Northwestern Football Team History
Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851 Stadium: Ryan Field Capacity: 47,130 Colors: Purple & White Coach: Rick Venturi Conference: Big 10-
1978 Season Highlights
Rick Venturi enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Illinois
0
0
T
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Iowa
3
20
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Wisconsin
7
28
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Colorado
7
55
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Arizona State
14
56
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Indiana
10
38
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Minnesota
14
38
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Ohio State
20
63
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Purdue
0
31
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Michigan
14
59
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Michigan State
3
52
L
1978 Season Totals
Record 0-10
-1
Points Scored 92
Scoring Average 8.4
Points Allowed 440
Defense Average 40.0
Opponents Record 66-53
Conference Record 0-8
Home Record 0-5
Away Record 0-5
-1
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.