1968 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1968 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1968 record 1–9 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Alex Agase (5th season)
MVP Jack Rudnay
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1968 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 7 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
No. 12 Michigan 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
No. 10 Purdue 5 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Minnesota 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Indiana 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Iowa 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Michigan State 2 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
Illinois 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
Northwestern 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
Wisconsin 0 –7 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 1–9 record (1–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Dave Shelbourne with 1,358 passing yards, Bob Olson with 342 rushing yards, and Bruce Hubbard with 551 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 20 at No. 19 Miami* Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL L 7–28  
September 28 No. 3 USC* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 7–24  
October 5 No. 1 Purdue Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 6–43  
October 12 at No. 5 Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) L 7–27  
October 19 at No. 2 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 21–45  
October 26 Wisconsin Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 13–10  
November 2 No. 9 Michigan Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 0–35  
November 9 at Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 34–68  
November 16 at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) L 0–14  
November 23 Michigan State Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 14–31  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Roster

1968 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 18 Mike Bryniarski Jr
RB 34 Mike Adamle So
TE 86 Pat Harrington Jr
RB 22 Chico Kurzawski Sr
G 59 Angelo Loukas Sr
C 58 Jack Rudnay Jr
QB 15 Dave Shelbourne So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 12 Rich Dean Sr
DT 71 Frank Mullins Jr
DE 29 Ed Paquette Sr
DT 72 John Rodman So
LB 65 Don Ross Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "1968 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1968 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.


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