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Nov. 8, 201013/13/12 Iowa (7-2, 4-1 Big en) atNorthwestern (6-3, 2-3 Big en)

Game FactsSaturday, Nov. 13, 201011 a.m. CRyan Field(47,130, Natural Grass)Evanston, Ill.RadioWGN Radio (720 AM, wgnradio.com)will carry the game live with the pregame show

starting at 10:30 a.m.Dave Eanet (play-by-play), ed Albrecht(analyst) and Sam Va-

lenzisi (sideline) call the action. WNUR (89.3),NUs student station, also will carry the game.Te game can also be heard on the WestwoodRadio Network (Bob Sham and Eddie George)and on satellite radio: Sirius (Ch. 122), XMSatellite (Ch. 143).elevisionESPN is televis-ing the game to a nationalaudience. Dave Pasch(play-by-play), Bob Griese(analyst) and Chris Spielman(analyst) call the action.

2010 Schedule and Results

Head Coach .....Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern 97) NU & Career Record ............. 33-26, Fifh Year Big en Record..................... ..................... 17-20Assistant Coaches ............. Jerry Brown (Asst. Head

Coach/Deensive Backs), Mike Hankwitz(Deensive Coordinator), Mick McCall(Oensive Coordinator), Randy Bates

(Linebackers), Adam Cushing (Oensive Line),Bob Hener (Superbacks), Kevin Johns

(Wide Receivers), Marty Long (Deensive Line),Matt MacPherson (Running Backs)

Northwestern Wildcats Staf

Afer dropping its rst road game in more thana year last Saturday at Penn State, Northwest-ern (6-3) returns home to play its nal 2010Ryan Field game against the 13th-ranked IowaHawkeyes. Kicko is set or 11 a.m. C. Tisgame is a sellout. All ans are urged to arriveearly to minimize tra c and pedestrian conges-tion, etc.

Te Wildcats had their six-game road winningstreak snapped with the 35-21 loss at Penn State.NU ell one road win shy o tying the schoolmark or consecutive road wins that was set

rom 1929 through 1931. NU went 385 succes-sive days without a road loss.

With its 20-17 win at Indiana on Oct. 30,Northwestern became bowl-eligible or a ourthconsecutive season, and the fh time in thelast six years. (Note: NU was bowl-eligible in2007 with a 6-6 record, but did not play in abowl game due to the act that there were a Bigen-record 10 bowl-eligible teams.) Since 1995,NU has posted 10 seasons with six or more vic-tories. One more victory this all will assure theWildcats a third consecutive winning season.

Although the Wildcats opened Novemberwith a loss last week, the month has been a

good one or Pat Fitzgerald and the Wildcats.Since taking over as NUs head coach in 2006,the Wildcats have posted a 9-5 record in No-vember, which includes a 6-2 record since 2008.Tree o those six wins came against top-25clubs. Tis years slate o November oes may bethe most challenging yet or Fitzgeralds Cats:NUs our Novembers oes own a combinedrecord o 26-10. wo o those teams (Iowa andWisconsin) are ranked in the top-15.

For the ourth consecutive year, the Ameri-can Football Coaches Foundation (AFCF)will be donating $10,000 to the Randy WalkerMemorial Fund. Mike aylor, representingthe AFCF, and Dennis Grapenthin, chairman

o the Randy Walker Power o Inuence GolOuting, are making the presentation at the endo Pat Fitzgeralds Monday news conerence.Te Walker Memorial Fund helps supports theRandy Walker recruiting assistant sta positionin the ootball o ce.

Prior to Saturdays kickof versus Iowa, Northwest-ern will recognize and honor its 12 student-athleteswho are playing their nal game at Ryan Field. Te

h-year seniors in this class have been associatedwith 33 NU victories (with at least three, and likely

our more games to play) and our bowl-eligibleteams.

Athletic Communications Contact Inormation:

O ce Phone: (847) 491-7503 O ce Fax: (847) 491-8818Director/Football Contact: Mike Wol (847) 467-2028 (direct o ce) (847) 833-3095 (cell)

Email Address: [email protected] Director/Asst. Football Contact: Doug Me ey (847) 491-3688 (direct o ce)

(847) 833-2471 (cell) Email Address: d-me [email protected]

Date Opponent (V) ime/Result Sept. 4 at Vanderbilt (CSN) ............. ..... W, 23-21

Sept. 11 Illinois State (BN) .....................W, 37-3

Sept. 18 at Rice .........................................W, 30-13

Sept. 25 Central Michigan (BN) ........... W, 30-25

Oct. 2 at Minnesota * (ESPN) ............. W, 29-28

Oct. 9 Purdue * (BN) ..........................L, 20-17

Oct. 23 8/8/8 Michigan State * (ESPN).... L, 35-27

Oct. 30 at Indiana * (BN) ....................W, 20-17

Nov. 6 at Penn State * (ABC) ............ .....L, 35-21

Nov. 13 13/13/12 Iowa * (ESPN) ............... 11 a.m.

Nov. 20 Illinois * (ESPNU) ................. 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 27 at Wisconsin * (BA) ............ ...........BA* Big en game ^ Wrigley Field

Home events in bold imes C Rankings reectpolls (AP/USA oday/Harris) the week o the game

Senior Day NU is honoring 12 student-athletes who areplaying at Ryan Field or the nal time. (Note:Next weeks home game vs. Illinois is beingplayed at Wrigley Field.) Te seniors are: DCorbin Bryant, WR Lee Coleman, LB QuentinDavie, PK Stean Demos, OG Keegan Grant, LSJohn Henry Pace, SB Josh Rooks, RB StephenSimmons, WR Sidney Stewart, D AndrewStruckmeyer, CB Justan Vaughn and LB NateWilliams. Some o their class highlights (lastve years) include: otaled 33 wins in their career (last ve years).Tat gure is one victory shy o last years class, whichwon more games than any senior class since the early

1900s. (NU has three or our more games le to play.) Been a part o our bowl-eligible teams (2007,2008, 2009, 2010), equaling last years senior class)

Posted a .500 or better record in our o veseasons.

Deeated three nationally ranked teams. Posted a 10-9 record in Big en road games. Deeated rival Illinois three o last our years.

For OpenersGAME DATA NOTES CATS PLAY HOST TO NO. 13 IOWA ON SENIOR DAY

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DAVID ARNOLD S Phil Steeles preseason All-Big en team (third team)

VINCE BROWNE DEAthlon Sports preseason All-Big en team (third team) Phil Steeles preseasonAll-Big en team (ourth team)

CORBIN BRYAN D 2010 Allstate AFCA Good Works eam Honoree (one o 11 FBS players)

BEN BURKE C 2010 Rimington rophy Preseason Watch List Phil Steeles preseason All-Big

en team (ourth team) QUENIN DAVIE LB

2010 Butkus Award Preseason Watch List Sporting News preseason All-Bigen team (rst team) Bigen Deensive Player o the Week (Sept. 20 vs. Rice) Lindys, Phil Steeles & Athlon Sports preseason All-Big en team (second team)

SEFAN DEMOS PK 2010 Lou Groza Award Preseason Watch List Phil Steeles & Sporting Newspreseason All-Big en team (rst team) Athlon Sports preseason All-Big enteam (second team)

DRAKE DUNSMORE SB (E) 2010 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Athlon Sports & Phil Steelespreseason All-Big en team (second team)

JORDAN MABIN CB Phil Steeles & Athlon Sports preseason All-Big en team (third team)

AL NEER O Lindys & Athlon Sports preseason All-Big en team (second team) PhilSteeles preseason All-Big en team (third team)

BRIAN PEERS SAthlon Sports preseason All-Big en team (third team)

NAE WILLIAMS LB Phil Steeles preseason All-Big en team (ourth team)

2010 SEASON HONORSNorthwestern-Iowa Series InormationSeries Record: Iowa leads 46-22-3At Evanston: 23-14-3, Iowa leads At Iowa City: 23-8, Iowa leadsSeries Streak: Northwestern2Series Notes: Tis is the 72nd meeting between Iowa and Northwestern,and the 41st meeting in Evanston ... Te visiting team has won the lastour games in this series, which includes three Northwestern victories, allat Kinnick Stadium (2006, 2008, 2009). Last year, Northwestern handedthe 9-0 Hawkeyes (No. 4 BCS ranking) a 17-10 deeat ... Iowas last serieswin came on Nov. 3, 2007 (28-17), the last time Iowa visited Ryan Field ..Northwesterns 28-27 come-rom-behind win over the Hawkeyes in 2005

was the last time the home team won in this series.

Northwestern Coach Pat FitzgeraldNo matter what the setting, 2008 College Football Hall o Fame inducteePat Fitzgerald invariably eels comortable using his passion, unwaveringset o core values and outward enthusiasm to inspire and improve thosearound him.

Tat passion was also a primary actor in Fitzgeralds Hall-o-Fameplaying career at Northwestern, when he was a two-time Bronko Nagur-ski and Chuck Bednarik Award winner and team leader o NUs back-to-back Big en title-winning teams in the mid-90s. Te Cats posted atwo-year Big en record o 15-1 and made appearances in the 1995 RoseBowl and 1996 Citrus Bowl with Fitzgerald serving as the centerpiece o adeense that ranked among the nations best.

Although Fitzgeralds passion and commitment to excellence may bedi cult to quantiy, his positive impact in Northwesterns on-eld peror-mance since he took the reins as head coach in 2006 is not.

Te past two-plus years (2008-present), Fitzgerald has guided theWildcats to 23 wins. NU has earned bowl eligibility a ourth straightseason and ve times in the last six years. For his 2008 eorts when heguided the Cats to nine victories, Fitzgerald was named the Big enCoach o the Year by the ouchdown Club o Columbus, and a seminal-ist or the George Munger Coach o the Year Award and a nalist or theLiberty Mutual Coach o the Year Award.

On Sept. 6, 2010, the Big en Network announced that Fitzgerald is theNo. 41 Big en Icon in its countdown o the top 50 student-athletes. Big enIcons, presented by Discover, are selected solelyon their collegiate playing careers.

An assistant ootball coach or the Wildcats rom 2001 through thesummer o 2006, Fitzgerald was named Northwesterns 29th head coachon July 7, 2006, succeeding Randy Walker, who died suddenly on June

29, 2006. Eight games into the 2010 season, Fitzgerald now owns a 33-26coaching record. He is the rst NU coach to stand seven games over the .500mark since Bob Voigts was 23-16 in 1951.

Fitzgerald and his wie, Stacy, have three boys: Jack (5), Ryan (4) andBrendan (20 months). (For Fitzgeralds complete bio, reer to pages 76-79in the NU yearbook.)

