The 1978 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Rick Venturi, the Wildcats compiled a 0–10–1 record (0–8–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 0–10–1 (0–8–1 Big Ten) |
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| Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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| No. 5 Michigan + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Michigan State + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Purdue | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Kevin Strasser with 1,526 passing yards, Mike Cammon with 322 rushing yards, and Steve Bogan with 353 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at Illinois | T 0–0 | 40,091 | [4] | |
| September 16 | at Iowa | L 3–20 | 56,840 | [5] | |
| September 23 | Wisconsin | L 7–28 | 23,960 | [6] | |
| September 30 | at No. 16 Colorado* | L 7–55 | 44,709 | [7] | |
| October 7 | Arizona State* |
| L 14–56 | 17,009 | [8] |
| October 14 | at Indiana | L 10–38 | 36,456 | [9] | |
| October 21 | Minnesota |
| L 14–38 | 16,452 | [10] |
| October 28 | at Ohio State | L 20–63 | 87,296 | [11] | |
| November 4 | at No. 14 Purdue | L 0–31 | 64,232 | [12] | |
| November 11 | No. 7 Michigan |
| L 14–59 | 27,013 | [13] |
| November 18 | No. 16 Michigan State |
| L 3–52 | 14,157 | [14] |
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References
edit- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "1978 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "1978 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "Illinois, Northwestern play to scoreless tie". The Decatur Daily Review. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tricky Hawkeyes rip Northwestern". The Pantagraph. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badgers run over Wildcats 28–7". Green Bay Press-Gazette. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colorado wins easily". The Pantagraph. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sun Devils hammer winless Northwestern". The Sioux City Journal. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "IU capitalizes on Wildcat mistakes for 38–10 victory". The Kokomo Tribune. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamble pays off as Gophers romp". Wisconsin State Journal. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio State offense rolls". Journal and Courier. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue romps, 31–0". Dayton Daily News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joe Lapointe (November 12, 1978). "Leach leads Wolverines' romp, 59–14". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 9E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MSU routs Wildcats". The Post-Crescent. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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