1968 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season

1968 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–9 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Alex Agase (5th season)
MVPJack Rudnay
Captains
  • John Cornell[1]
  • Angelo Loukas
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   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 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]

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 20at No. 19 Miami (FL)*L 7–28
September 28No. 3 USC*
L 7–2447,277
October 5No. 1 Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–4345,163
October 12at No. 5 Notre Dame*L 7–2759,075
October 19at No. 2 Ohio StateL 21–4583,454
October 26Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 13–1033,133
November 2No. 9 Michigan
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 0–3540,101
November 9at IowaL 34–68
November 16at Illinois
L 0–1442,099
November 23Michigan State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 14–3128,245
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1968 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  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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