Fitzgeralds Coaching Record by MonthYear August September October November Dec./Jan.Year August September October November Dec./Jan.2006 1-0 1-3 0-4 2-1 0-02006 1-0 1-3 0-4 2-1 0-02007 0-0 2-3 3-1 1-2 0-02007 0-0 2-3 3-1 1-2 0-02008 1-0 4-0 1-2 3-1 0-12008 1-0 4-0 1-2 3-1 0-12009 0-0 2-2 3-2 3-0 0-12009 0-0 2-2 3-2 3-0 0-12010 0-0 4-0 2-2 0-1 0-02010 0-0 4-0 2-2 0-1 0-0Totals 2-0 13-8 9-11 9-5 0-2otals 2-0 13-8 9-11 9-5 0-2Fitz Named a Seminalist or Inaugural Paterno AwardNorthwestern Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald is one o 15 seminalists orNorthwestern Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald is one o 15 seminalists orthe inaugural Joseph V. Paterno Coach o the Year Award. Te award,the inaugural Joseph V. Paterno Coach o the Year Award. Te award,which is being presented by the Maxwell Football Club, honors the spiritwhich is being presented by the Maxwell Football Club, honors the spirito Coach Paterno and is based on the coachs success on the ootballo Coach Paterno and is based on the coachs success on the ootballeld, in the classroom and in the community. Te three nalists will beeld, in the classroom and in the community. Te three nalists will beannounced on Monday, Dec. 6, with the winner chosen on Saturday, Dec.announced on Monday, Dec. 6, with the winner chosen on Saturday, Dec18. Fitzgerald is joined by Big en colleagues Kirk Ferentz (Iowa), Bret18. Fitzgerald is joined by Big en colleagues Kirk Ferentz (Iowa), BretBielema (Wisconsin) and Jim ressel (Ohio State) on the list.Bielema (Wisconsin) and Jim ressel (Ohio State) on the list.2010 eam CaptainsNorthwestern Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald announced on Aug. 27 thatNorthwestern Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald announced on Aug. 27 thatseniorsseniors Corbin BryantCorbin Bryant (Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park) and(Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park) and Quentin DavieQuentin Davie (St.(StLouis, Mo./Cardinal Ritter) will join juniorsLouis, Mo./Cardinal Ritter) will join juniors Dan PersaDan Persa (Bethlehem, Pa./(Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) andLiberty) and Al NetterAl Netter (Rohnert Park, Cali./Cardinal Newman) as the(Rohnert Park, Cali./Cardinal Newman) as theteams 2010 captains.teams 2010 captains.

Game Ofensive Of. Big Playmaker Of. Practice PlayerVanderbilt Dan Persa Jeremy Ebert Kain ColterIllinois State Ben Burkett Drake Dunsmore yris JonesRice Jeremy Ebert Brian Mulroe Brian SmithCentral Michigan Jacob Schmidt Jeremy Ebert Paul JorgensenMinnesota Jeremy Ebert Dan Persa yris JonesPurdue Patrick Ward Jeremy Ebert Venric MarkMichigan State rumpy/A. Smith Dan Persa yris JonesIndiana Mike rumpy Jeremy Ebert Kain ColterPenn State Ben Burkett Dan Persa aylor PaxtonIowaIllinoisWisconsin

Game Deensive De. Big Playmaker De. Practice PlayerVanderbilt Jack DiNardo Nate Williams Ibraheim CampbellIllinois State Vince Browne Quentin Davie Colin EllisRice C. Bryant/Q. Davie Vince Browne James KurzawskiCentral Michigan Corbin Bryant J. DiNardo/N. Mauli Bo CisekMinnesota Vince Browne Ben Johnson im RileyPurdue Kevin Watt Nate Williams Colin EllisMichigan State Bryce McNaul Vince Browne Jeravin MatthewsIndiana Bryce McNaul Jordan Mabin Ibraheim CampbellPenn State Vince Browne Hunter Bates Anthony BattleIowaIllinoisWisconsin

Game Special eams S Practice Player o the WeekVanderbilt Brandon Williams Colin EllisIllinois State Jeravin Matthews im HanrahanRice Ben Johnson Will StudlienCentral Michigan Venric Mark Minnesota Ben Johnson Jimmy HallPurdue Chi Chi AriguzoMichigan State Stean Demos Colin EllisIndiana Venric Mark im HanrahanPenn State Ben Johnson im WeakIowaIllinoisWisconsin

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Nonconerence SuccessAfer acing owson, Eastern Michigan, Syracuse and Miami (Ohio) in 2009, Northwesternplayed our new nonconerence opponents this year: Vanderbilt, Illinois State, Rice and CentralMichigan. Afer deeating all our nonconerence oes this season, Northwestern has now won12 o its last 13 nonconerence games and the Wildcats posted their second 4-0 nonconerencerecord in the last three years. Dating to 1993, Northwestern has posted a .500 or better recordagainst its nonconerence opposition each year with one exception (2004). For 16 o the last 18years (including 2010), the Wildcats have won at least two non-league games.

Tree Wildcats Pick UpESPN Te Magazine Academic All-District HonorsNorthwestern nominated six student-athletes or 2010 ESPN Te Magazine Academic All-

America honors, and three o those playersoensive guard Doug Bartels, oensive tacklePatrick Ward and deensive end Kevin Watthave earned rst-team academic all-districtrecognition and now advance to the national ballot. o be nominated, a student-athlete mustcarry a 3.30 or higher cumulative GPA, be a starter or key reserve, and be in their second ullacademic year.

Academic AchievementIn addition to Northwesterns successes on the ootball eld, the Wildcats continue to excel inthe classroom. For the second time in as many years, Northwesterns ootball program achieveda team grade point average o 3.0 or better or the 2010 winter quarter. For the year, the Wild-cats touted a record 171 3.0s (or three quarters). A school-record 60 players recorded GPAso 3.0 or higher during the winter quarter (2010) and a school-record 29 players were namedAcademic All-Big en in 2009. Eight players were named to the Big ens Distinguished ScholarAward (posting a 3.70 or better GPA or the 2008-09 academic year).

In addition, Northwestern has won the AFCAs Academic Achievement Award three o thelast seven years. Northwestern posted a perect 1,000 APR or the 2008-09 campaign and nowhas a multi-year rate o 986, placing it in the top 10 percent o all FBS and FCS programs. Inthe latest GSR data, NU is tied or second nationally among FBS schools with a 95-percent rate.

Bet You Didnt Know ...In the last seven-plus years, the Wildcats own the sixth-best Big en record at 31-30 (.508). TeCats are bunched with Penn State and Michigan State in the middle o the standings. Heres alook at the composite Big en records since 2003:

eam Composite Big en Records (2003-present)1. Ohio State ............................................... 50-112. Wisconsin ............................................... 39-223. Iowa ......................................................... 38-234. Michigan ................................................. 37-245. Penn State................................................ 35-266. Northwestern ........................................31-307. Michigan State ........................................ 30-328. Purdue ..................................................... 29-329. Minnesota ............................................... 20-42

10. Illinois ...................................................... 16-4611. Indiana .................................................... 11-50

Northwestern-Penn State Post-Game Notes Northwesterns road winning streak was halted at six games, one shy o tying the school

mark that was set rom 1929-31. Northwestern, now 11-4 in its last 15 road contests, has stillwon a Big en-best 11 road games dating to the start o the 2008 season. Northwesterns 11road wins since 2008 leads all Big en programs.

For the eighth time in nine games this season, Northwestern got on the scoreboard rst.Te Wildcats tallied a touchdown on the games opening series to take a 7-0 lead.

For the second consecutive game, Northwestern did not have a turnover in the contest.NU has just 11 turnovers in nine games this season (1.22 per game).

QuarterbackDan Persa rushed or a career-high 109 yards and two touchdowns. Persa,NUs leading rusher this season with 469 yards, now has eight rushing Ds on the season,

three shy o NUs single-season rushing D mark by a quarterback (held by Zak Kustok with11 in 2001). Persa became the second Wildcat in as many weeks to run or 100-plus yards in agame afer NU went 20 straight games without a 100-yard rusher.

Persas 109 rushing yards represented the ourth-best single-game rushing perormanceby an NU quarterback in school history. It was just the sixth time in Wildcat history that anNU quarterback ran or more than 100 yards.

Persa completed 16-o-25 passes or 201 yards and one touchdown. With his 109 rushingyards, he nished with 310 yards o total oense, the sixth time this season hes totaled morethan 300 yards o total oense.

SuperbackDrake Dunsmore caught his ourth D pass o the season late in the rst hal,making a spectacular one-handed right-hand catch in the back o the end zone. Tat score putthe Wildcats up 21-0, the largest lead theyve ever held at Beaver Stadium.

Wide receiver Jeremy Ebert caught a 41-yard pass in the second quarter, his longest grabo the game. Tat is his 12th catch o 20 or more yards this season. Ebert nished the gamewith six catches or 111 yards, his third 100-yard game o the season.

NAIONAL RANKINGS

USA oday Coaches Poll (Nov. 7)1. Oregon (50 rst-place votes) (9-0) ....1,4632. Auburn (4) (10-0) ................................1,3893. CU (2) (10-0) .....................................1,3404. Boise State (3) (8-0) .............................1,3305. Wisconsin (8-1) .................................. 1,1846. LSU (8-1) ..............................................1,1537. Ohio State (8-1) ................................... 1,1238. Nebraska (8-1) .....................................1,067

9. Stanord (8-1) .......................................1,05810. Michigan State (9-1) ..............................87611. Oklahoma State (8-1) .............................83212. Alabama (7-2) .........................................79113. Iowa (7-2) .............................................77914. Arkansas (7-2) .........................................69615. Utah (8-1) ................................................65916. Oklahoma (7-2) ......................................56917. Virginia ech (7-2) ............. ............. ....... 56318. Mississippi State (7-2) ............................47719. Arizona (7-2) ........................................... 40320. Missouri (7-2) .........................................39521. Nevada (8-1) ............................................ 32822. South Carolina (6-3) ..............................15123. UCF (7-2) ..................................................9924. Florida (6-3) .............................................. 8525. exas A&M (6-3) ...................................... 79

Others Receiving Votes: Miami (Fla.) 67, San DiegoState 44, Kansas State 36, Baylor 30, Penn State 28,Michigan 15, emple 11, Fresno State 11, Florida State8, North Carolina 8, Northern Illinois 8, N.C. State 5,Pittsburgh 5, Navy 5, Hawaii 3, Southern Miss 2.

Associated Press Poll (Nov. 7)1. Oregon (49 rst-place votes) (9-0) ....1,4842. Auburn (2) (10-0) ................................1,3963. CU (2) (10-0) .....................................1,3914. Boise State (7) .......................................1,3665. LSU (8-1) ..............................................1,1966. Wisconsin (8-1) .................................. 1,1827. Stanord (8-1) .......................................1,1438. Ohio State (8-1) ................................... 1,0879. Nebraska (8-1) .....................................1,055

10. Michigan State (9-1) ..............................86811. Alabama (7-2) .........................................86112. Oklahoma State (8-1) .............................82113. Iowa (7-2) ............................................. 80714. Arkansas (7-2) .........................................77515. Utah (8-1) ................................................ 65716. Virginia ech (7-2) ............. ............. ....... 54017. Mississippi State (7-2) ............................50118. Arizona (7-2) ........................................... 48119. Oklahoma (7-2) ......................................43620. Missouri (7-2) .........................................42021. Nevada (8-1) ............................................ 30422. South Carolina (6-3) .............................. 17023. exas A&M (6-3) ....................................13024. Florida (6-3) .............................................. 9425. UCF (7-2) .................................................. 74

Others Receiving Votes: USC 51, San Diego State42, Miami (Fla.) 39, Penn State 29, Baylor 23, NorthCarolina 20, Kansas State 18, Pittsburgh 14, NorthernIllinois 8, Florida State 6, emple 4, Navy 3, Syracuse2, Delaware 1.

