[NU Sports] 25 years ago today

[Weinbaum, Willie]

OOPS - that should be "record-setting defeat" and "streak-ending win."  

By the way, I did the play-by-play broadcast of the record-setting loss
in '81 on WNUR.  Despite my error in the original email, I'll never
forget it or my "Stop State at 28" button.

Venturi had a 1-31-1 record (the win was 9/15/79 vs. Wyoming and the tie
was in his 1978 head coaching debut, 0-0 vs. Illinois, so he never won a
Big Ten game but he did tie one) in three seasons as NU head coach.  He
had a 2-17 record in two stints as an interim NFL head coach, in 1991
with the Colts and in 1996 with the Saints.

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com]
On Behalf Of Weinbaum, Willie
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 3:42 PM
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] 25 years ago today

11/7/81 - the loss that set the record for the longest losing streak in
Div. 1-A history, 61-14 vs. Michigan State at Dyche Stadium.  The
29-game streak, breaking the record held by kansas State and Virginia,
reached 34, before a 9/25/82 victory at Dyche over Northern Illinois,
31-6, behind a school record-tying four TDs from runningback Ricky
Edwards.

After both the record-setting win and the streak-ending defeat, down
went the goalposts.

BOTH head coaches of N'western during the streak, Rick Venturi and
Dennis Green, went on to become NFL head coaches.


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