1968 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1968 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–9 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Alex Agase (5th season)
MVP	Jack Rudnay
Captains	John Cornell Angelo Loukas
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

1968 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Ohio State $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 12 Michigan	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 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 Big Ten Conference 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.

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at No. 19 Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 7–28
September 28	No. 3 USC*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 7–24	47,277
October 5	No. 1 Purdue	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–43	45,163
October 12	at No. 5 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 7–27	59,075
October 19	at No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 21–45	83,454
October 26	Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 13–10	33,133
November 2	No. 9 Michigan	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 0–35	40,101
November 9	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 34–68
November 16	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 0–14	42,099
November 23	Michigan State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 14–31	28,245
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1968 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 18 Mike Bryniarski Jr RB 34 Mike Adamle So TE 86 Pat Harrington Jr RB 22 Chico Kurzawski Sr G 59 Angelo Loukas (C) Sr C 58 Jack Rudnay Jr QB 15 Dave Shelbourne So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 12 Rich Dean Sr DT 71 Frank Mullins Jr DE 29 Ed Paquette Sr DT 72 John Rodman So LB 65 Don Ross Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Alex Agase Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt