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GAME NOTES: ’Cats to Host Akron Under the Lights of Ryan Field
9/11/2018 4:07:00 PM | Football
| NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL: GAME DAY INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | BROADCAST | LIVE STATS |
| Saturday, Sept. 15 |
Akron | 6:30 p.m. | Ryan Field Evanston, Ill. |
TV: BTN RADIO: ESPN 1000 |
NUSports.com |
| BTN: Lisa Byington (play-by-play) and Dan Persa (color) ESPN 1000: Dave Eanet (play-by-play), Ted Albrecht (analyst), Adam Hoge (sideline) Social: Twitter (@NUFBFamily and @NU_SportsLive) | Instagram (@nufbfamily) | Facebook Game Notes: Northwestern | Akron | Big Ten Fitzgerald Press Conference | Student-Athlete Press Conference |
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EVANSTON, Ill. —Northwestern continues its three-game homestand Saturday night under the lights of Ryan Field versus the Akron Zips (1-0). The Wildcats have won each of their last three non-conference night games, including a 49-7 victory over Bowling Green last season.
This will be the first meeting between NU and Akron, with the 'Cats holding a 19-11-1 record versus current members of the Mid-American Conference.
The Wildcats and Zips will square off at 6:30 p.m. CT on the Big Ten Network with Lisa Byington and Dan Persa. As always, fans can listen to the broadcast with the voice of the Wildcats Dave Eanet, Ted Albrecht and Adam Hoge. The radio broadcast this week will be on ESPN 1000 AM.
RIGHT THE SHIP -- Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald is 21-6 versus non Power-5 members during non-conference play. In addition to the victory over BGSU last season, the Wildcats also defeated Nevada, 31-20.
MR. RELIABLE -- Senior quarterback Clayton Thorson started his 41st-consecutive game behind center to keep pace with Washington's Jake Browning for the longest streak in the country. Thorson is the only NU quarterback to start four-straight season openers and holds the program record for wins by a quarterback with 28.
FLEX ON 'EM FLYNN -- Senior wide receiver Flynn Nagel posted career highs with 12 catches and 133 yards versus the Blue Devils, becoming the first 'Cat with 10-plus catches since Austin Carr had 12 versus Wisconsin on Nov. 5, 2016.
OUR OWN MEAN JOE -- Junior defensive end Joe Gaziano, the 2017 Big Ten leader in sacks, had a pair of sacks and four tackles for loss in total last week. Gaziano moved past former defensive end and current Graduate Assistant Deonte Gibson into eighth in program history with 15.5 career sacks.
DOUBLE TROUBLE -- The sophomore linebacking duo of captain Paddy Fisher and Blake Gallagher combined to make 25 tackles versus Duke. Gallagher set a career-high with a team-high 13 stops, while Fisher posted 12 for the fifth double-digit tackling performance of his career.
More notes are available in the full 'Game Notes' packet at the top of the page.
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