American college football season
The 1979 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season . In their second year under head coach Rick Venturi , the Wildcats compiled a 1–10 record (0–9 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference .[2]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Kerrigan with 961 passing yards, Jeff Cohn with 426 rushing yards, and Todd Sheets with 614 receiving yards.[3]
Northwestern's 54–21 loss to Syracuse on September 22 began a 34-game losing streak, the longest in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history. The Wildcats did not win another game until September 25, 1982.
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 8 at No. 7 Michigan L 7–49100,790 [4] September 15 Wyoming * W 27–22[5] September 22 Syracuse * Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 21–5420,121 September 29 at Minnesota L 8–3833,998 October 6 at No. 8 Ohio State L 7–1687,406 October 13 Iowa Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 6–5827,224 October 20 at Indiana L 0–3030,086 October 27 at No. 16 Purdue L 16–2069,656 November 3 Michigan State Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 7–4220,193 November 10 at Wisconsin L 3–2868,229 November 17 Illinois Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry ) L 13–2919,217 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1979 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 84 Dave Bahoric So QB 11 Chris Capstran So G 67 Jim Crowder So RB 30 Jeff Cohn Fr QB 12 Mike Kerrigan So TE 85 Wally Kaspryscki Sr OT 55 Phil Reitz Sr OT 75 Rob Taylor So
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