1975 Northwestern Wildcats football team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1975 record | 3–8 (2–6 Big Ten) |
Head coach | John Pont (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||
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September 13 | Purdue | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 31–25 | ||||||
September 20 | Northern Illinois* | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 10–3 | ||||||
September 27 | at No. 7 Notre Dame* | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) | L 7–31 | ||||||
October 4 | at No. 17 Arizona* | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6–41 | ||||||
October 11 | Indiana | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 30–0 | ||||||
October 18 | at No. 7 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 0–69 | ||||||
October 25 | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 14–17 | ||||||
November 1 | Iowa | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | L 21–24 | ||||||
November 8 | at Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | L 9–33 | ||||||
November 15 | at Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 14–47 | ||||||
November 22 | Illinois | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) | L 7–28 | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
Roster
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Special teams
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References
- ↑ "1975 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ "1975 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Ohio State, Michigan dominate all-Big Ten selections". Daily Illini. December 3, 1975.
- ↑ "Buckeyes dominate All-Big Ten squad". The Bryan Times (UPI story). November 25, 1975. p. 8.
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