1969 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1969 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–7 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDon Ross
Captains
  • Ray Forsthoffer[1]
  • Pat Harrington
Home stadiumDyche 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

The 1969 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–7 record with a mark of 3–4 against conference opponents, placing in the four-way tie for fifth in the Big Ten.

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).[2][3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at No. 11 Notre Dame*
L 10–3559,075[5]
September 27at No. 5 USC*
L 6–4856,589[6]
October 4No. 11 UCLA*
L 0–3641,015[7]
October 11at Illinois
W 10–643,928[8]
October 18Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 27–734,374[9]
October 25at No. 25 Purdue
L 20–4566,103[10]
November 1No. 1 Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–3541,279[11]
November 8at Minnesota
L 21–2841,576[12]
November 15Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 30–2731,649[13]
November 22Michigan State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–3925,606[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Northwestern 'runs'". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. October 19, 1969. p. 2B.
  3. ^ "Adamle's 316 leads N'western". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 19, 1969. p. 8, sports.
  4. ^ Lynch, R.G. (October 21, 1951). "Northwestern downs an erring Navy, 16 to 7". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, sports.
  5. ^ "Down, 10–0, then Irish grind to 35–10 victory". The Des Moines Register. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Trojans tame Northwestern Wildcats 48–6". The Sacramento Bee. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Chapin, D. (October 5, 1969). "Ozing Bruins awaken at half and roll, 36–0". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 156252309. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "Wildcats claw Illini, 10–6". Battle Creek Enquirer & News. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wildcats stun Wisconsin 27–7". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Purdue rips 'Cats 45–20". Racine Sunday Bulletin. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "No. 1 Bucks spoil QB's heroics, 35–6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gophers defeat Wildcats on Ernie Cook's touchdown". Argus-Leader. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Collapsing Hoosiers upset by Wildcats". Palladium-Item. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Spartans rout Wildcats". The Bay City Times. November 23, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  16. ^ "Schedule/Results (1969 Northwestern)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
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