71/0 0-0/0 2-7/0 0-0/0 2-12/0 4-16/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-6/0 1-6/0 0-0/0 1-1/0 5-23/0 Jeremy Ebert 15-162/0 1-8/0 1-7/0 2-26/0 1-12/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-12/0 1-5/0 1-16/0 1-6/0 2-26/0 4-44/0 Jacob Schmidt 14-147/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 4-46/0 3-10/0 3-37/0 1-25/0 DNP 0-0/0 1-10/0 1-7/0 1-12/0 0-0/0Charles Brown 8-65/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-20/0 3-31/0 2-12/0 1-2/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP-IStephen Simmons 6-37/0 1-8/0 1-15/0 DNP-I DNP-I DNP-I 0-0/0 3-11/0 DNP-I 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-3/0 0-0/0Scott Concannon 4-43/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP-I 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-29/0 0-0/0 1-9/0 1-5/0 Brendan Mitchell 4-38/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 4-38/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0Josh Rooks 3-34/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-11/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0Mark Woodsum 2-15/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-6/0 0-0/0 1-9/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0Mike Kafka 1-24/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-24/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Kevin Frymire 1-16/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-16/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP 0-0/0 DNP DNP 0-0/0 TOTALS 295-3,193/16 16-264/1 14-158/0 36-414/4 32-309/2 28-224/0 15-191/0 34-291/2 26-312/2 29-252/0 15-109/1 23-305/1 27-264/3

PASSINGMike Kafka Att Comp Int Pct Yds TD Lng Sack YdsTowson 20 15 0 .750 192 0 27 1 9 Eastern Michigan 24 14 1 .583 158 0 28 0 0at Syracuse 42 35 1 .833 390 3 39 5 36Minnesota 47 32 1 .681 309 2 24 4 39at Purdue 44 28 0 .636 224 0 22 2 20Miami (Ohio) 31 15 1 .484 191 0 25 2 13at Michigan State 47 34 0 .723 291 2 26 3 15Indiana 46 26 3 .565 312 2 51 0 0Penn State 18 14 0 .778 128 0 16 2 2at Iowa 18 10 0 .556 72 0 14 2 16at Illinois 37 23 0 .622 305 1 52 1 5Wisconsin 40 26 0 .650 326 2 49 1 3 TOTALS 414 272 7 .657 2,898 12 52 21 138

Dan Persa Att Comp Int Pct Yds TD Lng Sack YdsTowson 2 1 1 .500 72 1 72 0 0Eastern Michigan 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Minnesota DNPat Purdue 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Miami (Ohio) 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0at Michigan State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Indiana DNPPenn State 23 14 0 .609 115 0 0 4 29at Iowa 9 5 1 .556 37 1 13 1 6at Illinois 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Wisconsin DNP

TOTALS 34 20 2 .588 224 1 72 5 35


game-By-game defeNsive statisticsGAME-BY-GAME TACKLES UA-AT TT TOW EMU SU MINN PU MU MSU IND PSU IOWA ILL WISBrad Phillips 50-34 84 2-2 5-1 6-0 1-6 4-2 6-5 1-2 4-2 5-1 3-7 1-5 11-1 Quentin Davie 44-37 81 4-5 4-4 3-1 4-5 7-2 5-2 2-5 2-4 6-1 3-2 2-6 2-0Nate Williams 40-39 79 3-4 7-2 DNP-I 3-1 4-2 2-10 5-6 1-4 7-0 0-4 3-4 5-2Jordan Mabin 50-16 66 1-0 4-0 5-2 3-2 5-2 5-2 4-2 5-0 6-0 2-4 4-1 6-1Brian Peters 34-29 63 1-1 2-1 3-2 4-1 1-1 2-6 3-8 5-2 1-0 1-2 6-1 5-4Vince Browne 22-14 36 1-0 2-0 4-1 0-5 3-1 6-2 0-1 0-2 1-0 0-2 3-0 2-0 Brendan Smith 21-13 34 2-1 5-7 4-0 6-3 2-1 1-0 DNP-I DNP-I 1-1 DNP-I DNP-I DNP-ISherrick McManis 24-10 34 0-0 DNP-I DNP-I 2-7 1-0 2-0 4-1 1-0 DNP-I 6-1 4-1 4-0David Arnold 23-8 31 DNP-I DNP-I DNP-I 0-0 3-1 4-1 2-3 DNP-I 6-0 4-1 2-2 2-0Corbin Bryant 17-13 30 0-0 2-1 2-0 2-2 2-0 3-1 1-2 3-0 1-2 1-1 0-2 0-2Marshall Thomas 15-10 25 2-1 2-1 2-0 0-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 2-0 1-0 1-2 4-1 1-0Ben Johnson 13-9 22 0-2 3-1 3-1 2-3 1-1 0-0 DNP-I 5-1 0-0 DNP-I DNP-I 0-0Corey Wootton 16-4 20 0-0 1-0 2-1 1-1 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-1 2-1 4-0Adam Hahn 9-8 17 DNP-I DNP-I 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-4 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-0Jared Carpenter 12-5 17 1-1 2-0 1-0 DNP 1-0 0-2 2-2 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0Quentin Williams 8-6 14 2-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-0 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-2 0-0Demetrius Dugar 6-5 11 0-2 0-0 3-1 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0David Nwabuisi 7-1 8 2-1 0-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Jeravin Matthews 5-4 9 0-0 DNP-I DNP-I 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 1-2 Kevin Watt 4-5 9 0-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 1-0Jacob Schmidt 4-5 9 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 DNP 0-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 Charles Brown 5-2 7 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 DNP-IJustan Vaughn 4-3 7 2-1 1-2 DNP-I DNP-I 0-0 DNP-I DNP-I DNP-I 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0Ricky Weina 6-1 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 5-0 DNP DNP DNPRoderick Goodlow 4-3 7 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 3-0 0-2 Niko Mafuli 2-4 6 1-1 0-0 DNP DNP 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Bryce McNaul 2-4 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 DNP-I DNP-I DNP-I DNP-I DNP-I DNP-I 2-0 0-1Hunter Bates 1-3 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Evan Luxenburg 2-2 4 2-2 0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPStone Pinckney 1-2 3 1-1 0-1 0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPJack DiNardo 1-2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-2 0-0Stefan Demos 2-1 3 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1Zeke Markshausen 2-0 2 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Stephen Simmons 2-0 2 0-0 0-0 DNP-I DNP-I DNP-I 0-0 0-0 DNP-I 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0Mark Woodsum 2-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0Kyle Petty 1-1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0TEAM 2-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Arby Fields 1-0 1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Mike Kafka 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Al Netter 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Mike Bolden 0-1 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP DNPJames Kurzawski 0-1 1 0-1 DNP DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Brian Arnfelt 0-1 1 0-1 0-0 DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP DNP Total 468-306 774 29-32 44-24 45-10 33-42 41-18 43-42 29-38 39-16 46-6 31-31 43-28 48-18

PUNTINGStefan Demos No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdTowson 1 36 36.0 36 0 0 0 0Eastern Michigan 3 106 35.3 37 0 0 2 0at Syracuse 6 212 35.3 40 1 4 3 0Minnesota 4 163 40.8 44 0 3 1 0at Purdue 4 125 31.2 43 0 1 1 0Miami (Ohio) 7 251 35.9 46 0 0 2 0at Michigan State 6 195 32.5 43 1 1 1 0Indiana 4 140 35.0 46 0 0 1 0Penn State 5 181 36.2 43 0 4 1 0at Iowa 8 293 36.6 44 0 1 3 0at Illinois 5 172 34.4 47 0 1 1 0Wisconsin 5 171 34.2 37 0 2 0 0 Totals 58 2,045 35.3 47 2 17 16 0 Team Totals 58 2,045 35.3 47 2 17 16 0Opponents 60 2,413 40.2 73 8 17 20 1


game-By-game starters aNd sUperlativesOFFENSEOpponent WR WR/SB LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB RBTowson Brewer Rooks Netter Taylor Burkett Bartels Mattes Stewart Matthews Kafka SimmonsEastern Michigan Brewer Rooks Netter Taylor Burkett Bartels Mattes Ebert Markshausen Kafka Simmonsat Syracuse Brewer Dunsmore Netter Taylor Burkett Bartels Mattes D. Fields Markshausen Kafka SchmidtMinnestoa Brewer Ebert Netter Grant Burkett Bartels Mattes D. Fields Markshausen Kafka Schmidtat Purdue Brewer Rooks Netter Taylor Burkett Bartels Mattes D. Fields Dunsmore Kafka A. FieldsMiami (Ohio) Brewer Ebert Netter Taylor Burkett Bartels Mattes D. Fields Markshausen Kafka A. Fields at Michigan State Brewer Rooks Netter Grant Burkett Bartels Deiters D. Fields Mitchell Kafka SimmonsIndiana Brewer Dunsmore Netter Grant Burkett Bartels Deiters Ebert Markshausen Kafka A. FieldsPenn State Brewer Mitchell Netter Grant Burkett Bartels Deiters Ebert Markshausen Kafka Concannonat Iowa Brewer Dunsmore Netter Grant Burkett Bartels Deiters Stewart Markshausen Kafka Concannonat Illinois Brewer Dunsmore Netter Grant Burkett Bartels Deiters Stewart Markshausen Kafka ConcannonWisconsin Brewer Dunsmore Netter Grant Burkett Bartesl Deiters Sterwart Markshausen Kafka Concannon

DEFENSEOpponent LE DT DT DE OLB MLB OLB CB SS FS CBTowson Wootton Bryant Thomas Browne Johnson Williams Davie McManis Smith Phillips MabinEastern Michigan Wootton Bryant Thomas Browne Johnson Williams Davie Vaughn Smith Phillips Mabinat Syracuse Wootton Bryant Thomas Browne Johnson Nwabuisi Davie Dugar Smith Phillips MabinMinnesota Wootton Bryant Thomas Browne Johnson Williams Davie McManis Smith Phillips Mabinat Purdue Wootton Bryant Thomas Browne Johnson Williams Davie McManis Smith Phillips MabinMiami (Ohio) Watt Bryant Hahn Browne Arnold Williams Davie McManis Smith Phillips Mabin at Michigan State Watt Bryant Hahn Browne Arnold Williams Davie McManis Peters Phillips MabinIndiana Wootton Bryant Hahn Browne Johnson Williams Davie McManis Peters Carpenter MabinPenn State Wootton Bryant Hahn Browne Arnold Williams Davie Weina Smith Phillips Mabinat Iowa Wootton Bryant Thomas Browne Arnold Williams Davie McManis Peters Phillips Mabinat Illinois Wootton Bryant Hahn Browne Arnold Williams Davie McManis Peters Phillips MabinWisconsin Wootton Bryant Hahn Browne McNaul Williams Davie McManis Peters Phillips Mavin

