American college football season
1981 Northwestern Wildcats football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 0–11 (0–9 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Dennis Green (1st season)
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Captains | - Bobby Anderson[1]
- Mike Kerrigan
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Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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The 1981 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1981 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Dennis Green, the Wildcats compiled a 0–11 record (0–9 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[2] The team played its home games at Dyche Stadium in Evanston, Illinois.
Northwestern finished the season in the midst of a 34-game losing streak, the longest in NCAA Division I-A history. The streak began on September 22, 1979, and ended on September 25, 1982.[3]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Kerrigan with 1,317 passing yards, Jim Browne with 162 rushing yards, and Chris Hinton with 265 receiving yards.[4] Ricky Edwards led the Big Ten with 30 kickoff returns and 611 kickoff return yards.[5]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | Indiana | | L 20–21 | | |
September 19 | at Arkansas* | | L 7–38 | 54,532 | |
September 26 | Utah* | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 0–42 | 25,256 | |
October 3 | No. 18 Iowa | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 0–64 | 30,113 | |
October 10 | at Minnesota | | L 23–35 | 45,949 | |
October 17 | Purdue | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 0–35 | 20,777 | |
October 24 | at No. 18 Michigan | | L 0–38 | 104,361 | [6] |
October 31 | at Wisconsin | | L 0–52 | 70,035 | |
November 7 | Michigan State | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 14–61 | 24,104 | |
November 14 | at Ohio State | | L 6–70 | 86,912 | |
November 21 | Illinois | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL (rivalry)
| L 12–49 | 23,116 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1981 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | WR | 84 | Dave Bahoric | Sr | FB | 44 | David Callway | Jr | G | 67 | Jim Crowder | Sr | RB | 30 | Jeff Cohn | Jr | TE | 93 | John Finn | Sr | TE | 80 | Chris Hinton | Jr | QB | 12 | Mike Kerrigan (C) | Sr | OT | 75 | Rob Taylor | Sr | | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 90 | Jay Anderson | Jr | P | 4 | John Kidd | So | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "1981 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "Worst college football teams of all time". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "1981 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "1981 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Michigan stops Northwestern". The Pantagraph. October 25, 1981. p. C3.
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