Northwestern Wildcat Football

by Larry LaTourette

Overview

Their program was once regarded as a powerhouse, but 25 years ago the Northwestern University football team set records for futility. Defying nearly all expectations, the Wildcats experienced a rebirth in 1995 and have been surprising the college football world since. Northwestern Wildcat Football describes in detail the team's first games in the 19th century, the Wildcats' title runs in the 1930s, the career of NU legend Otto Graham, the 1949 Rose Bowl championship, the era of Ara Parseghian, the woes of the '70s and '80s, and Northwestern's return to football prominence in the past decade. From their beginning as one of the earliest college teams in the Midwest to the recent series of Big Ten championships, the Northwestern Wildcats have clawed their way to claim 8 conference titles, 36 All-Americans, and victory in some of the most thrilling college football games ever played.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738534336
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	08/17/2005
Series:	Images of Sports
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Larry LaTourette holds a masters degree in cultural anthropology from Northwestern and has been a Wildcat fan since the 1980s. Northwestern Wildcat Football features over 100 photographs of the Wildcats, including many from the university archives and some that have not been seen by the public in decades. LaTourette lives in Wisconsin with his wife and son.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments and Photo Credits	6
	Introduction	7
1	The Methodists Fight	9
2	The Purple Returns and NU Rebuilds	23
3	The Golden Age	35
4	Spread Far the Fame	53
5	Transition and the Era of Ara	67
6	Agase and Big-Time Football	79
7	The Dark Ages	89
8	Renaissance	103
	Notes	127