1975 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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]

1975 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainGreg Boykin[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1975 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 8 Michigan 7 –1 –08 –2 –2
Michigan State 4 –4 –07 –4 –0
Illinois 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Purdue 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
Wisconsin 3 –4 –14 –6 –1
Minnesota 3 –5 –06 –5 –0
Iowa 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
Northwestern 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Indiana 1 –6 –12 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 13Purdue
W 31–25
September 20Northern Illinois*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 10–3
September 27at No. 7 Notre Dame*
L 7–31
October 4at No. 17 Arizona*
L 6–41
October 11Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 30–0
October 18at No. 7 Michigan
L 0–69
October 25at Wisconsin
L 14–17
November 1Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 21–24
November 8at Minnesota
L 9–33
November 15at Michigan State
L 14–47
November 22Illinois
L 7–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1975 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 68 Tony Ardizzone So
RB 32 Greg Boykin (C) Jr
QB 3 Randy Dean Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
SS 22 Pete Shaw Jr
DB Robert Dean Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References
  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. "1975 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. "1975 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. "Ohio State, Michigan dominate all-Big Ten selections". Daily Illini. December 3, 1975.
  5. "Buckeyes dominate All-Big Ten squad". The Bryan Times (UPI story). November 25, 1975. p. 8.


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