1961 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1961 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1961 record 4–5 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Ara Parseghian (6th year)
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
Seasons
« 1960 1962 »
1961 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Ohio State $ 6 0 0     8 0 1
#6 Minnesota 6 1 0     8 2 0
#8 Michigan State 5 2 0     7 2 0
#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

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