1975 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1975 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1975 record 3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach John Pont (3rd season)
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1975 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 0 0  11 1 0
No. 8 Michigan 7 1 0  8 2 2
Michigan State 4 4 0  7 4 0
Illinois 4 4 0  5 6 0
Purdue 4 4 0  4 7 0
Wisconsin 3 4 1  4 6 1
Minnesota 3 5 0  6 5 0
Iowa 3 5 0  3 8 0
Northwestern 2 6 0  3 8 0
Indiana 1 6 1  2 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach John Pont, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Randy Dean with 1,315 passing yards, Greg Boykin with 1,105 rushing yards, and Scott Yelvington with 686 receiving yards.[2] Three Northwestern players received All-Big Ten honors: (1) defensive back Pete Shaw (AP-1; UPI-1); (2) center Paul Jasinskis (AP-1; UPI-2); and (3) wide receiver Scott Yelvington (UPI-2).[3][4]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 13 Purdue Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL W 3125  
September 20 Northern Illinois* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 103  
September 27 at No. 7 Notre Dame* Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN (Rivalry) L 731  
October 4 at No. 17 Arizona* Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ L 641  
October 11 Indiana Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 300  
October 18 at No. 7 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI L 069  
October 25 at Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI L 1417  
November 1 Iowa Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 2124  
November 8 at Minnesota Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN L 933  
November 15 at Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI L 1447  
November 22 Illinois Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) L 728  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Roster

1975 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T 68 Tony Ardizzone So
RB 32 Greg Boykin Jr
QB 3 Randy Dean Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
SS 22 Pete Shaw Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "1975 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. "1975 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. "Ohio State, Michigan dominate all-Big Ten selections". Daily Illini. December 3, 1975.
  4. "Buckeyes dominate All-Big Ten squad". The Bryan Times (UPI story). November 25, 1975. p. 8.


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