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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
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Wisconsin $   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 7 Michigan State   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 5 Michigan %   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 11 Penn State   5 – 3     10 – 3  
No. 18 Minnesota   5 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 24 Illinois   4 – 4     8 – 4  
No. 25 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 conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

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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 Purdue
ESPN2L 23–3158,620
October 211:00 amMinnesota
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 14–3324,439
October 91:00 pmat Indiana
L 17–3430,101
October 1611:00 amIowadagger
  • 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 Michigan
ESPN PlusL 3–37110,794
November 1312:00 pmNo. 17 Michigan State
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–3430,045
November 201:00 pmat Illinois
L 7–2950,137[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

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1999 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 20 Damien Anderson So
TE 86 Corbett Elsen Sr
OL 57 Ty Garner Sr
C 62 Austin King Fr
OT 73 Jeff Roehl Fr
QB 10 Zak Kustok Jr
WR 32 Sam Simmons So
TE 84 Jay Tant Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 58 Matt Anderson Fr
LB 2 Kevin Bentley So
CB 6 Harold Blackmon Jr
DE 7 Ray Bogenrief Fr
DT 92 Javiar Collins Jr
LB 40 Pat Durr Fr
DT 99 Jeff Dyra Sr
LB 8 Napoleon Harris So
DE 95 Dwayne Missouri Jr
DL 55 George Woods Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 88 Eron Kosmowski Sr
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

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Iowa

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1 234Total
Iowa 0 0147 21
• Northwestern 3 1307 23
Scoring summary
18:57NWTim Long 25 yard field goalNorthwestern 3–0
214:52NWTim Long 25 yard field goalNorthwestern 6–0
29:14NWTim Long 28 yard field goalNorthwestern 9–0
21:57NWTeddy Johnson 21 yard pass from Zak Kustok (Tim Long kick)Northwestern 16–0
312:13IOWARandy Reiners 3 yard run (Tim Douglas kick)Northwestern 16–7
33:18IOWAScott Mullen 2 yard run (Tim Douglas kick)Northwestern 16–14
411:13IOWALadell Betts 74 yard run (Tim Douglas kick)Iowa 21–16
4:04NWZak Kustok 2 yard run (Tim Long kick)Northwestern 23–21

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Team players in the NFL

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

References

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  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 150. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Albright, Mike (November 21, 1999). "Illini finish job". Herald and Review. p. C1. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1999 Results - NUSPORTS.COM - The Northwestern Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
  4. ^ USA Today
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