1993 Northwestern

2–⁠9 (0–⁠8 Big Ten), coached by Gary Barnett.

Schedule and results

Northwestern in 1993, game by game: lost at No. 7 Notre Dame 12–27; won vs. No. 22 Boston College 22–21; won vs. Wake Forest 26–14; lost at No. 7 Ohio State 3–51; lost at No. 21 Wisconsin 14–53; lost vs. Minnesota 26–28; lost vs. Indiana 0–24; lost at Illinois 13–20; lost at Michigan State 29–31; lost vs. Iowa 19–23; lost vs. No. 14 Penn State 21–43+12−48Lost 12–27 at No. 7 Notre Dame-15No. 7 Notre DameWon 22–21 vs. No. 22 Boston College+1No. 22 Boston CollegeWon 26–14 vs. Wake Forest+12Wake ForestLost 3–51 at No. 7 Ohio State-48No. 7 Ohio StateLost 14–53 at No. 21 Wisconsin-39No. 21 WisconsinLost 26–28 vs. Minnesota-2MinnesotaLost 0–24 vs. Indiana-24IndianaLost 13–20 at Illinois-7IllinoisLost 29–31 at Michigan State-2Michigan StateLost 19–23 vs. Iowa-4IowaLost 21–43 vs. No. 14 Penn State-22No. 14 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 43–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 111th-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 1993.

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠8 tied for 10th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
185–⁠335
Coach
Gary Barnett
Elo
1335 −71 this season
SP+ rating
-6.7 No. 73 of 105; offense No. 70, defense No. 66
SRS
−4.9 No. 70 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Greg Meyer
Defensive coordinator
Ron Vanderlinden
Captains
Steve Ostrowski, Len Williams and Lee Gissendaner

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 3Steve Shine LBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 6Lee Gissendaner WRHouston Oilers

All-Big Ten

2 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1993 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1993 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin6–⁠1–⁠110–⁠1–⁠16
Ohio State6–⁠1–⁠110–⁠1–⁠111
Penn State6–⁠210–⁠28
Indiana5–⁠38–⁠4
Michigan5–⁠38–⁠421
Illinois5–⁠35–⁠6
Michigan State4–⁠46–⁠6
Iowa3–⁠56–⁠6
Minnesota3–⁠54–⁠7
Northwestern0–⁠82–⁠9
Purdue0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.