1977 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1977 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach John Pont, the Wildcats compiled a 1–10 record (1–8 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

1977 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–10 (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Maly[1] (2nd year)
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1977 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Michigan + 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 11 Ohio State + 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
Michigan State 6 –1 –17 –3 –1
Indiana 4 –3 –15 –5 –1
Minnesota 4 –4 –07 –5 –0
Purdue 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Iowa 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Wisconsin 3 –6 –05 –6 –0
Illinois 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Northwestern 1 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Scott Stranski with 541 passing yards, Dave Mishler with 520 rushing yards, and Mark Bailey with 347 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 10at Iowa
L 0–24
September 17at Arizona State*
L 3–35
September 24North Carolina*
L 7–41
October 1at Wisconsin
L 7–19
October 8Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 3–28
October 15at Minnesota
L 7–13
October 22No. 4 Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 15–35
October 29Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 16–28
November 5at No. 6 Michigan
L 20–63
November 11at Michigan State
L 3–44
November 19Illinois
W 21–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1977 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 68 Tony Ardizzone Sr
WR Mark Bailey
QB Steve Breitbell
TE Dan Cleary
QB Bill Dierberger
OL Mike Fielder
FB Harold Gilmore
QB Dana Hemphill
OL Dan Henderson
OT Don Herzog
RB Donald Johnson
G Frank Malec
RB Dave Mishler
TE, K Sam Poulos
OT 55 Phil Reitz So
RB Matt Reitzug
RB Sam Rushing
WR Todd Sheets
C Greg Soderberg
QB Scott Stranski
G Rudi Tanck
WR Mike Taylor
WR Mike Wagner
QB Bill Weir
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE Kevin Berg
CB Steve Bobowski
LB Scott Duncan
S Pat Geegan
DL Curt Grelle
S Malcolm Hunter
DL Mike Kendzicky
DB Guy Knafelc
LB Paul Maly (C)
MG Jim Miller
LB Blane Ogilive
DE Dean Payne
CB Stephen Scardina
LB Greg Stanley
DL Marty Szostak
DL Lodi Vercelli
DT 74 Norm Wells So
DT Mike Weitzman
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-12-20

Season summary

Ohio St
See also: 1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
#4 Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 14 7 7735
Northwestern 3 6 0615

at Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Light rain, 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 29,563
  • Box Score
Game information

Homecoming

References
  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. "1977 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. "1977 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.