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Northwestern Wildcats
Intercollegiate sports teams of Northwestern University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Northwestern Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Northwestern University, located in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and the only private university in the conference. Northwestern has eight men's and eleven women's NCAA Division I sports teams and is marketed as "Chicago's Big Ten Team". The mascot is Willie the Wildcat.
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University | Northwestern University |
Conference | Big Ten Conference (primary) Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (fencing) |
NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
Athletic director | Derrick Gragg |
Location | Evanston, Illinois |
Varsity teams | 19 (8 men's and 11 women's) |
Football stadium | Martin Stadium (temporary) Wrigley Field (selected games) |
Basketball arena | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
Mascot | Willie the Wildcat |
Nickname | Wildcats |
Fight song | Go U ! Northwestern ! |
Colors | Purple and white[1] |
Website | www |
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