1988 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1988 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1988 record	2–8–1 (2–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Francis Peay
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium (Capacity: 49,256)

1988 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#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
#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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	Duke*	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	SV	L 21–31	24,713
September 17	1:00 PM	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO		L 27–62	42,612
September 24	12:30 PM	at Army*	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		L 7–23	36,978
October 1	11:00 AM	Indiana	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	ABC	L 17–48	27,113
October 8	7:00 PM	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		T 28–28	44,566
October 15	12:00 PM	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 3–36	76,952
October 22	1:00 PM	Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 35–14	30,013
October 29	1:00 PM	#14 Michigan	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		L 7–52	33,647
November 5	1:00 PM	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 10–35	67,700
November 12	1:00 PM	Purdue	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 28–7	24,542
November 19	1:00 PM	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)		L 9–14	43,329
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com

Northwestern Wildcats football

Venues	Northwestern Field (1905–1925) Ryan Field (1926–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, 1945–2008; Land of Lincoln Trophy, 2009–present) Notre Dame (Shillelagh Trophy 1930–c. 1973)

Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Go U Northwestern" Marching band 2006 Michigan State game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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