1993 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–9 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRon Vanderlinden (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wisconsin + 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Ohio State + 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Penn State 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Indiana 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 21 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Illinois 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Purdue 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Gary Barnett, the Wildcats compiled a 2–9 record (0–8 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Len Williams with 2,047 passing yards, Dennis Lundy with 617 rushing yards, and Lee Gissendaner with 669 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4at No. 7 Notre Dame*
NBCL 12–2759,075
September 18No. 22 Boston College*
W 22–2131,086
September 25Wake Forest*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 26–1423,875[4]
October 2at No. 7 Ohio State
L 3–5192,744
October 9at No. 21 Wisconsin
L 14–5377,745
October 16Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 26–2827,814
October 23Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–2439,251
October 30at Illinois
L 13–2049,940
November 6at Michigan State
L 29–3152,073
November 13Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 19–2333,390
November 20No. 14 Penn State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 21–4330,355
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1993 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Lee Gissendaner Sr
RB 34 Dennis Lundy Jr
OT 70 Matt O'Dwyer Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 51 Pat Fitzgerald Fr
CB 16 Chris Martin So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1993 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "1993 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "NU refuses to let victory slip away". Chicago Tribune. September 26, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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