1991 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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.

1991 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Francis Peay (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Knoll (2nd season)
Captains	Darryl Ashmore Dan Freveletti Dwight James Ed Sutter
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

1991 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Iowa	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Indiana	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

For the game against Ohio State, Northwestern played a home game against Ohio State in Cleveland.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	Rice*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 7–36
September 21	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 18–22
September 28	Wake Forest*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 41–14	25,147
October 5	Purdue	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 14–17	26,814
October 12	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 6–44	44,915
October 19	vs. No. 18 Ohio State	Cleveland Stadium Cleveland, OH	L 3–34	73,830
October 26	No. 17 Illinois	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	W 17–11	26,542
November 2	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 16–13	64,991
November 9	at No. 4 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 14–59	102,087
November 16	No. 9 Iowa	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 10–24	33,478
November 23	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 14–32	38,620
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1991 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 75 Darryl Ashmore WR 2 Lee Gissendaner OT 70 Matt O'Dwyer QB 12 Len Williams Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 60 Thomas Homco LB 53 Steve Ostrowaki LB 98 Adam Schell LB 54 Ed Sutter	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Francis Peay Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt