1975-76 Northwestern Wildcats basketball — schedule and results

The 1975-76 Northwestern Wildcats went 12-15 (7-11 in the Big Ten) under head coach Tex Winter. Simple Rating System: 6.52.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 26 games from this season: 7–6 at home, 2–8 on the road, and 2–1 on neutral courts. The Wildcats scored 73.3 points per game and allowed 76.6 (-3.2 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 3 games, from Jan 17, 1976 to Jan 24, 1976. The most lopsided win was 86–62 over Ohio Bobcats on Dec 6, 1975; the heaviest defeat was 86–58 to Purdue Boilermakers on Feb 9, 1976. The tightest finish was a 2-point win against Wisconsin Badgers (62–60).

Among Northwestern Wildcats' 116 recorded seasons, 1975-76's .444 winning percentage ranks 53rd. Previous season: 1974-75 Wildcats (6–20). Next season: 1976-77 Wildcats (7–20).

Game-by-game results (26 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
1975-11-29	at Nebraska Cornhuskers	L 68–79	Nebraska Coliseum
1975-12-01	vs Kentucky Wildcats	W 89–77	McGaw Memorial Hall
1975-12-06	vs Ohio Bobcats	W 86–62	McGaw Memorial Hall
1975-12-20	at Marquette Golden Eagles	L 53–75	MECCA Arena
1975-12-21	vs DePaul Blue Demons	L 57–65	McGaw Memorial Hall
1975-12-26	neutral Oregon State Beavers	W 72–67
1975-12-29	neutral Washington Huskies	L 57–70
1975-12-30	neutral Duquesne Dukes	W 78–71
1976-01-03	vs Michigan Wolverines	L 72–82	McGaw Memorial Hall
1976-01-05	at Indiana Hoosiers	L 61–78	Assembly Hall
1976-01-08	vs Michigan State Spartans	W 105–89	McGaw Memorial Hall
1976-01-10	at Illinois Fighting Illini	L 69–74	Assembly Hall
1976-01-12	at Purdue Boilermakers	L 81–91	Mackey Arena
1976-01-17	vs Minnesota Golden Gophers	W 85–77	McGaw Memorial Hall
1976-01-19	vs Iowa Hawkeyes	W 99–92	McGaw Memorial Hall
1976-01-24	vs Wisconsin Badgers	W 62–60	McGaw Memorial Hall
1976-01-31	at Ohio State Buckeyes	L 69–83	St. John Arena
1976-02-02	at Michigan State Spartans	L 71–91	Jenison Field House
1976-02-07	vs Illinois Fighting Illini	L 55–61	McGaw Memorial Hall
1976-02-09	vs Purdue Boilermakers	L 58–86	McGaw Memorial Hall
1976-02-14	at Minnesota Golden Gophers	W 75–69	Williams Arena
1976-02-16	at Iowa Hawkeyes	L 68–81	Iowa Field House
1976-02-21	at Wisconsin Badgers	W 90–77	Wisconsin Field House
1976-02-28	vs Ohio State Buckeyes	W 87–78	McGaw Memorial Hall
1976-03-01	vs Indiana Hoosiers	L 63–76	McGaw Memorial Hall
1976-03-06	vs Michigan Wolverines	L 77–80	McGaw Memorial Hall

Game recaps

1975-12-01: Behind Billy McKinney's 31 points, Northwestern pulled away from Kentucky Wildcats 89–77. Rick Robey had 24 for Kentucky Wildcats.

1976-01-31: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Northwestern 83–69 as Wood scored a team-high 22. Pete Boesen had 14 for Northwestern.

1976-02-28: Behind Bob Svete's 32 points, Northwestern Wildcats defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 87–78. Daugherty had 14 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Bob Svete grabbed 15 rebounds.

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