Northwestern Football Team History
Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851 Stadium: Ryan Field Capacity: 47,130 Colors: Purple & White Coach: Randy Walker Conference: Big 10-
2000 Season Highlights
Randy Walker enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
The Wildcats won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
2000 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 31 vs.
Northern Illinois
35
17
W
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Duke
38
5
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Texas Christian
14
41
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Wisconsin
47
44
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Michigan State
37
17
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Indiana
52
33
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Purdue
28
41
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Minnesota
41
35
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Michigan
54
51
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Iowa
17
27
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Illinois
61
23
W
Sat., Dec. 30
Nebraska
17
66
L
@ San Antonio, TX
Alamo Bowl
2000 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 441
Scoring Average 36.8
Points Allowed 400
Defense Average 33.3
Opponents Record 74-66
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2000 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2000 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
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.