1968 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1968 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 1–9 record (1–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

1968 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1968 record1–9 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJack Rudnay
Captains
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1968 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 7 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
No. 12 Michigan 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
No. 10 Purdue 5 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Minnesota 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Indiana 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Iowa 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Michigan State 2 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
Illinois 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
Northwestern 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
Wisconsin 0 –7 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Dave Shelbourne with 1,358 passing yards, Bob Olson with 342 rushing yards, and Bruce Hubbard with 551 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20at No. 19 Miami*
L 7–28
September 28No. 3 USC*
L 7–24
October 5No. 1 Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–43
October 12at No. 5 Notre Dame*
L 7–27
October 19at No. 2 Ohio State
L 21–45
October 26Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 13–10
November 2No. 9 Michigan
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–35
November 9at Iowa
L 34–68
November 16at Illinois
L 0–14
November 23Michigan State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 14–31
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1968 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 18 Mike Bryniarski Jr
RB 34 Mike Adamle So
TE 86 Pat Harrington Jr
RB 22 Chico Kurzawski Sr
G 59 Angelo Loukas (C) Sr
C 58 Jack Rudnay Jr
QB 15 Dave Shelbourne So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 12 Rich Dean Sr
DT 71 Frank Mullins Jr
DE 29 Ed Paquette Sr
DT 72 John Rodman So
LB 65 Don Ross Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References
  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. "1968 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. "1968 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.


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