A cloudless Indian summer Saturday. We weren't allowed to tell anybody what it stood for until somebody called us a relentless team. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. I'm out of the play, and he tries to cut block me. He had a couple stumbles, but made it across. ", The Chicago Tribune paid tribute to Northwestern's relentless ground attack that compiled 273 yards: " remember the terrific running of the Wildcat backs, those lads were not stopping until stopped, period.". And by the end of it, it was the whole campus. I knew I wanted to be a sportswriter, and I knew Northwestern had a good journalism school, and I thought it would be cool to get to cover Big Ten sports, and see Michigan, and Ohio State, Penn State, these big name teams. Favorite memory, for me, is the cannonball contest with the offensive linemen. Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository. I grew up in Ohio, and my dad coached high school football for 45 years. "They followed us around a great deal, and I won't comment on what they caught us doing," says Forman amid guffaws. The key was for each man in the backfield and on the line to flawlessly engage in the deception and delay the defense from recognizing who had the ball and where the play was going, and then to execute their blocks. Rob Johnson: One of the galvanizing moments happened in the press conference after the game. Roster includes most starters and key reserves. Though they may be in different programs now, Brandon Joseph and Eku Leota will always remember the purple and white. But the rules were the rules. You would still hear people at that point saying, "Well, maybe this whole Big Ten thing isn't a great idea.". Gary Barnett: I would go for a run every day, and that's when I would come up with my ideas. And the notion that he sold that we were gonna take Northwestern and turn it into a Big Ten championship squad he was already there. Attendance: 100,102 (capacity). It was devastating. More specific information on the other announcers, crew, hosts, and guests involved can be found with the digitized files, accessible at media.northwestern.edu. ", Early in the second half, things really seemed to look up for the 'Cats when Cal's golden boy was sidelined. And I was like, "Since when do we have to wait in line to get to our seats at a Northwestern football game?" For our Saturday scrimmage, we actually came back to Northwestern. For the coach who left Northwestern for Cal, this was the first of three straight Rose Bowls, all tight losses for his Bears. In the opening quarter, the 'Cats struck first. I know my father was like, I think you can win.'. There we go!" Tell us what you think. There was no real strong connection. What a feeling. I recently told that story inan extensive oral history of the season, which culminated in Northwestern's second ever trip to the Rose Bowl, and first since 1949. J.A. "He was very cool and confident, and he expressed that to us. And it was a great turnout. Northwestern defeats Michigan, 17-16, in college football; photo (M) . When the Wildcats entered the stadium filled with 93,000 fans, the atmosphere was "pretty electrifying," says Nemeth. Matt Rice (Junior defensive tackle): I sacked [Notre Dame quarterback] Ron Powlus in the second quarter, and I was laying on top of him, and he grabbed onto my arm, and was holding me down, and I couldn't get off him, and he was trying to draw a penalty on me. And in reality, he was the only one who had the nerve to go up and say it. The ref knew exactly what he was doing. Students turned out, fans, and it was just a really cool night. Chris Martin: They had Tim Dwight. Tom Worthington (C50) had the other two no other team or game in Rose Bowl history has had two players with two interceptions. A former All-America tackle for Northwestern, Voigts was 31 years old when given the job. 203: Index . He said, "Alright, you guys believe in me, I'm the greatest, I'm the best, but are you willing to get in that wheelbarrow?" With only a home game left against archrival Illinois, the 'Cats had a 6-2 record and a chance for their first Rose Bowl because conference rules then prohibited teams from going to Pasadena in back-to-back years. Keyshawn Johnson was named the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game. Chris Martin: Our locker room was their wrestling room. Following the longest and winningest tenure in Northwestern history 12 years and 49 victories Waldorf became the head coach of the University of California, Berkeley. ", "Big Bill Forman left his feet," back Johnny Miller (C51) says, "and that block was the key to the win. And the next morning the parade starts, and you're like, "Oh, it's a parade. The 'Cats opened with a 19-0 road victory over UCLA and then a second-straight shutout, 21-0 over Purdue at Dyche. The Wildcats, coached by Gary Barnett, wouldn't lose another game for the rest of the regular season -- going a perfect 8-0 in the Big Ten. And the first day, he just walked across it. They didn't win the Big Ten: The Wildcats finished in second place in the Big Ten (then the Big Nine) in 1948, with a record of 8-2 (5-1 conference). Well I was driving an automatic transmission car at that point. And it was Penn State, Ohio State and Notre Dame in my household. Northwestern then took on powerhouse Notre Dame in South Bend, and the visitors fell, barely, 12-7. Odds & lines subject to change. That night everyone else went back, but I stayed at The Palace, [the house that some upperclassmen lived in], and took the test on Sunday. I totally short-armed it. Steve Schnur (Junior quarterback): There's this guy that's a stonecutter, and he shows up every day, and his job is to break apart these big boulders, and he takes a hammer and whacks away at this boulder over and over and over all day, and eventually the boulder breaks. As of 670 The Score's 20th Anniversary on January 3rd, the station has begun to reveal (in chronological order) the Top 100 Chicago Sports Stories that have occurred since they first went on the air 20 years ago. