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
1977 record1–10 (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coachJohn Pont (5th season)
CaptainPaul Maly[1] (2nd year)
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1977 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 Michigan + 7 1 0  10 2 0
No. 11 Ohio State + 7 1 0  9 3 0
Michigan State 6 1 1  7 3 1
Indiana 4 3 1  5 5 1
Minnesota 4 4 0  7 5 0
Purdue 3 5 0  5 6 0
Iowa 3 5 0  5 6 0
Wisconsin 3 6 0  5 6 0
Illinois 2 6 0  3 8 0
Northwestern 1 8 0  1 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 WisconsinL 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
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 3–44
November 19Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)
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
T 68 Tony Ardizzone Sr
T 55 Phil Reitz So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 74 Norm Wells So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  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.


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