He had a couple stumbles, but made it across. This one, with school out of session and a big entourage to bring, was a two-day journey via special train that departed Chicago on Dec. 18. . We end up winning the game, and everybody's going crazy, and they're getting ready to leave coming down the stairs, and everybody's high-fiving, and my neighbor puts Makenzie on his shoulders, and Makenzie pats my wife on the shoulder and says, "Mom, mom, this is so cool, I can't wait till we tell dad that we beat Notre Dame today.". Several players also cite their quarterback's humor in the huddle for its calming influence. 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 . "He had possession when he crossed. Jun 13, 2022 . Then, seemingly out of nowhere, there was an explosion that not a soul outside of Evanston saw coming. And this time I broke it up. Newspapers also kept track of the players away from practices and the team hotel, the luxurious Huntington. A large crowd gathers for a pep rally in honor of the Rose Bowl-bound Wildcats. Read more about our data coverage. The Wildcats opened the 1995 season with a surprise 1715 win at #9 Notre Dame on September 3, 1995. I thought that was kind of a low blow at the time and I still do. So we hunted around, we were going to go to St. Johns up in Wisconsin, and they didn't have air conditioned dorms. Attendance: 100,102 Previous: 1995 Next: 1997 The 1996 Rose Bowl was the 82nd Rose Bowl Game. Somebody wrote on their window, one of the windows that faced Sheridan Road, "0-11. And then to go full circle, the people were great when we went, they got me back on the Jungle Cruise. Instead of the band welcoming back the team, players greeted the 144-member band after its unscheduled snow-driven holiday out West. So I held this special dislike for Notre Dame. 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). was obliterated in October at South Bend, 38-10, whereas the Wildcats shocked the Irish, 17 . See more videos from Northwestern News. And I remember looking to the large stand, and I remember seeing a sign that said, "Barnett 3:16" and a sign next to it that said "Rose Bowl." Or write about sports? If I didn't trust them, and they weren't mature, I would've been different. And he shared with us the reason why: "Because he showed very little evidence of being able to coach d-line effectively as evidenced by the product of his players." Tapes 7A-7B report the next weeks game against Duke on September 14, 1996, where the Wildcats won 38-13 over the Blue Devils. It never was. on them. "I was surprised at how it opened up.". 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. Northwestern University Archives. No School! Down 210 in the fourth quarter, the Trojans scored three straight touchdowns, with the final coming with 33 seconds remaining. No one could believe we scored first. Ray Robey: For the first time, I noticed the crowd at Northwestern. So to them, that game was for Marcel Price. To have coach Paterno come to talk to you, and pat your cheek like your grandfather, that stuff doesn't happen to everybody. I haven't seen 'em in 10 years, but we still have all these great memories, funny jokes. And I had taken the Penn State football team on my vessel. If they can sleep comfortably in air conditioning, and you can give them good food, you can do anything." 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. This team is really good." It worked, believe me. I was the summer sports editor of The Daily Northwestern the summer before the season, and I did a look at all the games, and I put them into two categories, "winnable," and then one that I called "miserable," which were games that they had no shot of winning. Members of Northwestern's 1949 Rose Bowl-winning team returned to Ryan Field for a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Wildcats' first trip to Pasadena, Calif. I was scared to death from the roar of the crowd. Johnson was named the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game. "And Cal had our old coach [Waldorf], so they figured he knew our plays. "We were in various services all over the world, really," says Ed Nemeth (C50), a paratrooper for the 101st Airborne Division in Germany who played guard for the Wildcats and still marvels at the group's maturity and camaraderie. Pee Wee had a first-quarter interception, the first of two for him and four for the Wildcats. The question was and is whether Murakowski still had the ball as he got over the goal line. Tunnicliff had already been called upon 10 times, averaging six yards a carry. ", But Waldorf, the future College Hall of Fame coach, said in news accounts, "We practiced against the Tunnicliff play, but it happened anyway. So we had a lot of indoor practices. I saw the unifying effect that an exciting football season can have on a campus. We have a home game!" My most vivid memory is standing in front of all these guys interviewing me, and somebody threw a soda can that was about half-full from up in the stands, and it hit me right in the back. Northwestern defeats Michigan, 17-16, in college football; photo (M) . They thought that was the coolest thing ever. He pulls his sleeve up, and he had the same tattoo. 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. 