The Northwestern University Football team is known as the Wildcats.  Northwestern University fields varsity teams in the NCAA's Division I and is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference.  Northwestern Football can trace its roots to 1876, the year of its organization.  NU plays its home games at 47,130 seat Ryan Field in Evanston, IL. The Northwestern Football Team finished a successful 2009 season with a record of 8-5, including a berth in the Outback Bowl. The official site of Northwestern Wildcats Athletics is NUSports.com. The Northwestern Football Team Head Coach is Pat Fitgerald.  Learn more about Coach Fitzgerald, here. Northwestern University is highly selective private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university located in Greater Chicago.  Founded in 1851, NU has an enrollment of 15,129 students. The official Northwestern University Academic website can be found at www.northwestern.edu. Ryan Field Football Gameday is an excellent source of Northwestern Football Information featuring traffic tips and directions, Ryan Field parking, and NU Wildcats gameday tailgating activities. Get updated 2010 Northwestern Wildcats Football Scores, Standings, Rankings, and Predictions at Big Ten Football Online Scores and Standings. The home of the NU Wildcats football team is Ryan Field. The facility opened in 1926 and has an official capacity of 47,130. For a seating chart and map of the Northwestern Football Stadium, please visit the Ryan Field Seating Chart and Map. The Northwestern Football Team opens the 2010 football season with a game against Vanderbilt. View the 2010 Northwestern Wildcats Football Schedule at Big Ten Football Online. Find NU Wildcats Wallpaper for Cellphones and Computer Desktops, Northwestern Screensavers, and NU MySpace Layouts at Free Northwestern Wildcats Wallpaper Online. Go U! NU! is an NU Wildcats Football Cheer and Go U Northwestern is the Northwestern Wildcats Fight Song. View these songs and get free Northwestern Ringtones or NU Realtones at Northwestern Wildcats Fight Song Ringtones. The most popular sports message board forums for Northwestern Football are the Rock and Purple Reign, a member of the Scout.com network. There are many daily updated and in-depth fan sites and blogs covering the Northwestern University Football Team.  The most widely visited NU Wildcat Football websites are: Hail to Purple...A very unofficial site for Northwestern Wildcat Football. Lake the Posts...The definitive blog dedicated to Northwestern Football. Northwestern Football History...A history of NU Football from the  Northwestern University archives. The Turk Report...NU Football commentary from the corner of Wilson and 5th in Struthers.  Purple Reign...A member of the Scout network. Wildcat Report...A member of the Rivals network. There are many Chicagoland Newspapers that cover Northwestern Football locally. A short list of the most popular is: Daily Northwestern...Official Northwestern University student newspaper. ChicagoSports.com...Northwestern Football coverage from the Chicago Tribune. North by Northwestern...Local Coverage of Northwestern Athletics. Listen live to online play by play of Northwestern Football. Get access to online radio, internet broadcasts, and streaming audio of Northwestern University Football: Northwestern All-Access...Listen live and watch live NU Football games for free. WGN Radio...The Voice of Northwestern Wildcat Football. Big Ten Network...Audio and Video Coverage of Northwestern Wildcats Football Online. Listen Live and Watch Live Northwestern Football. Big Ten Network Superfans...Watch and win Northwestern Football Gear. XM Radio...Live play by play of Northwestern Football on satellite radio.  For more news, information, and analysis of all eleven Big Ten Conference Football Teams, please visit Big Ten Football Online.