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1988 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1988 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–8–1 (2–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainGreg Bradshaw[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 ⊟
1988 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Michigan $ 7 0 1 9 2 1
Michigan State 6 1 1 6 5 1
Illinois 5 2 1 6 5 1
Iowa 4 1 3 6 4 3
No. 20 Indiana 5 3 0 8 3 1
Purdue 3 5 0 4 7 0
Ohio State 2 5 1 4 6 1
Northwestern 2 5 1 2 8 1
Wisconsin 1 7 0 1 10 0
Minnesota 0 6 2 2 7 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Dyche Stadium in Evanston, Illinois. They were coached by Francis Peay.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 36:00 pmDuke*SVL 21–3124,713[2]
September 171:00 pmat Air Force*L 27–6242,612
September 2412:30 pmat Army*L 7–2336,978
October 111:00 amIndiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
ABCL 17–4827,113
October 87:00 pmat MinnesotaT 28–2844,566
October 1512:00 pmat Michigan StateL 3–3676,952
October 221:00 pmWisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 35–1430,013
October 291:00 pmNo. 14 Michigan
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 7–5233,647
November 51:00 pmat IowaL 10–3567,700
November 121:00 pmPurdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 28–724,542
November 191:00 pmat IllinoisL 9–1443,329
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

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  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Northwestern falls to Duke". Wisconsin State Journal. September 4, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.