1990 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1990 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Francis Peay, the Wildcats compiled a 2–9 record (1–7 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

1990 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1990 record2–9 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainBob Christian[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Michigan + 6 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 16 Michigan State + 6 –2 –0  8 –3 –1
No. 25 Illinois + 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 18 Iowa + 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Ohio State 5 –2 –1  7 –4 –1
Minnesota 5 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Indiana 3 –4 –1  6 –5 –1
Northwestern 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
Purdue 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
Wisconsin 0 –8 –0  1 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Len Williams with 1,700 passing yards, Bob Christian with 939 rushing yards, and Richard Buchanan with 834 receiving yards.[3] Three Northwestern players received All-Big Ten honors in 1990: (1) wide receiver Richard Buchanan (AP-1); (2) defensive lineman Mel Agee (AP-1); and (3) defensive lineman Don Davey (AP-1).[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 8Duke*
L 24–27
September 22at Rice*
L 14–31
September 29Northern Illinois*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 24–7
October 6Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–42
October 13at Minnesota
L 25–35
October 20Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 44–34
October 27at No. 15 Iowa
L 14–56
November 3at Ohio State
L 7–48
November 10Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 13–33
November 17No. 23 Michigan State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 22–29
November 24at No. 22 Illinois
L 23–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1990 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Richard Buchanan
RB 34 Bob Christian (C)
WR 83 Lee Gissendaner
QB 12 Len Williams Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 60 Thomas Homco
LB 54 Ed Sutter
 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. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. "1990 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. "1990 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. "Michigan, Iowa tops in balloting". The Argus-Press (AP story). November 27, 1990. p. 9.


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