1975 Northwestern
3–8 (2–6 Big Ten), coached by John Pont. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Indiana 30–0Oct 11
By 30 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs Purdue | W 31–25 | 46% |
| Sep 20 | vs Northern Illinois | W 10–3 | 67% |
| Sep 27 | at 7Notre Dame | L 7–31 | 15% |
| Oct 4 | at 17Arizona | L 6–41 | 21% |
| Oct 11 | vs Indiana | W 30–0 | 59% |
| Oct 18 | at 7Michigan | L 0–69 | 12% |
| Oct 25 | at Wisconsin | L 14–17 | 35% |
| Nov 1 | vs Iowa | L 21–24 | 69% |
| Nov 8 | at Minnesota | L 9–33 | 34% |
| Nov 15 | at Michigan State | L 14–47 | 19% |
| Nov 22 | vs Illinois | L 7–28 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 28–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1975.
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–6 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 149–318
- Coach
- John Pont
- Elo
- 1339 −56 this season
- SP+ rating
- -15.3 No. 114 of 132; offense No. 103, defense No. 118
- SRS
- −8.2 No. 105 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Greg Boykin
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Paul JasinskisCAP-1; UPI-2- Pete ShawDBAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Greg BoykinRBAP-2
- Scott YelvingtonWRAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1975 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1975 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ohio State | 8–0 | 11–1 | 4 |
| Michigan | 7–1 | 8–2–2 | 8 |
| Michigan State | 4–4 | 7–4 | |
| Illinois | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Purdue | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–4–1 | 4–6–1 | |
| Minnesota | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
| Iowa | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Northwestern | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Indiana | 1–6–1 | 2–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.