1961 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1961 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1961 record4–5 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainLarry Onesti[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Northwestern Wildcats team 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 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[2][3]

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.[4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 30Boston College*
W 45–0
October 7at Illinois
W 28–7
October 14Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
L 3–10
October 21No. 7 Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
L 0–10
October 28at No. 8 Notre Dame*
W 12–10
November 4Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
W 14–8
November 11Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
L 10–29
November 18at No. 9 Michigan State
L 13–21
November 24at Miami (FL)*
L 6–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. ^ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "1961 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "1961 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
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