Northwestern’s football team has rarely made its way onto the brochures the admissions department sends out to prospective students. It’s never been the reason non-athletes come to the school. Since 1965, the ‘Cats have only clawed their way inside the top 10 of the AP poll once (shout out that 1995 NU squad).
Yes, it’s true Northwestern isn’t a football school. But it isn’t not a football school either, at least in the 21st century. Since 2000, the Wildcats have notched 13 bowl game appearances. Three times in the last 10 seasons has NU boasted a double digit figure in the win column.