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). They were very familiar with Tommy Frazier, really familiar with Eddie George. We're still really close now. So when the story ran, you can see the "N" on the field behind Keith Jackson. . This collection is stored at a remote campus location and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Ben Bolch (The Daily Northwestern sports editor): I don't think anybody thought they would just snap into this great team. Online Exclusive: Tunnicliff's Take on His Game-winning Touchdown, Tunnicliff's Take on His Game-winning Touchdown. It's the grand finale. The full oral history if the 1995 season can be found here. J.A. https://findingaids.library.northwestern.edu/repositories/6/archival_objects/470503 Accessed March 04, 2023. I saw the unifying effect that an exciting football season can have on a campus. . Good luck today!" For most sports there is also a history file and/or an "all-time" statistics file to provide background information on the sport. The celebration for the victors continued after they left the West Coast. The 1948 Wildcats were predicted to be pretenders after finishing 3-6 and eighth in the conference the year before under rookie head coach Bob Voigts . And I remember at least two or three of the games, people jumping and swamping the field after a win. When someone wrote about us or publicly responded to our team and described our team as relentless, then we knew we had arrived. was obliterated in October at South Bend, 38-10, whereas the Wildcats shocked the Irish, 17 . So I'd go around the country. Sam Valenzisi (Senior kicker): I remember sitting in Pick-Staiger as a freshman during Welcome Week, and [then-Northwestern University president] Arnie Weber said, "Everybody who was valedictorian of their high school class, stand up. The Wildcats opened the 1995 season with a surprise 1715 win at #9 Notre Dame on September 3, 1995. We got behind.". That's the only way we got up there. Jerry Brown: They had a receiver that was really good, and we shut his ass down. two folders (box 52 folder 18, box 53 folder 1) contain the results of various women's . As Forman holds court with sons and grandsons in the reunion hotel lobby, one of his boys proudly wears a T-shirt with a black and white photo of Forman airborne, parallel to the Rose Bowl turf, about to take out the defender on Tunnicliff's game-winning touchdown. His graduate assistant had come to him Sunday night. (Before that play, Northwestern's longest rush of the season was Perricone's 50-yard jaunt in the opener at UCLA, so something about playing in California apparently gave added oomph to the Wildcats' offense. Pat Fitzgerald: It was the best group of men that anybody could wish to be a part of in college. And so I didn't want to get in the way. "That's what I remember. Or write about sports? Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository. William Weinbaum (J82, GJ83) is a New York Citybased producer for ESPN-TV and contributor to ESPN.com. My dad coached high school football for 45 years "What does A.R.T. There's 95 guys in that locker room.". ", Three players, says Perricone, made the '49 Rose Bowl champs special. Facing off against the USC Trojans in Pasadena, the Wildcats trailed 31-26 heading into the fourth quarter. The play remains one of the most controversial in Rose Bowl history. Drew Allar carries Penn State's 2023 season on his shoulders And Wisconsin's All-American tight end goes across the middle, and Geoff Shein just put a hit on him that just reverberated through the stadium. ", Perricone explains, "We had an afternoon off. With a beaming smile and a fragile scrapbook, Day brought several members of his family to this October's 60th anniversary gathering. And he did it. So fast forward to my senior year, it was a personal challenge. Prior to his time at Northwestern, Limegrover served as the offensive assistant for his alma mater, the University of Chicago (1991-92), where he was promoted to offensive . We would fight, and Barnett would break it up, and we would fight, and Barnett would break it up. Northwestern University's official athletics site: http://nusports.ocsn.com/index-main.html (the page for each sport includes an archives link that lists letter winners and team results). . "[He] took the ball and put it behind him and stood there for a moment and the play made off as if it was going around the left end, and the defense started to follow 'em, and we on the line took a step in that direction, which drew 'em, and Tunnicliff took off around the right end, and the line just swung around this way and set up a wall, so to speak, before they could recover, and he went right down the line. Jubilant Northwestern fans celebrate the Wildcat win on the train bound for Chicago. Search all Archival and Manuscript Collections, Statistics and promotional materials, 1995 - 1996, https://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/mccormick-library/index.html. Brian Kardos (Junior offensive tackle): And I remember very early in the game, we had a sweep called around my end. The 82nd Rose Bowl USC and Northwestern photocopied roster, 1996-01-01, Box: 1, Folder: 5. He asked how I was doing, and he said he never liked it when good Italian boys got hurt. