1968 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1968 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1968 record	1–9 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Alex Agase (5th year)
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

1968 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Ohio State $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
#12 Michigan	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#10 Purdue	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Indiana	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Iowa	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Michigan State	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Illinois	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1968 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 1–9 record (1–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.^[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Dave Shelbourne with 1,358 passing yards, Bob Olson with 342 rushing yards, and Bruce Hubbard with 551 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

1. September 20, 1968: at Miami (FL), Loss 7-28
2. September 28, 1968: Southern California, Loss, 7-24
3. October 5, 1968: Purdue, Loss, 6-43
4. October 12, 1968: at Notre Dame, Loss, 7-27
5. October 19, 1968: at Ohio State, Loss, 21-45
6. October 26, 1968: Wisconsin, Win, 13-10
7. November 2, 1968: Michigan, Loss, 0-35
8. November 9, 1968: at Iowa, Los, 34-68
9. November 16, 1968: at Illinois, Loss, 0-14
10. November 23, 1968: Michigan State, Loss, 14-31

References

1. "1968 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
2. "1968 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.