1993 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1993 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–9 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRon Vanderlinden (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1993 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wisconsin + 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Ohio State + 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Penn State 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Indiana 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 21 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Illinois 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Purdue 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Gary Barnett, the Wildcats compiled a 2–9 record (0–8 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Len Williams with 2,047 passing yards, Dennis Lundy with 617 rushing yards, and Lee Gissendaner with 669 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4at No. 7 Notre Dame*
NBCL 12–2759,075
September 18No. 22 Boston College*
W 22–2131,086
September 25Wake Forest*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 26–1423,875[4]
October 2at No. 7 Ohio State
L 3–5192,744
October 9at No. 21 Wisconsin
L 14–5377,745
October 16Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 26–2827,814
October 23Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–2439,251
October 30at Illinois
L 13–2049,940
November 6at Michigan State
L 29–3152,073
November 13Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 19–2333,390
November 20No. 14 Penn State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 21–4330,355
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1993 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Lee Gissendaner Sr
RB 34 Dennis Lundy Jr
OT 70 Matt O'Dwyer Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 51 Pat Fitzgerald Fr
CB 16 Chris Martin So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1993 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "1993 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "NU refuses to let victory slip away". Chicago Tribune. September 26, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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