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2007 Northwestern Wildcats football
2007 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Pat Fitzgerald (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Garrick McGee (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Greg Colby (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Tonjua Jones; Adam Kadela; Reggie McPherson; Trevor Rees;
Home stadium	Ryan Field
	Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Ohio State $	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 18 Michigan	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 20 Illinois %	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 24 Wisconsin	5	–	3	9	–	4
Penn State	4	–	4	9	–	4
Iowa	4	–	4	6	–	6
Purdue	3	–	5	8	–	5
Indiana	3	–	5	7	–	6
Michigan State	3	–	5	7	–	6
Northwestern	3	–	5	6	–	6
Minnesota	0	–	8	1	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his second season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Wildcats played their homes games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois.

Before the beginning of the 2007 season, Northwestern showed potential for improvement upon the previous year's record. ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach stated that Northwestern has the seventh easiest schedule in college football,^[2] and SI.com's Steve Megargee claimed that Indiana was the only Big Ten school with an easier schedule.^[3] 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.^[4]

The Wildcats began the season with their first shutout since 1997 in a 27–0 win against the Northeastern Huskies.^[5] On October 7, quarterback C. J. Bachér broke Brett Basanez's school record for single-game passing yards by throwing for 520 yards in a victory over Michigan State. Bachér went on to be named the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week and the Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Week.^[6] Another strong performance in a win against Minnesota earned Bachér Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second week in a row.^[7]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	11:00 am	Northeastern*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	W 27–0	16,199
September 8	11:00 am	Nevada*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	W 36–31	17,653
September 15	7:00 pm	Duke*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	L 14–20	23,716
September 22	2:30 pm	at No. 8 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC/ESPN	L 7–58	105,178
September 29	11:00 am	Michigan	Ryan Field Evanston, IL (rivalry)	BTN	L 16–28	40,604
October 6	11:00 am	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	W 48–41 ^OT	67,378
October 13	11:00 am	Minnesota	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	W 49–48 ^2OT	23,314
October 19	6:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan*	Ford Field Detroit, MI	ESPNU	W 26–14	10,000
October 27	11:00 am	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 17–35	58,237
November 3	11:00 am	Iowa	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN2	L 17–28	30,173
November 10	11:00 am	Indiana	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPNC	W 31–28	20,466
November 17	11:00 am	at No. 20 Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)	ESPN	L 22–41	54,116
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time