***** As of Dec. 26, NU is a 5-point underdog vs. Pitt. ***** Saturday weather forecast for NYC: mostly sunny, high of 43 degrees, 10% chance of precip., wind WNW 10 mph. ***** CBS Sports currently ranks NU 59th in the nation. Pitt is ranked 26th by CBS. ***** CFN ranks the 'Cats 43rd and Pitt 27th. ***** Northwestern will play Pitt in the seventh-annual Pinstripe Bowl, played at Yankee Stadium, Wednesday, December 28, 2016. Kickoff is 1:00 pm CST. ESPN will televise. ***** For breaking news and updates, visit the HTP Twitter Feed *****





 
'CATS WIN!!
Dec. 28, 2016


The Empire
State Building
should be lit:
PURPLE



 











 




'Cat Nips
Pinstripe Preview

 'Cat Nips offers its pick for NU's Pinstripe clash with Pitt...

Wildcat Preview and Prediction
The Lowes Line: Pitt
Jersey Cat sizes up the Panthers and NU's chances in the Pinstripe Bowl...


'Cats Prep for Pinstripe;
Pitt Has Sold Its Allotment

NU is preparing for its game vs. Pitt. Here are some random facts about the series and the bowl...

 
Season Attendance Slightly Higher vs. Year Ago
With NU having played its last home game for 2016, we can now calculate the season average attendance...

'Cat Nips
Reaction to NU's Hot Streak

 'Cat Nips returns to cast its unsteady gaze at the upcoming battle with the Buckeyes...
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DAYS HOURS MINS SECS


77
Number of wins
recorded by NU's
all-time winningest coach





Next for the Wildcats:


 
2016 Results
(7-6; 5-4 B1G)
L  Western Mich. 21-22
L  I-AA Ill. State
 		7-9
W 
 Duke
 24-13
L 
 Nebraska*
 13-24
W 
 Iowa*
 38-31
W  Michigan St. 54-40
W 
 Indiana - HC 24-14
L  Ohio State 20-24
L 
 Wisconsin* 7-21
W  Purdue* 45-17
L 
 Minnesota* 12-29
W 
 Illinois* 42-21
W
Pitt (Pinstripe)
 31-24
 
 2015 Results
(10-3; 6-2 B1G)
W  Stanford
 16-6
W  I-AA E. Illinois 41-0
W 
 Duke 19-10
W 
 Ball State 24-19
W 
 Minnesota* 27-0
L 
 Michigan 0-38
L 
 Iowa* - HC
 10-40
W 
 Nebraska* 30-28
W 
 Penn State
 23-21
W 
 Purdue* 21-14
W 
 Wisconsin* 13-7
W 
 Illinois* 24-14
L 
 Tenn. (Outback)
 6-45








 
 

 
 







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--Gary Barnett, as quoted by Teddy Greenstein

 "You've got a bunch of days to be students,
why not party like a rock star on Saturdays in the fall?"
--Coach Fitzgerald, as quoted in the Daily
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