Northwestern Football Team History
Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851 Stadium: Ryan Field Capacity: 47,130 Colors: Purple & White Coach: John Pont Conference: Big 10-
1973 Season Highlights
John Pont enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Michigan State
14
10
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Notre Dame
0
44
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Pittsburgh
14
21
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Ohio
12
14
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Iowa
31
15
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Purdue
10
21
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Ohio State
0
60
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Minnesota
43
52
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Indiana
21
20
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Wisconsin
34
36
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Illinois
9
6
W
1973 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 188
Scoring Average 17.1
Points Allowed 299
Defense Average 27.2
Opponents Record 60-59
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-4
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1973 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1973 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
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