Northwestern Wildcats vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish - 10/27/62

The #3 Northwestern Wildcats blow out Notre Dame 35-6 in front of a record Dyche Stadium crowd, earning them the #1 ranking in the AP Poll

October 27, 1962

Northwestern Wildcats vs. Ohio State Buckeyes - 10/23/43

Otto Graham led the Northwestern Wildcats into Ohio Stadium and defeated Paul Brown's defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes 13-0.

October 23, 1943

Northwestern Wildcats vs. Boston College Eagles - 9/30/61

Ara Parseghian's Northwestern Wildcats began the 1961 season with a 45-0 shutout of the Boston College Eagles at Dyche Stadium in Evanston, IL.

September 30, 1961

Northwestern Wildcats Football 1950

The Northwestern Wildcats beat Illinois 14-7 on their way to a 6-3 record.

Northwestern Wildcats Football History

A brief history of Northwestern University and the Wildcats football team.

Northwestern Wildcats Football 1966

The 1966 Northwestern Wildcats collected victories over Oregon State, Iowa, and Illinois.

Northwestern Wildcats Football 1971

Alex Agase's Northwestern Wildcats finished 2nd in the Big Ten in 1971 with a 7-4 records and wins over Syracuse, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio State, and Michigan State.

Northwestern Wildcats Football 1959

The 1959 Northwestern Wildcats, led by Ara Parseghian, tallied wins over Oklahoma, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Notre Dame, and Indiana.

Northwestern Wildcats Football 1952

Bob Voigts' 1952 Northwestern Wildcats football team picked up wins over Indiana and Illinois.

Northwestern Wildcats Football 1964

Alex Agase's first season as head coach of the Northwestern Wildcats included wins over Oregon State, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

Northwestern Wildcats Football 1965

Alex Agase's 1965 Northwestern Wildcats tallied victories over Indiana, Oregon State, Iowa and Michigan.

Northwestern Wildcats Football 1958

Led by Ara Parseghian, future College Football Hall of Fame member and All-American Ron Burton, All-American Andy Cvercko, and quarterback Dick Thornton, the 1958 Northwestern Wildcats defeated Washington State, Stanford, Minnesota, Michigan, and Ohio State before succumbing to injuries and finishing the season 5-4.

A 55-24 blowout of the Michigan Wolverines in Evanston gave NU a 4-0 record to start the season and the 8th spot in the AP polls. Two weeks later, a 21-0 shutout of then #3 Ohio State at Dyche Stadium in front of 51,102 on homecoming not only ended the Buckeyes' 14-game winning streak, it also propelled NU to #4 in the rankings.

Northwestern Wildcats vs. California Golden Bears - Game Winning TD - 1949 Rose Bowl 1/1/49

Head coach Bob Voigts and the Northwestern Wildcats shocked the California Golden Bears in the 1949 Rose Bowl with a 20-14 victory in front of more than 92,000 fans. On 2nd down with just minutes left in the game, center Alex Sarkisian snapped the ball directly to halfback Ed Tunnicliff while quarterback Don Burson faked a pitch to Frank Aschenbrenner, who rushed for a 73-yard TD earlier in the game. Tunnicliff streaked off right tackle 43 yards for the TD to put Northwestern ahead. Jim Farrar's PAT made it 20-14, the final score of the game.