1961 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1961 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1961 record	4–5 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ara Parseghian (6th season)
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

1961 Big Ten 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 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.^[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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 30	Boston College*	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 45–0
October 7	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Rivalry)	W 28–7
October 14	Minnesota	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	L 3–10
October 21	No. 7 Ohio State	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	L 0–10
October 28	at No. 8 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)	W 12–10
November 4	Indiana	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 14–8
November 11	Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	L 10–29
November 18	at No. 9 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 13–21
November 24	at Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	L 6–10
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

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

Northwestern Wildcats football
Venues	Northwestern Field (1905–1925) Ryan Field (1926–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Go U Northwestern" Marching band 2006 Michigan State game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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