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Robert Fitzgerald

DB · Northwestern

Robert Fitzgerald

DB · #6 · Northwestern

Profile

Measurements: 6'0" · 210 lb
Seasons: 5
Recruiting: ★★★☆☆ · 0.8711
Class rank: #756 · 2022
Hometown: Dallas, TX
High school: Dallas Jesuit

Returning player.

Career

203 Tackles · 5 PD · 2 Int

On a roster 2022–2026. Statistics held for 2023–2026 (4 of 5 seasons).

2026

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

Tackles

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Passes defended

South Dakota State

Colorado

@ Indiana

Penn State

Ball State

@ Michigan State

Rutgers

@ Oregon

Iowa

@ Ohio State

@ Minnesota

Illinois

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

38 Tackles · 1 PD

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
3	vs Colorado	W 41–7	0	0	1

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	PD
4	@ Indiana	L 23–29	13	6	0
3	vs Colorado	W 41–7	11	1	0
1	vs South Dakota State	W 34–18	14	8	1

2025

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−0.5

−1

−0.5

−1

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions

Passes defended

@ Tulane

Central Michigan *

Western Illinois

Oregon

UCLA

UL Monroe

@ Penn State

Purdue

@ Nebraska

@ USC

Michigan *

Minnesota *

@ Illinois

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

106 Tackles · 4 PD · 1 Int

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
8	vs Purdue	W 19–0	0	0	1

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	QB HUR	PD
Bowl	vs Central Michigan *	W 34–7	5	1	0	0	1
14	@ Illinois	L 13–20	11	6	1	0	0
13	vs Minnesota *	W 38–35	6	3	0.5	1	1
12	vs Michigan *	L 22–24	15	10	1	0	1
9	@ Nebraska	L 21–28	9	7	1	0	0
8	vs Purdue	W 19–0	13	5	0	0	1
7	@ Penn State	W 22–21	5	3	0	0	0
6	vs UL Monroe	W 42–7	6	6	1	0	0
5	vs UCLA	W 17–14	9	7	1	0	0
3	vs Oregon	L 14–34	10	3	0	0	0
2	vs Western Illinois	W 42–7	4	3	0.5	0	0
1	@ Tulane	L 3–23	13	9	0	0	0

Interceptions

Wk	Opponent	Result	INT	YDS	TD
12	vs Michigan *	L 22–24	1	2	0

2024

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−1

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions

Miami (OH) *

Duke *

Eastern Illinois *

@ Washington

Indiana *

@ Maryland

Wisconsin *

@ Iowa

@ Purdue

Ohio State *

@ Michigan

Illinois *

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

46 Tackles · 0 PD · 1 Int

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
2	vs Duke *	L 20–26	0	0	1

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS
13	@ Michigan	L 6–50	2	1	0	0
12	vs Ohio State *	L 7–31	7	3	1	1
10	@ Purdue	W 26–20	5	4	0	0
9	@ Iowa	L 14–40	2	2	0	0
8	vs Wisconsin *	L 3–23	7	6	0	0
7	@ Maryland	W 37–10	6	5	0	0
6	vs Indiana *	L 24–41	5	4	0	0
4	@ Washington	L 5–24	2	0	0	0
3	vs Eastern Illinois *	W 31–7	4	2	0	0
2	vs Duke *	L 20–26	3	2	0	0
1	vs Miami (OH) *	W 13–6	3	2	0	0

Interceptions

Wk	Opponent	Result	INT	YDS	TD
1	vs Miami (OH) *	W 13–6	1	0	0

2023

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

Tackles

@ Rutgers

Utah *

UTEP

@ Duke

Minnesota

Penn State

Howard

@ Nebraska

Maryland

Iowa *

@ Wisconsin

Purdue

@ Illinois

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

13 Tackles · 0 PD

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO
12	vs Purdue	W 23–15	2	1
11	@ Wisconsin	W 24–10	3	3
9	vs Maryland	W 33–27	1	1
5	vs Penn State	L 13–41	1	1
3	@ Duke	L 14–38	2	1
2	vs UTEP	W 38–7	4	3

2022

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