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In 1933, the Northwestern athletic department and an advertising firm created the first image of Willie. However, he did not come to life until 1947, when members of the Alpha Delta fraternity dressed up as him during the Homecoming parade. In 2007, the first football game revealed a new-look Willie after a "makeover".
- Willie the Wildcat
Willie the Wildcat can refer to: Willie the Wildcat (Kansas...
- Willie the Wildcat
13 ott 2014 · As Northwestern celebrates “Willie in the Windy City” -- the theme of Homecoming Week 2014 -- University archivist Kevin Leonard showcases the rich history of the Wildcat nickname and the Willie the Wildcat mascot.
The mascot of Northwestern Athletics is Willie the Wildcat. Prior to Willie, the team mascot had been a live, caged bear cub from the Lincoln Park Zoo named Furpaw, who was brought to the playing field on game days to greet the fans.
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Northwestern is a charter member of the Big Ten Conference and has been the only private university in the conference since the University of Chicago left in 1946. With approximately 8,000 undergraduate students, it is the smallest school in the Big Ten. Currently, Northwestern fields 19 intercollegiate athletic teams (8 men's and 11 women's) in ad...
Leadership
Northwestern Athletics, also known as the Northwestern University Department of Athletics and Recreation, was long led by Combe Family Vice President for Athletics and Recreation, Dr. James J. (Jim) Phillips. Phillips became Northwestern's 21st director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation in April 2008. Phillips has earned several awards and appointments including the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year in both 2...
Under Armour Partnership
In December 2011, Northwestern University announced a multiyear partnership with Under Armour as its official outfitter of the university's athletic program. Under Armour began outfitting the Northwestern Wildcats in 2012–13 and the partnership marked Under Armour's first with a Big Ten team. Now, Northwestern is one of three Big Ten teams sporting Under Armour gear.Since the partnership began, the Wildcats have introduced a number of exclusive uniform designs, including its hallmark Gothic u...
Chicago's Big Ten Team
In 2010, Northwestern Athletics launched its first-ever wide-ranging marketing campaign in department history. The ongoing "Chicago's Big Ten Team" campaign is intended to increase the Wildcats' presence around Chicago and raise local and regional awareness of Northwestern University. The Northwestern Wildcats reside in the city of Evanston and have a campus in Chicago along Lake Michigan. Northwestern remains the only Division I FBS institution in the Chicago area. Over the last several year...
Football
The Northwestern Wildcats football team has evidence of organization as early as 1876, but evidence confirms that Northwestern football was played in 1882 as a group of Northwestern men played a "football heat" against a group of Lake Forest men. The Wildcats have since achieved an all-time high rank of No. 1 during the 1936 and 1962 seasons, which has thus far not been duplicated. The team plays home games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern Football has played in a total of 16...
Men's Basketball
The Wildcats men's basketballteam is under the direction of Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins, a role that he's been in since 2013. Collins led the Wildcats to heights never before reached during the 2016–17 season when the program saw a school record 24 wins and its first NCAA tournament berth and victory in program history. Collins was named as one of four finalists for the Naismith Men's Coach of the Year award in 2017. The Wildcats single national championship is fr...
Women's Basketball
The Northwestern women's basketballteam is led by Joe McKeown (pronounced Mick-Q-ann), a role that he's been in since 2008. Most recently, McKeown led his Wildcats team to a regular season Big Ten title in the 2019–20 season, tying the program's best 26 wins in a single season. McKeown earned his 700th career win on December 20, 2019. McKeown previously coached at George Washington. He led the Colonials to 14 regular season or postseason Atlantic 10 titles. McKeown is a native of Philadelphia...
Illinois Fighting Illini
Northwestern's most prominent rivalry is with their Big Ten foe, the University of Illinois. The rivalry runs deep due to the schools' proximity to each other, history, and the Land of Lincoln Trophy between the football programs. The Land of Lincoln Trophy—popularly known as "The Hat" for its resemblance to and design modeled after Abraham Lincoln's hat—replaced the former football rivalry trophy, the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk Trophy. The Sweet Sioux was retired in 2008 after 64 seasons and the L...
University of Michigan Wolverines
In February 2021, the football programs at Northwestern and the University of Michigan announced a new rivalry trophy called the George Jewett Trophy. The game honors George Jewett, the first Black player in Big Ten history, who played football for both universities in the 1890s. The game is the first trophy in Football Bowl Subdivisionhistory to be named for a Black player.
Conference Championships
1. Football: 8 conference titles (1903, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1995, 1996, 2000), 2 division titles (2018, 2020) 2. Baseball: 2 regular season (1940, 1957) 3. Men's Basketball: 2 regular season (1931, 1933) 4. Women's Basketball: 2 regular season (1990, 2020) 5. Women's Fencing: 2 team Big Ten titles (1977, 1978), 6 team MFC titles (1999, 2000, 2001, 2016, 2018, 2019), 13 individual MFC titles 6. MFC Weapon titles: 8 épée, 6 foil, 6 sabre, 1 Central Collegiate Conference title (2021) 7. Fiel...
Baseball
1. Jerry Doggett, former broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers 2. Eddie Einhorn(J.D. 1960), vice chairman of the Chicago White Sox 3. Luke Farrell, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 4. Joe Girardi, former baseball player and New York Yankees manager, former manager of the Florida Marlinsand current TV analyst 5. J. A. Happ, baseball player pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays) 6. Mike Huff, former baseball player 7. Eric Jokisch, pitcher for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO 8. George Kontos, 2012 World Serie...
Basketball
1. Don Adams, former NBA and ABAplayer 2. Jim Burns, former NBA and ABA player 3. Veronica Burton, WNBA player 4. Nia Coffey, WNBA player 5. Drew Crawford (born 1990), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League 6. Frank Ehmann, All-American basketball player 7. Evan Eschmeyer, former basketball player (New Jersey Nets) 8. Jake Fendley, former NBA player for the Fort Wayne Pistons 9. Glen Grunwald (J.D. 1984), executive for the New York Knicks 10. Willie Jones, former NBA playe...
Figure skating
1. Ronald Joseph, figure skater and long jumper 2. Debi Thomas(M.D. 1997), figure skater
In May 2006 the website BadJocks.com republished photos a reader had found on Webshots of the women's soccer team hazing its freshmen. The whole team was suspended for a time as a result. In the wake of the incident, head coach Jenny Haigh resigned. Since, athletic director Mark Murphynamed Stephanie Erickson, the school's all-time leader in goals ...
1960: Decades after his appearance on the sidelines, Willie the Wildcat rode in a Homecoming parade. Northwestern athletes were first called "wildcats" after a 1924 game against the University of Chicago.
30 mag 2024 · History of Willie the Wildcat. The tradition of Willie the Wildcat was established in 1924 when Wallace Abbey of the Chicago Tribune wrote, "The Northwestern team fought like wildcats yesterday..." The name so expressed the fighting spirit of the team that the name "Wildcats" was officially adopted as the University's athletic nickname.
