Northwestern 2009 season
Record
8-4
Points for
337
Points against
318
How it ended
Lost OUTBACK BOWL
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs |  Towson | W | 47-14 |
| 2 | vs |  Eastern Michigan | W | 27-24 |
| 3 | at |  Syracuse | L | 34-37 |
| 4 | vs |  Minnesota | L | 24-35 |
| 5 | at |  Purdue | W | 27-21 |
| 6 | vs |  Miami (OH) | W | 16-6 |
| 7 | at |  Michigan State | L | 14-24 |
| 8 | vs |  Indiana | W | 29-28 |
| 9 | vs |  Penn State | L | 13-34 |
| 10 | at |  Iowa | W | 17-10 |
| 11 | at |  Illinois | W | 21-16 |
| 12 | vs |  Wisconsin | W | 33-31 |
| OUTBACK BOWL | vs |  Auburn | L | 35-38 |
Northwestern 2009 roster
| No | Player | Pos | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dan Persa | QB | Bethlehem, PA |
| 13 | Mike Kafka | QB | Chicago, IL |
| 14 | Joe Mauro | QB | Bedford, TX |
| 2 | Alex Daniel | RB | |
| 3 | Tyris Jones | RB | Fort Wayne, IN |
| 19 | Arby Fields | RB | Alta Loma, CA |
| 20 | Scott Concannon | RB | Columbia, MO |
| 25 | Stephen Simmons | RB | St. Louis, MO |
| 32 | Mike Trumpy | RB | Wheaton, IL |
| 39 | Jacob Schmidt | RB | Rhinelander, WI |
| 2 | Lee Coleman | WR | Gainesville, GA |
| 5 | Sidney Stewart | WR | Farmington Hills, MI |
| 6 | Charles Brown | WR | Chicago, IL |
| 8 | Demetrius Fields | WR | Dallas, TX |
| 11 | Jeremy Ebert | WR | Hilliard, OH |
| 12 | Andrew Brewer | WR | Tulsa, OK |
| 15 | Carl Fisher | WR | Bolingbrook, IL |
| 80 | Mike Jensen | WR | Rancho Santa Fe, CA |
| 81 | Kevin Frymire | WR | Burr Ridge, IL |
| 83 | Kevin Mitchell | WR | Skokie, IL |
| 84 | Drew Moulton | WR | Freeland, MI |
| 85 | Zeke Markshausen | WR | Capron, IL |
| 86 | Brendan Barber | WR | Erie, PA |
| 87 | Mark Ison | WR | Powell, OH |
| 88 | Martin Bayless | WR | Fresno, TX |
| 52 | Evan Luxenburg | OL | Beachwood, OH |
| 62 | Taylor Paxton | OL | Centennial, CO |
| 63 | Keegan Grant | OL | Coal City, IL |
| 64 | Doug Bartels | OL | Caledonia, IL |
| 65 | Ben Burkett | OL | Toledo, OH |
| 66 | Mike Boyle | OL | Havertown, PA |
| 69 | Nick Adamle | OL | Wheaton, IL |
| 70 | Patrick Ward | OL | Homer Glen, IL |
| 72 | Brian Mulroe | OL | Glenview, IL |
| 73 | Colin Armstrong | OL | Wheaton, IL |
| 74 | Chuck Porcelli | OL | Oak Brook, IL |
| 75 | Al Netter | OL | Rohnert Park, CA |
| 76 | Desmond Taylor | OL | Los Angeles, CA |
| 79 | Neal Deiters | OL | Elmhurst, IL |
| 1 | Bo Cisek | DL | Chicago, IL |
| 42 | Kevin Watt | DL | Glen Ellyn, IL |
| 60 | Jake Gregus | DL | Riverside, IL |
| 61 | Andrew Struckmeyer | DL | Vienna, VA |
| 88 | Quentin Williams | DL | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 90 | Jack DiNardo | DL | Hinsdale, IL |
| 91 | Brian Arnfelt | DL | Lake Elmo, MN |
| 93 | Niko Mafuli | DL | Florissant, MO |
| 94 | Vince Browne | DL | Lisbon, OH |
| 95 | Davon Custis | DL | Gahanna, OH |
| 96 | Anthony Battle | DL | Dolton, IL |
| 97 | Tyler Scott | DL | Warren, OH |
| 98 | Corbin Bryant | DL | Chicago, IL |
| 71 | Cameron Joplin | DE | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 67 | Marshall Thomas | DT | Miami, FL |
| 79 | Adam Hahn | DT | Hartford, WI |
| 31 | Stone Pinckney | LB | Columbia, SC |
| 33 | David Nwabuisi | LB | Houston, TX |
| 35 | Ben Johnson | LB | Trevor, WI |
| 41 | Quentin Davie | LB | St. Louis, MO |
| 44 | Nate Williams | LB | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 46 | Damien Proby | LB | North Las Vegas, NV |
| 48 | Roderick Goodlow | LB | Dallas, TX |
| 51 | Bryce McNaul | LB | Eden Prairie, MN |
| 56 | Will Studlien | LB | Sunbury, OH |
| 3 | Jeravin Matthews | CB | Canonsburg, PA |
| 14 | Caleb Harper | CB | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 20 | Tim Weak | CB | Omaha, NE |
| 21 | Mike Bolden | CB | Evanston, IL |
| 22 | Demetrius Dugar | CB | Houston, TX |
| 24 | Sherrick McManis | CB | Peoria, IL |
| 26 | Jordan Mabin | CB | Northfield Center, OH |
| 28 | Justan Vaughn | CB | Pearland, TX |
| 38 | James Kurzawski | CB | Evanston, IL |
| 47 | Ricky Weina | CB | Union Grove, WI |
| 4 | Brendan Smith | S | Andover, MA |
| 7 | Hunter Bates | S | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL |
| 10 | Brian Peters | S | Pickerington, OH |
| 16 | Davion Fleming | S | Upland, CA |
| 17 | Brad Phillips | S | Export, PA |
| 27 | Jared Carpenter | S | Bowling Green, KY |
| 32 | David Arnold | S | Copley, OH |
| 34 | James Nussbaum | S | Greenwood, IN |
| 36 | Cooper Gerami | S | Lafayette, LA |
| 49 | Scott Lilja | S | Lake Bluff, IL |
| 34 | Steve Flaherty | PK | Chicago, IL |
| 37 | Jeff Budzien | PK | Hartland, WI |
| 1 | Stefan Demos | P | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 49 | Brandon Williams | P | Nappanee, IN |
| 58 | John Henry Pace | LS | Hinsdale, IL |
| 59 | Pat Hickey | LS | Chicago, IL |
| 9 | Drake Dunsmore | ? | Lenexa, KS |
| 40 | Brett Nagel | ? | Lemont, IL |
| 43 | Tim Riley | ? | Oswego, IL |
| 44 | Mark Woodsum | ? | Arlington Heights, IL |
| 45 | Aaron Nagel | ? | Lemont, IL |
| 80 | Brendan Mitchell | ? | Twinsburg, OH |
| 81 | Evan Watkins | ? | Carol Stream, IL |
| 82 | John Plasencia | ? | Tampa, FL |
| 87 | Brian Smith | ? | Medina, OH |
| 89 | Josh Rooks | ? | Zeeland, MI |
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Northwestern went 8-4 in the 2009 regular season. The season result: Lost OUTBACK BOWL.