American college football season
1990 Northwestern Wildcats football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 2–9 (1–7 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Francis Peay (5th season)
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Knoll (1st season) |
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Captain | Bob Christian[1] |
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Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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The 1990 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Francis Peay, the Wildcats compiled a 2–9 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 Len Williams with 1,700 passing yards, Bob Christian with 939 rushing yards, and Richard Buchanan with 834 receiving yards.[3] Three Northwestern players received All-Big Ten honors in 1990: (1) wide receiver Richard Buchanan (AP-1); (2) defensive lineman Mel Agee (AP-1); and (3) defensive lineman Don Davey (AP-1).[4]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | | Duke* | | | L 24–27 | 28,177 | [5] |
September 22 | | at Rice* | | | L 14–31 | | |
September 29 | 11:30 a.m. | Northern Illinois* | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| ESPN | W 24–7 | 26,798 | |
October 6 | 11:30 a.m. | Indiana | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | L 0–42 | | |
October 13 | 1:30 p.m. | at Minnesota | | | L 25–35 | 32,522 | |
October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Wisconsin | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | W 44–34 | 32,966 | |
October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Iowa | | | L 14–56 | 69,501 | |
November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at Ohio State | | | L 7–48 | 89,177 | |
November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Purdue | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | L 13–33 | 25,026 | |
November 17 | 1:05 p.m. | No. 23 Michigan State | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | L 22–29 | 24,953 | |
November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Illinois | | | L 23–28 | 32,383 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
1990 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
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References
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "1990 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "1990 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "Michigan, Iowa tops in balloting". The Argus-Press (AP story). November 27, 1990. p. 9.
- ^ "NU falls at the finish, but has fun". Chicago Tribune. September 16, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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