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How many lives do cats have, anyway? Not enough, as Northwestern's Wildcats ran out Friday.

Mike Kafka threw a pair of touchdown passes to Andrew Brewer, as Northwestern held on to upend 17th-ranked Wisconsin, 33-31, at Ryan Field.

After Northwestern's 24-14 road loss to Michigan State on October 17, I lamented the dink-and-dunk offense was ruining any chance of the Wildcats finding success this season.

On a rather balmy mid-November afternoon, Northwestern defeated Illinois by a final score of 21-16 to claim the very first Land of Lincoln Trophy, after bringing home the last edition of the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk last year in Evanston.

Getting offensive: Mike Kafka threw for 305 yards, completing 23 of 37 passes without an interception.

Just when you thought Illinois football fortunes sank to their lowest, the Illini found a spark to elevate them.

At first glance, nothing sticks out about this Iowa team. Its quarterback, Ricky Stanzi, has thrown 14 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

Four names appear on Northwestern's latest injury report. Mike Kafka's is not one of them.

Right about this time last season, Northwestern quarterback C.J. Bacher injured his right hamstring on a broken-field run.

Apparently the only way Northwestern knows how to play is either to grab an early lead and watch it disappear or to get in a deep hole in the first half and rally for the win.

Northwestern running back Concannon began last week as the Wildcats' fourth-string running back, with 16 carries through the first seven games.

Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald may tweet and text and be up on all the ways of the world.

In 2005 and 2006, the big-time recruiters weren't shy about pursuing players at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Mo.

There's a month left in the Big Ten season and the championship is far from claimed.

It's no secret Northwestern's running game has struggled this season. Before Saturday, the Wildcats were averaging 123 yards per game on the ground, putting them at 89th in the nation.

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EVANSTON, Ill. -- Stefan Demos kicked a 19-yard field goal with 21 seconds left Saturday and Northwestern completed a comeback from a 25-point deficit to beat Indiana 29-28. The Wildcats trailed 28-3 in the second quarter after Indiana used a 70-yard TD run from Darius Willis on the game's first scrimmage play and a 93-yard kickoff return from Ray ...

Following Northwestern's third consecutive game with an ineffective running attack, coach Pat Fitzgerald was clearly unhappy with the play of his offensive line.

OUT: RB Stephen Simmons RB Scott Concannon LB Bryce McNaul OL Mike Boyle Questionable: DT Jack DiNardo What it means: Northwestern is down to three healthy running backs presuming the Wildcats intend to keep the redshirt on freshman Mike Trumpy .

Examine the stats and you might think that Northwestern's defense is above average.