NU/OPPONENT GAME HIGHSCategory Northwestern Opponent Category Northwestern OpponentPoints ................................. 47 vs. Towson ................. 37 by Syracuse Total Plays .................88 vs. Purdue .......................79 by Miami (Ohio)First Downs ........................ 35 vs. Syracuse ............. 23 by Syracuse Total Yards ................485 vs. Towson .....................471 by SyracuseRushing Attempts .............. 54 vs. Towson ................ 45 by Illinois Sacks by....................8-40 vs. Miami (Ohio) ...........6-31 by Penn StateRushing Yards ................... 221 vs. Towson .............. 212 by Illinois Turnovers forced .......6 vs. Purdue .........................3 by EMU, SU, UM and IURushing Average ............... 4.1 vs. Towson ................ 6.0 by Penn State Penalties ...................9 vs. Wisconsin .....................9 by Miami (Ohio)Passing Completions ......... 36 vs Syracuse ............... 24 by Syracuse Penalty Yards ............80 vs. Miami (Ohio) ..............76 by Eastern MichiganPassing Attempts ............... 47 vs. Minnesota, MSU... 37 by Miami (Ohio) Interceptions by .........3 vs. Miami (Ohio) ................3 by IndianaPassing Yards .................... 414 vs. Syracuse ............ 346 by Syracuse TD Rushes ................5 vs. Towson .........................3 by Minnesota, IndianaTD Passes ......................... 4 vs. Syracuse ................ 3 by Purdue and Penn State

NU/INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSCategory Northwestern OpponentPoints 15, Stefan Demos (Wisconsin) ........................................................................18, Duane Bennett (Minnesota)Rushing Attempts 18, Stephen Simmons (Towson), Arby Fields and Mike Kafka (Purdue) .........23, John Clay (Wisconsin)Rushing Yards 77, Stephen Simmons (Towson) ......................................................................127, Dwayne Priest (Eastern Michigan)Long Rush 25, Arby Fields (Syracuse) and Dan Persa (Penn State) .................................70, Darius Willis (Indiana)Passing Completions 35, Mike Kafka (Syracuse) ...............................................................................24, Greg Paulus (Syracuse)Passing Attempts 47, Mike Kafka (Minnesota and Michigan State) .............................................36, Zac Dysert (Miami (Ohio))Passing Yards 390, Mike Kafka (Syracuse) .............................................................................346, Greg Paulus (Syracuse)Long Pass 72, Dan Persa (Towson) ..................................................................................74, Ricky Stanzi (Iowa)Receptions 16, Zeke Markshausen (Michigan State) .........................................................12, Blair White (Michigan State)Receiving Yards 145, Andrew Brewer (Towson) .........................................................................209, Mike Williams (Syracuse)


game ONe: tOwsON TOWSON 14 NOrThWeSTerN 47

Northwestern used 485 yards of total offense to roar past Towson 47-14 in its 2009 home opener at Ryan Field. NU’s total was the most points the Widcats have scored in a season opener since a 62-0 win over DePauw in 1944. Northwestern found the end zone three times in the first quarter, opening up a 21-0 lead on the Tigers behind a pair of touchdown rushes from Arby Fields and another from Jacob Schmidt. A 72-yard touch-down pass from Dan Persa to Andrew Brewer gave the Wildcats a 28-0 lead early in the second, while a 21-yard run by Scott Concannon helped NU build a 37-7 halftime advantage. A 33-yard touchdown pass from Peter Athens to David Newson helped Towson cut the deficit to 37-14 early in the second half. But a 26-yard field goal from Stefan Demos and a three-yard touchdown run by

Concannon extended the Wildcat lead to 47-14. Brewer finished with six catches for a career-best 145 yards and the touchdown, with Mike Kafka completing 15-of-20 passes for 192 yards. Persa was 1-of-2 on the afternoon, connecting on the touchdown pass to Brewer. Stephen Simmons led the ’Cats in rushing, carrying the ball 18 times for 77 yards, with A. Fields gaining 48 yards on six carries and the pair of touchdowns in his North-western debut. Concannon had 32 yards on seven carries with two touchdowns as well. Nine different Wildcats recorded rushing attempts in the game and seven different ’Cats had receptions. Defensively, Quentin Davie led Northwestern with nine tackles while Nate Wil-liams added seven. The duo also recorded 1.5 tackles for loss each. Justan Vaughn and Quentin Williams both recorded interceptions in the game for the Wildcats.

SEpT. 5, 2009AT RYAN FIELD

ATTENDANCE: 17,857

SCORING SUMMARY TOWSON 0 7 7 0 — 14 NORTHWESTERN 21 16 3 7 — 47

First Quarter: 8:46 NU—Schmidt 2 run (Demos kick); 3:37 NU—A. Fields 2 run (Demos kick); :44 NU—A. Fields 22 run (Demos kick)Second Quarter: 12:44 Brewer 72 pass from Persa (Demos kick); 11:57 NU—TEAM safety; 3:44 TOWSON—Damer-on 1 run (Boyer kick); 1:17 NU—Concannon 21 run (Demos kick)Third Quarter: 10:07 TOWSON—Newsom 33 pass from Athens (Boyer kick); 4:55 NU—Demos 26 FGFourth Quarter: 10:43 NU—Concannon 3 run (Flaherty kick)

GAME STATISTICS TOWSON NU 12 ................................................. First Downs ................................................. 22 30 ............................................ Rushing Attempts ............................................ 54 85 .........................................Yards Gained Rushing ....................................... 237 20 ...........................................Yards Lost Rushing ........................................... 16 65 ............................................Net Yards Rushing .......................................... 221 140 ..........................................Net Yards Passing .......................................... 264 27 ............................................Passes Attempted ............................................ 22 15 ........................................... Passes Completed ........................................... 16 2 ................................................Had Intercepted ................................................ 1 57 ..........................................Total Offensive Plays .......................................... 76 205 ............................................ Total Net Yards ............................................ 485 0-0 ...............................................Fumbles-Lost ............................................... 0-0 3-25 ...........................................Penalties-Yards ........................................... 6-45 1-1-0 ................................... Interceptions-Yards-TD .................................... 2-0-0 5-194 ............................................Punts-Yards .............................................. 1-36 38.8 ............................................Avg. Yard/Punt ............................................ 36.0 0-0-0 ....................................Punt Return-Yards-TD ................................... 4-25-0 6-100-0 .............................. Kickoff Return-Yards-TD ................................. 4-96-0 29:08 ........................................Possession Time ........................................ 30:52 5/13 ....................................Third-Down Conversions .................................. 12/17 1-9 .............................................Sacks By-Yards ........................................... 2-12

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: PASSING: RECEIVING: TOWSON—Greening 9-35 TOWSON—Athens 15-25-140-1 TOWSON—Newsom 6-74 NU—Simmons 18-77 NU—Kafka 15-20-192-0 NU—Brewer 6-145


game twO: easterN michigaNEASTERN MICHIGAN 24NORTHWESTERN 27

Junior Stefan Demos hit a career-long 49-yard field goal with six seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to give Northwestern a 27-24 win over Eastern Michi-gan at Ryan Field. The field goal was the longest of Demos’ career after he hit a 26-yard chip shot last week versus Tow-son for his first collegiate field goal. It was the longest for NU since Amado Villarreal hit a 49-yarder on Sept. 29, 2007, against Michigan. Demos also added a 20-yard field goal earlier in the fourth quarter. Stephen Simmons rushed for 73 yards and a pair of touchdowns for Northwestern (2-0). He scored on the first two drives of the game for NU, finding paydirt from one yard out midway through the first quarter and then reaching the end zone again from 14 yards early in the second. The latter touchdown capped a 13-play, 99-yard drive.

Linebacker Ben Johnson made the score 21-0 when he intercepted an Andy Schmitt pass and returned it 70 yards for a pick-six at the 9:08 mark in the second quarter. MU (0-2) took advantage of a fumble by NU deep in its own territory to get on the board late in the second when Joe Carithers connected on a 33-yard field goal. The Eagles eventually worked all the way back to tie the score, 24-24, with 21 second-half points, including a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns. The game-tying tally came at the 2:08 mark when Terrence Blevins scored from three-yards out. The game-winning drive featured a pair of penalties against NU before quarterback Mike Kafka found Andrew Brewer for a pair of late completions to set up the game-winning kick. Kafka finished 14-of-24 through the air for 158 yards and one interception. Demetrius Fields caught four passes to lead the Wildcats while Drake Dunsmore hauled in two catches for a team-high 48 yards. In addition to Simmons, walk-on run-ning back Jacob Schmidt also had 13 carries and a career-best 61 yards on the ground. Brendan Smith led the defense with a career-high-tying 12 tackles.


ATTENDANCE: 19,239

SCORING SUMMARY EASTERN MICHIGAN 0 3 7 14 — 24 NORTHWESTERN 7 14 0 6 — 27

First Quarter: 6:38 NU—Simmons 1 run (Demos kick)Second Quarter: 12:33 NU—Simmons 14 run (Demos kick); 9:08 NU—Johnson 70 INT return (Demos kick); 3:32 EMU—Carithers 33 FGThird Quarter: 4:33 EMU—Priest 1 run (Carithers kick)Fourth Quarter: 12:57 NU—Demos 20 FG; 9:55 EMU—Stone 25 pass from Schmitt (Carithers kick); 2:40 EMU—Blevins 3 run (Carithers kick); 00:06 NU—Demos 49 FG

GAME STATISTICS EMU NU 17 ................................................. First Downs ................................................. 22 32 ............................................ Rushing Attempts ............................................ 48 183 .......................................Yards Gained Rushing ....................................... 201 11 ...........................................Yards Lost Rushing ........................................... 16 172 ..........................................Net Yards Rushing .......................................... 185 148 ..........................................Net Yards Passing .......................................... 158 28 ............................................Passes Attempted ............................................ 24 20 ........................................... Passes Completed ........................................... 14 2 ................................................Had Intercepted ................................................ 1 60 ..........................................Total Offensive Plays .......................................... 72 320 ............................................ Total Net Yards ............................................ 343 0-0 ...............................................Fumbles-Lost ............................................... 3-2 8-76 ...........................................Penalties-Yards ........................................... 5-56 1-15-0 ................................. Interceptions-Yards-TD .................................. 2-70-1 4-160 ............................................Punts-Yards ............................................ 3-106 40.0 ............................................Avg. Yard/Punt ............................................ 35.3 1-2-0 ....................................Punt Return-Yards-TD ..................................... 1-0-0 4-117-0 ............................... Kickoff Return-Yards-TD ............................... 5-108-0 30:44 ........................................Possession Time ........................................ 29:16 2/10 ....................................Third-Down Conversions .................................... 9/16

