1999 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1999 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University as a member of the Big Ten Conferenceduring the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Randy Walker, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing tenth in the Big Ten. Northwestern played home games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois.

1999 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSpread
Base defense4–3
CaptainJeff Dyra[1]
Home stadiumRyan Field
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Wisconsin $ 71  102 
No. 7 Michigan State 62  102 
No. 5 Michigan % 62  102 
No. 11 Penn State 53  103 
No. 18 Minnesota 53  84 
No. 24 Illinois 44  84 
No. 25 Purdue 44  75 
Ohio State 35  66 
Indiana 35  47 
Northwestern 17  38 
Iowa 08  110 
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 411:30 amMiami (OH)*L 3–2828,108
September 1111:00 amTCU*
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN PlusW 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, IL
L 14–3324,439
October 91:00 pmat IndianaL 17–3430,101
October 1611:00 amIowa
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN PlusW 23–2133,962
October 3011:00 amNo. 11 Wisconsin
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN PlusL 19–3542,292
November 611:00 amat No. 16 MichiganESPN PlusL 3–37110,794
November 1312:00 pmNo. 17 Michigan State
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–3430,045
November 201:00 pmat IllinoisL 7–2950,137[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3]

Roster

1999 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB20Damien AndersonSo
TE86Corbett ElsenSr
OL57Ty GarnerSr
C62Austin KingFr
OT73Jeff RoehlFr
QB10Zak KustokJr
WR32Sam SimmonsSo
TE84Jay TantSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL58Matt AndersonFr
LB2Kevin BentleySo
CB6Harold BlackmonJr
DE7Ray BogenriefFr
DT92Javiar CollinsJr
LB40Pat DurrFr
DT99Jeff DyraSr
LB8Napoleon HarrisSo
DE95Dwayne MissouriJr
DL55George WoodsFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P88Eron KosmowskiSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster
Last update: 1999-10-13

Game summaries

Iowa

1234Total
Iowa0014721
• Northwestern3130723

[4]

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
Jay TantTight end5164Arizona Cardinals

References