As I sat back and thought about the Northwestern Wildcats-Missouri Tigers Alamo Bowl, and yes, I shed a tear or two, I thought about the season that had unfolded and the magic that Wildcats fans watched.
Northwestern vs Syracuse: Northwestern opened up the 2008 season against Syracuse. They got off to a great start as they jumped out to a 9-3 lead, thanks to a safety and a 16 yard touchdown pass. The Wildcats played sloppy football but played better as the game went on.
Running back Tyrell Sutton had a fumble in the third but quickly recovered as he also came back and caught a 12 yard pass from quarterback CJ Bacher to make it 16-10. Northwestern won easily as the Wildcats beat the Orangemen 30-10.
Northwestern @ Duke: After one of the most toughest losses of the 2007 season, the Wildcats came into Durham, North Carolina hoping for a better game. Northwestern jumped to a 17-10 lead. But Duke battled back. CJ Bacher threw for 226 yards. Tyrell Sutton scored two rushing touchdowns and Omar Conteh scored the go ahead points as the Wildcats scooted past the Blue Devils 24-20.
Northwestern vs. Southern Illinois: Northwestern, going for it's third win of the season, jumped to an early lead against Southern Illinois. The Salukis answered back with a touchdown to lead 7-6 at the end of the first, but that would be it for them. Amado Villarreal kicked four field goals, and Tyrell Sutton rushed for three touchdowns.
The Salukis' Larry Warner, scored a touchdown and ran for 55+ yards. The Wildcats were too much for the Salukis' as Northwestern won easily 33-7.
Northwestern vs. Ohio University: Northwestern got all they could handle when Ohio came to town. Amado Villareal kicked 3 field goals, and Ohio kicker, Barrett Way had two field goals blocked and one field goal missed to the right wide.
Bacher threw for 133 yards, and Tyrell Sutton ran for 76 yards before leaving midway during the third. Northwestern held off Ohio for it's fourth win of the year, and being undefeated in non-conference play, as they won 16-8.
Northwestern @ Iowa: Playing its first tough game of the season Northwestern came into Iowa City winners of four straight. Iowa came in blazing, jumping up to a quick 17-3 lead, however a fumble late in the second quarter gave the Wildcats life, as CJ Bacher threw a pass to Rasheed Ward, to cut the deficit to seven.
Northwestern would come storming back, as Eric Peterman would score two touchdowns, and stop Iowa on fourth down with less than a minute left. The Wildcats eased on by the Hawkeyes 22-17, for their best start since 1962.
Northwestern vs. No. 23 Michigan State: After beating MSU in overtime last year, Michigan State came in seeking their revenge. They got it early. MSU took advantage of Northwestern mistakes, as the Spartans capitalized on turnovers to jump up to a 17-0 lead at the end of the first. Javon Ringer, MSU's running back, ran for two touchdowns, rushed 35 times for 124 yards.
Northwestern didn't "wake up" till the third quarter but by that time it was too late. The Wildcats lose a heartbreaker, 37-20, to drop their record to 5-1.
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