CHICAGO — Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald has decided to retain his entire coaching staff for the fifth-straight season. Fitzgerald announced the decision Wednesday at Northwestern's National Signing Day press conference.
Northwestern finished 10-3 in 2015 after two 5-7 seasons in 2013 and 2014, but its offense finished 111th out of 128 teams in S&P+, an advanced play-by-play metric measuring offensive success. The Wildcats finished 119th in passing yards per game with just 138.5.
Offensive coordinator Mick McCall, who is also the quarterbacks coach, will stay on for a ninth season. He became the offensive coordinator in 2008 after a successful five-year stint at Bowling Green.