1969 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1969 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1969 record	3–7 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Alex Agase (6th season)
MVP	Don Ross
Captain	Ray Forsthoffer
Captain	Pat Harrington
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
Seasons

1969 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4/5 Ohio State §	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#9/8 Michigan §	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
#18/18 Purdue	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Iowa	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Michigan State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Illinois	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1969 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 20	at No. 11 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (Rivalry)	L 10–35
September 27	at No. 5 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6–48
October 4	No. 11 UCLA*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 0–36
October 11	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)	W 10–6
October 18	Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 27–7
October 25	at No. 25 Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 20–45
November 1	No. 1 Ohio State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–35
November 8	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 21–28
November 15	Indiana	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 30–27
November 22	Michigan State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 7–39
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game