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-
1999 Season Highlights
Randy Walker enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
1999 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 vs.
Miami Ohio
3
28
L
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Texas Christian
17
7
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Duke
15
12
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Purdue
23
31
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Minnesota
14
33
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Indiana
17
34
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Iowa
23
21
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Wisconsin
19
35
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Michigan
3
37
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Michigan State
0
34
L
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Illinois
7
29
L
1999 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 141
Scoring Average 12.8
Points Allowed 301
Defense Average 27.4
Opponents Record 76-52
Conference Record 1-7
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-4
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1999 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1999 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.