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1991 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Mike Knoll (2nd season)
Captains
  • Darryl Ashmore [1]
  • Dan Freveletti
  • Dwight James
  • Ed Sutter
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
Seasons
←  1990
1992 →
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Iowa 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
Ohio State 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Indiana 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Michigan State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Minnesota 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Francis Peay, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference. [2]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Len Williams with 1,630 passing yards, Dennis Lundy with 568 rushing yards, and Mark Benson with 831 receiving yards. [3]

For the game against Ohio State, Northwestern played a home game against Ohio State in Cleveland. [4] [5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 14 Rice*
L 7–36
September 21at Rutgers*
L 18–22
September 28 Wake Forest*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 41–1425,147
October 5 Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 14–1726,814
October 12at Indiana
L 6–4444,915
October 19vs. No. 18 Ohio State
L 3–3473,830
October 26No. 17 Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL ( rivalry)
W 17–1126,542
November 2at Michigan State
W 16–1364,991
November 9at No. 4 Michigan
L 14–59102,087
November 16No. 9 Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 10–2433,478
November 23at Wisconsin
L 14–3238,620
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1991 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 75 Darryl Ashmore
WR 2 Lee Gissendaner
OT 70 Matt O'Dwyer
QB 12 Len Williams Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 60 Thomas Homco
LB 53 Steve Ostrowaki
LB 98 Adam Schell
LB 54 Ed Sutter
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1991 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "1991 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. ^ Jauss, Bill (August 21, 1991). "For NU, 'Home' Football Games Are $weet". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Deneen, Mike (September 24, 2013). "The Strange Story of "The Modell Bowl"". SB Nation. Retrieved October 14, 2019.


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