1979 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1979 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1979 record 1–10 (0–9 Big Ten)
Head coach Rick Venturi (2nd season)
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1979 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Purdue 7 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Michigan 6 – 2 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Indiana 5 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Iowa 4 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 1     4 – 6 – 1
Michigan State 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Illinois 1 – 6 – 1     2 – 8 – 1
Northwestern 0 – 9 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Rick Venturi, the Wildcats compiled a 1–10 record (0–9 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Kerrigan with 961 passing yards, Jeff Cohn with 426 rushing yards, and Todd Sheets with 614 receiving yards.[2]

Roster

1979 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
T 55 Reitz, PhilPhil Reitz Sr
 Defense
Pos. # Name Class
 Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "1979 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1979 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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