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1976 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1976Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–10 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Pont (4th season)
Captains	Greg Boykin^[1] Randy Dean Paul Maly Pete Shaw
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Indiana	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings fromAP Poll

The1976 Northwestern Wildcats team representedNorthwestern University during the1976 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coachJohn Pont, the Wildcats compiled a 1–10 record (1–7 againstBig Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in theBig Ten Conference.^[2]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Randy Dean with 1,384 passing yards, Pat Geegan with 537 rushing yards, and Scott Yelvington with 649 receiving yards.^[3] Yelvington received first-team All-Big Ten honors from both theAssociated Press and theUnited Press International.^[4]^[5]

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	atPurdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 19–31	46,311	^[6]
September 18	atNorth Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 0–12	41,000	^[7]
September 25	Notre Dame*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 0–48	44,396	^[8]
October 2	Arizona*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 15–27	23,097	^[9]
October 9	atIndiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 0–7	34,889	^[10]
October 16	No. 1Michigan	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 7–38	31,045	^[11]
October 23	Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 25–28	24,580	^[12]
October 30	atIowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 10–13	51,800	^[13]
November 6	Minnesota	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 10–38	15,183	^[14]
November 13	Michigan State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 42–21	15,204	^[15]
November 20	atIllinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 6–48	30,000	^[16]
*Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1976 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`68`	Tony Ardizzone	Jr
WR	`83`	Mark Bailey	Jr
QB	`15`	Steve Breitbell	So
RB	`32`	Greg Boykin (C)	Sr
QB	`3`	Randy Dean (C)	Sr
DB	`2`	Robert Dean	Sr
FB	`39`	Harold Gilmore	So
OL	`63`	Dan Henderson	So
OT	`72`	Don Herzog	Sr
C	`61`	Carl Peterson	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`35`	Kevin Berg	Fr
CB	`18`	Steve Bobowski	Jr
FS	`14`	Jim Hutchings	Sr
CB	`6`	Guy Knafelc	So
LB	`52`	Paul Maly	Sr
SS	`22`	Pete Shaw (C)	Sr
DT	`74`	Norm Wells	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

John Pont

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

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^"Year-by-Year Results"(PDF). 2007. p. 148.Archived(PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. RetrievedMarch 14, 2019.
^"1976 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedFebruary 22, 2016.
^"1976 Northwestern Wildcats Stats".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedFebruary 22, 2016.
^"Michigan, Ohio State Pace All-Big Ten Team".Toledo Blade (AP story). December 3, 1976. p. 27.
^"Illini place two on All-Big 10".The Pantagraph. November 24, 1976. p. A11.
^"Runner Dierking, QB Vitali leads Purdue's 31–19 victory".The Anderson Herald. September 12, 1976. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"North Carolina stops Northwestern, 12–0".The Indianapolis Star. September 19, 1976. RetrievedJanuary 26, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Slager, Irish bomb Wildcats".The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. September 26, 1976. RetrievedSeptember 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Arizona sub directs win over Northwestern".The Courier-Journal. October 3, 1976. RetrievedOctober 18, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Hoosiers blank Northwestern".The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. October 10, 1976. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Things are too easy so far for Michigan".Register-Guard. October 17, 1976. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2025 – viaGoogle News Archive.
^"UW nips WIldcats on last-ditch TD".Green Bay Press-Gazette. October 24, 1976. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Iowa nudges Wildcats".The Sioux City Journal. October 31, 1976. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Gophers roll over Northwestern, 38–10".Brainerd Daily Dispatch. November 7, 1976. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Spartans surprised by Wildcat defense".The Muskegon Chronicle. November 14, 1976. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Illinois rips Northwestern 48–6".Herald and Review. November 21, 1976. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.

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Venues	Northwestern Field (1905–1925) Ryan Field (Dyche Stadium) (1926–2023) Martin Stadium (2024–2026) Wrigley Field (2024–2025) Ryan Field (2026–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois Michigan:George Jewett Trophy Notre Dame
Culture and lore	Willie the Wildcat "Go U Northwestern" Marching band 2006 Michigan State game
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