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Perricone then gained 14 yards and later also succeeded on a fourth-down run. J.A Adande (Washington Post college football reporter, Northwestern alum): When I was there, nothing revolved around the football team. Check out our northwestern rose bowl shirt selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. "Our guys were so tightly knit and so well-known to each other, we were really like brothers at that time. The giddiness climaxed in the cancellation of classes that ensuing Thanksgiving week. He decided instead to stay at Northwestern. And I remember the ref coming up and saying, "Let him go, Ron." For it to end up like that Ron Vanderlinden (Defensive coordinator): I've been to three Rose Bowls, three Orange Bowls, and a lot in between. stand for?" And I turn around and look, and it's Joe Paterno. We had the lead, and unfortunately we had just had to punt. The third day, he comes out, takes a wheelbarrow, and says, "I'm going to push this wheelbarrow across Niagara Falls." Southwest Minnesota State University Athletics. And not only buy into it, but sell it to other guys. Twenty years ago, in 1995 . go to da moon copy and paste. So ABC wasn't going to carry the early part of the game, because they were on news coverage. That Notre Dame finished at number 6 and went to the Orange Bowl. An out-and-up with the same player, Derrick Mason. "It just happened so quickly. The Ducks-Badgers' Rose Bowl audience is within 4% of last season's Ohio State-Washington Rose Bowl Game audience, which is the most-watched non-Semifinal New Year's Six matchup. On the Bears' next play from scrimmage, All-America fullback Jackie Jensen, considered by many the best athlete ever at Cal (read more about Jensen in our "'49 Rose Bowl Trivia"), answered with a 67-yard scoring run to make it 7-7. The January 1, 1997 Citrus Bowl is covered on tapes 3A-3E, where Tennessee beat the Wildcats in a 28-48 final score.As Goldens assignments varied for the games featured in this collection, his is often one of many voices heard on the tapes. Illinois Football All-Time Rosters - 1975-1999 1890s: 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 1990s: 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 Twenty years ago, in 1995, Northwestern football produced one of the greatest underdog stories that college football and the world of sport have ever seen. And people would say, "What's A.R.T. My family was a little bit suspect, they said, "Is this a done deal?" In October almost half of the 45-player roster from the 1949 Rose Bowl team, Northwestern's first bowl team and only bowl winner, returned to Evanston for a 60-year reunion and a halftime tribute. It was like, "Oh my gosh, they're in the top 10. And we did. And you go to New York, and they fly your parents out there. The USC Trojans defeated the Northwestern Wildcats 41-32 on the strength of two touchdown passes from USC QB Brad Otton to WR Keyshawn Johnson. Northwestern's 1995 regular season record (like you don't know): 10-1 overall, 8-0 conference. "When Art took the ball and hit the line, it looked to me like he'd just crossed. Northwestern defeated No. Vintage 90s Northwestern Wildcats 1996 Rose Bowl Crewneck Sweashirt. It had been 23-straight losing season for the Wildcats as they entered the 1995 season. Get into the end zone, Murakowski did, but he fumbled and Cal recovered. We knew Michigan was playing so many people in the box to stop Autry, and when we threw it outside, those linebackers we're gonna flow, and Drexler would be wide open on the backside. This year, we didn't. While with the Wildcats as a graduate assistant coach (1994-96), Limegrover helped the team to a pair of bowl appearances (Citrus and Rose) and two Big Ten Championships. Forman says the team's big-game experiences had the players very upbeat to begin with and Voigts reinforced that as New Year's Day drew near. and just below it was "Roses! "We went down to the women's quad, and they put us up on the balcony and had a great time. My views on multicultural history were influenced by Ronald Takaki's A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America (Boston: Little, Brown, 1993) and the research I did for my book The Cultural Transformation of a Native American Family and Its Tribe, 1763-1995: A Basket of Apples (Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 1996). They still live it to this day. But the station made the decision to go ahead and carry the game. June 5. The second day he said, "Okay, I've accomplished the simple feat, now I'm going to walk backwards across the tightrope." And then I got to South Bend two weeks before signing day, and [Notre Dame coach Lou] Holtz was out of town for the Bob Hope golf tournament. ", When the Wildcats opened their season with the blanking of UCLA, their roundtrip was by plane. