American college football season
1993 Northwestern Wildcats football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 2–9 (0–8 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Gary Barnett (2nd season)
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Defensive coordinator | Ron Vanderlinden (2nd season) |
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Captains | - Steve Ostrowski[1]
- Len Williams
- Lee Gissendaner
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Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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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 |
Northwestern | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
Purdue | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 |
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- + – 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
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | at No. 7 Notre Dame* | | NBC | L 12–27 | 59,075 | |
September 18 | No. 22 Boston College* | | | W 22–21 | 31,086 | |
September 25 | Wake Forest* | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | W 26–14 | 23,875 | [4] |
October 2 | at No. 7 Ohio State | | | L 3–51 | 92,744 | |
October 9 | at No. 21 Wisconsin | | | L 14–53 | 77,745 | |
October 16 | Minnesota | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | L 26–28 | 27,814 | |
October 23 | Indiana | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | L 0–24 | 39,251 | |
October 30 | at Illinois | | | L 13–20 | 49,940 | |
November 6 | at Michigan State | | | L 29–31 | 52,073 | |
November 13 | Iowa | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | L 19–23 | 33,390 | |
November 20 | No. 14 Penn State | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | L 21–43 | 30,355 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1993 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "1993 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "1993 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "NU refuses to let victory slip away". Chicago Tribune. September 26, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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