1961 Northwestern Wildcats football team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 4–5 (2–4 Big Ten) |
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Captain | Larry Onesti |
Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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No. 2 Ohio State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Minnesota | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Michigan State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Purdue | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Northwestern Wildcats team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 4–5 record (2–4 in conference games), and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]
The team's offensive leaders were Tom O'Grady with 322 passing yards, Bill Swingle with 476 rushing yards, and Willie Stinson with 158 receiving yards.[3] Larry Onesti was the team captain.[4]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 | Boston College* | W 45–0 | 35,418 | ||
October 7 | at Illinois | W 28–7 | 40,138 | [5] | |
October 14 | Minnesota |
| L 3–10 | 41,251 | [6] |
October 21 | No. 7 Ohio State |
| L 0–10 | 43,259 | [7] |
October 28 | at No. 8 Notre Dame* | W 12–10 | 59,075 | [8] | |
November 4 | Indiana![]() |
| W 14–8 | 35,392 | [9] |
November 11 | Wisconsin |
| L 10–29 | 46,203 | [10] |
November 18 | at No. 9 Michigan State | L 13–21 | 51,403 | [11] | |
November 24 | at Miami (FL)* | L 6–10 | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ^ "1961 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ "1961 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "Wildcats Rip Illinois, 28-7: Northwestern Posts Victory in Big 10". The Pantagraph. October 8, 1961. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Gordon (October 15, 1961). "Gophers Stun Wildcats 10-3". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. 1, 2 (sports) – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ^ Maurice Shevlin (October 29, 1961). "N.U. Beats Irish: Benz Passes for 2 Scores in 12-10 Game". Chicago Tribune. pp. 1, 4 (part 2) – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Edward Prell (November 5, 1961). "Wildcats Treat Grads by Clawing Past Indiana, 14-8: O'Grady Stars in First Start". Chicago Tribune. pp. 1, 6 (part 2) – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wilfrid Smith (November 12, 1961). "N.U. Defeated, 29-10: Wisconsin's Passes, Kicks Provide Edge". Chicago Tribune. pp. 1, 2 (part 2) – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ George S. Alderton (November 19, 1961). "Spartans Back on Victory Road, 21-13". Lansing State Journal. pp. 53, 54 – via Newspapers.com.