- List of Northwestern Wildcats football seasons
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The Wildcats have played at Ryan Field since 1927.
This is a list of seasons completed by the Northwestern Wildcats football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1882, the Wildcats have participated in more than 1,100 officially-sanctioned games, including 9 bowl games.
Northwestern originally competed as a football independent. As one of the founding members, Northwestern joined the Big Ten conference, then known as the Western Conference, in 1896, where it has been a member ever since.
The Wildcats have experienced futility for much of its existence. The team has several winless seasons, including setting a NCAA Division I record for consecutive losses when it lost 34 straight games from 1979 to 1982.[1][2] The Wildcats have not won a bowl game since the 1949 Rose Bowl. Northwestern has also experienced success, winning 8 conference titles.[2]
Contents
Seasons
Conference Champions Bowl game berth Year Coach(es) Conference Record[3][2] Bowl AP Postseason Wins Losses Ties
[A 1]Northwestern Wildcats 1882 none Ind 1 1 0 — 1883 none Ind N/A N/A N/A — 1884 none Ind N/A N/A N/A — 1885 none Ind N/A N/A N/A — 1886 none Ind 0 1 0 — 1887 none Ind N/A N/A N/A — 1888 none Ind 2 1 0 — 1889 none Ind 2 2 0 — 1890 none Ind 4 1 1 — 1891 Knowlton Ames Ind 2 2 3 — 1892 Knowlton Ames Ind 6 4 2 — 1893 Paul Noyes Ind 2 5 3 — 1894 A. A. Ewing Ind 4 5 0 — 1895 Alvin Culver Ind 6 5 0 — 1896 Alvin Culver Western 6 1 2 — 1897 Jesse Van Doozer Western 5 3 0 — 1898 W. H. Bannard Western 9 4 1 — 1899 Charles Hollister Western 7 6 0 — 1900 Charles Hollister Western 7 2 3 — 1901 Charles Hollister Western 8 2 1 — 1902 Charles Hollister Western 6 6 0 — 1903 Walter McCornack Western 10 1 3 — 1904 Walter McCornack Western 8 2 0 — 1905 Walter McCornack Western 8 2 1 — 1908 Alton Johnson Western 2 2 0 — 1909 Bill Horr Western 1 3 1 — 1910 Charles Hammett Western 1 3 1 — 1911 Charles Hammett Western 3 4 0 — 1912 Charles Hammett Western 2 3 1 — 1913 Dennis Grady Western 1 6 0 — 1914 Fred Murphy Western 1 6 0 — 1915 Fred Murphy Western 2 5 0 — 1916 Fred Murphy Western 6 1 0 — 1917 Fred Murphy Western 5 2 0 — 1918 Fred Murphy Western 2 2 1 — 1919 Charlie Bachman Western 2 5 0 — 1920 Elmer McDevitt Western 3 4 0 — 1921 Elmer McDevitt Western 1 6 0 — 1922 Glenn Thistlethwaite Western 3 3 1 — 1923 Glenn Thistlethwaite Western 2 6 0 — 1924 Glenn Thistlethwaite Western 4 4 0 — 1925 Glenn Thistlethwaite Western 5 3 0 — 1926 Glenn Thistlethwaite Western 7 1 0 — 1927 Dick Hanley Western 4 4 0 — 1928 Dick Hanley Western 5 3 0 — 1929 Dick Hanley Western 6 3 0 — 1930 Dick Hanley Western 7 1 0 — 1931 Dick Hanley Western 7 1 1 — 1932 Dick Hanley Western 3 4 1 — 1933 Dick Hanley Western 1 5 2 — 1934 Dick Hanley Western 3 5 0 — 1935 Pappy Waldorf Western 4 3 1 — 1936 Pappy Waldorf Western 7 1 0 7 1937 Pappy Waldorf Western 4 4 0 — 1938 Pappy Waldorf Western 4 2 2 17 1939 Pappy Waldorf Western 3 4 1 — 1940 Pappy Waldorf Western 6 2 0 8 1941 Pappy Waldorf Western 5 3 0 11 1942 Pappy Waldorf Western 1 9 0 — 1943 Pappy Waldorf Western 6 2 0 9 1944 Pappy Waldorf Western 1 7 1 — 1945 