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Northwestern Football Team History

Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Ryan Field
Capacity: 47,130
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Ara R. Parseghian
Conference: Big 10-

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1875 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Ara R. Parseghian enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Boston College	45	0	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Illinois	28	7	W
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Minnesota	3	10	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Ohio State	0	10	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Notre Dame	12	10	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Indiana	14	8	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Wisconsin	10	29	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Michigan State	13	21	L
Fri., Nov. 24	@ Miami	6	10	L

1961 Season Totals
Record	4-5
Points Scored	131
Scoring Average	14.6
Points Allowed	105
Defense Average	11.7
Opponents Record	47-38
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-2

1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1961 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	8-2	161	78	Won 21-3	6-1	126	62	Murray Warmath
Indiana	2-7	96	162		0-6	38	132	Phil Dickens
Illinois	0-9	53	289		0-7	36	255	Peter R. Elliot
Ohio State	8-0-1	221	83		6-0	179	61	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	7-2	192	50		5-2	144	40	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue	6-3	146	87		4-2	94	53	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin	6-3	179	158		4-3	149	138	Milton Milt Bruhn
Michigan	6-3	212	163		3-3	117	135	Chalmers Bump Elliott
Iowa	5-4	215	162		2-4	110	100	Jerry Burns
Northwestern	4-5	131	105		2-4	68	85	Ara R. Parseghian

1961 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1961 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.