2005 Northwestern Wildcats Football Schedule, Results & ATS Record

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The 2005 Northwestern Wildcats went 7-5 (5-5 in the Big Ten), finishing No. 25 in the AP poll. They scored 32.3 and allowed 33.9 points per game. SP+ rated them No. 39 nationally.

Team details

Conference: Big Ten
Record: 7-5
Conference record: 5-5
AP rank: No. 25
SP+ rank: No. 39

2005 schedule and results

Wk	Opponent	Date	Result	Score
1	Ohio	2005-09-03	W	38-14
2	Northern Illinois	2005-09-10	W	38-37
3	at Arizona State	2005-09-18	L	21-52
4	Penn State	2005-09-24	L	29-34
6	Wisconsin	2005-10-08	W	51-48
7	at Purdue	2005-10-15	W	34-29
8	at Michigan State	2005-10-22	W	49-14
9	Michigan	2005-10-29	L	17-33
10	Iowa	2005-11-05	W	28-27
11	at Ohio State	2005-11-12	L	7-48
12	at Illinois	2005-11-19	W	38-21
Bowl	vs UCLA	2005-12-30	L	38-50

Passing leaders

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	INT
Brett Basanez	12	314	497	3622	21	8
C.J. Bacher	4	6	15	59	1	1

Rushing leaders

Player	G	Att	Yds	TD
Tyrell Sutton	12	250	1474	16
Gerard Hamlett	8	32	174	1
Brandon Roberson	9	37	171	0
Omar Conteh	2	6	21	0

Receiving leaders

Player	G	Rec	Yds	TD
Shaun Herbert	12	79	862	6
Mark Philmore	11	55	662	6
Jonathan Fields	12	60	555	0
Ross Lane	7	24	378	1
Kim Thompson	8	19	326	1

2005 Northwestern players who reached the NFL

Player	Pos	NFL team	Drafted	College seasons
Barry Cofield	NT	NYG	2006 R4 #124	2005
Nick Roach	MLB	LV	2007 UDFA	2005–2006
Marquice Cole	DB	DEN	2007 UDFA	2005–2006
Tyrell Sutton	RB	CAR	2009 UDFA	2005–2008
Brett Basanez	QB	CHI	2006 UDFA	2004–2005

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com