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Northwestern Football Team History


Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
 Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Ryan Field
Capacity: 47,130
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Gary Barnett
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1875  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Gary Barnett enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 The Wildcats won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Wake Forest  27   28   L       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Duke  38   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Ohio  28   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Indiana  35   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Michigan  17   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Minnesota  26   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Wisconsin  34   30   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Illinois  27   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Penn State  9   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Iowa  40   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Purdue  27   24   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Tennessee  28   48   L    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored336
  Scoring Average28.0
  Points Allowed278
  Defense Average23.2
  Opponents Record67-73
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-2
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
15 9-3-0 AP
16 9-3-0 Coaches
16 9-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1996 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 4-7236340 1-7145281  Jim Wacker
Indiana 3-8242291 1-7181268  Bill Mallory
Illinois 2-9190372 1-7149269  Lou Tepper
Ohio State 11-1455131Won  20-177-126491  John Cooper
Northwestern 9-3336278Lost  28-487-1215182  Gary Barnett
Penn State 11-2400203Won  38-156-2224174  Joe Paterno
Iowa 9-3339243Won  27-06-2233183  Hayden Fry
Michigan 8-4277184Lost  14-175-3185131  Lloyd Carr
Michigan State 6-6358302Lost  0-385-3277179  Nick Saban
Wisconsin 8-5377243Won  38-103-5190203  Barry Alvarez
Purdue 3-8194324 2-6146248  Jim Colletto

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 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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