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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1975 record	3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Pont (3rd season)
Captain	Greg Boykin[1]
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

1975 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Ohio State $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Michigan	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	2
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 13	Purdue	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 31–25
September 20	Northern Illinois*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 10–3
September 27	at No. 7 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 7–31
October 4	at No. 17 Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 6–41
October 11	Indiana	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 30–0
October 18	at No. 7 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–69
October 25	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 14–17
November 1	Iowa	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 21–24
November 8	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 9–33
November 15	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 14–47
November 22	Illinois	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)	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. # Name Class T 68 Tony Ardizzone So RB 32 Greg Boykin (C) Jr QB 3 Randy Dean Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class SS 22 Pete Shaw Jr DB Robert Dean Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach John Pont Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
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.