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1975 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

Head coach
  
John Pont (3rd year)

1975 record
  
3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)

Home stadium
  
Dyche Stadium

The 1975 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach John Pont, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Randy Dean with 1,315 passing yards, Greg Boykin with 1,105 rushing yards, and Scott Yelvington with 686 receiving yards. Three Northwestern players received All-Big Ten honors: (1) defensive back Pete Shaw (AP-1; UPI-1); (2) center Paul Jasinskis (AP-1; UPI-2); and (3) wide receiver Scott Yelvington (UPI-2).

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1975 Northwestern Wildcats football team Wikipedia