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1999 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1999 record3–8 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coachRandy Walker (1st season)
CaptainJeff Dyra[1]
Home stadiumRyan Field (Capacity: 47,130)
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#4/4 Wisconsin   7 1         10 2  
#5/5 Michigan   6 2         10 2  
#7/7 Michigan State   6 2         10 2  
#11/11 Penn State   0* 3         0* 3  
#18/17 Minnesota   5 3         8 4  
#24/25 Illinois   4 4         8 4  
#25/NR Purdue   4 4         7 5  
Ohio State   3 5         6 6  
Indiana   3 5         4 7  
Northwestern   1 7         3 8  
Iowa   0 8         1 10  
† – BCS representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative

The 1999 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Randy Walker.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 411:30 AMMiami (OH)*L 3–2828,108
September 1111:00 AMTCU*
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, Illinois
ESPN+W 17–726,494
September 1811:00 AMat Duke*JPSW 15–12 OT18,720
September 2511:00 AMat No. 13 PurdueESPN2L 23–3158,620
October 211:00 AMMinnesota
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, Illinois
L 14–3324,439
October 91:00 PMat IndianaL 17–3430,101
October 1611:00 AMIowadagger
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, Illinois
ESPN+W 23–2133,962
October 3011:00 AMNo. 11 Wisconsin
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, Illinois
ESPN+L 19–3542,292
November 611:00 AMat No. 16 MichiganESPN+L 3–37110,794
November 1312:00 PMNo. 17 Michigan State
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, Illinois
L 0–3430,045
November 201:00 PMat IllinoisL 7–2950,137
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster[]

1999 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 20 Anderson, DamienDamien Anderson So
C 62 King, AustinAustin King Fr
T 73 Roehl, JeffJeff Roehl Fr
QB 10 Kustok, ZakZak Kustok Jr
WR 32 Simmons, SamSam Simmons So
TE 84 Tant, JayJay Tant Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 2 Bentley, KevinKevin Bentley So
CB 6 Blackmon, HaroldHarold Blackmon Jr
DT 92 Collins, JaviarJaviar Collins Jr
LB 8 Harris, NapoleonNapoleon Harris So
DE 95 Missouri, DwayneDwayne Missouri Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-10-13

Game summaries[]

Iowa[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa 0 0 14 7 21
• Northwestern 3 13 0 7 23

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Team players in the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jay Tant Tight end 5 164 Arizona Cardinals

References[]

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