1988 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1988 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Dyche Stadium in Evanston, Illinois. They were coached by Francis Peay.

1988 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–8–1 (2–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Francis Peay (3rd season)
Captain	Greg Bradshaw
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

1988 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Michigan $	7	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Illinois	5	–	2	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Iowa	4	–	1	–	3			6	–	4	–	3
No. 20 Indiana	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Northwestern	2	–	5	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Minnesota	0	–	6	–	2			2	–	7	–	2
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	6:00 pm	Duke*	Dyche Stadium Evanston IL	SV	L 21–31	24,713
September 17	1:00 pm	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		L 27–62	42,612
September 24	12:30 pm	at Army*	Michie Stadium [West Point, NY		L 7–23	36,978
October 1	11:00 am	Indiana	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	ABC	L 17–48	27,113
October 8	7:00 pm	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		T 28–28	44,566
October 15	12:00 pm	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 3–36	76,952
October 22	1:00 pm	Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 35–14	30,013
October 29	1:00 pm	No. 14 Michigan	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)		L 7–52	33,647
November 5	1:00 pm	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 10–35	67,700
November 12	1:00 pm	Purdue	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 28–7	24,542
November 19	1:00 pm	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)		L 9–14	43,329
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time