Pappy Waldorf Western 4 4 1 — 1946 Pappy Waldorf Western 4 4 1 — 1947 Robert Voigts Western 3 6 0 — 1948 Robert Voigts Western 8 2 0 Won 1949 Rose Bowl vs. California, 20-14 7 1949 Robert Voigts Western 4 5 0 — 1950 Robert Voigts Western 6 3 0 — 1951 Robert Voigts Western 5 4 0 — 1952 Robert Voigts Western 2 6 1 — 1953 Robert Voigts Big Ten 3 6 0 — 1954 Robert Voigts Big Ten 2 7 0 — 1955 Lou Saban Big Ten 0 8 1 — 1956 Ara Parseghian Big Ten 4 4 1 — 1957 Ara Parseghian Big Ten 0 9 0 — 1958 Ara Parseghian Big Ten 5 4 0 — 1959 Ara Parseghian Big Ten 6 3 0 — 1960 Ara Parseghian Big Ten 5 4 0 — 1961 Ara Parseghian Big Ten 4 5 0 — 1962 Ara Parseghian Big Ten 7 2 0 — 1963 Ara Parseghian Big Ten 5 4 0 — 1964 Alex Agase Big Ten 3 6 0 — 1965 Alex Agase Big Ten 4 6 0 — 1966 Alex Agase Big Ten 3 6 1 — 1967 Alex Agase Big Ten 3 7 0 — 1968 Alex Agase Big Ten 1 9 0 — 1969 Alex Agase Big Ten 3 7 0 — 1970 Alex Agase Big Ten 6 4 0 — 1971 Alex Agase Big Ten 7 4 0 — 1972 Alex Agase Big Ten 2 9 0 — 1973 John Pont Big Ten 4 7 0 — 1974 John Pont Big Ten 3 8 0 — 1975 John Pont Big Ten 3 8 0 — 1976 John Pont Big Ten 1 10 0 — 1977 John Pont Big Ten 1 10 0 — 1978 Rick Venturi Big Ten 0 10 1 — 1979 Rick Venturi Big Ten 1 10 0 — 1980 Rick Venturi Big Ten 0 11 0 — 1981 Dennis Green Big Ten 0 11 0 — 1982 Dennis Green Big Ten 3 8 0 — 1983 Dennis Green Big Ten 2 9 0 — 1984 Dennis Green Big Ten 2 9 0 — 1985 Dennis Green Big Ten 3 8 0 — 1986 Francis Peay Big Ten 4 7 0 — 1987 Francis Peay Big Ten 2 8 1 — 1988 Francis Peay Big Ten 2 8 1 — 1989 Francis Peay Big Ten 0 11 0 — 1990 Francis Peay Big Ten 2 9 0 — 1991 Francis Peay Big Ten 3 8 0 — 1992 Gary Barnett Big Ten 3 8 0 — 1993 Gary Barnett Big Ten 2 9 0 — 1994 Gary Barnett Big Ten 3 7 1 — 1995 Gary Barnett Big Ten 10 2 0 Lost 1996 Rose Bowl vs. USC, 32-41 8 1996 Gary Barnett Big Ten 9 3 0 Lost 1996 Citrus Bowl vs. Tennessee, 28-48 15 1997 Gary Barnett Big Ten 5 7 0 — 1998 Gary Barnett Big Ten 3 9 0 — 1999 Randy Walker Big Ten 3 8 0 — 2000 Randy Walker Big Ten 8 4 0 Lost 2000 Alamo Bowl vs. Nebraska, 17-66 — 2001 Randy Walker Big Ten 4 7 0 — 2002 Randy Walker Big Ten 3 9 0 — 2003 Randy Walker Big Ten 6 7 0 Lost 2003 Motor City Bowl vs. Bowling Green, 24-28 — 2004 Randy Walker Big Ten 6 6 0 — 2005 Randy Walker Big Ten 7 5 0 Lost 2005 Sun Bowl vs. UCLA, 38-50 — 2006 Pat Fitzgerald Big Ten 4 8 0 — 2007 Pat Fitzgerald Big Ten 6 6 0 — 2008 Pat Fitzgerald Big Ten 9 4 0 Lost 2008 Alamo Bowl vs. Missouri, 23-30 (OT) — 2009 Pat Fitzgerald Big Ten 8 5 0 Lost 2010 Outback Bowl vs. Auburn, 35-38 (OT) — 2010 Pat Fitzgerald Big Ten 7 6 0 Lost 2011 TicketCity Bowl vs. Texas Tech, 38-45 — 2011 Pat Fitzgerald Big Ten 2 3 0 Total 475 621 40 (all games) Notes
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[4]
References
- ^ Pomerantz, Gary (September 26, 1982). "Northwestern: Paradise Found After 34 Lost Weekends". Washington Post.
- ^ a b c Northwestern Wildcats Index. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ 2008 Football Media Guide. nusports.com. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-24-overtime_x.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
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