1993 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1993 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1993 record 2–9 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach Gary Barnett (2nd season)
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1993 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Wisconsin + 6 –1 –1  10 –1 –1
No. 11 Ohio State + 6 –1 –1  10 –1 –1
No. 8 Penn State 6 –2 –0  10 –2 –0
Indiana 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 21 Michigan 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Illinois 5 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Michigan State 4 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
Iowa 3 –5 –0  6 –6 –0
Minnesota 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Northwestern 0 –8 –0  2 –9 –0
Purdue 0 –8 –0  1 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Gary Barnett, the Wildcats compiled a 2–9 record (0–8 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Len Williams with 2,047 passing yards, Dennis Lundy with 617 rushing yards, and Lee Gissendaner with 669 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 4 at No. 7 Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) L 12–27  
September 18 No. 22 Boston College* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 22–21  
September 25 Wake Forest* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 26–14  
October 2 at No. 7 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 3–51  
October 9 at No. 21 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 14–53  
October 16 Minnesota Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 26–28  
October 23 Indiana Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 0–24  
October 30 at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) L 13–20  
November 6 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 29–31  
November 13 Iowa Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 19–23  
November 20 No. 14 Penn State Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 21–43  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Roster

1993 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 16 Chris Martin So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "1993 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1993 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.


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