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July 7th marked the 11th year that Pat Fitzgerald has been head coach of the Northwestern Wildcats. In the last 11 seasons, he has become the winningest coach in Northwestern history, made seven bowl games, and has ended the season in the AP Top 25 twice. It’s been quite a ride.
Our question to you in this Inside NU reader poll is which football game of the past 11 years has been “the best” or “most memorable”. We’ve picked some options below, but feel free to add some ones we missed in the comment section. The home team is listed first in our options.
Poll
Best game of the Fitzgerald era?
This poll is closed
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0%
2007 - Michigan State 41, Northwestern 48 (OT)
(5 votes) -
0%
2007 - Northwestern 49, Minnesota 48 (2OT)
(4 votes) -
0%
2008 - Michigan 14, Northwestern 21
(5 votes) -
0%
2008 - No. 20 Minnesota 17, Northwestern 24
(3 votes) -
7%
2009 - "That game where Corey Wootton destroyed Ricky Stanzi" No. 6 Iowa 10, Northwestern 17
(66 votes) -
1%
2009 - Northwestern 33, No. 14 Wisconsin 31
(14 votes) -
1%
2010 - Northwestern 21, No. 13 Iowa 17
(10 votes) -
2%
2011 - No. 9 Nebraska 25, Northwestern 28
(24 votes) -
18%
2012 Gator Bowl (first bowl win in decades): Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20
(158 votes) -
6%
2013 - "College Gameday" No. 16 Northwestern 30, No. 4 Ohio State 40
(56 votes) -
1%
2014 - Northwestern 20, No. 17 Wisconsin 14
(10 votes) -
40%
2014 - "That Notre Dame Game" Notre Dame 40, Northwestern 43 (OT)
(354 votes) -
0%
2014 - "M00N and Trevor’s slip" Northwestern 9, Michigan 10
(1 vote) -
5%
2015 - Northwestern 16, No. 21 Stanford 6
(51 votes) -
1%
2015 - "Jazz Peavy still mad?" No. 21 Wisconsin 7, No. 20 Northwestern 13
(17 votes) -
1%
2016 - Michigan State 40, Northwestern 54
(11 votes) -
0%
2016 - Iowa 31, Northwestern 38
(5 votes) -
7%
2016 Pinstripe Bowl: Northwestern 31, Pittsburgh 24
(64 votes) -
1%
2016 - Ohio State 24, Northwestern 20
(9 votes)