1976 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season

The 1976 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1976 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach John Pont, the Wildcats compiled a 1–10 record (1–7 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.^[2]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Randy Dean with 1,384 passing yards, Pat Geegan with 537 rushing yards, and Scott Yelvington with 649 receiving yards.^[3] Yelvington received first-team All-Big Ten honors from both the Associated Press and the United Press International.^[4][5]

Schedule

Roster

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
2. "1976 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
3. "1976 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
4. "Michigan, Ohio State Pace All-Big Ten Team". Toledo Blade (AP story). December 3, 1976. p. 27.
5. "Illini place two on All-Big 10". The Pantagraph. November 24, 1976. p. A11.
6. "North Carolina stops Northwestern, 12–0". The Indianapolis Star. September 19, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Things are too easy so far for Michigan". Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon. October 17, 1976.