Northwestern Football Team History
Northwestern Wildcats
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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851 Stadium: Ryan Field Capacity: 47,130 Colors: Purple & White Coach: John Pont Conference: Big 10-
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1976 Season Highlights |
John Pont enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Northwestern. |
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1976 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 11 | @
Purdue
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19 |
31 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 18 | @
North Carolina
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0 |
12 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 25 | vs.
Notre Dame
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0 |
48 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 2 | vs.
Arizona
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15 |
27 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 9 | @
Indiana
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0 |
7 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 16 | vs.
Michigan
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7 |
38 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 23 | vs.
Wisconsin
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25 |
28 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 30 | @
Iowa
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10 |
13 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 6 | vs.
Minnesota
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10 |
38 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 13 | vs.
Michigan State
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42 |
21 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 20 | @
Illinois
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6 |
48 |
L |
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1976 Season Totals |
Record | 1-10
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Points Scored | 134 |
Scoring Average | 12.2 |
Points Allowed | 311 |
Defense Average | 28.3 |
Opponents Record | 68-55
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Conference Record | 1-7 |
Home Record | 1-5
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Away Record | 0-5
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1976 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1976 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1976 All Big 10 Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.