BCS Standings (Nov. 7)1. Oregon (.9638), 2. Auburn(.9611), 3. CU (.9259), 4. Boise State (.8662), 5. LSU (.8170),6. Stanord (.7454), 7. Wisconsin (.7349), 8. Nebraska (.7298),9. Ohio State (.6613), 10. Oklahoma State (.6211), 11. Michi-gan State (.6180), 12. Alabama (.5490), 13. Iowa (.5223), 14.Utah (.4669), 15. Arkansas (.4569), 16. Oklahoma (.3900), 17.Missouri (.3511), 18. Arizona (.3200), 19. Mississippi State(.3169), 20. Virginia ech (.2647), 21. Nevada (.1981), 22.Florida (.0825), 23. South Carolina (.0807), 24. Kansas State(.0765), 25. exas A&M (.0694).

NU opponents in bold face

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2010 Ofensive Notes With three regular-season games remaining, quarterbackDan Persahas thrust himsel into the mix or a number o postseason honors,including the Chicago ribunes Big en Silver Football Award, whichgoes to the leagues outstanding player. He has completed 70 percentor more o his passes in six o nine games and thrown or at least oneD in seven o nine games. He also has thrown just three intercep-tions this season, with no more than one in a game. In addition, Persais NUs rushing leader with 469 yards and eight Ds.

A look at Persas game-by-game stat line:Opponent Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. D LG Carries Net Avg. DVanderbilt 19 21 0 .904 222 3 33 17 82 4.8 0Illinois State 19 23 0 .826 240 2 50 7 13 1.9 1Rice 24 32 0 .750 307 1 47 9 34 3.8 1Central Michigan 23 30 1 .767 280 2 25 17 43 2.5 0Minnesota 23 30 1 .767 309 2 45 18 99 5.5 0Purdue 30 41 0 .732 305 0 38 20 24 1.2 1Michigan State 18 29 1 .621 187 0 44 22 46 2.1 3Indiana 18 28 0 .643 212 2 38 11 19 1.7 0Penn State 16 25 0 .640 201 1 41 25 109 4.4 2

Wideout Jeremy Ebert turned in, perhaps, the Wildcats biggest playo the year at Minnesota when he outmaneuvered a Gopher deenderor a jump-ball pass in the end zone that resulted in a D. He madea brilliant catch and that play ignited NUs comeback. Ebert ollowedup that eort (seven catches or 105 yards, 1D) with a career-best11 receptions or 124 yards against Purdue. He added two more Dgrabs (11 and 30 yards) at Indiana, and then notched his third 100-yard game o the season at Penn State. Ebert leads NU in receptions

(48), receiving yards (789), yards per reception average (16.4, allplayers with 10 or more catches) and D receptions (7). Ebert leadsall Big en players in receiving yards per game. Joining Ebert in the spectacular catch club was superbackDrakeDunsmore, who made a dazzling one-handed grab in the back o theend zone at Penn State on Nov. 6. Tat was Dunsmores ourth Dcatch o the season and the seventh o his career. Dunsmore, who isNUs second-leading receiver with 28 catches, is now 62 yards shy o1,000 career receiving yards. Sidney Stewart (27) and Demetrius Fields (20) are Northwesternsother wideouts with 20 or more catches this season. Fields turned in ahighlight-reel catch, another one-hander, at Indiana on Oct. 30. Northwestern has had our dierent players lead the team in rushingafer nine games: Dan Persa was the Wildcats leading rusher at Vandy(82 yds.), at Minnesota (99 yds.) and at Penn State (109 yds.), whileArby Fields was the team leader vs. Illinois State (96 yds.) and Rice (55yds.). Mike rumpyran or a team-best 53 yards vs. Central Michigan,50 yards vs. Michigan State and then a career-best 110 yards at Indi-ana, while Jacob Schmidt had 32 yards vs. Purdue. rumpys 110-yardgame (to go along with 54 receiving yards) was NUs rst 100-yardrushing eort since yrell Sutton ran or 114 against Missouri in the2008 Alamo Bowl. Te Wildcats have scored in double gures 43 straight games. Te past three years, Northwestern has ranked among the nationsleaders in third-down conversion percentage. NU ranked 19th in2007, 21st in 2008 and 17th in 2009. Te Wildcats are 69-o-138 (50.0percent) on third-down conversionsthat ranks 14th nationally(along with Iowa). Northwesterns hurry-up, no-huddle oense produced an averageo 79.5 plays per game in 2009, the third-most o any FBS team. TeWildcats set an NCAA record with 115 oensive plays vs. Auburn

in the 2010 Outback Bowl. NU is averaging 74.7 plays per game thisyear, which ranks rst in the Big en.

2010 Deensive Notes NU touts a solid deensive line that goes about eight or nine playersdeep. Minus last weeks perormance at Penn State (NU allowed aseason-high 260 rushing yards), the Wildcats had improved theirrushing deense as the season has progressed and ranked 35th nation-ally in that category prior to the Penn State game. NU now ranks 46thin that category. Te Wildcats have held our o their nine opponentsto less than 100 yards rushing.

In the season opener at Vanderbilt, tackle Jack DiNardo, makinghis rst collegiate start, turned in the top perormance o any NUdeensive player that game, closing with a career-high ve solo tackles(one o them a 4-yard FL) and a QB hurry. Against Illinois State,

end Vince Browne recorded a pair o sacks, two QB hurries and three othertackles to lead the deense. ackle Corbin Bryant also notched a FL as wellas his rst career interception. Against Rice, NU totaled a season-high 12FLs, with 8.5 o those attributed to deensive linemen. Browne is tied orsecond among all Big en players with his six sacks and he ranks ourthwith 1.28 FLs per game. Against Penn State, Browne had 10 tackles, whichincluded 2.5 FLs. Senior linebacker Nate Williams is second on NUs tackle list with 62 hitsthis year. He leads all active NU players with 220 career tackles. Northwesterns second-leading active career tackler is senior linebackerQuentin Davie, who has registered 207 tackles thus ar in his career. Davie

was named the Big ens Deensive Player o the Week earlier this season orhis perormance against Rice. Junior saetyBrian Peters is NUs season leader with 63 tackles. JuniorcornerbackJordan Mabin leads all NU players with 10 pass deections. Hehas totaled ve o those 10 pass breakups in the past two weeks. Mabin leadsall Big en players and ranks 25th nationally in passes deended.

2010 Special eams Notes Northwestern redshirt reshman punter Brandon Williams, who is averag-ing 39.2 yards per punt, has dropped 16 o his 42 punts (38.1 percent) insidethe oppositions 20-yard line. His 38.1 percentage or punts inside the 20ranks third among all Big en punters. NU has improved in numerous special teams categories rom 2009 to 2010:punt returns (93rd to 74th), kicko returns (89th to 80th), net punting(115th to 45th), punt return yardage deense (72nd to 10th) and kickoreturn yardage deense (57th to 16th).

Bryant Named to Allstates AFCA 2010 Good Works eam@Senior Corbin Bryant became the fh straight Northwestern student-athleteto earn a spot on the Allstate AFCA Good Works eam@ ollowing the Sept.21 announcement. NU has had a student-athlete named to the prestigious11-player team the past our years: Adam Kadela (2006), Joel Howells (2007)Eric Peterman (2008) and Andrew Brewer (2009). Bryant will be honoredpublicly at the Jan. 4, 2011 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Last week, Bryantalso was named one o 10 nalists or the ARA Sportsmanship Award.

A member o NUs ootballs leadership council since 2008 and presidento the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity since 2007, Bryant has used his leadershipabilities as a mentor at his alma mater, Chicagos Morgan Park H.S., since2006.

Te Start ChartAt the start o the 2010 season, NU returned 30 oensive and deensive

players who had a combined 269 career starts. Here is a look at NUs 2010current start chart:

Career Starts (Notes) Career Starts (Notes)Davie35 Watt9Burkett35 DiNardo9Netter35 Ward9Mabin33 Persa9Bryant31 Carpenter8N. Williams27 McNaul8Bartels25 A. Fields7Browne21 Deiters7Ebert18 Schmidt6Stewart18 Arnold5Peters17 Concannon5D. Fields14 Q. Williams3Dunsmore12 Bates2Vaughn12 rumpy2Grant12 Nwabuisi1

Johnson10 Weina1Mulroe10 Matthews1Rooks9 Dugar1

A. Smith1

2010 Big en Conerence StandingsSchool Conerence Games All GamesMichigan State 5 1 .833 9 1 .900Ohio State 4 1 .800 8 1 .889Wisconsin 4 1 .800 8 1 .889Iowa 4 1 .800 7 2 .778Penn State 3 2 .600 6 3 .667Illinois 3 3 .500 5 4 .556Northwestern 2 3 .400 6 3 .667Michigan 2 3 .400 6 3 .667Purdue 2 3 .400 4 5 .444Indiana 0 5 .000 4 5 .444Minnesota 0 6 .000 1 9 .100

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MEDIA INFORMAION

Te ollowing is helpul media inormation to cover theNorthwestern Wildcats in 2010:

WEEKLY MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCESCoach Fitzgerald will hold weekly media briengs atnoon each Monday during the regular season in the Ni-colet Football Center. Fitzgerald will make commentsand answer questions until approximately 12:25 p.m.Selected players will be on hand to meet with the pressat approximately 12:30 p.m., class schedules permit-ting. A transcript o the news conerence will be postedon NUs web site later that afernoon. Te entire newsconerence is available on NUsports.com (All-Accessvideo site or a ee).

BIG EN WEEKLY ELECONFERENCECoach Fitzgerald takes part in the Big en ConerencesCoaches eleconerence each uesday throughout theregular season. All 11 head coaches are available toanswer questions or 10 minutes. Fitzgeralds segment isslated rom 12:30 to 12:40 p.m. (Central ime). Mediamembers wishing to participate should call or email theBig en o ce or the call-in phone number (847-696-1010). You may also email our o ce or the number.

Playback o the teleconerence is available or 24 hoursollowing the completion o the original ormat.

COACH/PLAYER AVAILABILIYDURING WEEKCoaches and players are available afer morningpractices on uesdays and Wednesdays each week.Depending on class schedules, players may also beavailable in the afernoon on those two days. No playerinterviews will be granted on Sunday, Tursday orFriday. Depending on his schedule, Coach Fitzgeraldmay also be available during the late-afernoon hourson uesday and Wednesday. Please call in advance toset up an interview.

NUSPORS.COM

Te o cial web site o Northwestern Athletics isNUsports.com. Updated daily, the site includes releasesand game notes (in PDF version), as well as otherootball-related items: up-to-date roster, schedule,game times, etc. Links to all o the other 18 Wildcatvarsity sports teams are included.

NGN LUNCHEONSCoach Fitzgerald, selected players and Wildcat ansmeet at Harry Carays Restaurant or in Evanston theFriday beore three home ootball games. Te estivitiesbegin with a reception at 11:30 a.m. and the luncheonat noon. Te next Northwestern Gridiron Network(NGN) luncheon will be held Friday, Nov. 19 at theHarry Carays in Wrigleyville. Media members are

welcome to conduct interviews with Coach Fitzgeraldat 11:30 a.m. or shortly afer his arrival.

WILDCAS on WIERYou can ollow Northwestern ootball on witter atthese accounts: @NU_Sports or @coachtz51. For liveupdates on NU ootball games, visit @NU_SportsLive.

