1975 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1975 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach John Pont, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.

1975 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainGreg Boykin
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1975 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 0 011 1 0
No. 8 Michigan 7 1 08 2 2
Michigan State 4 4 07 4 0
Illinois 4 4 05 6 0
Purdue 4 4 04 7 0
Wisconsin 3 4 14 6 1
Minnesota 3 5 06 5 0
Iowa 3 5 03 8 0
Northwestern 2 6 03 8 0
Indiana 1 6 12 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Randy Dean with 1,315 passing yards, Greg Boykin with 1,105 rushing yards, and Scott Yelvington with 686 receiving yards. Three Northwestern players received All-Big Ten honors: (1) defensive back Pete Shaw (AP-1; UPI-1); (2) center Paul Jasinskis (AP-1; UPI-2); and (3) wide receiver Scott Yelvington (UPI-2).

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