American college football season
1975 Northwestern Wildcats football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 3–8 (2–6 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | |
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Captain | Greg Boykin[1] |
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Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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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.[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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | Purdue | | W 31–25 | 22,000 | |
September 20 | Northern Illinois* | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| W 10–3 | | |
September 27 | at No. 7 Notre Dame* | | L 7–31 | 59,075 | |
October 4 | at No. 17 Arizona* | | L 6–41 | | |
October 11 | Indiana | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| W 30–0 | 27,800 | |
October 18 | at No. 7 Michigan | | L 0–69 | 86,201 | [6] |
October 25 | at Wisconsin | | L 14–17 | 78,902 | |
November 1 | Iowa | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 21–24 | 25,530 | |
November 8 | at Minnesota | | L 9–33 | 24,998 | |
November 15 | at Michigan State | | L 14–47 | 54,432 | |
November 22 | Illinois | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL (rivalry)
| L 7–28 | 19,800 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1975 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | SS | 22 | Pete Shaw | Jr | DB | | Robert Dean | Jr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "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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