1969 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1969 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season.

1969 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–7 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Alex Agase (6th season)
MVP	Don Ross
Captains	Ray Forsthoffer Pat Harrington
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

1969 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Ohio State +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Michigan +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Purdue	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Iowa	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Michigan State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Illinois	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Junior running back Mike Adamle rushed for 316 yards against Wisconsin on October 18, breaking the previous school record by 98 yards (Charlie Hren vs. Navy in 1951).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	at No. 11 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 10–35	59,075
September 27	at No. 5 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6–48	56,589
October 4	No. 11 UCLA*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 0–36	41,015
October 11	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 10–6	43,928
October 18	Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 27–7	34,374
October 25	at No. 25 Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 20–45	66,103
November 1	No. 1 Ohio State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–35	41,279
November 8	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 21–28	41,576
November 15	Indiana	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 30–27	31,644
November 22	Michigan State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 7–39	25,606
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game