Location: Tampa, Fla. | Raymond James Stadium
Northwestern Wildcats
Best moment: The Wildcats’ best moment came right at the beginning, as they upset Stanford 16-6 in the season opener. That served notice that this would be a different Northwestern team after the previous two years ended with 5-7 records. And Northwestern showed right away it would field a dominant defense by holding the Cardinal without a touchdown.
Lowest moment: The only two losses of the season came in back-to-back weeks, against Michigan and Iowa.