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: PASSING: RECEIVING: EMU—Priest 17-127 EMU—Schmitt 20-28-148-1 EMU—Stone 7-61 NU—Simmons 13-73 NU—Kafka 14-24-158-0 NU—Fields 4-25


game three: syracUseNORTHWESTERN 34SYrACUSe 37

Senior quarterback Mike Kafka broke a 47-year-old school record for consecutive completions, set a career-high for passing yards by the end of the first half and scored touchdowns rushing, passing and receiving in a 37-34 loss to Syracuse. Kafka completed his first 16 passes of the game to break Tom Myers’ school mark of 15-straight completions set when Northwestern was ranked No. 1 in the country in 1962. Kafka’s previous career high for passing yardage was 192 set against Towson in the 2009 season opener. Syracuse jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter before the Wildcats came back strong in the second quarter, scoring 21-straight points to take a 21-17 lead late the period. Kafka punched the first score in himself on a 3-yard rush before finding Andrew Brewer on a 39-yard touchdown pass and

Drake Dunsmore on a 22-yard scoring sling. Syracuse answered with a late 3-yard rush-ing touchdown to take a 24-21 lead into the locker room. After the Orange extended their lead with a third-quarter field goal, Northwestern forced a much-needed turnover when Brad Phillips blitzed and forced a Greg Paulus fumble. Two plays later the Wildcats took the lead, 28-27, when Kafka threw a lateral to Brewer, who then tossed the ball back to Kafka for a 24-yard touchdown. Kafka became the first Big Ten player with at least one passing, rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game since Penn State’s Zack Mills turned the trick against Akron on Sept. 4, 2004. Northwestern made it a 7-point lead with 9:04 to play in the game when Kafka found Demetrius Fields for a 3-yard touchdown, but the extra point hit the upright to leave it at a 34-27 game. After Syracuse tied the game, Max Suter intercepted a Kafka offering near midfield, a play that led to an eventual 41-yard game-winning field goal by SU’s Ryan Lichtenstein as the clock expired. Kafka finished 35-of-42 through the air for 390 yards.

SEpT. 19, 2009AT CARRIER DOME

ATTENDANCE: 40,251

SCORING SUMMARY NORTHWESTERN 0 21 7 6 — 34 SYRACUSE 17 7 3 10 — 37

First Quarter: 12:33 SU—Lichtenstein 43 FG; 9:33 SU—Paulus 10 run (Lichtenstein kick); 1:17 SU—Williams 66 pass from Paulus (Lichtenstein kick)Second Quarter: 14:13 NU—Kafka 3 run (Demos kick); 9:47 NU—Brewer 39 pass from Kafka (Demos kick); 3:59 NU—Dunsmore 22 pass from Kafka (Demos kick); 1:15 SU—Carter 3 run (Lichtenstein kick)Third Quarter: 4:52 SU—Lichtenstein 37 FG; 0:17 NU—Kafka 24 pass from Brewer (Demos kick)Fourth Quarter: 9:04 NU—D. Fields 3 pass from Kafka (kick failed); 6:07—SU Williams 13 pass from Paulus (Lichten-stein kick); 00:00 SU—Lichtenstein 41 FG

GAME STATISTICS NU SU 25 ................................................. First Downs ................................................. 23 28 ............................................ Rushing Attempts ............................................ 32 93 .........................................Yards Gained Rushing ....................................... 164 41 ...........................................Yards Lost Rushing ........................................... 39 52 ............................................Net Yards Rushing .......................................... 125 414 ..........................................Net Yards Passing .......................................... 346 43 ............................................Passes Attempted ............................................ 36 36 ........................................... Passes Completed ........................................... 24 1 ................................................Had Intercepted ................................................ 1 71 ..........................................Total Offensive Plays .......................................... 68 466 ............................................ Total Net Yards ............................................ 471 2-2 ...............................................Fumbles-Lost ............................................... 7-1 7-57 ...........................................Penalties-Yards ........................................... 6-64 1-23-0 ................................. Interceptions-Yards-TD .................................. 1-22-0 6-212 ............................................Punts-Yards ............................................ 5-236 35.3 ............................................Avg. Yard/Punt ............................................ 47.2 1-0-0 ....................................Punt Return-Yards-TD ................................. 1-(-2)-0 6-111-0 ............................... Kickoff Return-Yards-TD ............................... 6-128-0 28:02 ........................................Possession Time ........................................ 31:53 6/14 ....................................Third-Down Conversions .................................... 2/12 4-27 ...........................................Sacks By-Yards ........................................... 5-36

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: PASSING: RECEIVING: NU—Schmidt 10-30 NU—Kafka 35-42-390-3 NU—Markshausen 9-86 SU—Carter 18-84 SU—Paulus 24-35-346-2 SU—Williams 11-209


game fOUr: miNNesOtaMINNESOTA 35NORTHWESTERN 24

Mike Kafka was 32-of-47 for 309 yards passing and two touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough as Northwest-ern fell to Minnesota, 35-24, in its Big Ten Confer-ence opener at Ryan Field. Kafka was able to spread out his passing yards on the afternoon, with Zeke Markshausen leading the Wildcat receivers with six catches for 70 yards. Sidney Stewart had five catches for 43 years while Demetrius Fields added four receptions for 43 yards. Arby Fields led the Northwestern (2-2, 0-1) rushing attack, racking up 43 yards on nine carries with a touchdown. Jacob Schmidt had six carries for 20 yards. Minnesota (3-1, 1-0) struck first as Duane Ben-nett capped a five-play, 58-yard scoring drive with a one-yard touchdown run early in the first quarter. Stefan Demos converted on a 26-yard field goal, giv-

ing the Gophers a 7-3 lead after the first quarter. Adam Weber connected on a 16-yard touchdown pass to Eric Decker with 7:16 re-maining in the third to put the Gophers on top 21-10. But Kafka responded with a pair of touchdown passes, finding Andrew Brewer for a 24-yard strike and then connecting with Brendan Mitchell for a 13-yard touchdown pass to give Northwestern the 24-21 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Mitchell, a senior, doubled his career receptions total with four in the game for 38 yards. His TD catch, the second of his career, was a superb juggling grab on a fourth-down play. Trailing by three heading into the fourth quarter, the Gophers scored 14 unanswered points behind a 4-yard touchdown run from Bennett for his third of the game, and a 1-yard touchdown pass from Weber to Decker with 1:43 remaining to put the game out of reach for NU. Weber was 15-for-26 with Decker making eight catches for 84 yards with the two touchdowns. Bennett led all rushers with 89 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns.


ATTENDANCE: 22,091

SCORING SUMMARY MINNESOTA 7 7 7 14 — 35 NORTHWESTERN 3 7 14 0 — 24

First Quarter: 12:49 MINN—Bennett 1 run (Ellestad kick); 4:03 NU—Demos 26 FGSecond Quarter: 7:44 MINN—Bennett 3 run (Ellestad kick); 4:27 NU—A. Fields 2 run (Demos kick)Third Quarter: 7:16 MINN—Decker 16 pass from Weber (Ellestad kick); 4:43 NU—Brewer 24 pass from Kafka (Demos kick); 0:06 NU—B. Mitchell 13 pass from Kafka (Demos kick)Fourth Quarter: 8:35 MINN—Bennett 4 run (Ellestad kick); 1:43 MINN—Decker 1 pass from Weber (Ellestad kick)

GAME STATISTICS MINN NU 22 ................................................. First Downs ................................................. 23 42 ............................................ Rushing Attempts ............................................ 29 178 .......................................Yards Gained Rushing ....................................... 108 12 ...........................................Yards Lost Rushing ........................................... 44 166 ..........................................Net Yards Rushing ............................................ 64 186 ..........................................Net Yards Passing .......................................... 309 26 ............................................Passes Attempted ............................................ 47 15 ........................................... Passes Completed ........................................... 32 1 ................................................Had Intercepted ................................................ 1 68 ..........................................Total Offensive Plays .......................................... 76 352 ............................................ Total Net Yards ............................................ 373 0-0 ...............................................Fumbles-Lost ............................................... 3-2 1-14 ...........................................Penalties-Yards ........................................... 3-15 1-0-0 ................................... Interceptions-Yards-TD .................................... 1-0-0 4-161 ............................................Punts-Yards ............................................ 4-163 40.2 ............................................Avg. Yard/Punt ............................................ 40.8 1-22-0 ..................................Punt Return-Yards-TD ..................................... 2-8-0 5-131-0 .............................. Kickoff Return-Yards-TD ................................. 6-94-0 31:45 ........................................Possession Time ........................................ 28:15 8/14 ....................................Third-Down Conversions .................................... 9/17 4-39 ...........................................Sacks By-Yards ............................................. 1-8

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: PASSING: RECEIVING: MINN—Bennett 21-89 MINN—Weber 15-26-182-2 MINN—Decker 8-84 NU—A. Fields 9-43 NU—Kafka 32-47-309-2 NU—Markshausen 6-70


game five: pUrdUeNORTHWESTERN 27pURDUE 21

Northwestern recovered five Purdue fumbles and forced six turnovers in all to erase a 21-3 first-half deficit and down the Boilermakers 27-21 at Ross-Ade Stadium Saturday. Quarterback Mike Kafka scored on a 2-yard run with 2:09 remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Wildcats their first lead of the game and NU’s defense came up with the stop it needed on Purdue’s final drive. After Purdue scored touchdowns on its first three possessions, Northwestern forced Boilermaker turnovers on the next three to put 13 points on the board in the final 1:31 of the second quarter and cut an 18-point deficit to five, 21-16, at the half. First, Sherrick McManis stepped in front of a Joey Elliott pass, leading to a five-yard scoring run right up the gut by freshman Arby Fields. With under a minute to go, David Arnold and Brad Phillips forced fumbles

on back-to-back kickoffs, both of which resulted in Stefan Demos field goals. The Wildcats continued their strong special teams play early in the third when Dem-etrius Dugar recovered a fumbled punt to give Northwestern the ball back inside Purdue territory. Demos booted his single-game career-best fourth field goal of the game—a 39-yarder—to make it 21-19. The second half quickly became a defensive battle with both teams held scoreless for nearly 21 minutes of game action. But trailing by two with just over six minutes on the clock, Kafka led the ’Cats on an 11-play drive culminating in his 2-yard TD dive. NU then completed a two-point conversion toss to Drake Dunsmore to build a 27-21 cushion. Purdue had one more opportunity to win the game with a first-and-goal, but the Wildcat defense forced consecutive incompletions on third and fourth downs to win the game. On defense, NU managed to record three sacks of Purdue’s Joey Elliot as Adam Hahn, Phillips and Arnold all got to the quarterback.

