1993 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1993 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Gary Barnett, the Wildcats compiled a 2–9 record (0–8 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

1993 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1993 record2–9 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coachGary Barnett (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRon Vanderlinden (2nd season)
Captains
  • Steve Ostrowski[1]
  • Len Williams
  • Lee Gissendaner
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1993 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Wisconsin + 6 –1 –1  10 –1 –1
No. 11 Ohio State + 6 –1 –1  10 –1 –1
No. 8 Penn State 6 –2 –0  10 –2 –0
Indiana 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 21 Michigan 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Illinois 5 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Michigan State 4 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
Iowa 3 –5 –0  6 –6 –0
Minnesota 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Northwestern 0 –8 –0  2 –9 –0
Purdue 0 –8 –0  1 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Len Williams with 2,047 passing yards, Dennis Lundy with 617 rushing yards, and Lee Gissendaner with 669 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 4at No. 7 Notre Dame*
L 12–27
September 18No. 22 Boston College*
W 22–21
September 25Wake Forest*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 26–14
October 2at No. 7 Ohio State
L 3–51
October 9at No. 21 Wisconsin
L 14–53
October 16Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 26–28
October 23Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–24
October 30at Illinois
L 13–20
November 6at Michigan State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 29–31
November 13Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 19–23
November 20No. 14 Penn State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 21–43
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1993 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 51 Pat Fitzgerald Fr
CB 16 Chris Martin So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
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References
  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. "1993 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. "1993 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.


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