1991 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1991 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1991 record3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Captains
  • Darryl Ashmore[1]
  • Dan Freveletti
  • Dwight James
  • Ed Sutter
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
�� 1990
1992 →
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Iowa 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
Ohio State 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Indiana 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Michigan State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Minnesota 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Francis Peay, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Len Williams with 1,630 passing yards, Dennis Lundy with 568 rushing yards, and Mark Benson with 831 receiving yards.[3]

For the game against Ohio State, Northwestern played a home game against Ohio State in Cleveland.[4][5]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 14Rice*
L 7–36
September 21at Rutgers*
L 18–22
September 28Wake Forest*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 41–14
October 5Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 14–17
October 12at Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 6–44
October 19No. 18 Ohio State
L 3–34
October 26No. 17 Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)
W 17–11
November 2at Michigan State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 16–13
November 9at No. 4 Michigan
L 14–59
November 16No. 9 Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 10–24
November 23at Wisconsin
L 14–32
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1991 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
T 75 Darryl Ashmore
WR 2 Lee Gissendaner
T 70 Matt O'Dwyer
QB 12 Len Williams Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 60 Thomas Homco
LB 53 Steve Ostrowaki
LB 98 Adam Schell
LB 54 Ed Sutter
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. ^ "1991 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "1991 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. ^ Jauss, Bill (August 21, 1991). "For NU, `Home` Football Games Are $weet". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Deneen, Mike (September 24, 2013). "The Strange Story of "The Modell Bowl"". SB Nation. Retrieved October 14, 2019.


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