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1988 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1988 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–8–1 (2–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainGreg Bradshaw[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Michigan $ 7 0 1 9 2 1
Michigan State 6 1 1 6 5 1
Illinois 5 2 1 6 5 1
Iowa 4 1 3 6 4 3
No. 20 Indiana 5 3 0 8 3 1
Purdue 3 5 0 4 7 0
Ohio State 2 5 1 4 6 1
Northwestern 2 5 1 2 8 1
Wisconsin 1 7 0 1 10 0
Minnesota 0 6 2 2 7 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Dyche Stadium in Evanston, Illinois. They were coached by Francis Peay.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 36:00 pmDuke*SVL 21–3124,713[2]
September 171:00 pmat Air Force*L 27–6242,612
September 2412:30 pmat Army*L 7–2336,978
October 111:00 amIndiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
ABCL 17–4827,113
October 87:00 pmat MinnesotaT 28–2844,566
October 1512:00 pmat Michigan StateL 3–3676,952
October 221:00 pmWisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 35–1430,013
October 291:00 pmNo. 14 Michigan
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 7–5233,647
November 51:00 pmat IowaL 10–3567,700
November 121:00 pmPurdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 28–724,542
November 191:00 pmat IllinoisL 9–1443,329
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Northwestern falls to Duke". Wisconsin State Journal. September 4, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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