American college football season
The1990 Northwestern Wildcats team representedNorthwestern University during the1990 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their fifth year under head coachFrancis Peay , the Wildcats compiled a 2–9 record (1–7 againstBig Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in theBig Ten Conference .[ 2]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Len Williams with 1,700 passing yards, Bob Christian with 939 rushing yards, andRichard Buchanan with 834 receiving yards.[ 3] Richard Buchanan (AP-1); (2) defensive linemanMel Agee (AP-1); and (3) defensive linemanDon Davey (AP-1).[ 4]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 8 Duke * L 24–2728,177 [ 5] September 22 atRice * L 14–31September 29 11:30 a.m. Northern Illinois * Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL ESPN W 24–726,798 October 6 11:30 a.m. Indiana Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 0–42October 13 1:30 p.m. atMinnesota L 25–3532,522 October 20 1:00 p.m. Wisconsin Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL W 44–3432,966 October 27 1:00 p.m. at No. 15Iowa L 14–5669,501 November 3 1:30 p.m. atOhio State L 7–4889,177 November 10 1:00 p.m. Purdue Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 13–3325,026 November 17 1:05 p.m. No. 23Michigan State Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 22–2924,953 November 24 1:00 p.m. at No. 22Illinois L 23–2832,383 *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inCentral time
1990 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
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