HIS WEEKS MEDIA AVAILABILIYMonday, Nov. 8Noon News Conerence (Nicolet)uesday, Nov. 9Practice (8:50 a.m. to 11 a.m.) Big

en eleconerence (12:30 p.m.)Wednesday, Nov. 10Practice (8:50 a.m. to 11 a.m.)Tursday, Nov.11No AvailabilityFriday, Nov. 12No Availability ravel to PSU


Northwestern-Iowa Connections Northwestern linebacker coach Randy Bates coached on the same sta at Navy withIowa wide receivers and tight ends coach Erik Campbell rom 1989-90. Bates coached thelinebackers and deensive backs rom 1989-92 while Campbell was in charge o the run-ning backs or the Midshipmen rom 1989-90. Wildcat long-snapper John Henry Pace and Hawkeye ullback Brett Morse each at-tended Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale, Ill. NU senior running backStephen Simmons and Iowa senior wide receiver Paul ChaneyJr. were teammates at St. Louis University High School in St. Louis.

Wildcats Set to Play Next Week at the Friendly Connes

Te Chicago Cubs and Northwestern University announced on Friday, April 23 that theWildcats would host the University o Illinois at Wrigley Field at 2:30 p.m. C (ESPNU)Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Te matchup willmark the rst college ootball game at WrigleyField since 1938, when DePaul Universityplayed home games at the ballpark. Te con-test will be the rst ootball game o any kindat the Friendly Connes since the ChicagoBears last played there in December o 1970.On Friday, Aug. 27, it was announced thatAllstate Insurance Company would be thegames title sponsor, and the Allstate Wrig-leyville Classic logo was unveiled.

Tis will be the rst time in more than87 years that Northwestern and Illinois willplay at Wrigley Field. On October 27, 1923, the Wildcats and the Illini squared o at theFriendly Connes (then called Cubs Park) in ront o 32,000 ans. Tis years Northwest-ern-Illinois game with mark the 104th game between the Big en Conerence rivals sincethe two rst met in 1892. For more inormation on the game, visit NUsports.com.

Te game is a sellout.

2010 GraduatesSeven Northwestern players have already earned their degree with the other sevenseniors on pace to graduate in the coming year. NUs seven players with a degree, include:Sidney Stewart, Stean Demos, Corbin Bryant, Justan Vaughn, John Henry Pace, Lee Cole-man and Keegan Grant.

National Football League BloodlinesNU has three players who have athers who played in the NFL: David Arnold (ather,David, played or Pittsburgh), Hunter Bates (ather, Bill, played or Dallas) and DrakeDunsmore (ather, Pat, played or Chicago). Another player, redshirt reshman Mikerumpy, is the nephew o ormer Cincinnati Bengal All-Pro tight end, Bob rumpy.

Te Pat Fitzgerald Show Presented by Allstate and Wildcat InsiderOne recent addition to the Chicagoland sports airwaves is Te Pat Fitzgerald ShowPresented by Allstate, a weekly hal-hour show on Northwestern ootball that is beingproduced by Northwestern Athletics, in conjunctionwith Northwestern Sports Properties. Head coach PatFitzgerald and WGN sports director Dave Eanet will re-cap each weeks ootball game and preview the upcomingopponent each week. Tis weeks show airs at 2:30 and 9p.m. on uesday (Nov. 9), and at 1:30 p.m. on Tursday(Nov. 11) on the Big en Network.

Northwesterns weekly radio show on WGN,Wildcat Insider, is back or a second season and airs onFriday evenings this all (usually between 10 and 11 p.m. C). Tat hal-hour radio showis hosted by Eanet and NU Athletics Director Jim Phillips.

Cardiac CatsIn recent years, when Northwestern is involved in a close game, the Cardiac Cats havehad great success winning the tight battles. Afer several close wins in 2009, and anotherve this season, NU is now 28-8 in its last 36 games decided by seven points or less.Northwestern won our road games in 2008, and all o them by seven points or less. In2009, Northwestern went 6-2 in games decided by seven points or less. Under currenthead coach Pat Fitzgerald, the Wildcats are 18-7 in games decided by seven points or less.

Coaching rom the Press BoxFour o Northwesterns nine ull-time assistant coaches will be positioned in the press boxFour o Northwesterns nine ull-time assistant coaches will be positioned in the press boxduring each game. Tose our are: ofensive coordinatorduring each game. Tose our are: oensive coordinator Mick McCallMick McCall, superbacks coach, superbacks coachBob HefnerBob Hefner, linebackers coach, linebackers coach Randy BatesRandy Bates and deensive backs coachand deensive backs coach Jerry BrownJerry Brown.Northwestern is one o just 27 FBS programs that returned its entire ull-time coachingNorthwestern is one o just 27 FBS programs that returned its entire ull-time coachingstaf rom a year ago.sta rom a year ago.

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2010 eam Stats Figure (pg) Big en NCAARushing Oense ........150.3 .......................8th.................66thPassing Oense ......... 259.4 .......................3rd..................31stotal Oense .............409.8 .......................4th................42ndScoring Oense .........26.0 .........................8th................72ndPassing E ciency ..... 160.0 rating ...........3rd.................11thRushing Deense .......141.4 .......................6th.................46thPass Deense ..............247.3 .....................10th...............100thPass E c. Deense .... 122.5 rating ...........5th.................47th

otal Deense.............388.8 .......................8th.................75thScoring Deense ........21.9 .........................6th................42ndNet Punting ...............37.2 .........................4th.................45thPunt Returns .............7.2 ...........................8th.................74thKicko Returns .........20.8 .........................9th.................80thurnover Margin ......+0.67 ......................3rd.................23rdSacks ...........................1.6 ...........................6th.................86thackles or Loss .........6.1 ..........................2nd.................49thSacks Allowed ...........3.4 .........................11th...............114th

2010 Individual Stats Figure Big en/NCAADan Persa (pass e ciency) ..........161.0 rating ...... 3rd/10thDan Persa (passing yards) ...........251.4 ..................2nd/26thDan Persa (total oense) .............303.6 ..................2nd/12thDan Persa (comp. pg)...................21.1 ....................2nd/27thDan Persa (comp. percentage) ....73.4 ........................ 1st/1stDan Persa (int. percentage) .........1.16 ...................... 1st/2nd

Dan Persa (pts. responsible or)..14.0 .....................4th/25thDan Persa (rushing) .....................52.1 ...................... 13th/Jeremy Ebert (rec. pg) ..................5.3 ...................... 3rd/44thDrake Dunsmore (rec. pg) ..........3.1 .........................21st/Jeremy Ebert (rec. yds. pg) ..........87.7 ..................... 1st/20thStean Demos (eld goals) ...........1.33 .....................5th/31stStean Demos (scoring) ...............6.6 ........................ 13th/Brandon Williams (punting).......39.2 ..................... 6th/81stStephen Simmons (KO returns) .21.2 ...................... 13th/Jeremy Ebert (all-purpose) ..........89.8 ...................... 12th/Quentin Davie (intercept.) ..........0.33 .............-4th/-39thHunter Bates (intercept.) .............0.22 .................. -13th/Brian Peters (tackles) ...................7.0 .................... -15th/Nate Williams (tackles) ................6.9 ........................ 18th/Bryce McNaul (tackles)................6.9 ........................ 19th/Jordan Mabin (passes deended) 1.1 ....................... 1st/25thVince Browne (sacks) ...................0.67 ...........-2nd/-32ndVince Browne (FLs) ...................1.28 ................. 4th/-41stNate Williams (FLs) ...................0.83 .................... -8th/

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

NOE: Players must have played in 75 percent o theirteams games to be eligible or national statistics.

NCAA & BIG EN SAISICS(Nov. 7, 2010)

2010 Wildcat ScoreboardTe Record: 6-3 (2-3 Big en; 2-2 Home; 4-1 Away; 0-0 Neutral) All listed times are Central

Date Opponent (V) Site, Location ime Result/Game Notes

9/4 Vanderbilt (CSN) Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, enn. 6:30 p.m. W 23-21 / Persa 19-o-21, 222 yds., 3 D; NU wins sixth straight opener

9/11 Illinois State (BN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. 11 a.m. W 37-3 / Persa 19-o-23, 240 yds., 2 D, 1 rush D; Davie 2 INs

9/18 Rice Rice Stadium, Houston, exas 6 p.m. W 30-13 / Davie IN or D; Persa 24-32, 307 yds., 1 D, 341 O yds.9/25 Central Michigan (BN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. 11 a.m. W 30-25 / Ebert 5 rec., 83 yds., 2 Ds; regular season win streak hits 7

10/2 Minnesota (ESPN) CF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn. 11 a.m. W 29-28 / Ebert 7 rec., 105 yds., 1 D; Demos boots 27-yard FG or win

10/9 Purdue (BN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. 6:30 p.m. L 20-17 / Ebert 11 rec., 124 yds.; Persa 329 yards O; N. Williams 11 tackles

10/23 Michigan State (ESPN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. 11 a.m. L, 35-27 / Mark 97 all-purpose yds.; Stewart 6 rec., 82 yds.; rumpy 50 yds.

10/30 Indiana (BN) Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Ind. 11 a.m. W, 20-17 / rumpy 110 rush. yds./54 rec. yds.; Ebert 5 rec. or 98 yds., 2 D

11/6 Penn State (ABC) Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. 2:30 p.m. L, 35-21 / NU held 21-0 lead; Persa 109 rush. yds., 2 Ds, 310 yds. total o.

11/13 Iowa (ESPN) Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. 11 a.m.

11/20 Illinois (ESPNU) Wrigley Field, Chicago, Ill. 2:30 p.m.

11/27 Wisconsin (BA) Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wis. BA

Number Crunching Northwestern has won 23 games since the start o the 2008 season: that ranks as the 24th-most among FBS programs during this span. Other programs with 23 wins since 2008: EastCarolina, Navy, Nevada and Pittsburgh. Tanks to Dan Persas highly accurate throwing arm, Northwesterns pass e ciency rating(159.98) as a unit ranks third in the Big en and 11th nationally. Te Wildcats rank 29th nationally with their 11 interceptions on deense. Northwestern has totaled only 11 turnovers in nine gamesthat is tied or the 12th ewestnationally. Since 1995, the Wildcats tout a 97-86 composite regular-season record. Including the post-season (bowl games), Northwestern is 97-93 all-time in that same span.

Te latest updates on NUs recent road successes and how it compares to other FBS programssince 2008:

Best FBS Road Records Since 2008 Most Road Wins by FBS Schools Since 2008Boise State ...................................... 15-0 1.00 Boise State ................................................. 15-0 1.00Florida ............................................ 10-1 .909 CU............................................................ 14-2 .875CU ................................................ 14-2 .875 Utah ....................................................... ..... 13-3 .813Alabama ......................................... 11-2 .846 USC ................................................... ......... 12-4 .750exas ............................................... 10-2 .833 Cincinnati .................................................. 12-4 .750Utah ................................................ 13-3 .813 Fresno State ............................................... 12-6 .667Nebraska ........................................ 10-3 .769 Alabama .................................................. ... 11-2 .846USC ................................................ 12-4 .750 Northwestern ............................................11-4 .733Cincinnati ...................................... 12-4 .750 Oregon ....................................................... 11-4 .733Ohio State .........................................9-3 .750 Florida ........................................................ 10-1 .909Penn State .........................................9-3 .750 exas ........................................................... 10-2 .833

Northwestern .................................11-4 .733 Nebraska .................................................... 10-3 .769

Northwesterns 21st-Century OfenseSince 2000, when the Wildcats went to their spread attack on oense, Northwestern has posted

some solid numbersby ar the most impressive 10-plus-year stretch o oense in school his-tory. In their last 131 games, the Wildcats are averaging 405.3 yards o total oense, 25.6 pointsper game, 166.8 rushing yards per game and 238.1 passing yards per game. Te ollowingare the single-game and single-season highs or those categories with this attack. NU schoolrecords are indicated with an asterisk.

