Northwestern Football Team History
Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851 Stadium: Ryan Field Capacity: 47,130 Colors: Purple & White Coach: Rick Venturi Conference: Big 10-
1980 Season Highlights
Rick Venturi enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Illinois
9
35
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Michigan
10
17
L
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Washington
7
45
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Syracuse
21
42
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Minnesota
21
49
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Ohio State
0
63
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Iowa
3
25
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Indiana
20
35
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Purdue
31
52
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Michigan State
10
42
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Wisconsin
19
39
L
1980 Season Totals
Record 0-11
Points Scored 151
Scoring Average 13.7
Points Allowed 444
Defense Average 40.4
Opponents Record 67-57
Conference Record 0-9
Home Record 0-5
Away Record 0-6
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 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.