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Northwestern Football Team History

Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Ryan Field
Capacity: 47,130
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Alex Agase
Conference: Big 10-

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1875 <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024

1969 Season Highlights

Alex Agase enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.

1969 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Notre Dame	10	35	L
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Southern California	6	48	L
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. UCLA	0	36	L
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Illinois	10	6	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Wisconsin	27	7	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Purdue	20	45	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Ohio State	6	35	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Minnesota	21	28	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Indiana	30	27	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Michigan State	7	39	L

1969 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	137
Scoring Average	13.7
Points Allowed	306
Defense Average	30.6
Opponents Record	57-40
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	1-4

1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1969 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	4-5-1	210	260		4-3	135	135	Murray Warmath
Indiana	4-6	252	242		3-4	173	165	John Pont
Illinois	0-10	106	397		0-7	62	293	Jim Valek
Michigan	8-3	352	148	Lost 3-10	6-1	245	77	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State	8-1	383	93		6-1	280	79	Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue	8-2	354	264		5-2	248	180	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Iowa	5-5	255	275		3-4	149	179	Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Northwestern	3-7	137	306		3-4	121	187	Alex Agase
Wisconsin	3-7	196	349		3-4	145	224	John Coatta
Michigan State	4-6	202	231		2-5	124	163	Hugh Duffy Daugherty

1969 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1969 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.