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GOLD AND BLACK ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 27, ISSUE 6 106 Returnees 2016 Results (7-6) 2017 Schedule 9/3 WESTERN MICHIGAN . L,22-21 9/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . NEVADA 9/10 ILLINOIS STATE . . . . . . . L, 9-7 9/9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Duke 9/17 DUKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 24-13 9/16 . . . . BOWLING GREEN 9/24 NEBRASKA . . . . . . . . . L, 24-13 9/23 . . . . . . . . at Wisconsin 10/1 at Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 38-31 9/30 . . . . . . . . PENN STATE 10/15 at Michigan State . . . . W, 54-40 10/5 . . . . . . . . . at Maryland 10/22 INDIANA . . . . . . . . . . . W, 24-14 10/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . .IOWA 10/29 at Ohio State . . . . . . . L, 24-20 10/21 . . . MICHIGAN STATE 11/5 WISCONSIN . . . . . . . . . L, 21-7 10/28 . . . . . . . . at Nebraska 11/12 at Purdue . . . . . . . . . . W, 45-17 11/11 . . . . . . . . . . PURDUE 11/19 at Minnesota . . . . . . . L, 29-12 11/18 . . . . . . . MINNESOTA 11/26 ILLINOIS . . . . . . . . . . W, 42-21 11/25 . . . . . . . . . . at Illinois 12/28 vs Pittsburgh . . . . . . . W, 31-24 Northwestern Wildcats NOV. 11 RYAN FIELD TIME: TBA ∙ TV: TBA COACH: PAT FITZGERALD RECORD AT NORTHWESTERN: 77-62 (11 SEASONS) RECORD VS. PURDUE: 4-3 G O L D A N D B L AC K 'S E A R LY L I N E : N O R T H W E S T E R N - 12 Since Northwestern won its first Big Ten title in six decades in 1995, Purdue is 10-7 against the Wildcats. 10 2017 Opponent Preview C ould this be the season for Northwestern and Coach Pat Fitzgerald to finally break through and win a Big Ten West crown? It sure looks like it could be setting up that way, said Louie Vac- cher, who covers the NU for WildcatReport.com on the Rivals network. Fitzgerald has coached Northwestern to a pair of 10-win seasons and two bowl championships in his 11 years as head coach, but he's never been close to a league title. With 17 returning starters, though, including one of the best quarterback-running back tandems in the Big Ten, the Wildcats seemed primed to push Wisconsin — and whoever else tries to make a run. "I think Northwestern should at least be in the hunt," Vaccher said. "The defense is fast and athletic, led by an experienced secondary. Offensively, it doesn't get much better than (Clayton) Thorson and (Justin) Jackson. The Big Ten schedule is front-loaded, so the Wildcats will find out where they stand right away." Stephen J. Carrera Quarterback Clayton Thorson came into his own last year in his third year as a starter. Starters returning by school in West Division Source: Philsteele.com Northwestern: 16 Purdue: 13 Wisconsin: 15 Minnesota: 14 Illinois: 11 Iowa: 15 Nebraska: 10