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The 1978 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season.In their first year under head coach Rick Venturi, the Wildcats compiled a 0–10–1 record (0–8–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.
The Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry is a college football rivalry between the Illinois Fighting Illini and Northwestern Wildcats. The Land of Lincoln Trophy is presented to the winner of the game. The teams began competing for the new prize in 2009, replacing the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, which was used from 1945 to 2008. [2]
Advertisement for the stadium's night football game on October 3, 1930. October 3: Soldier Field hosted its first night football game when the Oregon Ducks defeated the Drake Bulldogs 14–7 [7] before a crowd of 12,000. [140] This was followed by a second college football game at Soldier Field between the Loyola Ramblers and the Georgetown ...
Northwestern vs. Illinois (2010) In a game loaded with rule changes, the Fighting Illini defeated the Wildcats 48-27 in the first football game at Wrigley Field since 1970, and the first ...
Illinois and Northwestern end their respective regular seasons Saturday in an intrastate showdown. How to watch, including time, TV and streaming info:
The 1978 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Gary Moeller , the Illini compiled a 1–8–2 record and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference .
The first bit of evidence: When Illinois and Northwestern met Dec. 6 in Evanston, Ill., the Wildcats erased a 10-point second-half deficit and earned a 70-66 overtime victory.
The Wolverines came in to the game as the reigning national champions, but failed to replicate the success of seasons past, entering the game with a 5-5 record as they met the 4-6 Wildcats. Michigan defeated Northwestern 50-6 in the penultimate game of the regular season, retaining the George Jewett and improving to 2-0 in the trophy game.