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-
1998 Season Highlights
Gary Barnett enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Nevada Las Vegas
41
7
W
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Duke
10
44
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Rice
23
14
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Wisconsin
7
38
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Illinois
10
13
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Iowa
24
26
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Michigan
6
12
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Ohio State
10
36
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Michigan State
5
29
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Purdue
21
56
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Penn State
10
41
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Hawaii
47
21
W
1998 Season Totals
Record 3-9
Points Scored 214
Scoring Average 17.8
Points Allowed 337
Defense Average 28.1
Opponents Record 71-70
Conference Record 0-8
Home Record 1-5
Away Record 2-4
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 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.