Category Single-Game Best Season Bestotal Oense ................ 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 .......................... 532 vs. Auburn, 2010 * ........................ 3,725, 2009 *

Cat ails At the start o the all quarter on Sept. 21, Wildcat coach Pat Fitzgerald awarded ull athleticscholarships to three ormer walk-ons. Te three players are: long-snapper John Henry Pace,deensive lineman Andrew Struckmeyer and cornerbackRicky Weina. In the last 12 years,Northwestern has awarded 31 ull athletic scholarships to walk-ons. Several o those players

have gone on to earn All-Big en or Academic All-America honors. Zeke Markshausen, whonished last season with 91 receptions and was named an All-Big en wideout and a rst-teamAcademic All-American, is one example o a walk-on success story. With the addition o thesescholarship players, NU currently has six players on its roster who were ormer walk-ons. Northwestern owns one o the best NCAA overtime records, having gone 8-3 in O contestsTe Wildcats are 7-0 all-time in overtime games versus Big en teams and 4-0 all-time in extrasessions at Ryan Field. Interestingly, NU was 8-1 all-time in overtime beore suering back-to-back overtime losses in the Valero Alamo and Outback bowls the past two years.

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SPECIALISTSPlace-kicker

1Stefan Demos (5-10, 195, Sr.)

37Jeff Budzien (5-11, 170, R-Fr.)

Punter

49Brandon Williams (6-2, 195, R-Fr.)

1Stefan Demos (5-10, 195, Sr.)

Kickoff1Stefan Demos (5-10, 195, Sr.)

34Steve Flaherty (6-1, 165, So.)

Holder

49Brandon Williams (6-2, 190, R-Fr.)

Long Snapper

58John Henry Pace (5-11, 215, Sr.)

59Pat Hickey (6-0, 205, R-Fr.)

Kickoff Return

25Stephen Simmons (5-8, 190, Sr.)OR

85Venric Mark (5-8, 170, Fr.)

Punt Return

7Hunter Bates (5-10, 180, So.)OR

85Venric Mark (5-8, 170, Fr.)

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

OTailback29Mike Trumpy

(6-0, 210, R-Fr.)

4Adonis Smith

(5-11, 185, Fr.) OR

19Arby Fields

(5-9, 205, So.)

OQuarterback

7Dan Persa

(6-1, 210, Jr.)

18Evan Watkins

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

OYWide Receiver

11Jeremy Ebert

(6-0, 195, Jr.)

6Charles Brown

(5-11, 180, Jr.)

OZWide Receiver

5Sidney Stewart

(6-1, 190, Sr.)

17Rashad Lawrence

(6-2, 190, Fr.)

OXWide Receiver

8Demetrius Fields

(6-0, 205, So.)

12Tony Jones

(6-0, 175, Fr.)

XCornerback

26Jordan Mabin

(5-11, 185, Jr.)

22Demetrius Dugar

(5-11, 175, So.)

XOutside Linebacker

41Quentin Davie

(6-4, 230, Sr.)

35Ben Johnson

(6-3, 225, Jr.)

XSafety

10Brian Peters

(6-4, 215, Jr.)

7Hunter Bates

(5-10, 180, So.)

XSafety

27Jared Carpenter

(6-0, 210, So.)

32David Arnold

(6-1, 220, Jr.)

XMiddle Linebacker

44Nate Williams

(6-1, 235, Sr.)

33David Nwabuisi(6-1, 240, So.)

XOutside Linebacker

51Bryce McNaul

(6-3, 230, Jr.)

46Damien Proby

(6-0, 235, R-Fr.)

XCornerback

28Justan Vaughn

(6-0, 190, Sr.)

21Mike Bolden

(6-1, 195, Jr.)

XDefensive End42Kevin Watt(6-4, 265, Jr.)

88Quentin Williams

(6-4, 250, So.)

XDefensive Tackle98Corbin Bryant(6-4, 300, Sr.)

91Brian Arnfelt

(6-5, 290, So.)

XDefensive Tackle90Jack DiNardo(6-4, 290, Jr.)

93Niko Mafuli

(6-3, 310, Jr.)

XDefensive End94Vince Browne(6-5, 265, Jr.)

97Tyler Scott

(6-4, 255, R-Fr.)

ORight Tackle

70Patrick Ward

(6-7, 305, So.)

79Neal Deiters

(6-8, 315, So.)

ORight Guard

63Keegan Grant

(6-2, 305, Sr.)

76Brian Smith

(6-7, 305, R-Fr.)

OCenter

65Ben Burkett

(6-4, 300, Jr.)

73Colin Armstrong

(6-5, 295, So.)

OLeft Guard

72Brian Mulroe

(6-4, 295, So.)

76Brian Smith

(6-7, 305, R-Fr.)

OLeft Tackle

75Al Netter

(6-6, 310, Jr.)

74Chuck Porcelli

(6-7, 320, So.)

OSuperback (TE/HB)9Drake Dunsmore

(6-3. 235, Jr.)

89Josh Rooks

(6-6, 265, Sr.)

Northwestern Depth Chart(Nov. 8, 2010)


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1 Stefan Demos PK

3 Jeravin Matthews CB

4 Adonis Smith RB

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 Tony Jones WR

13 Trevor Siemian QB

13 C.J. Bryant CB

14 Kain Colter QB

15 Daniel Jones DB

16 Davion Fleming S

17 Rashad Lawrence WR

18 Evan Watkins QB

19 Arby Fields RB

20 Tim Weak CB

20 Scott Concannon RB

21 Mike Bolden CB

22 Demetrius Dugar CB

23 Alex Daniel RB

24 Ibraheim Campbell DB

25 Stephen Simmons RB

26 Jordan Mabin CB

27 Jared Carpenter S

28 Tim Hanrahan RB

28 Justan Vaughn CB

29 Mike Trumpy RB

31 Stone Pinckney LB32 David Arnold S

33 David Nwabuisi LB

34 Steve Flaherty PK

35 Ben Johnson LB

36 Mike Eshun DB

37 Jeff Budzien PK

38 James Kurzawski CB

39 Joe Cannon DB

39 Jacob Schmidt RB

40 Brett Nagel SB

41 Quentin Davie LB

42 Kevin Watt DL

43 Tim Riley LB

44 Nate Williams LB

45 Aaron Nagel SB46 Damien Proby LB

47 Ricky Weina CB

47 Christian Flores SB

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Hometown /High School

53 Chi Chi Ariguzo LB 6-3 215 Fr./Fr. Gahanna, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales

73 Colin Armstrong OL 6-5 295 Sr./Jr. Wheaton, Ill./Lisle Benet Academy

91 Brian Arnfelt DL 6-5 290 Jr./So. Lake Elmo, Minn./Stillwater

32 David Arnold S 6-1 220 Sr./Jr. Copley, Ohio/Copley

68 Hayden Baker OL 6-2 260 Fr./Fr. Trout Valley, Ill./Cary-Grove

86 Brendan Barber WR 6-2 200 Jr./So. Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep

64 Doug Bartels OL 6-4 300 Sr./Jr. Caledonia, Ill./Rockford Boylan Catholic

7 Hunter Bates S 5-10 180 Jr./So. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Nease

96 Anthony Battle DL 6-2 230 So./R-Fr. Dolton, Ill./Mount Carmel

21 Mike Bolden CB 6-1 195 Sr./Jr. Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township

6 Charles Brown WR 5-11 180 Sr./Jr. Chicago, Ill./Robeson

94 Vince Browne DL 6-5 265 Sr./Jr. Lisbon, Ohio/David Anderson

13 C.J. Bryant CB 5-11 170 Fr./Fr. Gahanna, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln

98 Corbin Bryant DL 6-4 300 Gr./Sr. Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park

37 Jeff Budzien PK 5-11 170 So./R-Fr. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead

65 Ben Burkett OL 6-4 300 Sr./Jr. Toledo, Ohio/St. Johns Jesuit

24 Ibraheim Campbell DB 5-11 195 Fr./Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Chestnut Hill Academy

27 Jared Carpenter S 6-0 210 Jr./So. Bowling Green, Ky./Bowling Green

99 Chance Carter DL 6-3 260 Fr./Fr. Evanston, Ill./Loyola Academy

55 Bo Cisek DL 6-2 275 Jr./So. Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame

2 Lee Coleman WR 5-10 180 Sr.{5}/Sr. Gainesville, Fla./East Hall

14 Kain Colter QB 6-0 190 Fr./Fr. Denver, Colo./Cherry Creek20 Scott Concannon RB 5-10 195 Sr./Jr. Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge

95 Davon Custis DL 6-3 245 So./R-Fr. Gahanna, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales

23 Alex Daniel RB 6-0 195 Jr./So. Roswell, Ga./Roswell

41 Quentin Davie LB 6-4 230 Sr.{5}/Sr. St. Louis, Mo./Cardinal Ritter

79 Neal Deiters OL 6-8 315 Jr./So. Elmhurst, Ill./York

1 Stefan Demos PK 5-10 195 Gr./Sr. Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon

90 Jack DiNardo DL 6-4 290 Sr./Jr. Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central

22 Demetrius Dugar CB 5-11 175 Jr./So. Houston, Texas/Aldine

9 Drake Dunsmore SB 6-3 235 Sr./Jr. Lenexa, Kan./Saint Thomas Aquinas

88 Torin Dupper WR 6-1 190 Fr./Fr. Decatur, Ala./Decatur

11 Jeremy Ebert WR 6-0 195 Jr./Jr. Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Darby

54 Collin Ellis LB 6-2 205 Fr./Fr. St. Gabriel, La./The Dunham School

36 Mike Eshun DB 5-8 170 Fr./Fr. Madison, Wis./Edgewood

19 Arby Fields RB 5-9 205 So./So. Alta Loma, Calif./Los Osos

8 Demetrius Fields WR 6-0 205 Jr./So. Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff34 Steve Flaherty PK 6-1 165 Jr./So. Chicago, Ill./St. Rita

16 Davion Fleming S 5-10 205 So./R-Fr. Upland, Calif./Upland

47 Christian Flores SB 6-2 230 Fr./Fr. Brambleton, Va./Briar Woods

63 Keegan Grant OL 6-2 305 Sr.{5}/Sr. Coal City, Ill./Coal City

60 Jake Gregus DL 6-3 240 So./R-Fr. Riverside, Ill./St. Laurence

81 Jimmy Hall WR 6-2 195 Fr./Fr. Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania Southview

92 Will Hampton DL 6-3 280 Fr./Fr. Houston, Texas/Cy-Creek

28 Tim Hanrahan RB 6-0 190 Fr./Fr. Frankfort, Ill./Providence Catholic

59 Pat Hickey LS 6-0 205 So./R-Fr. Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy

80 Mike Jensen WR 6-0 175 So./R-Fr. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./The Bishops School

35 Ben Johnson LB 6-3 225 Sr./Jr. Trevor, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran

15 Daniel Jones DB 5-11 175 Fr./Fr. Monticello, Fla./Florida

12 Tony Jones WR 6-0 175 Fr./Fr. Flint, Mich./Grand Blanc

78 Paul Jorgensen OL 6-6 280 Fr./Fr. DeWitt, Mich./DeWitt

38 James Kurzawski CB 5-10 185 Jr./So. Evanston, Ill./Loyola Academy17 Rashad Lawrence WR 6-2 190 Fr./Fr. Orlando, Fla./Olympia

