2008 schedule
Northwestern
Big Ten
Final rank
#3
Record
9-3
Points
25
Diff
+62
Scored
294
Allowed
232
Outcome
—
Team season stats
Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.
Total yards
4660
Yards allowed
4427
Rushing yards
1843
Passing yards
3008
Turnovers
29
3rd down conv.
97
4th down conv.
2
Penalties
61
Statistical leaders
Top performers in each category for the 2008 regular season.
Passing
COMPLETIONS
- 1. Mike KafkaQB32
TD
- 1. Mike KafkaQB2
YDS
- 1. Mike KafkaQB330
Rushing
CAR
- 1. Mike KafkaQB68
- 2. Stephen SimmonsRB62
- 3. Dan PersaQB2
TD
- 1. Stephen SimmonsRB2
- 2. Mike KafkaQB1
- 3. Andrew BrewerWR0
YDS
- 1. Mike KafkaQB321
- 2. Stephen SimmonsRB178
- 3. Jacob SchmidtRB4
Receiving
REC
- 1. Andrew BrewerWR18
- 2. Sidney StewartWR17
- 3. Jeremy EbertWR15
TD
- 1. Josh Rooks?2
- 2. Jeremy EbertWR2
- 3. Brendan Mitchell?1
YDS
- 1. Jeremy EbertWR161
- 2. Andrew BrewerWR145
- 3. Sidney StewartWR134
Interceptions
INT
- 1. Brad PhillipsS3
- 2. Jordan MabinCB3
- 3. Brendan SmithS2
TD
- 1. Brendan SmithS2
- 2. Corey WoottonDE0
- 3. Sherrick McManisCB0
YDS
- 1. Brendan SmithS74
- 2. Jordan MabinCB38
- 3. Brad PhillipsS4
Game log
Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2008 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Score | Result | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse(Tier 4) | home | 30 – 10 | W | +2 | 2 |
| 2 | Duke(Tier 5) | away | 24 – 20 | W | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | FCS opponent | home | 33 – 7 | W | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Ohio(Tier 4) | home | 16 – 8 | W | +2 | 5 |
| 5 | Iowa(Tier 2) | away | 22 – 17 | W | +4 | 9 |
| 7 | Michigan State(Premier) | home | 20 – 37 | L | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Purdue(Premier) | home | 48 – 26 | W | +5 | 14 |
| 9 | Indiana(Tier 4) | away | 19 – 21 | L | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Minnesota(Tier 2) | away | 24 – 17 | W | +4 | 18 |
| 11 | Ohio State(Premier) | home | 10 – 45 | L | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Michigan(Premier) | away | 21 – 14 | W | +5 | 23 |
| 13 | Illinois(Tier 4) | home | 27 – 10 | W | +2 | 25 |
Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.
Roster31 players
| # | Player | Pos | Ht / Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Demos | P | 5'10" | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 4 | Brendan Smith | S | 6'1" | Andover, MA |
| 5 | Sidney Stewart | WR | 6'1" | Farmington Hills, MI |
| 6 | Charles Brown | WR | 5'11" | Chicago, IL |
| 7 | Dan Persa | QB | 6'1" | Bethlehem, PA |
| 9 | Drake Dunsmore | ? | 6'3" | Lenexa, KS |
| 10 | Brian Peters | S | 6'4" | Pickerington, OH |
| 11 | Jeremy Ebert | WR | 6'0" | Hilliard, OH |
| 12 | Andrew Brewer | WR | 6'3" | Tulsa, OK |
| 13 | Mike Kafka | QB | 6'3" | Chicago, IL |
| 17 | Brad Phillips | S | 6'4" | Export, PA |
| 24 | Sherrick McManis | CB | 6'1" | Peoria, IL |
| 25 | Stephen Simmons | RB | 5'8" | St. Louis, MO |
| 26 | Jordan Mabin | CB | 5'11" | Northfield Center, OH |
| 28 | Justan Vaughn | CB | 6'0" | Pearland, TX |
| 39 | Jacob Schmidt | RB | 5'10" | Rhinelander, WI |
| 44 | Mark Woodsum | ? | 6'0" | Arlington Heights, IL |
| 80 | Brendan Mitchell | ? | 6'3" | Twinsburg, OH |
| 81 | Kevin Frymire | WR | 6'1" | Burr Ridge, IL |
| 85 | Zeke Markshausen | WR | 5'11" | Capron, IL |
| 89 | Josh Rooks | ? | 6'6" | Zeeland, MI |
| 99 | Corey Wootton | DE | 6'7" · 280 lb | Rutherford, NJ |
| — | Amado Villarreal | — | — | — |
| — | C.J. Bacher | — | — | — |
| — | Eric Peterman | — | — | — |
| — | Kyle Daley | — | — | — |
| — | Omar Conteh | — | — | — |
| — | Rasheed Ward | — | — | — |
| — | Ross Lane | — | — | — |
| — | Tyrell Sutton | — | — | — |
| — | Vincente Browne | — | — | — |