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Thu. 8/30	Sat. 9/8	Sat. 9/15	Sat. 9/29	Sat. 10/6
@ Purdue TBA	vs. Duke TBA	vs. Akron TBA	vs. Mich TBA	@ MSU TBA

Northwestern hires former LB McGarigle as safeties coach

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Northwestern has hired former Wildcats star linebacker Tim McGarigle as safeties coach.

The FBS record-holder with 545 tackles, McGarigle is joining coach Pat Fitzgerald's staff for the second time. He served as a graduate assistant in 2011.

McGarigle spent this season as a defensive quality control coach for the Green Bay Packers and coached linebackers at Illinois (2016) and Western Michigan (2012-15). A Chicago product, McGarigle had at least 140 tackles in his final three seasons at Northwestern and was a semifinalist for the Dick Butkus Award as a senior in 2005.

Northwestern QB Clayton Thorson returning for senior season

Leaders
Passing Yards:	C. Thorson	2844
Passing TDs:	C. Thorson	15
Rushing Yards:	J. Jackson	1311
Rushing TDs:	J. Jackson	11
Receiving Yards:	B. Skowronek	644
Receiving TDs:	B. Skowronek	5
Interceptions:	K. Queiro	5

Schedule 2018
Date	Opponent	Result / Time
8/30	at Purdue	TBA
9/8	vs. Duke	TBA
9/15	vs. Akron	TBA
9/29	vs. Michigan	TBA
10/6	at Michigan State	TBA
10/13	vs. Nebraska	TBA
10/20	at Rutgers	TBA
10/27	vs. Wisconsin	TBA
11/3	vs. Notre Dame	TBA
11/10	at Iowa	TBA
11/17	at Minnesota	TBA
11/24	at Illinois	TBA

Big Ten
East
	Conference	Overall
5 Ohio State	8-1	12-2
16 Michigan State	7-2	10-3
9 Penn State	7-2	11-2
Michigan	5-4	8-5
Rutgers	3-6	4-8
Indiana	2-7	5-7
Maryland	2-7	4-8
West
	Conference	Overall
6 Wisconsin	9-0	13-1
21 Northwestern	7-2	10-3
Iowa	4-5	8-5
Purdue	4-5	7-6
Nebraska	3-6	4-8
Minnesota	2-7	5-7
Illinois	0-9	2-10

Offense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	5304 (49)
Passing Yards:	3040 (59)
Rushing Yards:	2264 (50)
Points per game:	29.2 (57)
Yards per game:	408.0 (55)
Touchdowns:	47 (43)
Field Goals:	13 (74)

Defense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	4644 (38)
Passing Yards:	3244 (106)
Rushing Yards:	1400 (7)
Points per game:	20.1 (20)
Yards per game:	357.2 (34)
Touchdowns:	31 (23)
Field Goals:	10 (25)

#21 Northwestern Wildcats (10-3)

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