OCT. 3, 2009AT ROSS-ADE STADIUM

ATTENDANCE: 47,163

SCORING SUMMARY NORTHWESTERN 3 13 3 8 — 27 PURDUE 14 7 0 0 — 21

First Quarter: 12:28 PUR—Smith 5 pass from Elliott (Wiggs kick); 4:34 NU—Demos 18 FG; 3:35 PUR—Valentin 67 pass from Elliott (Wiggs kick)Second Quarter: 11:52 PUR—Valentin 5 pass from Elliott (Wiggs kick); 1:31 NU—A. Fields 5 run (Demos kick); 0:52 NU— Demos 35 FG; 0:08 NU—Demos 25 FGThird Quarter: 7:32 NU—Demos 39 FGFourth Quarter: 2:09 NU—Kafka 2 run (Dunsmore pass from Kafka)

GAME STATISTICS NU PUR 23 ................................................. First Downs ................................................. 16 43 ............................................ Rushing Attempts ............................................ 28 122 .......................................Yards Gained Rushing ......................................... 78 35 ...........................................Yards Lost Rushing ........................................... 16 87 ............................................Net Yards Rushing ............................................ 62 224 ..........................................Net Yards Passing .......................................... 313 45 ............................................Passes Attempted ............................................ 29 28 ........................................... Passes Completed ........................................... 20 0 ................................................Had Intercepted ................................................ 1 88 ..........................................Total Offensive Plays .......................................... 57 311 ............................................ Total Net Yards ............................................ 375 1-1 ...............................................Fumbles-Lost ............................................... 6-5 8-61 ...........................................Penalties-Yards ........................................... 7-70 1-0-0 ................................... Interceptions-Yards-TD .................................... 0-0-0 4-125 ............................................Punts-Yards .............................................. 2-56 31.2 ............................................Avg. Yard/Punt ............................................ 28.0 0-0-0 ....................................Punt Return-Yards-TD ..................................... 3-3-0 4-71-0 ................................ Kickoff Return-Yards-TD ............................... 7-115-0 35:58 ........................................Possession Time ........................................ 24:02 10/21 ..................................Third-Down Conversions .................................... 6/10 3/12 ...........................................Sacks By-Yards ........................................... 2-20

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: PASSING: RECEIVING: NU—A. Fields 18-43 NU—Kafka 28-44-224-0 NU—Markshausen 10-56 PUR—Bolden 18-53 PUR—Elliott 20-28-313-3 PUR—Smith 7-101


game six: miami (OhiO)MIAMI (OHIO) 6NORTHWESTERN 16

Northwestern’s defense put together a stellar effort, forcing four turnovers and recording eight sacks in posting a 16-6 win over Miami (Ohio) at Ryan Field. NU jumped out to an early lead as Stefan Demos capped the opening drive of the game by converting on a 46-yard field goal to put NU up 3-0. North-western added to its advantage with just five seconds remaining in the first quarter when Mike Kafka finished off a 12-play, 73-yard drive with a six-yard TD run to make it 10-0. The Wildcat defense was outstanding over the opening half of play, limiting the RedHawks to only 113 yards of total offense while sacking quarterback Zac Dysert five times. After forcing six turnovers in a victory at Purdue last week, Northwestern’s defense was opportunistic once again on Saturday. The Wildcats intercepted Dy-

sert once in the first half and Brian Peters ended the RedHawks’ first drive of the second half with a pick. Peters was a part of another takeaway late in the third quarter as he scooped up a fumble forced by Quentin Davie and returned it 27 yards to the Miami 27. Following a 25-yard pass by Kafka to Jacob Schmidt, Kafka punched the ball in three plays later from one yard out to extend NU’s lead to 16-0 with 1:18 remaining in the period. The RedHawks were able to spoil Northwestern’s shutout bid with 1:19 left in the contest as Dysert connected with Andrew Cruse on a 23-yard touchdown pass. The score snapped a stretch of five consecutive scoreless quarters by the Wildcat defense. North-western recovered the ensuing onside kick attempt to seal the victory. Miami finished with only 302 yards of total offense in the contest, Northwestern’s second-best defensive effort in terms of yardage this season, trailing only the 205 yards accumulated by Towson in the season opener. Nate Williams paced NU with 12 tackles, while Brad Phillips chipped in with 11 and Davie had three sacks and two forced fumbles. On the offensive end, Zeke Mark-shausen hauled in a team-best five receptions for 68 yards.

OCT. 10, 2009AT RYAN FIELD

ATTENDANCE: 23,085

SCORING SUMMARY MIAMI (OHIO) 0 0 0 6 — 6 NORTHWESTERN 10 0 6 0 — 16

First Quarter: 12:20 NU—Demos 46 FG; 0:05 NU—Kafka 6 run (Demos kick)Third Quarter: 1:18 NU—Kafka 1 run (Demos pass failed)Fourth Quarter: 1:19 MU—Cruse 23 pass from Dysert (Dysert pass failed)

GAME STATISTICS MU NU 20 ................................................. First Downs ................................................. 17 42 ............................................ Rushing Attempts ............................................ 41 169 .......................................Yards Gained Rushing ....................................... 145 43 ...........................................Yards Lost Rushing ........................................... 17 126 ..........................................Net Yards Rushing .......................................... 128 176 ..........................................Net Yards Passing .......................................... 191 37 ............................................Passes Attempted ............................................ 31 17 ........................................... Passes Completed ........................................... 15 3 ................................................Had Intercepted ................................................ 1 79 ..........................................Total Offensive Plays .......................................... 72 302 ............................................ Total Net Yards ............................................ 319 3-1 ...............................................Fumbles-Lost ............................................... 1-0 9-67 ...........................................Penalties-Yards ........................................... 8-80 1-0-0 ................................... Interceptions-Yards-TD .................................... 3-8-0 8-301 ............................................Punts-Yards ............................................ 7-251 37.6 ............................................Avg. Yard/Punt ............................................ 35.9 2-7-0 ....................................Punt Return-Yards-TD ................................... 3-27-0 4-67-0 ................................ Kickoff Return-Yards-TD ................................. 1-24-0 32:07 ........................................Possession Time ........................................ 27:53 4/16 ....................................Third-Down Conversions .................................... 5/15 2-13 ...........................................Sacks By-Yards ........................................... 8-40

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: PASSING: RECEIVING: MU—Dysert 22-63 MU—Dysert 17-36-176-1 MU—Coombs 4-62 NU—Kafka 15-53 NU—Kafka 15-31-191-0 NU—Markshausen 5-68


game seveN: michigaN stateNORTHWESTERN 14MIChIGAN STATe 24

Senior Zeke Markshausen grabbed a career-best 16 catches, giving him the most receptions in a single game by a Wildcat in 27 years, but Michigan State scored 24-straight points after halftime to defeat Northwestern, 24-14, at Spartan Stadium. Markshausen’s total of 16 catches rank second in the NU single-game record book to Jon Harvey, who made 17 receptions against Michigan in 1982. Mark-shausen also had a career-best 111 receiving yards. Northwestern opened the game with an impres-sive goal-line stand on defense, stuffing Michigan State twice from inside the 1-yard line. Each team then traded three punts apiece before Northwestern found the scoreboard midway through the second quarter on a 9-play, 80-yard drive capped by a 15-yard strike from Mike Kafka to Andrew Brewer. Late in the half, MSU drove into the NU red

zone before fumbling a hand off that Quentin Davie recovered to keep the Wildcats’ 7-0 halftime advantage. The turnover also marked Northwestern’s fourth-straight stop of an opponent inside its red zone with no points, dating back to Purdue’s final drive on Oct. 3. Michigan State forced a turnover on Northwestern’s opening drive of the second half, then scored 17-straight points in the third quarter to take a 17-7 lead. MSU first knotted the game, 7-7, on the ensuing 7-play, 64-yard drive, after the Wildcats’ fumble. The Spartans took their first lead of the game with 5:13 remaining in the period on a 47-yard pass play, then extended that advantage to 10 on a 28-yard field goal as time expired. A fumbled kickoff led to a 22-yard touchdown for the Spartans on the first play from scrimmage in the fourth quarter, making it 24-7 in favor of the home team. Northwestern finished the day’s scoring on Markshausen’s first-career touchdown, a 1-yard reception to cut the Wildcats’ deficit to 10, 24-14, with 10:28 remaining. Kafka reached 30 completions for the third time this year, throwing for 291 yards on 34-of-47 passing. Brian Peters and Nate Williams led the defense with 11 tackles each.


ATTENDANCE: 71,726

SCORING SUMMARY NORTHWESTERN 0 7 0 7 — 14 MICHIGAN STATE 0 0 17 7 — 24

Second Quarter: 7:49 NU—Brewer 15 pass from Kafka (Demos kick)Third Quarter: 10:07 MSU—White 22 pass from Cousins (Swenson kick); 5:13 MSU—White 47 pass from Cousins (Swenson kick); 0:00 MSU—Swenson 28 FGFourth Quarter: 14:48 MSU—Caper 22 run (Swenson kick); 10:28 NU—Markshausen 1 pass from Kafka (Demos kick)

GAME STATISTICS NU MSU 22 ................................................. First Downs ................................................. 19 29 ............................................ Rushing Attempts ............................................ 34 104 .......................................Yards Gained Rushing ....................................... 128 25 ...........................................Yards Lost Rushing ........................................... 34 79 ............................................Net Yards Rushing ............................................ 94 291 ..........................................Net Yards Passing .......................................... 281 47 ............................................Passes Attempted ............................................ 31 34 ........................................... Passes Completed ........................................... 21 0 ................................................Had Intercepted ................................................ 0 79 ..........................................Total Offensive Plays .......................................... 65 370 ............................................ Total Net Yards ............................................ 375 3-2 ...............................................Fumbles-Lost ............................................... 1-1 4-25 ...........................................Penalties-Yards ........................................... 4-46 0-0-0 ................................... Interceptions-Yards-TD .................................... 0-0-0 6-195 ............................................Punts-Yards ............................................ 6-243 32.5 ............................................Avg. Yard/Punt ............................................ 40.5 2-10-0 ..................................Punt Return-Yards-TD ..................................... 1-8-0 5-85-0 ................................ Kickoff Return-Yards-TD ................................. 2-66-0 29:03 ........................................Possession Time ........................................ 30:57 8/16 ....................................Third-Down Conversions .................................... 5/14 0-0 .............................................Sacks By-Yards ........................................... 3-15

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: PASSING: RECEIVING: NU—Kafka 18-42 NU—Kafka 34-47-291-2 NU—Markshausen 16-111 MSU—Caper 16-63 MSU—Cousins 21-31-281-2 MSU—White 12-186


game eight: iNdiaNaINDIANA 28NORTHWESTERN 29

Northwestern scored 26 unanswered points, capped by a Stefan Demos 19-yard field goal with 21 seconds remaining as the Wildcats completed a school-record comeback to top Indiana, 29-28, at Ryan Field. Trailing Indiana, 28-3, midway through the sec-ond quarter, Northwestern took control on both sides of the ball. Behind a 1-yard touchdown run from Mike Kafka and an 8-yard touchdown pass from Kafka to Zeke Markshausen, the Wildcats trimmed the Hoosier lead to 28-17 at halftime. Still down by 11 midway through the third quar-ter, Ricky Weina blocked an Indiana punt, which was recovered by the Hoosiers in the end zone for a safety. Kafka then connected on a 51-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Brewer with 12:33 remaining in the game, with Brewer breaking a near-tackle at the 20-yard line to cut the Indiana advantage to two at 28-26.

