“That game made us realize there’s a fine line between winning and losing” — A look back at Northwestern’s 1995 loss to Miami (OH)

No one ever expected anything from Northwestern football prior to 1995.

Well okay, that’s not true. People expected Northwestern to lose every single Saturday when it took the field, often in horrific 70-0 fashion.

From 1950 to 1994 — nearly half a century — the program racked up a whopping 130 total wins, good for an average of 2.9 victories per year. Unsurprisingly, this was dead last among all 10 teams that inhabited the Big Ten throughout that 45-year period.

But as you all know, 1995 Northwestern changed everything.