American college football season
The1975 Northwestern Wildcats team representedNorthwestern University during the1975 Big Ten Conference football season . In their third year under head coachJohn Pont , the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 againstBig Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in theBig 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 backPete Shaw (AP-1; UPI-1); (2) center Paul Jasinskis (AP-1; UPI-2); and (3) wide receiver Scott Yelvington (UPI-2).[ 4] [ 5]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13 Purdue W 31–2522,000 [ 6] September 20 Northern Illinois * Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL W 10–321,700 [ 7] September 27 at No. 7Notre Dame * L 7–3159,075 [ 8] October 4 at No. 17Arizona * L 6–4138,501 [ 9] October 11 Indiana Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL W 30–027,800 [ 10] October 18 at No. 7Michigan L 0–6986,201 [ 11] October 25 atWisconsin L 14–1778,902 [ 12] November 1 Iowa Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 21–2425,530 [ 13] November 8 atMinnesota L 9–3324,998 [ 14] November 15 atMichigan State L 14–4754,432 [ 15] November 22 Illinois Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry ) L 7–2819,800 [ 16] *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP 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
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