Sept. 16, 1999
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern has announced its nonconference football schedules for the next five seasons.
The Wildcats play Northern Illinois in 2000 for the first time since 1990 and continue their series with Duke through the 2003 season. TCU is on the schedule all but the 2001 season, while the ?Cats play a home and home series with Navy beginning in 2001. Navy and Northwestern last met in 1951. Air Force is back on the schedule starting in 2002 as is Miami University in 2003. The Wildcats travel to play Kansas, a team they have never played, in 2003 and entertain the Jayhawks in 2004. Also on the schedule in 2004 is Arizona St., a team the ?Cats last played in 1977.
The Wildcats' non-conference schedules:
2000
Sept. 2 ? Northern Illinois
Sept. 9 ? Duke
Sept. 16 ? @ TCU
2001
Sept. 8 ? @ UNLV
Sept. 15 ? Navy
Sept. 22 ? @ Duke
2002
Aug. 31 ? @ Air Force
Sept. 7 ? TCU
Sept. 14 ? Duke
Sept. 21 ? @ Navy
2003
Aug. 30 ? @ Kansas
Sept. 6 ? Air Force
Sept. 13 ? Miami (Ohio)
Sept. 20 ? @ Duke
2004
Sept. 4 ? @ TCU
Sept. 11 ? Arizona State
Sept. 18 ? Kansas