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]
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 [ ] Date Opponent Site Result September 10 at Iowa L 0–24September 17 at Arizona State * L 3–35September 24 North Carolina * L 7–41October 1 at Wisconsin L 7–19October 8 Indiana Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 3–28October 15 at Minnesota L 7–13October 22 No. 4 Ohio State Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 15–35October 29 Purdue Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 16–28November 5 at No. 6 Michigan L 20–63November 11 at Michigan State L 3–44November 19 Illinois 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.
#
Name
Class
T
68
Ardizzone, Tony Tony Ardizzone 7.0 ! Sr
T
55
Reitz, Phil Phil Reitz 3.0 ! So
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DT
74
Wells, Norm Norm Wells 3.0 ! So
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
References [ ]