52 Evan Luxenburg OL 6-3 290 Jr./So. Beachwood, Ohio/Beachwood

26 Jordan Mabin CB 5-11 185 Sr./Jr. Northfield Center, Ohio/Nordonia

93 Niko Mafuli DL 6-3 310 Sr./Jr. Florissant, Mo./Saint Louis University High

85 Venric Mark WR 5-8 170 Fr./Fr. Tomball, Texas/St. Pius X

3 Jeravin Matthews CB 5-11 175 Jr./Jr. Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan

NUMERICAL

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48 Roderick Goodlow LB

49 Brandon Williams P50 Timmy Vernon LB

51 Bryce McNaul LB

52 Evan Luxenburg OL

53 Chi Chi Ariguzo LB

54 Collin Ellis LB

55 Bo Cisek DL

56 Will Studlien LB

57 Luke Reppe LB

58 John Henry Pace LS

59 Pat Hickey LS

60 Jake Gregus DL

61 Andrew Struckmeyer DL

62 Taylor Paxton OL

63 Keegan Grant OL

64 Doug Bartels OL

65 Ben Burkett OL

66 Brandon Vitabile OL

67 Sean McEvilly DL

68 Hayden Baker OL

70 Patrick Ward OL

72 Brian Mulroe OL

73 Colin Armstrong OL

74 Chuck Porcelli OL

75 Al Netter OL

76 Brian Smith OL

78 Paul Jorgensen OL

79 Neal Deiters OL

80 Mike Jensen WR

81 Jimmy Hall WR

82 John Plasencia SB

83 Jaleel Reed WR84 Drew Moulton WR

85 Venric Mark WR

86 Brendan Barber WR

88 Torin Dupper WR

88 Quentin Williams DL

89 Josh Rooks SB

90 Jack DiNardo DL

91 Brian Arnfelt DL

92 Will Hampton DL

93 Niko Mafuli DL

94 Vince Browne DL

95 Davon Custis DL

96 Anthony Battle DL

97 Tyler Scott DL

98 Corbin Bryant DL99 Chance Carter DL

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Hometown /High School

67 Sean McEvilly DL 6-5 275 Fr./Fr. Yorba Linda, Calif./Orange Lutheran

51 Bryce McNaul LB 6-3 230 Sr./Jr. Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie

84 Drew Moulton WR 5-11 185 So./R-Fr. Freeland, Mich./Midland

72 Brian Mulroe OL 6-4 295 Jr./So. Glenview, Ill./Loyola Academy

45 Aaron Nagel SB 6-1 230 Sr./Jr. Lemont, Ill./Lemont

40 Brett Nagel SB 6-4 225 Jr./So. Lemont, Ill./Lemont

75 Al Netter OL 6-6 310 Sr./Jr. Rohnert Park, Calif./Cardinal Newman

33 David Nwabuisi LB 6-1 240 Jr./So. Houston, Texas/Episcopal

58 John Henry Pace LS 5-11 215 Gr./Sr. Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central

62 Taylor Paxton OL 6-4 280 So./R-Fr. Centennial, Colo./Cherry Creek

7 Dan Persa QB 6-1 210 Sr./Jr. Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty

10 Brian Peters S 6-4 215 Sr./Jr. Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central

31 Stone Pinckney LB 6-0 215 Jr./So. Columbia, S.C./Hammond School

82 John Plasencia SB 6-5 255 So./R-Fr. Tampa, Fla./Jesuit

74 Chuck Porcelli OL 6-7 320 Jr./So. Oak Brook, Ill./Montini Catholic

46 Damien Proby LB 6-0 235 So./R-Fr. North Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne

83 Jaleel Reed WR 6-0 180 So./R-Fr. Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola

57 Luke Reppe LB 6-4 210 Fr./Fr. Northfield, Minn./Northfield

43 Tim Riley LB 6-3 220 So./R-Fr. Oswego, Ill./Oswego

89 Josh Rooks SB 6-6 265 Sr./Sr. Zeeland, Mich./Holland Christian

39 Jacob Schmidt RB 5-10 205 Sr./Jr. Rhinelander, Wis./Rhinelander

97 Tyler Scott DL 6-4 255 So./R-Fr. Warren, Ohio/Howland

13 Trevor Siemian QB 6-3 200 Fr./Fr. Windermere, Fla./Olympia

25 Stephen Simmons RB 5-8 190 Sr.{5}/Sr. St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis University High (SLUH)

4 Adonis Smith RB 5-11 185 Fr./Fr. Oakland, Calif./Junipero Serra

76 Brian Smith OL 6-7 305 So./R-Fr. Medina, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit

5 Sidney Stewart WR 6-1 190 Sr.{5}/Sr. Farmington Hills, Mich./Farmington Harrison

61 Andrew Struckmeyer DL 6-2 260 Sr./Jr. Vienna, Va./Thomas Jefferson

56 Will Studlien LB 6-2 225 So./R-Fr. Sunbury, Ohio/Big Walnut

29 Mike Trumpy RB 6-0 210 So./R-Fr. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North

28 Justan Vaughn CB 6-0 190 Sr.{5}/Sr. Pearland, Texas/Pearland

50 Timmy Vernon LB 6-3 220 So./R-Fr. Fort Washington, Pa./Germantown Academy

66 Brandon Vitabile OL 6-3 295 Fr./Fr. Edison, N.J./Bishop Ahr

70 Patrick Ward OL 6-7 305 So./So. Homer Glen, Ill./Providence Catholic

18 Evan Watkins QB 6-6 245 So./R-Fr. Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North

42 Kevin Watt DL 6-4 265 Sr./Jr. Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West

20 Tim Weak CB 6-1 180 Jr./So. Omaha, Neb./Millard North47 Ricky Weina CB 5-11 180 Sr./Jr. Union Grove, Wis./Union Grove Union

49 Brandon Williams P 6-2 190 So./R-Fr. Nappanee, Ind./NorthWood

44 Nate Williams LB 6-1 230 Sr.{5}/Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic

88 Quentin Williams DL 6-4 250 Jr./So. Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic

* Denotes letters won

{5} Indicatesfifth-year senior

NUMERICAL

ROSTER

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

Chi Chi Ariguzo ............................ (AIR-uh-gooz-oh)

Jeff Budzien ..........................................(BUD-zeen)

Ben Burkett ..................................................(burk-it)Ibraheim Campbell ...........................(E-bruh-heem)

Davon Custis .........................................(DAY-vonn)

Neal Deiters ............................................. (DIE-turs)

Stefan Demos .......................(STEFF-un DEE-mos)

Demetrius Dugar ....................................(doo-GAR)

Mike Eshun ................................................ (E-shun)

Davion Fleming.....................................(DAVEY-on)

Jake Gregus ........................................ (GREE-gus)

Niko Mafuli ........................(NEE-koh ma-FOOL-ee)

Sean McEvilly ............................... (mick-EV-uh-lee)

David Nwabuisi ............................... (wah-BOO-see)

John Plasencia ......................... (plah-SENS-ee-uh)Chuck Porcelli ................................... (por-SELL-ee)

Luke Reppe .............................................. (REP-ee)

Trevor Siemian ..................................... (SIM-ee-un)

Stephen Simmons ................................(STEFF-un)

Will Studlien ................................... (STUDE-lee-un)

Justan Vaughn ......................................(JUST-ann)

Brandon Vitabile .......................... (vuh-TOB-uh-lay)

Ricky Weina ............................................ (WINE-uh)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

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#73 Colin Armstrong OL Wheaton, Ill.Redshirt sophomore ... Reserve center ... Played in 10 games in2009 and every game this season.

#91 Brian Arnfelt DT Lake Elmo, Minn.Redshirt sophomore ... Reserve deensive tackle ... Assisted onone tackle at Penn State ... One tackle vs. Indiana and Purdue ...Notched his frst career FL against Central Michigan.

#32 David Arnold S Copley, OhioRedshirt junior ... Missed frst our games o 2010 due to a ootinjury ... Moved to saety aer beginning his college career as alinebacker ... Four tackles at Penn State ... Recorded two tackles atIndiana ... Forced to sit out Michigan State game due to injury ...wo tackles and an interception in the end zone against Purdue,the frst pick o his career ... In his frst game back rom injury,tied a career high with six tackles at Minnesota.

#86 Brendan Barber WR Erie, Pa.Redshirt sophomore ... Caught frst two passes o his career atVanderbilt or a total o 17 yards.

#64 Doug Bartels OL Caledonia, Ill.

Redshirt senior ... ESPN Te Magazine Academic All-Americacandidate ... Right guard with three starts in 2010.

#7 Hunter Bates S Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.Redshirt sophomore ... Reserve saety and primary punt returner... Averaging 5.7 yards per punt return, ourth-best among Bigen returners ... At Penn State, orced a umble on an 18-yard passsack and fnished with two tackles on his way to being namedNUs Deensive Big Playmaker or the game ... Intercepted his sec-ond pass o the season at Indiana and returned it 13 yards ... Alsohad three tackles vs. the Hoosiers ... wo tackles, one pass break-up and one punt return or 14 yards vs. Michigan State ... Treepunt returns or 4 yards vs. Purdue ... One stop at Minnesota ...Led team with a career-best 11 tackles (10 solo) and had one FL

against Central Michigan ... Recorded his frst career interceptionand returned two punts at Rice, including one or 33 yards thatwas a career best and the longest by a Wildcat since 2008 ... wopunt returns or seven yards and two tackles vs. Illinois State ...Returned one punt and one tackle at Vanderbilt.

#21 Mike Bolden CB Evanston, Ill.Reserve cornerback ... Credited with one tackle at Penn State ...Notched a career-best our tackles vs. Michigan State, includinghis frst career FL ... Tree tackles at Rice ... Recorded one stop atVanderbilt.

#6 Charles Brown WR Chicago, Ill.Redshirt junior ... One catch or seven yards and one special

teams tackle at Penn State ... At Indiana, caught one pass or 10yards ... One reception or a career-long 28 yards vs. MichiganState ... Tree catches or 14 yards vs. Purdue ... otaled a career-best 60 receiving yards on two catches at Minnesota ... One catchor nine yards and one rush or three yards vs. Central Michigan... Career-high our catches vs. Illinois State or 36 yards ... wospecial teams tackles at Vanderbilt.

#94 Vince Browne DE Lisbon, OhioRedshirt junior ... Starting deensive end ... ied or second inBig en and 32nd nationally with 0.67 sacks per game ... Fourthin conerence with 1.28 FLs per game (11.5 total) ... Also tiedor third in the league with two orced umbles ... Named to Phil

Steeles second-team Midseason All-Big en squad ... Career-high10 tackles at Penn State, including 2.5 FLs ... Posted two tacklesat Indiana ... Finished with fve tackles, one sack and one orcedumble against Michigan State ... Collected our tackles with 2.0FLs and one sack at Minnesota ... Credited with our stops, in-cluding one sack, vs. Central Michigan ... Notched seven tackles,including 3.0 FLs and one sack, as well as a orced umble atRice ... Five tackles, including two sacks, with two QB hurries vs.Illinois State ... One tackle and two QB hurries at Vanderbilt ...

