
1993 Northwestern
2–9 (0–8 Big Ten), coached by Gary Barnett. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 22 Boston College 22–21Sep 18
Boston College was ranked No. 22, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | L 12–27 | 12% |
| Sep 18 | vs | W 22–21 | 41% |
| Sep 25 | vs | W 26–14 | 47% |
| Oct 2 | at | L 3–51 | 16% |
| Oct 9 | at | L 14–53 | 25% |
| Oct 16 | vs | L 26–28 | 61% |
| Oct 23 | vs | L 0–24 | 36% |
| Oct 30 | at | L 13–20 | 21% |
| Nov 6 | at | L 29–31 | 20% |
| Nov 13 | vs | L 19–23 | 44% |
| Nov 20 | vs | L 21–43 | 18% |
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 3 | Steve Shine LB | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rd 6 | Lee Gissendaner WR | Houston Oilers |
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
Matt O’DwyerOTAP-2
Steve ShineDLAP-2
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| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6–1–1 | 10–1–1 | 6 | |
| 6–1–1 | 10–1–1 | 11 | |
| 6–2 | 10–2 | 8 | |
| 5–3 | 8–4 | ||
| 5–3 | 8–4 | 21 | |
| 5–3 | 5–6 | ||
| 4–4 | 6–6 | ||
| 3–5 | 6–6 | ||
| 3–5 | 4–7 | ||
| 0–8 | 2–9 | ||
| 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.