NU then used a 13-play drive covering a span of 6:43 to set up Demos’ game-winner. Kafka completed 26-of-46 passes for 312 yards and two touchdowns while also rush-ing for 65 yards and a score. Brewer caught eight passes, tying a career-best, for 135 yards and a touchdown, with Markshausen finishing with eight catches for 94 yards and a score. Markshausen entered the game having caught 32 passes in his first three Big Ten games. On the ground, Scott Concannon had 16 carries for a career-high 73 yards, includ-ing 33 on the final Wildcat scoring drive. Demos was perfect on the day, converting on both the 28- and 19-yard field goal attempts and all three extra points. For Demos, it was his second game-winning field goal of the season, as he also connected on a 49-yarder in the waning seconds to defeat Eastern Michigan on Sept. 12. Early on, it was Indiana who took control, using a 70-yard touchdown run by Darius Willis on the first play from scrimmage and a 93-yard kickoff return Ray Fisher. But following a rocky first quarter, Northwestern’s defense was able to keep the Hoo-siers in check. NU out-gained Indiana 436-152 over the final three quarters.


ATTENDANCE: 24,364

SCORING SUMMARY INDIANA 14 14 0 0 — 28 NORTHWESTERN 0 17 2 10 — 29

First Quarter: 14:40 IU—Willis 70 run (Freeland kick); 3:39 IU—Chappell 1 run (Freeland kick)Second Quarter: 12:25 IU—Willis 3 run (Freeland kick); 7:46 NU—Demos 28 FG; 7:32 IU—Fisher 93 kickoff return (Freeland kick); 4:07 NU—Kafka 1 run (Demos kick); 0:07 NU—Markshausen 8 pass from Kafka (Demos kick)Third Quarter: 5:57 NU—TEAM safetyFourth Quarter: 12:33 NU—Brewer 51 pass from Kafka (Demos kick); 0:21 NU—Demos 19 FG

GAME STATISTICS IU NU 13 ................................................. First Downs ................................................. 29 27 ............................................ Rushing Attempts ............................................ 41 150 .......................................Yards Gained Rushing ....................................... 181 17 ...........................................Yards Lost Rushing ........................................... 19 133 ..........................................Net Yards Rushing .......................................... 162 172 ..........................................Net Yards Passing .......................................... 312 29 ............................................Passes Attempted ............................................ 46 17 ........................................... Passes Completed ........................................... 26 0 ................................................Had Intercepted ................................................ 3 56 ..........................................Total Offensive Plays .......................................... 87 305 ............................................ Total Net Yards ............................................ 474 1-0 ...............................................Fumbles-Lost ............................................... 0-0 3-32 ...........................................Penalties-Yards ........................................... 5-30 3-38-0 ................................. Interceptions-Yards-TD .................................... 0-0-0 5-166 ............................................Punts-Yards ............................................ 4-140 33.2 ............................................Avg. Yard/Punt ............................................ 35.0 1-35-0 ..................................Punt Return-Yards-TD ................................... 2-23-0 5-151-1 .............................. Kickoff Return-Yards-TD ................................. 5-98-0 26:37 ........................................Possession Time ........................................ 33:23 6/13 ....................................Third-Down Conversions .................................... 9/17 0-0 .............................................Sacks By-Yards ............................................. 1-8

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: PASSING: RECEIVING: IU—Willis 14-103 IU—Chappell 16-27-163-0 IU—Doss 6-40 NU—Concannon 16-73 NU—Kafka 26-46-312-2 NU—Brewer 8-135 Markshausen 8-94


game NiNe: peNN statePeNN STATe 34NORTHWESTERN 13

Northwestern struck early against No. 12 Penn State, taking a 13-10 lead into halftime, but the Nittany Lions rallied, notching 24 unanswered second half points to defeat the Wildcats 34-13 at Ryan Field. After an early PSU field goal, Stefan Demos knotted the game at three with a 34-yarder of his own. Mike Kafka then capped an eight-play, 80-yard drive with a seven yard touchdown scamper to give the Wildcats a 10-3 lead early in the second quarter. The Nittany Lions responded with a touchdown of their own to tie the game at 10 late in the second half. Northwestern got the ball back with 28 seconds remaining in the half and marched 20 yards in 25 sec-onds, setting up a Demos 45-yarder with three ticks remaining to give NU the 13-10 halftime advantage. But Penn State controlled the second half, notch-ing a 23 yard field goal to tie the contest at 13 after

three quarters, then scored three touchdowns in a three and a half minute span early in the fourth to seal the victory. Kafka completed 14-of-18 passes for 128 yards while adding 42 yards rushing, but was forced to leave the game in the second quarter with a leg injury and did not return. Dan Persa continued where Kafka left off, connecting on 14-of-23 passes for 115 yards and netting 42 yards on the ground as well. Eleven different Wildcats caught passes on the evening for Northwestern, led by Zeke Markshausen’s nine receptions for 60 yards. Andrew Brewer had six catches for a team-high 65 yards with Drake Dunsmore and Sidney Stewart hauling in three recep-tions each for 28 and 20 yards respectively. Penn State’s defense, which ranked first in the Big Ten and fourth nationally in rush-ing defense, limited Northwestern to 119 yards on the ground. The Wildcats did gain 246 first-half yards against a PSU defense allowing only 240.2 per game all year.


ATTENDANCE: 30, 546

SCORING SUMMARY PENN STATE 3 7 3 21 — 34 NORTHWESTERN 3 10 0 0 — 13

First Quarter: 12:49 PSU—Wagner 32 FG; 5:24 NU—Demos 34 FGSecond Quarter: 12:31 NU—Kafka 7 run (Demos kick); 3:39 PSU—Clark 2 run (Wagner kick); 0:03 NU—Demos 45 FGThird Quarter: 9:22 PSU—Wagner 23 FGFourth Quarter: 12:27 PSU—Beachum 2 run (Wagner kick); 10:16 PSU—Moye 53 pass from Clark (Wagner kick); 8:47 PSU—Royster 69 run (Wagner kick)

GAME STATISTICS PSU NU 21 ................................................. First Downs ................................................. 24 27 ............................................ Rushing Attempts ............................................ 37 175 .......................................Yards Gained Rushing ....................................... 156 12 ...........................................Yards Lost Rushing ........................................... 37 163 ..........................................Net Yards Rushing ...........................................119 274 ..........................................Net Yards Passing .......................................... 252 31 ............................................Passes Attempted ............................................ 43 22 ........................................... Passes Completed ........................................... 29 0 ................................................Had Intercepted ................................................ 0 58 ..........................................Total Offensive Plays .......................................... 80 437 ............................................ Total Net Yards ............................................ 371 0-0 ...............................................Fumbles-Lost ............................................... 2-2 5-41 ...........................................Penalties-Yards ........................................... 5-45 0-0-0 ................................... Interceptions-Yards-TD .................................... 0-0-0 5-210 ............................................Punts-Yards ............................................ 5-181 42.0 ............................................Avg. Yard/Punt ............................................ 36.2 0-0-0 ....................................Punt Return-Yards-TD ................................... 2-22-0 4-83-0 ................................ Kickoff Return-Yards-TD ............................... 7-130-0 28:46 ........................................Possession Time ........................................ 31:14 3/10 ...................................... 3rd Down Conversion ...................................... 7/19 6-31 ...........................................Sacks By-Yards ............................................. 0-0

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: PASSING: RECEIVING: PSU—Royster 15-118 PSU—Clark 22-31-274-1 PSU—Moye 6-123 NU—Persa 14-42 NU—Kafka 14-18-128-0 NU—Markshausen 9-60 Kafka 8-42 Persa 14-23-115-0


game teN: iOwaNORTHWESTERN 17IOWA 10

Northwestern forced four turnovers—all in the second quarter—and overcame a game-ending injury to quarterback Dan Persa to gut out a 17-10 win over fourth-ranked and previously undefeated Iowa at Kin-nick Stadium, NU’s third-straight win in Iowa City. The win was NU’s third against a top-10 team since 2000. The ’Cats defeated No. 7 Wisconsin on the road in 2000 and No. 6 Ohio State at home in 2004. Mike Kafka started the game at quarterback for Northwestern but played sparingly in the first half be-fore Persa took over for most of the second and third quarters. A right hand injury late in the third quarter knocked Persa out of the game and put Kafka back in the pocket, where he performed fantastically despite limited mobility as a result of a leg injury sustained vs. Penn State. Iowa jumped out to a 10-0 lead with a 74-yard

TD pass on the third play of the game and a 39-yard field goal on its next possession. NU got on the scoreboard with 11:46 left in the second quarter thanks to its defense. Corey Wootton earned his second sack of the season when he forced a Ricky Stanzi fum-ble in the end zone that was recovered by Marshall Thomas to cut NU’s deficit to three, 10-7. The sack also knocked Stanzi, the Iowa QB, out for the remainder of the game. The turnover-turned-touchdown ignited NU’s defense, which forced turnovers on the Hawkeyes’ next two possessions courtesy of a Quentin Davie interception of Iowa backup quarterback James Vandenberg and a Brad Phillips’ forced fumble. Persa led the Wildcats on a 46-yard drive following the Davie pick, giving NU the lead, 14-10, on a four-yard TD strike to Drake Dunsmore. After both teams struggled offensively to start the second half, Kafka led NU on a 14-play drive at the end of third and start of the fourth quarters. Stefan Demos capped the drive with a 47-yard field goal to give the Wildcats a 17-10 advantage. Kafka battled the effects of a lingering leg injury to finish 10-of-18 for 72 yards pass-ing in the win. Scott Concannon paced NU’s running backs with 59 rushing yards.

