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American college football season
The 1975 Northwestern Wildcats team represented
Northwestern University during the
1975 Big Ten Conference football season . In their third year under head coach
John Pont , the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against
Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the
Big Ten Conference .
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The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Randy Dean with 1,315 passing yards,
Greg Boykin with 1,105 rushing yards, and Scott Yelvington with 686 receiving yards.
[3] Three Northwestern players received All-Big Ten honors: (1) defensive back
Pete Shaw (AP-1; UPI-1); (2) center Paul Jasinskis (AP-1; UPI-2); and (3) wide receiver Scott Yelvington (UPI-2).
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Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13
Purdue W 31–2522,000
September 20
Northern Illinois * Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL W 10–3
September 27 at No. 7
Notre Dame * L 7–3159,075
October 4 at No. 17
Arizona * L 6–41
October 11
Indiana Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL W 30–027,800
October 18 at No. 7
Michigan L 0–6986,201
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October 25 at
Wisconsin L 14–1778,902
November 1
Iowa Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 21–2425,530
November 8 at
Minnesota L 9–3324,998
November 15 at
Michigan State L 14–4754,432
November 22
Illinois Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (
rivalry ) L 7–2819,800
*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1975 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
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"Year-by-Year Results" (PDF) . 2007. p. 148.
Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
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"1975 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016 .
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"1975 Northwestern Wildcats Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016 .
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"Ohio State, Michigan dominate all-Big Ten selections" . Daily Illini . December 3, 1975.
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"Buckeyes dominate All-Big Ten squad" . The Bryan Times (UPI story) . November 25, 1975. p. 8.
^ Curt Sylvester (October 19, 1975).
"It's No Contest . . . Wolverines Smash N'Western, 69-0" . Detroit Free Press . pp. 1E, 4E.
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