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-
1974 Season Highlights
John Pont enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
1974 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Michigan State
7
41
L
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Notre Dame
3
49
L
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Nebraska
7
49
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Oregon
14
10
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Iowa
10
35
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Purdue
26
31
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Ohio State
7
55
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Minnesota
21
13
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Indiana
24
22
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Wisconsin
7
52
L
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Illinois
14
28
L
1974 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 140
Scoring Average 12.7
Points Allowed 385
Defense Average 35.0
Opponents Record 63-58
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-4
1974 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1974 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1974 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.