Named teams Deensive Player o the Week vs. Illinois State, Min-nesota and Penn State and the Deensive Big Playmaker vs. Riceand Michigan State.

#98 Corbin Bryant DT Chicago, Ill.Redshirt senior ... eam co-captain ... 2010 Allstate AFCA GoodWorks eam recipient ... Named one o 10 fnalists or the ARASportsmanship Award ... 2010 Wuerel rophy candidate ... Start-ing deensive tackle ... 31 career starts ... Recorded one tackle atPenn State ... wo stops and a QB hurry at Indiana ... Creditedwith a career-best three QB hurries to go along with two tack-les vs. Michigan State ... Tree tackles vs. Purdue ... One stop atMinnesota ... Recorded the second umble recovery o his careeragainst Central Michigan to go along with one sack and a QB

hurry ... Stued the stat sheet at Rice with 2.5 FLs, a orced um-ble and a pass breakup ... Against Illinois State, recorded his frstcareer interception and returned it 17 yards ... Added one FLagainst the Redbirds ... Named NUs Deensive Player o the Weekor games against Rice (shared honor) and Central Michigan.

#65 Ben Burkett C Toledo, OhioRedshirt junior ... In his third year as NUs starting center (35 ca-reer starts) ... Named to Rimington rophy watch list each o thelast two seasons ... Named the teams Oensive Player o the Game

vs. Illinois State and at Penn State.

#27 Jared Carpenter S Bowling Green, Ky.Redshirt sophomore ... Starting saety ... Assisted on one tackleat Penn State ... ied a career high with fve stops at Indiana ...Tree tackles vs. Michigan State ... Posted two stops with an as-sisted FL vs. Purdue ... wo tackles in his frst game back rominjury at Minnesota ... Forced to miss games against Rice andCentral Michigan with a back injury ... Four stops, including hisfrst career FL, against Illinois State ... Career-high fve tackles atVanderbilt.

#20 Scott Concannon RB Columbia, Mo.Redshirt junior ... Reserve running back ... wo rushes or 11yards at Rice ... Tree carries or 10 yards vs. Illinois State ...Missed Michigan State game with a groin injury.

#41 Quentin Davie OLB St. Louis, Mo.

Redshirt senior ... eam co-captain ... Starting outside linebacker... Started 35 career games ... Named to 2010 Butkus Award watchlist ... ied or ourth in the Big en with 0.44 interceptions pergame ... Named to Phil Steeles frst-team Midseason All-Big ensquad ... At Penn State, notched our tackles, one umble recoveryand a pass breakup ... Recorded his 200th career tackle with threestops at Michigan State ... Also credited with three QB hurriesagainst the Spartans ... Posted fve stops at Purdue ... One FL atMinnesota ... Collected a orced umble, one sack and two totaltackles vs. Central Michigan ... Named the Big en DeensivePlayer o the Week and the National Linebacker o the Week bythe College Football Perormance Awards or his eorts at Rice,

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which included a team-best 10 tackles, 1.5 FLs and his thirdcareer interception, which he returned 11 yards or a touchdown... Career-best two interceptions vs. Illinois State to go along withthree tackles ... Named the honorable mention Linebacker o theWeek by the College Football Perormance Awards or his eortsagainst ISU ... Recorded seven tackles and one pass breakup atVanderbilt ... abbed the teams Deensive Big Playmaker vs. ISUand the Co-Deensive Player o the Week at Rice.

#1 Stean Demos PK Scottsdale, Ariz.Redshirt senior ... ESPN Te Magazine Academic All-Americacandidate ... Starting place-kicker ... Stands sixth on NUs all-time list or career FG made (30) ... Named to 2010 Lou GrozaAward watch list ... Also handles all o NUs kicko duties (eighttouchbacks) ... Has made seven o his last 10 feld goal attempts... Ranks sixth among Big en kickers in scoring (6.6 ppg) andis eighth in feld goal percentage (66.7 percent) ... Convertedfeld goal tries o 23 and 45 yards at Indiana and was named thehonorable mention Kicko Specialist o the Week by the CollegeFootball Perormance Awards ... Connected on both his feld goalattempts vs. Michigan State (37, 41 yards) ... Hit a season-long46-yard feld goal vs. Purdue ... Made the game-winning feld

goal at Minnesota, a 27-yarder with 2:07 remaining to give NU a29-28 victory ... Hit on 1-o-2 feld goals vs. Central Michigan ...Converted all three o his feld goal attempts at Rice (42, 28 and21 yards) ... Made 1-o-2 feld goals vs. Illinois State ... Converted1-o-2 feld goal attempts (one was blocked) at Vanderbilt ...Named NUs Special eams Player o the Week ollowing Michi-gan State game.

#90 Jack DiNardo DT Hinsdale, Ill.Redshirt junior ... Starting deensive tackle ... Assisted on threetackles at Penn State ... One stop at Indiana ... wo tackles andone QB hurry vs. Michigan State ... One tackle at Minnesota ...Recorded two blocked kicks vs. Central Michigan, becoming thefrst Wildcat since 2007 to block a PA and later getting his hand

on a CMU feld goal attempt ... Named teams Co-Deensive BigPlaymaker against the Chippewas ... otaled three stops, includ-ing a career-best 2.0 FLs, and recorded his frst career umblerecovery at Rice ... wo tackles vs. Illinois State ... Five tackles atVanderbilt, including one FL, and a QB hurry ... Named teamsDeensive Player o the Game against the Commodores.

#22 Demetrius Dugar CB Houston, TexasRedshirt sophomore ... Reserve cornerback ... Posted one tackleat Penn State ... One stop at Rice beore leaving the game with aninjury ... One tackle vs. Illinois State ... wo stops at Vanderbilt.

#9 Drake Dunsmore SB Lenexa, Kan.Redshirt junior ... Starting superback ... Named to John Mackey

Award watch list ... Averaging 3.1 catches per game ... At PennState, made a spectacular one-handed catch in the back o the endzone or a 9-yard touchdown and fnished with 14 yards receiving... Four receptions or 29 yards at Indiana ... Compiled 50 yards onour receptions against Purdue ... Caught two passes or 17 yardsat Minnesota ... Tree catches or 34 yards vs. Central Michigan... Led NU with 87 receiving yards on six catches at Rice, includ-ing a 47-yard catch-and-run ... wo touchdown receptions (ourand fve yards, respectively) vs. Illinois State, fnishing with fvecatches or 30 yards ... Named the teams Oensive Big Playmaker

vs. ISU ... Caught two passes or 13 yards at Vanderbilt, includinga 9-yard third-quarter D reception ... Seven career touchdowncatches, including our this season.

#11 Jeremy Ebert WR Hilliard, Ohiorue junior ... NUs leading receiver (48 receptions or 789 yards)... Leads Big en and ranks 20th nationally with 87.7 receiv-ing yards per game ... Stands third in the conerence and 44thnationally in receptions per game (5.3) ... Named to Phil Steelesfrst-team Midseason All-Big en squad ... Six o his seven Dcatches in 2010 have covered 20 or more yards ... Led NU with111 yards receiving on six catches at Penn State, his fh gamethis season with 98 or more yards through the air ... Caught twotouchdowns (11 and 30 yards) in NUs 20-17 win at Indiana,fnishing with 98 yards on fve receptions ... wo catches or 20yards vs. Michigan State ... Also completed a 28-yard pass to toSidney Stewart vs. MSU ... Set career highs against Purdue with11 receptions or 124 yards ... At Minnesota, caught seven passesor 105 yards, including a 25-yard ourth-quarter D grab ... His

jump-ball D at Minnesota was tabbed ESPNs ourth-best playon its daily Plays o the Day ... First career two-touchdown game

vs. Central Michigan, scoring on strikes o 24 and 25 yards andfnishing with fve catches or 83 yards ... Caught our passes or82 yards at Rice, including a 32-yard touchdown ... Tree catchesor 67 yards vs. Illinois State ... NUs leading receiver at Vanderbiltcatching fve passes or 99 yards with one touchdown, a 33-yard

reception or NUs frst touchdown o the season ... Also had onecarry or 11 yards, fnishing with 111 all-purpose yards ... NamedNUs Oensive Player o the Game or Rice, Central Michigan andMinnesota games and the Oensive Big Playmaker against Vandy,Purdue and Indiana.

#19 Arby Fields RB Alta Loma, Cali.rue sophomore ... Started frst our games at running back ...Tree carries or 10 yards at Indiana ... Returned kickos or thefrst time in his career vs. Michigan State (one return or 21 yards)... Seven carries or 16 yards vs. Central Michigan ... Gained 59rushing yards on 17 attempts and caught one pass or 16 yards atRice ... Set career highs with 22 carries and 98 yards while alsomaking one catch or six yards vs. Illinois State ... 10 carries at

Vanderbilt or (-7) yards ... Also the starting center felder onNorthwesterns baseball team.

#8 Demetrius Fields WR Dallas, TexasRedshirt sophomore ... Starting wide receiver ... 12 consecutivegames with at least one catch dating to last season ... One catch or14 yards at Penn State ... Made a spectacular one-handed catch or23 yards at Indiana ... wo receptions or 17 yards vs. MichiganState ... otaled 15 yards on two catches against Purdue ... Onecatch or 11 yards at Minnesota ... Four receptions or 65 yards

vs. Central Michigan ... Set career highs with fve catches and 55receiving yards at Rice ... One catch or nine yards vs. Illinois State... Caught two passes or 23 yards at Vanderbilt.

#16 Davion Fleming S Upland, Cali.Redshirt reshman ... Reserve saety ... One stop at Minnesota ...wo tackles against both Rice and Central Michigan.

#63 Keegan Grant OG Coal City, Ill.Redshirt senior ... Starting right guard ... Former walk-on whoearned a scholarship in 2007 ... Started seven games in 2009 andmade his frst start o 2010 at right guard vs. Central Michigan ...Missed the Vanderbilt and Illinois State games with illness.

#59 Pat Hickey LS Chicago, Ill.Redshirt reshman ... Handled the short snaps (feld goals/PAs)rom the long-snapper position early in the season.



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#35 Ben Johnson LB Trevor, Wis.Redshirt junior ... Reserve outside linebacker ... Plays extensiv-ley on opponent passing situations ... wo tackles at Penn State... Posted two tackles at Indiana ... One stop vs. Michigan State... Sealed NUs win at Minnesota with his interception with 17seconds remaining, the second pick o his career ... wo tack-les vs. Central Michigan ... otaled fve stops at Rice ... AgainstIllinois State, notched the second umble recovery o his career

and returned it 29 yards to set up a touchdown ... Finished withtwo tackles and a QB hurry against the Redbirds ... Recordedfve tacklesincluding his frst career sackand a pass breakupat Vanderbilt ... Named NUs Special eams Player o the Weekagainst Rice and at Penn State ... Earned dual honors against Min-nesota as NUs Special eams Player o the Week and DeensiveBig Playmaker.