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Vintage Northwestern University 1996 Rose Bowl Football Sweatshirt Men's Large at the best online prices at eBay! So I pretty much walked up to Barnett's doorstep and said, "Hey, can I play for you?" The victory kept another Rose Bowl trip alive for Northwestern (4-1 . Northwestern School History; 1996 Northwestern Statistics; . From the Collection: The Asher Golden Collection contains 29 audiocassettes and a small amount of paper documents relating to his coverage of Northwestern football during the 1995-1996 and 1996-1997 seasons, including their first Rose Bowl appearance since 1949 and their first Big 10 title in 60 years. Records are organized alphabetically by the name of the sport, from baseball to wrestling. So I go over to him, and I'm like, What's the surprise mom's talking about?' It was like being taken back to prison. We always practiced trick plays, and never really ever called em. I've been very fortunate. We didn't have any of that stuff. But New Year's Day of 1949 seemed to portend the end of the trend, as undefeated and explosive California was the opponent for a two-loss team that got in on a technicality. The Northwestern Wildcats had a string of losing seasons stretching back to 1972, and had not appeared in the Rose Bowl for 47 years, a win in January 1949. But it was still a prestigious event, it was starting to catch on. favorite color favorite animal favorite . My first thought was, "Oh my god, I threw it in the ground." A Washington loss to Oregon on November 4 put USC in the lead in the Pac-10 race. northwestern rose bowl 1996 roster. It was going to be their breakthrough year. One of the key plays in the game that extended Northwestern's lead to 19-13 was a double-pass. Ryan Padgett: I still to this day have a grin thinking about Rob in the news conference after the game just protecting Larry. There are many talented players on this year's roster, though these players will be essential to the success to Penn State's 2023 season. And the administration let us do it. The USC Trojans defeated the Northwestern Wildcats, 4132, on the strength of two touchdown passes from USC quarterback Brad Otton to wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson. I remember going, "Oh my God, our crowd is here! Jason Wendland (Junior offensive tackle): When you tell the story of the Rose Bowl season, you cannot neglect to mention those players that were on teams the preceding years. Ben Bolch: The one thing that told me this was a huge deal was that the Penn State game was played in bitter cold, and I had some friends from my town, and I got them tickets. Northwestern (#7) vs. California (#4). The first three years I was here, I was in a stick. People who are overachievers are more inclined to believe, and have faith, because they've always set their mind on something and accomplished it. Dr. Ankit Shah I De-dollarization: Is the World moving away from the Dollar? Sam Valenzisi: This year, I sort of had a little bit of a flashback on the opening kickoff, because we kicked it deep into that right hand corner, and they tried the return coming all the way across the field, except I got there and cut off Amani Toomer in 95. Excellent play design, perfect time to call it. You give 'em a hug, and you'll tell 'em you love 'em, and you'll always be that to each other. I don't think you can say that about most top level football programs. And [my recruiter at Northwestern] said, "Yeah, sure, why don't you come out to Northwestern!" And he put the board down. Stewart Mandel: The entire campus, and the whole city of Chicago, was into it. So the minute the coach heard, he came to me, I called both players the one who claimed he knew what was going on, and the one who he was blaming called them together, and I said to the player that was being accused, I said to him, "This is what the accuser is saying about you. $8.99. "We were proud of wearing dark jerseys that day because of the flip of a coin," Perrcione says, "and we always seemed to play better when we wore dark jerseys.". No School!" "I was surprised at how it opened up.". Every little milestone they reached, the more people got into it. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. And they were responsible, for the most part. "I was two feet from it, and he scored, no doubt about it," says Sawle. For the first two years of the Rose Bowl's deal to exclusively match teams from the Western and Pacific Coast conferences, the Midwesterners ruled. 