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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: Randy Walker
Conference: Big 10-

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1875 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

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 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	8-4	368	196	Lost 20-24	5-3	225	158	Glen Mason
Illinois	8-4	388	275	Won 63-21	4-4	205	205	Ron Turner
Indiana	4-7	291	386		3-5	205	291	Cam Cameron
Wisconsin	10-2	409	154	Won 17-9	7-1	281	108	Barry Alvarez
Michigan	10-2	361	247	Won 35-34	6-2	245	175	Lloyd Carr
Michigan State	10-2	378	245	Won 37-34	6-2	240	171	Nick Saban
Penn State	10-3	417	234	Won 24-0	5-3	235	163	Joe Paterno
Purdue	7-5	384	305	Lost 25-28	4-4	226	225	Joe Tiller
Ohio State	6-6	285	287		3-5	157	208	John Cooper
Northwestern	3-8	141	301		1-7	106	254	Randy Walker
Iowa	1-10	162	347		0-8	121	288	Kirk Ferentz

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

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.