‘The Franchise’ showed his mortality in Northwestern’s season-opening loss to Western Michigan.
September 5, 2015, Evanston, IL — Northwestern out-grinds No. 21 Stanford 16-6, limiting Christian McCaffrey and the rest of the Cardinal offense to just 240 total yards. Anthony Walker registers 10 total tackles and 0.5 sacks en route to a colossal upset victory in Evanston.
What a difference a year makes.
On September 3, 2016, the Wildcats found themselves on the unfavorable side of a season-opening upset, falling 22-21 to the Western Michigan Broncos at home. Expectation is a fresh obstacle for this team, and the Wildcats crumbled in the face of it Saturday.