American college football season
1979 Northwestern Wildcats football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 1–10 (0–9 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Rick Venturi (2nd season)
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Captains | - Kevin Berg[1]
- Mike Fiedler
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Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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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.[2]
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.[3]
Northwestern's 54–21 loss to Syracuse on September 22 began a 34-game losing streak, the longest in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history. The Wildcats did not win another game until September 25, 1982.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | at No. 7 Michigan | | L 7–49 | 100,790 | [4] |
September 15 | Wyoming* | | W 27–22 | | [5] |
September 22 | Syracuse* | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 21–54 | 20,121 | |
September 29 | at Minnesota | | L 8–38 | 33,998 | |
October 6 | at No. 8 Ohio State | | L 7–16 | 87,406 | |
October 13 | Iowa | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 6–58 | 27,224 | |
October 20 | at Indiana | | L 0–30 | 30,086 | |
October 27 | at No. 16 Purdue | | L 16–20 | 69,656 | |
November 3 | Michigan State | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 7–42 | 20,193 | |
November 10 | at Wisconsin | | L 3–28 | 68,229 | |
November 17 | Illinois | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL (rivalry)
| L 13–29 | 19,217 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1979 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | WR | 84 | Dave Bahoric | So | QB | 11 | Chris Capstran | So | G | 67 | Jim Crowder | So | RB | 30 | Jeff Cohn | Fr | QB | 12 | Mike Kerrigan | So | TE | 85 | Wally Kaspryscki | Sr | OT | 55 | Phil Reitz | Sr | OT | 75 | Rob Taylor | So | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Team players in the NFL
References
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "1979 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "1979 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ Mick McCabe (September 9, 1979). "U-M 'pass happy' in first test, 49-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats break long losing streak". The Dispatch. September 16, 1979. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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