American college football season
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 .[2]
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.[3] 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).[4] [5]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13 Purdue W 31–2522,000 September 20 Northern Illinois * Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL W 10–3 September 27 at No. 7 Notre Dame * L 7–3159,075 October 4 at No. 17 Arizona * L 6–41 October 11 Indiana Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL W 30–027,800 October 18 at No. 7 Michigan L 0–6986,201 [6] October 25 at Wisconsin L 14–1778,902 November 1 Iowa Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 21–2425,530 November 8 at Minnesota L 9–3324,998 November 15 at Michigan State L 14–4754,432 November 22 Illinois Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry ) L 7–2819,800 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1975 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
References [ edit ] ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF) . 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019 . ^ "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. ^ Curt Sylvester (October 19, 1975). "It's No Contest . . . Wolverines Smash N'Western, 69-0" . Detroit Free Press . pp. 1E, 4E.
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