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Know Your Foes, Week 10: Northwestern Wildcats and The Seven Kingdoms of Wessos or Whatever

We're bringing back the old shtick to dish on some nerds. Also George R.R. Martin.

Northwestern University

Location: Evanston, IL
Enrollment: 21,055 (8,907 undergrads)
Home Stadium: Ryan Field (capacity 49,000)
Head Coach: Pat Fitzgerald (66-55, 32-44 B1G)

Series History

First Game: November 20, 1993 (Penn State won 43-21)
Last Game: September 27, 2014 (Northwestern won 29-7)
Overall: Penn State leads series 13-4 (.764)
Current Streak: Northwestern has won 1 game in a row (Last Penn State win: 2012)

Nerd Alert

George R.R. Martin will be honored at halftime of this weekend's game, as if Northwestern wasn't already the dorkiest school in the conference.