NOv. 7, 2009AT KINNICK STADIUM

ATTENDANCE: 70,585

SCORING SUMMARY NORTHWESTERN 0 14 0 3 — 17 IOWA 10 0 0 0 — 10

First Quarter: 14:00 IOWA—McNutt 74 pass from Stanzi (Murray kick); 9:50 IOWA—Murray 39 FGSecond Quarter: 11:46 NU—Thomas 0 fumble recovery (Demos kick); 5:20 NU—Dunsmore 4 pass from Persa (Demos kick)Fourth Quarter: 13:29 NU—Demos 47 FG

GAME STATISTICS NU IOWA 18 ................................................. First Downs ................................................. 14 49 ............................................ Rushing Attempts ............................................ 27 163 .......................................Yards Gained Rushing ......................................... 81 33 ...........................................Yards Lost Rushing ........................................... 16 130 ..........................................Net Yards Rushing ............................................ 65 109 ..........................................Net Yards Passing .......................................... 216 27 ............................................Passes Attempted ............................................ 36 15 ........................................... Passes Completed ........................................... 13 1 ................................................Had Intercepted ................................................ 2 76 ..........................................Total Offensive Plays .......................................... 63 239 ............................................ Total Net Yards ............................................ 281 0-0 ...............................................Fumbles-Lost ............................................... 2-2 5-55 ...........................................Penalties-Yards ........................................... 4-40 2-22-0 ................................. Interceptions-Yards-TD .................................... 1-0-0 8-293 ............................................Punts-Yards ............................................ 5-235 36.6 ............................................Avg. Yard/Punt ............................................ 47.0 1-5-0 ....................................Punt Return-Yards-TD ................................... 4-16-0 3-46-0 ................................ Kickoff Return-Yards-TD ................................. 4-82-0 34:20 ........................................Possession Time ........................................ 25:40 9/18 ....................................Third-Down Conversions .................................... 4/14 2-14 ...........................................Sacks By-Yards ........................................... 3-22

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: PASSING: RECEIVING: NU—Persa 17-67 NU—Kafka 10-18-72-0 NU—Stewart 4-24 IOWA—Wegher 19-63 IOWA—Stanzi 4-9-134-1 IOWA—Johnson-Koulianos 6-63 Vandenberg 9-27-82-0


game eleveN: ill iNOisNOrThWeSTerN 21ILLINOIS 16

Mike Kafka threw for 305 yards and a touchdown and Northwestern got an interception from Sherrick McManis late in the fourth quarter to seal a 21-16 victory over Illinois at Memorial Stadium. Both teams traded wide left field goal attempts in the first quarter, with Illinois’ Matt Elder missing from 23 yards and Northwestern’s Stefan Demos misfiring from 47 and 50 yards. Both of Demos’ kicks had the distance but snuck by the left upright. Illinois’ backup, Derek Dimke, broke the drought with a 30-yard make early in the second to give the Illini the first lead. Late in the second quarter, NU turned the ball over on downs near midfield. Linebacker Nate Wil-liams then picked off an Illinois pass on the next play, leading to a 5-play, 54-yard drive capped by a Zeke Markshausen 28-yard touchdown reception from

Kafka to put the Wildcats up 7-3 going into the half. Northwestern took its second drive of the second half 99 yards on seven plays with Kafka connecting on strikes of 52 yards to Andrew Brewer and 20 to Markshausen. Kafka then crossed the goal line on a 1-yard sneak to push the Wildcats’ advantage to 14-3. After the defense forced Illinois’ sixth punt of the game, Kafka led another scoring drive, this one finished early in the fourth quarter by an Arby Fields’ 1-yard score. Two Illini touchdowns cut the lead to 21-16 with 4:06 to play, then Illinois got the ball back with 1:14 left at its own 21-yard line. On fourth-and-1 three plays later, McManis made his pick to cement the victory. Kafka notched his fourth 300-yard passing game of the season, finishing 23-of-37 through the air. Markshausen recorded triple-digit receiving yards for the second time this year, hauling in six catches for 104 yards. Fields led NU’s rushing attack with 50 yards on nine carries and a score. Quentin Davie had eight tackles to lead the defense, while Brian Peters and Wil-liams both forced fumbles in the game.

NOv. 14, 2009AT MEMORIAL STADIUM

ATTENDANCE: 60,523

SCORING SUMMARY NORTHWESTERN 0 7 7 7 — 21 ILLINOIS 0 3 0 13 — 16

Second Quarter: 11:58 ILL—Dimke 30 FG; 0:17 NU—Markshausen 28 pass from Kafka (Demos kick) Third Quarter: 6:30 NU—Kafka 1 run (Demos kick)Fourth Quarter: 13:30 NU—A. Fields 1 run (Demos kick); 10:11 ILL—Charest 10 run (pass failed); 4:06 ILL—Duvalt 32 pass from Charest (Dimke kick)

GAME STATISTICS NU ILL 24 ................................................. First Downs ................................................. 22 42 ............................................ Rushing Attempts ............................................ 45 155 .......................................Yards Gained Rushing ....................................... 229 16 ...........................................Yards Lost Rushing ........................................... 17 139 ..........................................Net Yards Rushing .......................................... 212 305 ..........................................Net Yards Passing .......................................... 162 37 ............................................Passes Attempted ............................................ 29 23 ........................................... Passes Completed ........................................... 15 0 ................................................Had Intercepted ................................................ 2 79 ..........................................Total Offensive Plays .......................................... 74 444 ............................................ Total Net Yards ............................................ 374 0-0 ...............................................Fumbles-Lost ............................................... 2-0 5-29 ...........................................Penalties-Yards ........................................... 6-56 2-0-0 ................................... Interceptions-Yards-TD .................................... 0-0-0 5-172 ............................................Punts-Yards ............................................ 6-246 34.4 ............................................Avg. Yard/Punt ............................................ 41.0 0-0-0 ....................................Punt Return-Yards-TD ..................................... 1-8-0 1-29-0 ................................ Kickoff Return-Yards-TD ................................. 3-74-0 30:45 ........................................Possession Time ........................................ 29:15 5/14 ....................................Third-Down Conversions .................................... 4/14 1-3 .............................................Sacks By-Yards ............................................. 1-5

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: PASSING: RECEIVING: NU—A. Fields 9-50 NU—Kafka 23-37-305-1 NU—Markshausen 6-104 ILL—Leshoure 13-76 ILL—Charest 14-27-145-1 ILL—Benn 4-31


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Northwestern led nearly the entire day before holding off a late charge by 17th-ranked Wisconsin to earn an exciting 33-31 victory on Senior Day. Jordan Mabin’s interception of a Scott Tolzien pass with 33 seconds remaining sealed the victory. It was the second turnover forced late by the NU defense. With UW driving for the go-ahead score and facing 3rd-and-1 at the Northwestern 46 with under two minutes remaining, Quentin Davie forced a John Clay fumble that was recovered by Brian Peters. The Wildcats were forced to punt, but Stefan Demos pinned the Badgers at their own 20 with 42 seconds left before Mabin picked off Tolzien. Quarterback Mike Kafka, playing in his final home game, had a huge day for NU, completing 26-of-40 passes for 326 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The ’Cats marched down the field on the game’s

opening drive with Kafka capping it off by firing a 26-yard TD strike to Andrew Brewer. NU extended its lead to 10-0 later in the quarter when Demos nailed a 45-yard field goal. UW quickly answered to take the lead. Clay scored on a two-yard run before Tolzien hooked up with Garrett Graham on a 27-yard TD pass to give the Badgers a 14-10 edge. The remainder of the opening stanza belonged to the ’Cats. A 64-yard kickoff return by Stephen Simmons preceeded Brewer and Kafka connecting for a 12-yard score to give the ’Cats the lead back at 17-14. NU extended it when Kafka threw a lateral to Zeke Markshausen, who then found a wide-open Sidney Stewart for a 38-yard touchdown pass with 6:02 left in the half. Demos capped the half by hitting a 38-yard field goal with 34 seconds remaining to give Northwestern a 27-14 lead heading into the intermission. The Badgers trimmed NU’s advantage to three after the break. Demos then hit on field goals from 45 and 34 yards to push NU’s lead back to nine, 33-24, early in the fourth. But again, Wisconsin answered back, getting within 33-31 with 10:45 to go as Tolzien found Graham in the end zone for the second time, this time from 13 yards.

NOv. 21, 2009AT RYAN FIELD

ATTENDANCE: 32,150

SCORING SUMMARY WISCONSIN 0 14 10 7 — 31 NORTHWESTERN 10 17 3 3 — 33

First Quarter: 11:25 NU—Brewer 26 pass from Kafka (Demos); 2:09 NU—Demos 45 FGSecond Quarter: 13:52 WIS—Clay 2 run (Welch kick); 11:04 WIS—Graham 27 pass from Tolzien (Welch kick); 8:23 NU—Brewer 12 pass from Kafka (Demos kick); 6:02 NU—Stewart 38 pass from Markshausen (Demos kick); 0:34 NU—Demos 8 FGThird Quarter: 11:11 WIS—Welch 35 FG; 8:16 WIS—Gilreath 68 punt return (Welch kick); 4:20 NU—Demos 45 FGFourth Quarter: 14:50 NU—Demos 34 FG; 10:45 WIS—Graham 13 pass from Tolzien (Welch kick)

GAME STATISTICS WIS NU 18 ................................................. First Downs ................................................. 20 35 ............................................ Rushing Attempts ............................................ 25 131 .......................................Yards Gained Rushing ......................................... 83 32 ...........................................Yards Lost Rushing ........................................... 10 99 ............................................Net Yards Rushing ............................................ 73 235 ..........................................Net Yards Passing .......................................... 364 30 ............................................Passes Attempted ............................................ 41 19 ........................................... Passes Completed ........................................... 27 1 ................................................Had Intercepted ................................................ 0 65 ..........................................Total Offensive Plays .......................................... 66 334 ............................................ Total Net Yards ............................................ 437 1-1 ...............................................Fumbles-Lost ............................................... 1-1 5-44 ...........................................Penalties-Yards ........................................... 9-61 0-0-0 ................................... Interceptions-Yards-TD .................................... 1-0-0 5-205 ............................................Punts-Yards ............................................ 5-171 41.0 ............................................Avg. Yard/Punt ............................................ 34.2 2-70-1 ..................................Punt Return-Yards-TD ..................................... 1-5-0 8-133-0 .............................. Kickoff Return-Yards-TD ............................... 5-167-0 31:06 ........................................Possession Time ........................................ 28:54 4/13 ....................................Third-Down Conversions .................................... 6/14 1-3 .............................................Sacks By-Yards ........................................... 3-19

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: PASSING: RECEIVING: WIS—Clay 23-100 WIS—Tolzien 19-30-235-2 WIS—Toon 7-80 NU—A. Fields 8-28 NU—Kafka 26-40-326-2 NU—Brewer 6-102


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Points ....................................................................................................38 (2005 Sun Bowl)First Downs: ..........................................................................................33 (2005 Sun Bowl)Rushing Attempts ......................................................................46 (2003 Motor City Bowl)Net Yards Rushing ....................................................................357 (2003 Motor City Bowl)Net Yards Passing ..............................................................................416 (2005 Sun Bowl)Passes Completed ..............................................................................38 (2005 Sun Bowl)Passes Attempted ................................................................................70 (2005 Sun Bowl)Total Offensive Plays ..........................................................................102 (2005 Sun Bowl)Total Net Yards ...................................................................................584 (2005 Sun Bowl)Penalties-Yards ....................................................................7-72 yards (1996 Rose Bowl)Number of Punts-Avg. ............................................................. 10-35.7 (2000 Alamo Bowl) Avg. Per Punt ............................................................................43.0 (1949 Rose Bowl)Punt Returns: Number-Yards ............................................................5-12 (2005 Sun Bowl)Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards .....................................................8-225 (1996 Rose Bowl)Interceptions: Number-Yards ...........................................................4-48 (1949 Rose Bowl)Third-Down Conversions .................................................................8-15 (1996 Rose Bowl)Fourth-Down Conversions ................................................................4-4 (1997 Citrus Bowl)