#12 Tony Jones WR Flint, Mich.rue reshman ... Caught one pass at Penn State or 14 yards ...At Indiana, caught one pass or seven yards ... One reception orone yard vs. Michigan State ... Scored a touchdown on his frstcollegiate play, a 45-yard reception in the frst quarter at Minne-sota ... Finished with our catches or 68 yards in his debut vs. the

Gophers ... Missed the frst our games while recovering rom ashoulder injury suered in preseason camp.

#17 Rashad Lawrence WR Orlando, Fla.rue reshman ... At Penn State, caught one pass or six yards ...Set career highs against Michigan State with our receptions or67 yards, including a long o 44 yards ... wo catches or 21 yards

vs. Purdue ... His frst career catch came in spectacular ashion, a50-yard over-the-shoulder reception down to the 2-yard line vs.Illinois State.

#26 Jordan Mabin CB Northfeld Center, OhioRedshirt junior ... Starting cornerback with 33 career starts ...Leads the Big en and ranks in a tie or 25th nationally with 10

passes deended (1.11 per game) ... Named to Phil Steeles second-team Midseason All-Big en squad ... Eight tackles (seven solo)and two pass breakups at Penn State ... Racked up a career-best 12tackles at Indiana and added two passes deended ... Seven tackles

vs. Michigan State to go with a career-best three pass breakups ...Collected three stops vs. Purdue and at Minnesota ... Tree tacklesand two pass deections vs. Central Michigan ... Recorded fvetackles and a pass breakup at Rice ... wo tackles against IllinoisState and at Vanderbilt ... Named teams Deensive Big Playmaker

vs. Indiana.

#93 Niko Mauli DT Florissant, Mo.Redshirt junior ... One tackle at Vanderbilt beore leaving thegame with a leg injury ... Missed two games beore returning in

the game against Central Michigan, where he blocked a PA andwas named the teams Co-Deensive Big Playmaker ... wo tacklesat Minnesota.

#85 Venric Mark WR Tomball, Texasrue reshman ... Averaging 10.0 yards per punt return on fveattempts and 23.8 yards per kicko return on six attempts ... Onekicko return at Penn State or 26 yards ... At Indiana, com-piled 77 all-purpose yards, including a career-best 56 kickoreturn yards on two attempts and two punt returns or 17 yards... Racked up 97 all-purpose yards vs. Michigan State, rushingonce or 29 yards, returning two punts or 26 yards and return-ing two kickos or 42 yards ... One carry or two yards and one

tackle at Minnesota ... Credited with two solo tackles vs. CentralMichigan ... wo catches or 12 yards at Rice ... Recorded his frstcareer reception vs. Illinois State, a 21-yard catch ... Also returnedone punt or seven yards vs. the Redbirds ... Made his collegiatedebut at Vanderbilt, returning one kicko or 19 yards ... NamedNUs Special eams Player o the Game vs. Central Michigan andIndiana.

#3 Jeravin Matthews CB Canonsburg, Pa.rue junior ... Made his second position change (rom runningback to cornerback) during bowl practice in December, 2009 ...wo tackles at Penn State ... wo tackles against Central Michi-gan ... Career-best our tackles at Rice ... One tackle vs. IllinoisState ... Named teams Special eams Player o the Game vs. ISU ...Recorded two solo special teams tackles at Vanderbilt.

#51 Bryce McNaul LB Eden Prairie, Minn.Redshirt junior ... Starting linebacker ... Ranks 19th in the Bigen in tackles (6.9 pg) ... Recorded six tackles at Penn State ... Seta career high and led NU with 13 tackles at Indiana, including apersonal-best 2.0 FLs ... Led NUs deense against Michigan Statewith 10 tackles, one sack and his frst career orced umble ... Four

stops vs. Purdue ... Recorded eight tackles, including one FL,against his hometown team, Minnesota ... Missed NUs games atVanderbilt and vs. Illinois State due to injury ... Returned at Riceto make his frst career start and record our tackles and one FL... Tree stops against Central Michigan ... Named NUs DeensivePlayer o the Week vs. Michigan State and Indiana.

#72 Brian Mulroe OL Glenview, Ill.Redshirt sophomore ... Nine starts in 2010, shiing to le guardagainst Central Michigan ... Made his frst career start in the 2010Outback Bowl aer missing the frst hal o 2009 due to injury ...Named NUs Oensive Big Playmaker against Rice.

#45 Aaron Nagel SB Lemont, Ill.

Junior ... One tackle vs. Central Michigan ... Recorded frst careerreception at Rice or a 6-yard gain.

#75 Al Netter OL Rohnert Park, Cali.Redshirt junior ... eam co-captain ... Starting le tackle ... 35consecutive career starts, which is tied or most on the team withcenter Ben Burkett (Linebacker Quentin Davie also has 35 careerstarts, but not all in succession) ... Named to Phil Steeles second-team Midseason All-Big en squad ... ESPN Te Magazine frst-team Academic All-District selection

#33 David Nwabuisi LB Houston, TexasRedshirt sophomore ... Reserve linebacker ... Plays quite a bit onopponent passing situations ... Posted two tackles at Penn State

... One tackle at Indiana ... Made two stops vs. Michigan State ...One tackle and one pass breakup vs. Purdue ... wo stops withone FL at Minnesota ... Picked up two tackles and his frst careerinterception against Central Michigan ... Collected our tackles atRice ... One stop vs. Illinois State ... One tackle and one QB hurryat Vanderbilt.

#58 John Henry Pace LS Hinsdale, Ill.Redshirt senior ... Handles all long snapping duties ... Formerwalk-on who earned a scholarship in 2010.



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#7 Dan Persa QB Bethlehem, Pa.Redshirt junior ... ESPN Te Magazine Academic All-Americacandidate ... eam co-captain ... Starting quarterback ... Namedto Phil Steeles second-team Midseason All-Big en squad ...Named to the Manning Award Watch List on Oct. 25 ... RanksNo. 1 nationally in completion percentage (73.4 percent), secondnationally in ewest interceptions thrown (1.16 percent) and No.10 nationally in passing e ciency (161.0) ... On pace to shat-ter Big ens single-season pass completion mark (67.8, held by

Wisconsins Darrell Bevell in 1993) as well as NUs mark (64.8,held by Mike Kaa, set in 2009) ... Second in conerence and 12thnationally in total oense (303.6 ypg) ... Also ranks second inBig en in passing yards per game (251.4) and tied or ourth inpoints responsible or (14.0) ... Has completed 190-o-259 passesthrough eight games with 13 passing touchdowns, eight rushingscores and three interceptions ... Stands tied or third nationallyin ewest interceptions thrown (3) ... eams leading rusher or theseason with 469 yards (52.1 ypg) and is only 111 rushing yardsshy o Zak Kustoks school record or rushing yards in a seasonby a quarterback (580 in 2001) ... Trown or 200 or more yardsin eight o nine games and has topped 300 yards o total oensesix times this season ... At Penn State, rushed or a career-best109 yards while throwing or 201 yards on 16-o-25 passing in his

return to his native Pennsylvania ... His 109 yards on the groundrepresented the ourth-best single-game rushing perormance byan NU quarterback (sixth 100-yard rushing game ever by a QB atNorthwestern) ... Trew or 212 yards on 18-o-28 passing withtwo touchdowns in win at Indiana ... Against Michigan State, ranor 46 yards and three touchdowns while throwing or 187 yardson 18-o-29 passing ... Set career highs or completions (30) andattempts (41) while throwing or 305 yards and rushing or oneD vs. Purdue ... At Minnesota, completed 23-o-30 passes ora career-best 309 yards with two touchdowns ... Also set careerhighs with 99 rushing yards and 408 yards o total oense (12th-best fgure in NU history) vs. the Gophers ... His 99 rushing yardsis the sixth-best single-game rushing fgure by an NU quarterback... otaled 280 yards on 23-o-30 passing with two Ds along with43 rushing yards vs. Central Michigan ... Trew or 307 yardson 24-o-32 passing with one touchdown at Rice while add-ing 34 rushing yards and an 18-yard D run ... Against IllinoisState, fnished 19-o-23 or 240 yards and two touchdown passeswhile running or a third ... In his frst career start at Vanderbilt,completed 19-o-21 passes or 222 yards with touchdown tosses o33, nine and two yards and no interceptions ... Also NUs leadingrusher against Vandy with 17 carries or 82 net yards ... Namedhonorable mention Quarterback o the Week by the College Foot-ball Perormance Awards aer Vanderbilt and Penn State games ...Wildcats Oensive Player o the Game against Vandy and Oen-sive Big Playmaker vs. Minnesota, Michigan State and Penn State.

#10 Brian Peters S Pickerington, OhioRedshirt junior ... Starting saety ... ied or 15th in the Big enwith 7.0 tackles per game ... Named to Phil Steeles second-teamMidseason All-Big en squad ... ied or a game high with 11tackles at Penn State ... At Indiana, recorded three tackles ...Posted fve stops against Michigan State ... Seven tackles and anassisted FL vs. Purdue ... Led the deense with a career-best 12tackles at Minnesota to go alone with one pass breakup ... Col-lected seven tackles against Central Michigan ... Tree tackles,one FL and one pass breakup at Rice ... Four tackles vs. IllinoisState ... 11 tackles at Vanderbilt, including one FL.

#46 Damien Proby LB North Las Vegas, Nev.Redshirt reshman ... Reserve linebacker ... One tackle at PennState ... One stop vs. Michigan State and Minnesota ... wo stopsat Rice ... Four tackles, including his frst career sack, vs. IllinoisState.

#43 Tim Riley LB Oswego, Ill.Redshirt reshman ... Recorded two tackles and his frst careerorced umble at Minnesota.

#89 Josh Rooks SB Zeeland, Mich.rue senior ... ESPN Te Magazine Academic All-America candi-date ... One catch or two yards at Indiana ... Caught a career-bestthree passes at Vanderbilt or 19 yards, including the third touch-down catch o his career ... His 2-yard scoring grab proved to bethe game-winning touchdown.

#39 Jacob Schmidt RB Rhinelander, Wis.Redshirt junior ... Former walk-on who earned a scholarship inSeptember, 2009 ... Five career starts at running back ... Dressedor Indiana game but did not play (ankle) ... Tree carries orthree yards vs. Michigan State beore leaving the game in thefrst quarter with an ankle injury ... Gained 32 yards on 12 car-

ries, including one touchdown, vs. Purdue ... Scored his secondtouchdown at Minnesota and fnished with eight rushing attemptor 25 yards ... First career two-touchdown game vs. CentralMichigan, scoring on runs o one and 13 yards and fnishingwith 32 yards on six attempts ... Named teams Oensive Player othe Game against CMU ... Carried three times or 11 yards andcaught one pass or our yards at Rice ... Four carries or 14 yards

vs. Illinois State ... Rushed 13 times or 44 yards at Vanderbilt andmade three catches or 21 yards.

#97 Tyler Scott DL Warren, OhioReserve deensive end ... Tree tackles with one FL vs. Purdue ...One stop at Rice ... One tackle vs. Illinois State ... Assisted on hisfrst career FL in his collegiate debut at Vanderbilt.

#25 Stephen Simmons RB St. Louis, Mo.Redshirt senior ... Fih on NUs all-time list or yards per kickoreturn (23.6) ... otaled 34 kicko return yards on two attemptsat Penn State ... Returned our kickos or a season-best 94 yards

vs. Purdue ... wo kicko returns or 47 yards at Minnesota ...Brought back three kickos or 71 yards vs. Central Michig

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