1969 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1969 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record3–7 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDon Ross
Captains
  • Ray Forsthoffer [1]
  • Pat Harrington
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
Seasons
←  1968
1970  →
1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Ohio State + 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
No. 9 Michigan + 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 18 Purdue 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Minnesota 4 –3 –04 –5 –1
Iowa 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
Indiana 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Northwestern 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Wisconsin 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Michigan State 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Illinois 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season.

Junior running back Mike Adamle rushed for 316 yards against Wisconsin on October 18, breaking the previous school record by 98 yards (Charlie Hren vs. Navy in 1951). [2] [3] [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 20at No. 11 Notre Dame *
L 10–3559,075
September 27at No. 5 USC *
L 6–4856,589
October 4No. 11 UCLA *
L 0–3641,015
October 11at Illinois
W 10–643,928
October 18 Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 27–734,374
October 25at No. 25 Purdue
L 20–4566,103
November 1No. 1 Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–3541,279
November 8at Minnesota
L 21–2841,576
November 15 Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 30–2731,644
November 22 Michigan State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–3925,606
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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The 1960 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 5–4 record and finished in a four-way tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.

The 1965 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 4–6 record and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.

The 1966 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 3–6–1 record and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.

The 1968 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 1–9 record and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.

The 1935 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1935 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–3–1 record and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.

The 1970 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 6–4 record and finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten.

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 and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.

The 1976 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1976 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach John Pont, the Wildcats compiled a 1–10 record and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.

The 1977 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach John Pont, the Wildcats compiled a 1–10 record and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.

The 1981 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1981 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Dennis Green, the Wildcats compiled a 0–11 record and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference. The team played its home games at Dyche Stadium in Evanston, Illinois.

The 1982 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Dennis Green, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.

The 1983 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Dennis Green, the Wildcats compiled a 2–9 record and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.

The 1984 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Dennis Green, the Wildcats compiled a 2–9 record and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.

The 1985 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dennis Green, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record and finished in a tie for last place in the Big Ten Conference.

The 1987 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Francis Peay, the Wildcats compiled a 2–8–1 record and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.

The 1991 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Francis Peay, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.

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 and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.

References

  1. ↑ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Northwestern 'runs'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 19, 1969. p. 2B.
  3. ↑ "Adamle's 316 leads N'western". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 19, 1969. p. 8, sports.
  4. ↑ Lynch, R.G. (October 21, 1951). "Northwestern downs an erring Navy, 16 to 7". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, sports.
  5. ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com


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