7. When the 'Cats arrived and conducted their first practice before the watchful West Coast media, the Los Angeles Times reported initial impressions: "Onlookers were amazed by the speed, pep and streamlined appearance of the Wildcats, who had engaged in only five exam-hampered drills since the closing of their regular season.". I thought that was kind of a low blow at the time and I still do. I was back and forth at quarterback and receiver. Following a hard-fought short gain for Aschenbrenner, Northwestern had the ball on the Cal 43. "Frank Aschenbrenner, Alex Sarkisian and Art Murakowski they were all older, profound leaders, unbelievable football players. And us being underclassmen, we can only do certain things, but Eddie George and Tommy Frazier, they were already seniors and done, so agents could meet with them, it's a little different. And in all my life previously, when I expended that much energy, I'd push a guy 10, 12, 15 yards downfield. I remember thinking, "Wow, I can't believe this many people care about watching the game.". Jerry Brown (Defensive backs coach): Going into the season, I guarantee you nobody on the coaching staff thought we'd be Big Ten champs. Northwestern's marching band was supposed to arrive in Chicago ahead of the returning players, but its train, which took a Northern route, was caught in a snowstorm in Cheyenne, Wyo. And I had ended up working on the Jungle Cruise. COLUMBUS, Ohio Following, Ohio State's 73-62 win against Maryland on Wednesday night, Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann, along with the three seniors, answered questions from reporters. And I couldn't believe I fully expected in that meeting that the guy was shooting his mouth off, I was going to have to reprimand who was being a jerk. Trailing 14-13, the 'Cats' chances came down to a desperate drive from their own 12-yard line late in the fourth quarter. It was a weird Kenosha that year, because there were tons and tons and tons of lightning storms. The next play, Aschenbrenner, a halfback, completed Northwestern's only pass of the game in four attempts, an 18-yard reception by end Don Stonesifer (EB51). Bowl Game: Lost Citrus Bowl 48-28 versus Tennessee. Marred by decades of futility, things began to change in the Wildcats first game of that Rose Bowl season. The ball was snapped through Burson's legs to Tunnicliff, Nemeth recalls. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Ryan Padgett: When Notre Dame said there was no offer, I had two weeks to find a scholarship. Twenty years ago, in 1995, Northwestern football produced one of the greatest underdog stories that college football and the world of sport have ever seen. So I thought it would be cool to publish some of the best memories, quotes and stories that didn't make the final cut. There was a lot of doubt. Here's every winner from the game and notable moments from its 100-plus years of history. Reliving Northwestern football's greatest season ever, through the words of those who lived it the first time 20 years ago. Then, after spotting visiting Minnesota 16 points, Northwestern stormed back to win 19-16. I looked over to the sideline, and we were only about two yards downfield. Earlier in the day, Voigts had taken the team through the customary walk-through in the imposing and empty Rose Bowl. It was a good call. Many of the 'Cats had been in combat and were older, wiser and tougher than the typical student-athlete. They won against Air Force and Indiana to get back to #25 in the polls. The Minnesota game was played in the Metrodome, also the home stadium of the Minnesota Vikings. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. Birthplace/Hometown: McKeesport, Pennsylvania. The game's over, and suddenly there are all your buddies. ", Predictions of a mismatch didn't deter paying customers. They introduced each of the coaches one by one. If I didn't trust them, and they weren't mature, I would've been different. It's almost like part of becoming what we wanted to becoming meant that you had to take this stuff at face value. Every week that they won, it got more exciting. So when I think of the Rose Bowl season, I think of a guy like Bill Koziel. "I think most everybody had given up on us. Wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson was the game's most valuable player with two touchdown receptions. It was just how it was. All rights reserved. Stewart Mandel: It really made me a college football fan for life. 8. australia post head office contact; 15565 meridian rd lucerne valley, ca 92356 If you asked me today if I miss playing football, I'd tell you no, I don't miss playing football, I miss being in those locker rooms with my best friends in the world, and laughing and joking. Northwestern University Archives. Thanks coach. The Buckeye players invited to attend this year include defensive end Zach Harrison . Northwestern University Archives. Not everybody had bought into the idea that a winning football program could have wide-ranging benefits for the university. chances of finding lost cat after 24 hours (84) 3222-8522 tehillah dream symbols sejanatal@gmail.com People were resigned to it. ", But Waldorf, the future College Hall of Fame coach, said in news accounts, "We practiced against the Tunnicliff play, but it happened anyway. I think Wisconsin was one of them. To see all of the Flashbacks that The Score has posted so far, please visit 670 The Score's 20th Anniversary page. Matt Rice: I remember [linebacker] Geoff Shein painted his face for that game. I had worked at Disneyland a couple summers prior to that season. He was a nose guard who had played center, his senior year he started. Near the end of the season, Northwestern won vs. Purdue on November 16, 1996 with a final score of 27-24 (tapes 10A-10D). But they listened to me, so we got away with it. #DeDollarization #USDollar #Dollar #GeoPolitics Now get regular updates on , Down 210 in the fourth quarter, the Trojans scored three straight touchdowns, with the final coming with 33 seconds remaining.
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