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1961 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1961 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 college 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.[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]

Schedule

  1. September 30, 1961: Boston College, Win, 45-0
  2. October 7, 1961: at Illinois, Win, 28-7
  3. October 14, 1961: Minnesota, Loss, 3-10
  4. October 21, 1961: #7 Ohio State, Loss, 0-10
  5. October 28, 1961: at #8 Notre Dame, Win, 12-10
  6. November 4, 1961: Indiana, Win, 14-8
  7. November 11, 1961: Wisconsin, Loss, 10-29
  8. November 18, 1961: at #9 Michigan State, Loss, 13-21
  9. November 24, 1961: at Miami (FL), Loss, 6-10

References

  1. ^ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "1961 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "1961 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.