INDIVIDUALRushing Yards ................................................... 237, Jason Wright (2003 Motor City Bowl)Rushing Attempts ........................................................ 32, Darnell Autry (1996 Rose Bowl)Longest Rush ...................................................... 77, Jason Wright (2003 Motor City Bowl)Rushing Touchdowns .................................................... 3, Darnell Autry (1996 Rose Bowl)Passing Yards ............................................................ 416, Brett Basanez (2005 Sun Bowl)Passing Attempts ......................................................... 70, Brett Basanez (2005 Sun Bowl)Passing Completions ................................................... 38, Brett Basanez (2005 Sun Bowl)Longest Completion ........................ 46, Steve Schnur to Dwayne Bates (1996 Rose Bowl) 46, C.J. Bachér to Rasheed Ward (2008 Alamo Bowl)Passing Touchdowns ......................................................3, C.J. Bachér (2008 Alamo Bowl)Had Intercepted ........................................................... 3, Steve Schnur (1997 Citrus Bowl)Receiving Yards ..................................................... 145, D’Wayne Bates (1996 Rose Bowl)Receptions ......................................10, D’Wayne Bates & Brian Musso (1997 Citrus Bowl)Longest Reception ................................................... 46, D’Wayne Bates (1996 Rose Bowl) 46, Rasheed Ward (2008 Alamo Bowl)Touchdown Receptions .....................1, Shaun Herbert & Mark Philmore (2005 Sun Bowl) 1, Teddy Johnson (2000 Alamo Bowl) 1, D’Wayne Bates & Brian Musso (1997 Citrus Bowl) 1, Ross Lane, Eric Peterman & Rasheed Ward (2008 Alamo Bowl)

PUNTINGNumber of Punts ....................................................... 10, J.J. Standring (2000 Alamo Bowl)Average Per Punt ........................................43.0, Frank Aschenbrenner (1949 Rose Bowl)Total Punting Yards ................................................. 357, J.J. Standring (2000 Alamo Bowl)

FIELD GOALSField Goals Attempted ...................................................4, Brian Gowins (1996 Rose Bowl)Field Goals Made ..........................................................2, Brian Gowins (1996 Rose Bowl)Longest Field Goal ...........................................................44, Tim Long (2000 Alamo Bowl)

RETURN YARDSKickoff Returns ............................................................6, Dave Beazley (1997 Citrus Bowl)Kickoff Return Yards ............................................ 166, Hudhaifa Ismaeli (1996 Rose Bowl)Longest Kickoff Return ........................................ 88, Jason Wright (2003 Motor City Bowl)Punt Returns ..................................................................5, Mark Philmore (2005 Sun Bowl)Punt Return Yards .............................................................50, Unknown (1949 Rose Bowl)

DEFENSETotal Tackles ................................................................17, Tim McGarigle (2005 Sun Bowl)Solo Tackles ................................................................10, Pat Durr (2003 Motor City Bowl)Assisted Tackles ............................................................8, Tim McGarigle (2005 Sun Bowl)Tackles-For-Loss .................................................. 2.5, Hudhaifa Ismaeli (1996 Rose Bowl)Sacks ..............................................................................1.5, Dan Sutter (1996 Rose Bowl) 1.5, Hudhaifa Ismaeli (1996 Rose Bowl)Pass Breakups ......................................................2, Harold Blackmon (2000 Alamo Bowl) 2, Casey Dailey (1996 Rose Bowl)Interceptions ........................................................................................1, (Numerous times) last Brian Peters, Brad Phillips & Corey Wootton (2008 Alamo Bowl)

Points ...............................................................................66, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl)First Downs ...................................................... 30, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl)Rushing Attempts ...........................................................69, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl)Net Yards Rushing .........................................................476, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl)Net Yards Passing .......................................................408, Tennessee (1997 Citrus Bowl)Passes Completed .......................................... 38, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl)Passes Attempted ............................................ 50, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl)Total Offensive Plays .......................................................83, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl)Total Net Yards ..............................................................636, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl)Penalties-Yards .......................................................13-112, Tennessee (1997 Citrus Bowl)Number of Punts-Avg. ........................................................ 5-40.4, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl) Avg. Per Punt .........................................................44.3, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl)Punt Returns: Number-Yards .......................................9-81, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl)Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards ....................................6-403, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl)Interceptions: Number-Yards ...................................... 4-64, Tennessee (1997 Citrus Bowl)Third-Down Conversions ....12-17, (two times) last Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl)Fourth-Down Conversions ............................................ 1-1, Tennessee (1997 Citrus Bowl) 1-1, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl)

INDIVIDUALRushing Yards ......................................240, Dan Alexander, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl)Rushing Attempts ...............................................24, Chris Markey, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl)Longest Rush .....................................................51, Chris Markey, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl)Rushing Touchdowns ...................................2, Dan Alexander and Eric Crouch, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl) & Kahlil Bell, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl)Passing Yards ...................................408, Peyton Manning, Tennessee (1997 Citrus Bowl)Passing Attempts .......................... 50, Josh Harris, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl)Passing Completions .................... 38, Josh Harris, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl)Longest Completion ...................................................................... 69, Bobby Newcombe to Matt Davison, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl)Passing Touchdowns ............................4, Peyton Manning, Tennessee (1997 Citrus Bowl)Had Intercepted .............................. 3, Josh Harris, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl) 3, Drew Olson, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl) 3, Chase Daniel, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl)Receiving Yards ..................................... 216, Keyshawn Johnson, USC (1996 Rose Bowl)Receptions ..................................12, Cole Magner, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl) & Keyshawn Johnson, USC (1996 Rose Bowl))Longest Reception ....................................69, Matt Davison, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl)Touchdown Receptions ................2, Cole Magner, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl) 2, Matt Davison, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl)

PUNTINGNumber of Punts ....................................................5, Aaron Perez, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl)Average Per Punt ...........................46.0, Nate Fry, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl)Total Punting Yards ............................................202, Aaron Perez, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl)

Field GoalsField Goals Attempted .....................................4, Jeff Wolfert, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl)Field Goals Made ............................................3, Jeff Wolfert, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl)Longest Field Goal ...........................................46, Adam Abrams, USC (1996 Rose Bowl)

RETURN YARDSKickoff Returns .................................. 3, B.J. Lane, Bowling Green (2003 Motor City Bowl)Kickoff Return Yards ....................................87, Brandon Breazell, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl)Longest Kickoff Return ................................45, Brandon Breazell, UCLA (2005 Sun Bowl)Punt Returns .................................................. 4, Joe Walker, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl) 4, Jeremy Maclin, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl)Punt Return Yards ....................................82, Jeremy Maclin, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl)

DEFENSE Total Tackles ...........................................13, Tyrone Haynes/Tennessee 1997 Citrus Bowl)Solo Tackles ....................................................................10, Kelly, USC (1996 Rose Bowl)Assisted Tackles ............................... 9, Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl)Tackles-For-Loss ......................................... 4, Corey Terry, Tennessee (1997 Citrus Bowl)Sacks ............................................................2, Stryker Sulak, Missouri (2008 Alamo Bowl)Pass Breakups .......................................... 3, Keyuo Craver, Nebraska (2000 Alamo Bowl)Interceptions .......................................................................Nine players with 1 interception

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They have, it seems, been together for a lifetime, as indelibly wed-ded as yin and yang, as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, as Paris Hilton and yet-another lurid headline. The reality, of course, is differ-ent. Brad Phillips and Brendan Smith, the ’Cat senior safeties, did not first unfurl their partnership until the fall of 2006. But their bond runs even deeper.

Phillips: “He’s a year older. He hosted me on my official visit. That was the first time we met. Actually, his freshman year in college, when you tore your MCL, I tore mine like a week after he did. I was watching the game, I saw that he tore it, and like a week later I tore mine in high school.”

Smith: “Wow. It started then. I didn’t know that. Because every injury I’ve had or he’s had, he’s had or I’ve had. So you broke your thumb.”

Phillips: “Tore it.”

Smith: “I messed my thumb up this year. We both hurt our knees at the same time. Two shoulder surgeries for me-”

Phillips: “Possibly two.”

Smith: “Knees.”

Phillips: “Back.”

Smith: “Just similar.”

Phillips: “A symbiotic relationship.”

They have, it seems, been together for a lifetime and as their relationship grew, as their relationship ripened, the mind of one came to not only understand the mind of the other. It also came to anticipate what it would do. This, of course, is a necessity in partnership so tightly entwined, a crucial necessity if that partnership is to flourish in the swirling maelstrom that is a football game.

Smith: “There’s a bond we’ve built up on the field.”

Phillips: “I’d say it carries over off the field, too. When we’re around the stadium, just watching film, talking about whatever, talk-ing about life, having fun together.”

Smith: “But when just one of us is on the field, it’s different from when we’re both out there at the same time. We usually don’t have to communicate. We can not make the call, but still be on the same page and get away with it.”

Phillips: “We’ve developed a trust where we know where we’re going to be on every play. It flows from that. Obviously, it didn’t come from nothing.”

And how long did it take to develop that?

Phillips: “A few games into last year, it started rolling.”

Smith: “It was good. It was noticeable then. But for me, going through camp last year—or was it the year before?”

Phillips: “Last year.”

Smith: “Last year.”

Phillips: “We’ve been here forever. We’re confusing the years.”

Smith: “Well, one year in camp we were rotating and it just wasn’t the same. You’d have to do a little extra (if they weren’t together). We’re just on the same page. You

don’t really have to worry about that other person. It’s not a trust thing (with other safeties). But you’ve just got to make sure we’re on the same page where I don’t even look over (at Phillips).”

Phillips: “I feel as we’ve gotten older, we’ve got that bond where it’s, ‘OK, now we’re going to where we need to go.’”

Smith: “At the Alamo Bowl, it was.”

Phillips: “Yeah, yeah.”

Smith: “It was perfect. He got an interception and it was awe-some. Pre-snap, we showed him (the Missouri quarterback) that I was rotating down and Brad was going to the post, but in reality we were going the other way. So he thought his open read was to the boundary and then, boom, Brad slid down there and picked it off. It was like a great feeling. We weren’t like, ‘Hey, let’s do this.’ We both

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moved at the same time and it worked out really well.”

Phillips: “A lot of times we don’t talk about how we’re going to move. I know what he’s thinking and try to help him out by going this way to try and mess up the quarterback. Sometimes it works, some-times it doesn’t.”

They have, it seems, been together for a lifetime and, in that span, earned their greatest hosannas for some game-altering interceptions. Those, of course, are not unimportant. But they are more than mere fly catchers. They are also, literally, the last line of defense, the final obstacle that must be overcome by that locomotive of a running back who so desires the end zone.

Phillips: “The way our defenses run, as safeties, we’re expected to be run supporters.”

