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: Randy Walker Conference: Big 10-
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2002 Season Highlights |
Randy Walker enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Northwestern. |
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2002 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Aug. 31 | @
Air Force
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3 |
52 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 7 | vs.
Texas Christian
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24 |
48 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 14 | vs.
Duke
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26 |
21 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 21 | @
Navy
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49 |
40 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 28 | @
Michigan State
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24 |
39 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 5 | vs.
Ohio State
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16 |
27 |
L |
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| Thu., Oct. 10 | @
Minnesota
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42 |
45 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 19 | @
Penn State
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0 |
49 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 26 | vs.
Purdue
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13 |
42 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 2 | vs.
Indiana
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41 |
37 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 9 | @
Iowa
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10 |
62 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 23 | vs.
Illinois
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24 |
31 |
L |
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2002 Season Totals |
Record | 3-9
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Points Scored | 272 |
Scoring Average | 22.7 |
Points Allowed | 493 |
Defense Average | 41.1 |
Opponents Record | 83-68
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Conference Record | 1-7 |
Home Record | 2-4
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Away Record | 1-5
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2002 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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2002 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
2002 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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.