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1975 Northwestern Wildcats football
1975 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Pont (3rd season);
Captain	Greg Boykin
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
	Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Ohio State $	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Michigan	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	2
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach John Pont, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.^[2]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Randy Dean with 1,315 passing yards, Greg Boykin with 1,105 rushing yards, and Scott Yelvington with 686 receiving yards.^[3] Three Northwestern players received All-Big Ten honors: (1) defensive back Pete Shaw (AP-1; UPI-1); (2) center Paul Jasinskis (AP-1; UPI-2); and (3) wide receiver Scott Yelvington (UPI-2).^[4]^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Purdue	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 31–25	22,000
September 20	Northern Illinois*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 10–3
September 27	at No. 7 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 7–31	59,075
October 4	at No. 17 Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 6–41	38,501	^[6]
October 11	Indiana	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 30–0	27,800
October 18	at No. 7 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 0–69	86,201	^[7]
October 25	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 14–17	78,902
November 1	Iowa	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 21–24	25,530
November 8	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 9–33	24,998
November 15	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 14–47	54,432
November 22	Illinois	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 7–28	19,800
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`68`	Tony Ardizzone	So
RB	`32`	Greg Boykin (C)	Jr
QB	`3`	Randy Dean	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
SS	`22`	Pete Shaw	Jr
DB		Robert Dean	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

John Pont

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.
^ "1975 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
^ "1975 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
^ "Ohio State, Michigan dominate all-Big Ten selections". Daily Illini. December 3, 1975.
^ "Buckeyes dominate All-Big Ten squad". The Bryan Times (UPI story). November 25, 1975. p. 8.
^ "Arizona rips Northwestern". The Sunday Oregonian. October 5, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Curt Sylvester (October 19, 1975). "It's No Contest . . . Wolverines Smash N'Western, 69-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 4E.