1988 Northwestern
2–8–1 (2–5–1 Big Ten), coached by Francis Peay. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wisconsin 35–14Oct 22
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs Duke | L 21–31 | 47% |
| Sep 17 | at Air Force | L 27–62 | 21% |
| Sep 24 | at Army | L 7–23 | 28% |
| Oct 1 | vs Indiana | L 17–48 | 27% |
| Oct 8 | at Minnesota | T 28–28 | 24% |
| Oct 15 | at Michigan State | L 3–36 | 20% |
| Oct 22 | vs Wisconsin | W 35–14 | 59% |
| Oct 29 | vs 14Michigan | L 7–52 | 18% |
| Nov 5 | at Iowa | L 10–35 | 14% |
| Nov 12 | vs Purdue | W 28–7 | 48% |
| Nov 19 | at Illinois | L 9–14 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 14–9; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 2–8–1
- Conference
- 2–5–1 tied for 7th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 192–350
- Coach
- Francis Peay
- Elo
- 1357 −48 this season
- SP+ rating
- -15.3 No. 87 of 102; offense No. 77, defense No. 83
- SRS
- −11.5 No. 84 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Greg Bradshaw
Drafted in 1989
The 1989 draft| Rd 7 | Kevin Peterson LB | Dallas Cowboys |
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Ed SutterPAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1988 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1988 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 7–0–1 | 9–2–1 | 4 |
| Michigan State | 6–1–1 | 6–5–1 | |
| Illinois | 5–2–1 | 6–5–1 | |
| Iowa | 4–1–3 | 6–4–3 | |
| Indiana | 5–3 | 8–3–1 | 20 |
| Purdue | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 Ohio State | 2–5–1 | 4–6–1 | |
| Northwestern | 2–5–1 | 2–8–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–7 | 1–10 | |
| Minnesota | 0–6–2 | 2–7–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.