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. Luckily he slid down to the ground and caught it. Here you are with a steering wheel, you also have a shift, and you have to move these three pedals at the same time. According to the Dec. 22, 1948, L.A. Times, 3,000 people waited in line all night to buy tickets. ", Predictions of a mismatch didn't deter paying customers. Brian Kardos: In the first quarter, we called a sweep to my side, and I got a really nice block on the defensive end, and I pushed him out of bounds, and we were getting up off the ground, and somebody comes over and grabs my shoulder pad. Brian Kardos: There's a moment in the second quarter. ", Stewart Mandel: They played at Minnesota, and the game wasn't on TV, but there was some sort of close circuit TV, and one of the hotels in Evanston had a watch party for students, and lots and lots of people went. And he's the best in the world, so people were coming out to see this event. It turned into the only lopsided blemish on the Wildcats' season, a 28-0 defeat. Odds & lines subject to change. "This reunion's better than the last one," Sawle says. Michigan was ineligible to return in '49 after its 49-0 romp for the roses over USC in 1948. He shows up Sunday morning, and there's brunch at his house, and we're sitting down, and it's me and both of my parents, and my step parents, and he says, "Um, I'm sorry, there's no offer for you." ), "I broke the linebacker's tackle after running left," says Aschenbrenner, who gives most of the credit to his blockers. A long Trojan drive resulted in a field goal, and USC scored again with . He saved me. Records are organized alphabetically by the name of the sport, from baseball to wrestling. 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. We present them here for purely educational purposes. But they listened to me, so we got away with it. Rose Bowl, 1996, Folder 1, Box: 26, Folder: 1. Students turned out, fans, and it was just a really cool night. I was really excited that my parents got to be there for it. There was a question that was asked of me, "What do you say to Larry Curry?" Undefeated Northwestern hosting nationally ranked Michigan State. The Wildcats made big strides in 1994, but finished just 3-7-1. Gary Barnett: I had talked to several people, Gerry Dinardo had taken his team off campus at Vanderbilt to a place called Belt Buckle, and there was a couple of other places doing it, and I talked to a guy in the military, and he said, "Look, I don't know where you're going to go, but two things are critical. Northwestern University Archives. J.A Adande (Washington Post college football reporter, Northwestern alum): When I was there, nothing revolved around the football team. ", "Everybody was out of their dorms," Day recalls. 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. I remember calling my mom from O'Hare after my visit on my way home, and she was all excited, she said a scholarship spot had just opened up at Washington. It was a gradual build-up, and the Michigan game was the big moment, because then it was like, "Oh, okay, this is real. And I remember introducing Gary as "The coach of the 1995 Wildcats and the coach of your 1996 Wildcats," and the place goes crazy. So I had taken them around, and I'm doing my little schtick, making lame jokes, and I remember thinking, man, here I am, here are these guys, they're having a good time, joking. My DBs played a really good game. So that's the way it was, I had an automatic transmission car, and it was running. College Football HQ on SI . To view additional football highlights and game programs, visit University Archives. Jubilant Northwestern fans celebrate the Wildcat win on the train bound for Chicago. The Trojans, however, would add a touchdown and a field goal en route to a 42-31 win. Gary Barnett: I would go for a run every day, and that's when I would come up with my ideas. What do you have to say about that?" For the coach who left Northwestern for Cal, this was the first of three straight Rose Bowls, all tight losses for his Bears. 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. ", 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.". Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. At another end of the lobby, Sawle says to Keddie, "Do you ever look at the pictures of all of that and pinch yourself? It wasn't really official until spring ball in 1995. My offensive line coach drove me back up. And you can even go back to the guys that recruited my class. You remember learning? The Wolverines, in the midst of a second consecutive perfect season, were the only team to score more than 16 points against Northwestern. Shortly after midnight on New Year's Day 1996, Northwestern football coach Gary Barnett walked into the Rose Bowl. In fact, if Notre Dame is used as a compass, Northwestern should have its way in this Rose Bowl. And people would say, "What's A.R.T. And a lot of them fell off. If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail the editors at letters@northwestern.edu. Jason Wendland: I've gotta admit, I'm a pretty cynical guy, and I was surprised with myself, especially looking back on it, how much I bought into the whole Musseau/Barnett storytelling. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Current NBA Status: Draft Eligible in 2023. They still live it to this day. Northwestern's fourth quarter lead in the Rose Bowl lasted three minutes and 52 seconds. Ryan Padgett: Freshman skit night was fun. "I led his interference, but he cut back. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. They all played very well within the system. 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. And I kinda snapped at him and said, "Look, there's not one person that's responsible for that loss. The victorious Wildcats' Frank Aschenbrenner, Ed Tunnicliff and Alex Sarkisian prepare to board the train bound for Chicago. Ray Robey (Sophomore defensive tackle): You get tips and reminders before a game, it's like a test. 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.
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