2007 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Year=2007
Team=Northwestern Wildcats


Conference=Big Ten Conference
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Record=6–6
ConfRecord=3–5
HeadCoach=Pat Fitzgerald
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StadiumArena=Ryan Field
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Before the beginning of the 2007 season, Northwestern showed potential for improvement upon last year's record. ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach stated that Northwestern has the 7th-easiest schedule in college football, [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=2924383 ESPN - Easy schedules should help these teams succeed - College Football ] ] and SI.com's Steve Megargee claimed that Indiana is the only Big Ten school with an easier schedule. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/06/18/schedules.bigten/2.html SI.com - NCAA Football - Big Ten schedule rankings (cont.) - Thursday June 21, 2007 1:32PM ] ] Running back Tyrell Sutton was one of 64 players in college football to be put on the Maxwell Award watch list for the nation's best college football player. [ [http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062607aaf.html Tyrell Sutton Named to Maxwell Award Watch List :: Sutton one of only 10 Big Ten players on list ] ]

The Wildcats began the season with their first shutout since 1997 in a 27-0 win against the Northeastern Huskies. [ [http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/recap;_ylt=AuHMz9_O8k54KsVbDiB4LnAcvrYF?gid=200709010032 NCAA Football - Northeastern Huskies/Northwestern Wildcats Recap Saturday September 1, 2007 - Yahoo! Sports ] ] On October 7, quarterback C.J. Bacher broke Brett Basanez's school record for single-game passing yards by throwing for 520 yards in a victory over Michigan State. Bacher went on to be named the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week, as well as the Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Week. [ [http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100807aaa.html C.J. Bachér Named Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Week :: Fans can also vote for C.J.; one of four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award ] ] Another strong performance in a win against Minnesota earned Bacher Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second week in a row. [ [http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101507aab.html Big Ten Honors Quarterback C.J. Bachér Again With Offensive Player of the Week Award :: Bachér also one of four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award; fans can vote for C.J.! ] ]

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