The Volunteers started the season slowly, but ended it on a five-game winning streak.
The long wait for the Wildcats' bowl fate is over, as Northwestern will play in the Outback Bowl on New Years' Day against the SEC's Tennessee Volunteers.
Locked out of the official New Years' Six bowls, Northwestern ended up with the second best consolation prize, as the Wildcats get to spend the first day of 2016 in sunny Florida. The teams will head to Tampa's Raymond James Stadium, the home of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for an 11 a.m. (noon local time) kickoff on Jan.