American college football season
The 1977 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season . In their fifth year under head coach John Pont , the Wildcats compiled a 1–10 record (1–8 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference .[2]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Scott Stranski with 541 passing yards, Dave Mishler with 520 rushing yards, and Mark Bailey with 347 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site Result September 10 at Iowa L 0–24September 17 at Arizona State * L 3–35September 24 North Carolina * L 7–41October 1 at Wisconsin L 7–19October 8 Indiana Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 3–28October 15 at Minnesota L 7–13October 22 No. 4 Ohio State Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 15–35October 29 Purdue Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 16–28November 5 at No. 6 Michigan L 20–63November 11 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI L 3–44November 19 Illinois Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk ) W 21–7*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ]
1977 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
OT
68
Tony Ardizzone Sr
WR
Mark Bailey
QB
Steve Breitbell
TE
Dan Cleary
QB
Bill Dierberger
OL
Mike Fielder
FB
Harold Gilmore
QB
Dana Hemphill
OL
Dan Henderson
OT
Don Herzog
RB
Donald Johnson
OG
Frank Malec
RB
Dave Mishler
TE , K
Sam Poulos
OT
55
Phil Reitz So
RB
Matt Reitzug
RB
Sam Rushing
WR
Todd Sheets
C
Greg Soderberg
QB
Scott Stranski
OG
Rudi Tanck
WR
Mike Taylor
WR
Mike Wagner
QB
Bill Weir
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DE
Kevin Berg
CB
Steve Bobowski
LB
Scott Duncan
S
Pat Geegan
DL
Curt Grelle
S
Malcolm Hunter
DL
Mike Kendzicky
DB
Guy Knafelc
LB
Paul Maly (C)
MG
Jim Miller
LB
Blane Ogilive
DE
Dean Payne
CB
Stephen Scardina
LB
Greg Stanley
DL
Marty Szostak
DL
Lodi Vercelli
DT
74
Norm Wells So
DT
Mike Weitzman
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Season summary [ ] Ohio St [ ]
#4 Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
1
2
3 4 Total
Ohio St 14
7
7 7 35
Northwestern
3
6
0 6 15
at Dyche Stadium , Evanston, Illinois
Date : October 22Game time : 1:30 p.m. EDTGame weather : Light rain, 53 °F (12 °C)Game attendance : 29,563Box Score
Game information
First quarter
NW – Sam Poulos 44-yard field goal, 9:33. Northwestern 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:00.
OSU – Joel Payton 4-yard run (Vlade Janakievski kick), 4:58. Ohio St 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:54.
OSU – Jeff Logan 5-yard run (Vlade Janakievski kick), 1:15. Ohio St 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:17. Second quarter
NW – Mike Taylor 33-yard pass from Dana Hemphill (pass failed), 10:10. Ohio St 14–9. Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:57
OSU – Joel Payton 1-yard run (Vlade Janakievski kick), 1:57. Ohio St 21–9. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 1:34. Third quarter
OSU – Rod Gerald 24-yard run (Vlade Janakievski kick), 10:41. Ohio St 28–9. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:18. Fourth quarter
OSU – Paul Campbell 1-yard run (Vlade Janakievski kick), 7:40. Ohio St 35–9. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:01.
NW – Harold Gilmore 14-yard run (run failed), 4:40. Ohio St 35–15. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:54.
Top passers OSU – Rod Gerald – 7/14, 148 yards, 2 INT
NW – Dana Hemphill – 6/10, 51 yards, TD Top rushers OSU – Ron Springs – 14 rushes, 130 yards
NW – Harold Gilmore – 23 rushes, 121 yards, TD Top receivers OSU – James Harrell – 2 receptions, 62 yards
NW – Mike Taylor – 3 receptions, 41 yards, TD
Homecoming
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