Northwestern cruised to a victory over Eastern Illinois Saturday to go to 2-0 on the young season. The 41-0 win was the largest margin of victory for Pat Fitzgerald as Northwestern coach. Here's what Fitzgerald, Clayton Thorson, Geoff Mogus, Austin Carr, Ifeadi Odenigbo and Matt Harris had to say afterwards:
First though, a few notes, courtesy of Northwestern Athletic Communications...
Game notes
- The 41-point margin of victory was Northwestern's largest since the Wildcats beat Illinois 48-0 in 1970.
- Last Saturday's game against Stanford and this Saturday's game against EIU mark the first time since 1958 that Northwestern held its opponent without a touchdown in two straight games.