1993 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1993 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–9 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gary Barnett (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron Vanderlinden (2nd season)
Captains	Steve Ostrowski Len Williams Lee Gissendaner
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

1993 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Wisconsin +	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
No. 11 Ohio State +	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Penn State	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Indiana	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 21 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Purdue	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Gary Barnett, the Wildcats compiled a 2–9 record (0–8 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Len Williams with 2,047 passing yards, Dennis Lundy with 617 rushing yards, and Lee Gissendaner with 669 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at No. 7 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 12–27	59,075
September 18	No. 22 Boston College*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 22–21	31,086
September 25	Wake Forest*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 26–14	23,875
October 2	at No. 7 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 3–51	92,744
October 9	at No. 21 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 14–53	77,745
October 16	Minnesota	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		L 26–28	27,814
October 23	Indiana	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		L 0–24	39,251
October 30	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)		L 13–20	49,940
November 6	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 29–31	52,073
November 13	Iowa	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		L 19–23	33,390
November 20	No. 14 Penn State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		L 21–43	30,355
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1993 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Lee Gissendaner Sr RB 34 Dennis Lundy Jr OT 70 Matt O'Dwyer Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 51 Pat Fitzgerald Fr CB 16 Chris Martin So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Gary Barnett Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt