Northwestern Football Team History
Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851 Stadium: Ryan Field Capacity: 47,130 Colors: Purple & White Coach: John Pont Conference: Big 10-
1976 Season Highlights
John Pont enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Purdue
19
31
L
Sat., Sep. 18 @
North Carolina
0
12
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Notre Dame
0
48
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Arizona
15
27
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Indiana
0
7
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Michigan
7
38
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Wisconsin
25
28
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Iowa
10
13
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Minnesota
10
38
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Michigan State
42
21
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Illinois
6
48
L
1976 Season Totals
Record 1-10
Points Scored 134
Scoring Average 12.2
Points Allowed 311
Defense Average 28.3
Opponents Record 68-55
Conference Record 1-7
Home Record 1-5
Away Record 0-5
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 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
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.