1968 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1968 Northwestern Wildcats football
1968 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–9 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Alex Agase (5th season);
MVP	Jack Rudnay
Captains	John Cornell; Angelo Loukas;
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

The 1968 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 1–9 record (1–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.

1968 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Ohio State $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
No. 12 Michigan	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Purdue	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Indiana	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Iowa	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Michigan State	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Illinois	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Dave Shelbourne with 1,358 passing yards, Bob Olson with 342 rushing yards, and Bruce Hubbard with 551 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at No. 19 Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 7–28
September 28	No. 3 USC*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 7–24	47,277	^[3]
October 5	No. 1 Purdue	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–43	45,163
October 12	at No. 5 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 7–27	59,075
October 19	at No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 21–45	83,454
October 26	Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 13–10	33,133
November 2	No. 9 Michigan	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 0–35	40,101
November 9	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 34–68
November 16	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 0–14	42,099
November 23	Michigan State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 14–31	28,245
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1968 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`18`	Mike Bryniarski	Jr
RB	`34`	Mike Adamle	So
TE	`86`	Pat Harrington	Jr
RB	`22`	Chico Kurzawski	Sr
G	`59`	Angelo Loukas (C)	Sr
C	`58`	Jack Rudnay	Jr
QB	`15`	Dave Shelbourne	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`12`	Rich Dean	Sr
DT	`71`	Frank Mullins	Jr
DE	`29`	Ed Paquette	Sr
DT	`72`	John Rodman	So
LB	`65`	Don Ross	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Alex Agase

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^ "1968 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
^ "O.J., another big day; Scores 3 TDs as Troy topples 'Cats". The San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle. September 29, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1968 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.

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[1] "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.

[2] "1968 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.

[3] "O.J., another big day; Scores 3 TDs as Troy topples 'Cats". The San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle. September 29, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "1968 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.

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