American college football season
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 [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 14 Rice * L 7–36 September 21 at 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 12 at Indiana L 6–4444,915 October 19 vs. No. 18 Ohio State L 3–3473,830 October 26 No. 17 Illinois Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry ) W 17–1126,542 November 2 at Michigan State W 16–1364,991 November 9 at No. 4 Michigan L 14–59102,087 November 16 No. 9 Iowa Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 10–2433,478 November 23 at Wisconsin L 14–3238,620 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1991 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
References [ edit ] ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF) . 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019 . ^ "1991 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016 . ^ "1991 Northwestern Wildcats Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016 . ^ Jauss, Bill (August 21, 1991). "For NU, 'Home' Football Games Are $weet" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved October 14, 2019 . ^ Deneen, Mike (September 24, 2013). "The Strange Story of "The Modell Bowl" " . SB Nation. Retrieved October 14, 2019 .
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