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: Alex Agase Conference: Big 10-
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1968 Season Highlights |
Alex Agase enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Northwestern. |
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1968 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Fri., Sep. 20 | @
Miami
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7 |
28 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 28 | vs.
Southern California
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7 |
24 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 5 | vs.
Purdue
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6 |
43 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 12 | @
Notre Dame
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7 |
27 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 19 | @
Ohio State
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21 |
45 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 26 | vs.
Wisconsin
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13 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 2 | vs.
Michigan
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0 |
35 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 9 | @
Iowa
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34 |
68 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 16 | @
Illinois
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0 |
14 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 23 | vs.
Michigan State
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14 |
31 |
L |
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1968 Season Totals |
Record | 1-9
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Points Scored | 109 |
Scoring Average | 10.9 |
Points Allowed | 325 |
Defense Average | 32.5 |
Opponents Record | 58-41
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Conference Record | 1-6 |
Home Record | 1-4
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Away Record | 0-5
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1968 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1968 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1968 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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