Smith: “In our scheme, we’re usually the unblocked guy who the ball is supposed to be spilled out to.”

Phillips: “It’s fun though. You’re around the ball a lot more at safety. You get to make more plays, you have the opportunity to make more plays if they’re there. I enjoy it and I know Smitty does too. Because when we’re both out there making plays, we’re both smiling and having fun.”

Smith: “Yes, sir.”

Do you actually laugh at each other?

Phillips: “Sometimes.”

Smith: “I do more often than not unless I mess up. Like going into the Miami game, we had a call that was called ‘Rewind.’ I’m going to say every time it was called in practice, I was like ‘Be kind, rewind” because of the movie [of the same name]. His response during prac-tice was.”

Phillips: “It’s DVDs. You don’t rewind them anymore.”

Smith: “I was like, It’s going to happen during the game where I’m going to say, ‘Be kind, rewind’ and he did it too. During the game, he’s like-”

Phillips: “It’s DVDs.”

Smith: “So that kind of looseness, I can tell you right now, if we were both freshmen, we wouldn’t have the time to, ‘Hey, be kind, rewind.’”

They have, it seems, been together for a lifetime, but now their stay in Evanston is rushing toward its conclusion. That recalls, for this ancient scribbler, the saga of Mike Reid, an All-Pro defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals who walked away from the NFL in 1974 to pursue a musical career. On the sidelines, as his last game wound down, he separated himself from his teammates, looked heavenward, and for long seconds stared at the stands and consciously absorbed the mad panorama surrounding him. “By then,” he would later recall, “I knew it was my last game and I wanted to remember a scene I had never really looked at before, a scene I had always taken for granted.”

Smith: “Michigan last year, when we won, especially after we won, they recruited me a lot. So after the game I stood in the middle of the field. Our team had run into the locker room and I’m still standing in the middle of the field, looking at the scoreboard. I just took it all in. It went from three years of being at their camp, trying to go there, that not working out, winning at that kind of place, you take in those kind of experiences. I never forget those.”

Phillips: “The attitude I take is I try to enjoy everything. Whether it’s out here in practice, I just caught myself looking at the colors changing.

It could be the last time I see orange and red leaves out on that field. Or it’s at Purdue and that field’s crappy and I’m thinking, ‘This is the last time I’m going to play on the worst field I ever played on.’”

Smith: “People talk about it, but I don’t think about it. I just try to enjoy today and not look to the end. It’s tough. When you actually think about it, it’s sad. But in the moment you just go and have fun and we’ve got to pick it up and start winning.”

Phillips: “I wouldn’t say there’s a greater sense of urgency. I’d say you know it’s coming to an end. You know it could possibly be the last time we play football and it could be the last time we play football togeth-er. So for me, personally, I just try to

enjoy it. I do the same thing I’ve done for the past three years, same exact schedule every week watching film, same things in practice. But I just try to enjoy it more, take it in.”

What, they are finally asked, will they take away from their shared experience?

Phillips: “Perseverance is probably the biggest lesson I’ve learned. I’m sure Smitty’s the same.”

Smith: “Yeah, definitely.”

Phillips: “We’ve both been through a lot. We both fought our way to where we are, had stuff try to stop us and drag us down, fought back up. I’d say that’s the biggest lesson I learned. Keep going, keep swinging no matter what happens. Something good will happen in the end.”

Smith: “Especially if you stay positive. There’ve been a lot of times throughout my career when I’ve been down and wanted to almost throw it in, wasn’t happy. When you learn to stick it out, not stick it out. But nothing good in life is ever easy. You’ve got to work hard for what you want. . . I never missed a game in my life before I came here. Then I miss three games my freshman year, a whole season junior year and now I’m missing some games. Not playing, I don’t know how you ever get used to that. It does put things into perspec-tive.”

Phillips: “Stole the words right out of my mouth.”

Smith: “It’s true though. If things are just given to you, you’ll never know. Having to work for things definitely makes you a better person.”


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PRACTICE POLICIESFor practices in Tampa, some will be open to the media, but in order to attend practice, all requests must be cleared through the athletic communications office. Coach Fitzgerald will address the media following the conclusion of each open practice. Players will be available following open practice sessions. All media attending practice must check in with a member of Northwestern’s athletic communications staff upon arrival. For those days when a news conference is scheduled simultaneously on a practice day (in Tampa), some players/coaches may not be available post-practice.

PHOTOGRAPHY POLICIESStill and video photographers will be allowed to shoot the final 10 minutes of practice (post-practice), or the first 15 minutes of practice. No cameras will be allowed at practice at any other time.

PLAYER AVAILABILITYPlayers are available after all practices unless they have an-other official bowl commitment. Please work with our staff for player access at team functions that are open to the media.

OUTBACK BOWL MEDIA CONTACTMike SchulzeDirector of CommunicationsOutback Bowl4211 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Suite 560Tampa, FL 33607Phone: (813) 874-2695Email: [email protected]

NORTHWESTERN HEADQUARTERSWestin Harbour Island Hotel725 South Harbour Island Blvd.Tampa, FL 33602Tel: 813-229-5000 Fax: 813-229-5322

NORTHWESTERN PRACTICE SITETampa Jesuit High School4701 North Himes AvenueTampa, FL 33614

MEDIA HOTELQuorum Hotel Tampa700 N. Westshore Blvd.Tampa, FL 33609Tel: 813-289-8200Fax: 813-227-4466

AUBURN HOTELHyatt Regency Tampa211 North Tampa StreetTampa, FL 33602Tel: 813-225-1234Fax: 813-273-0234

NORTHWESTERN PLAYERS’ SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Saturday, Dec. 12 ...............Noon .................................. NGN Banquet Sunday, Dec. 13 .................10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ... Practice (Open)Tuesday, Dec. 15 ................10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ... Practice (Open)Wednesday, Dec. 16 ..........10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ... Practice (Open)Friday, Dec. 18 ...................TBA (tentatively 1 p.m.) .... NU Media Day (Outback Steakhouse, 5535 Touhy Avenue, Skokie, Ill.)Saturday, Dec. 19 ...............10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ... Practice (Open)Monday, Dec. 21 .................10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ... Practice (Open)Saturday, Dec. 26 ...............TBA ................................... Depart for Tampa (Coach Fitzgerald and NU’s captains available just prior to departure)

NOTE: Practices in Evanston will take place in Trienens Hall (NU’s Indoor Facility)

OUTBACK BOWL MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES (TIMES ET SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Thursday, Dec. 10 .......... 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.. ...... Ceremonial Contract SigningSaturday, Dec. 26 ........... TBA ........................... Team Arrival at Westin Harbour Island Hotel 5:45 to 7 p.m. .......... Outback Steakhouse Welcome DinnerSunday, Dec. 27 ............. TBA. .......................... Coaches/Players Post-Practice 2 p.m. ........................ Team Hospital Visit (PHOTO only)Monday, Dec. 28 ............. TBA ........................... Coaches/Players Post-Practice 11:30 a.m. ................. Head Coaches News Conference 3 to 4 p.m. (tentative) Busch Gardens Team OutingTuesday, Dec. 29 ............ 1:30 p.m.. .................. Player Interviews at Tampa Convention Center 6 to 8:30 p.m. ............ Team Night at Gameworks (PHOTO only)Wednesday, Dec. 30 ...... Noon ......................... Clearwater Beach DayThursday, Dec. 31 .......... 9 a.m. ....................... Pat Fitzgerald News Conference (Quorum Hotel Ballroom)Friday, Jan. 1 .................. 11 a.m. ..................... 24th annual Outback Bowl (Coaches/Players Post-Game) NOTE: Northwestern’s locker room is closed

AUBURN Media RelationsFootball Contacts: Kirk Sampson, Brad GustEmail: [email protected]; [email protected] Web site: www.auburntigers.com

MIKE WOLFAthletic Communications

Cell: [email protected]

DOUG MEFFLEYAthletic Communications


ROB COONSAthletic CommunicationsNew Media Coordinator



media iNfOrmatiON

Brad PhilliPsAll-Big Ten first team (coaches)

All-Big Ten first team (media)

sherrick McManisAll-Big Ten first team (media)

All-Big Ten second team (coaches)Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree

Mike kafkaAll Big Ten second team (coaches/media)Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (11/22)Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (9/20)Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list

stefan deMosAll-Big Ten second team (coaches/media)Lou Groza Award semifinalistESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second teamESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first teamBig Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (11/22)Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (10/25)Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (10/4)

2009 Wildcat scoreBoardThe Record: 8-4 (5-3 Big Ten; 5-2 Home; 3-2 Away; 0-0 Neutral)

Date Opponent (TV) Site, Location Result/Game Notes

Sept. 5 Towson (BTN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. W 47-14 / NU scores TD on first four drives; Brewer 6-145 yds., 1 TD

Sept. 12 Eastern Michigan (BTN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. W 27-24 / Stefan Demos 49-yard FG with six seconds left wins it

Sept. 19 Syracuse (ESPN GamePlan) Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. L 37-34 / Kafka 35-of-42 for 390 yds., 3 TDs, 1 rushing TD, 1 rec. TD

Sept. 26 Minnesota (BTN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. L 35-24 / Kafka 32-of-47 for 309 yds., 2 TDs; Markshausen 6 rec./70 yds.

Oct. 3 Purdue (BTN) Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Ind. W 27-21 / NU scores last 24 pts.; Kafka’s 2-yard TD run is game-winner

Oct. 10 Miami (Ohio) (BTN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. W 16-6 / NU notches school-record eight pass sacks and four takeaways

Oct. 17 Michigan State (ESPN2) Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich. L 24-14 / Markshausen 16 rec. for 111 yds., 1 TD; Kafka 34-of-47, 2 TDs

Oct. 24 Indiana (BTN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. W 29-28 / NU notches school-record comeback, down 28-3 in the second

Oct. 31 Penn State (ESPN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. L 34-13 / NU led 13-10 at halftime; Kafka leaves game in second quarter

Nov. 7 Iowa (ESPN) Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa W 17-10 / NU ends Iowa’s 13-game win streak; Iowa held to 65 rush yds.

Nov. 14 Illinois (ESPN Classic) Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Ill. W 21-16 / Beat Illini for sixth time in seven yrs.; Kafka 317 yds. total offense

Nov. 21 Wisconsin (BTN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. W 33-31 / Kafka 26-of-40, 326 yds, 2 TDs; NU holds UW to 99 rushing yds.

andreW BreWerWuerffel Trophy finalist

ARA Sportsmanship Award finalistAFCA Good Works Team

NFF William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist

Zeke MarkshausenESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first teamESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first teamAll-Big Ten second team (media)

corey WoottonAll-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches/media)

Playboy Preseason All-AmericaTed Hendricks Defensive End of the Year watch list

Chuck Bednarik Award watch listLombardi Trophy wath list

Lott Trophy watch listBronko Nagurski Award watch list

doug BartelsESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first team

al netterAll-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches/media)

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