The Northwestern Wildcats are looking to bounce back from a terrible season and are one of the potential darkhorses in the Big Ten. The 2014 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule features several winnable games.
Last year the Wildcats were a dismal 5-7, not making a bowl game. In Pat Fitzgerald's previous four years at the helm of the Wildcats they went to four bowl games, finishing 10-3 after the 2012 season.
The Wildcats messed around with starting a union this season and were the focal point of many this off-season. How will Fitzgerald and the Cats attack this season? Like they are punching the clock each and every day or like they are still student athletes? That remains to be seen.
The Cats will be banking on QB Trevor Siemian, who threw for 11 touchdowns last season and completed nearly 60 percent of his passes. They'll have a two-headed attack at running back with Venric Mark and Treyvon Green.
Maybe the best part of Northwestern is the return of all five starters on the offense line, however. They should be able to protect Siemian and allow the Wildcats to have a successful campaign in the Big Ten West.
An extremely tough stretch for the Cats begins on October 18 — Nebraska at home, at Iowa, Michigan at home, at Notre Dame and at Purdue. Those give games might determine whether Northwestern ends with a winning season.
2014 Northwestern Wildcats Football Schedule
Aug. 30 California
Sept. 6 Northern Illinois
Sept. 13 Bye week
Sept. 20 Western Illinois
Sept. 27 at Penn State
Oct. 4 Wisconsin
Oct. 11 at Minnesota
Oct. 18 Nebraska
Oct. 25 Bye week
Nov. 1 at Iowa
Nov. 8 Michigan
Nov. 15 at Notre Dame
Nov. 22 at Purdue
Nov. 29 Illinois
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