1960-61 Northwestern Wildcats — schedule and results

The 1960-61 Northwestern Wildcats went 10-12 (6-8 in the Big Ten) under head coach Bill Rohr. Simple Rating System: 0.25.

Game-by-game results (22 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1960-12-01vs Western Michigan BroncosW 73–72McGaw Memorial Hall
1960-12-03at Kansas JayhawksL 69–86Allen Fieldhouse
1960-12-05at Wichita State ShockersL 60–78Levitt Arena
1960-12-10vs Missouri TigersL 72–73McGaw Memorial Hall
1960-12-19vs California Golden BearsL 40–62McGaw Memorial Hall
1960-12-20vs Washington HuskiesW 53–45McGaw Memorial Hall
1960-12-28vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 87–71McGaw Memorial Hall
1960-12-31vs Notre Dame Fighting IrishW 59–56McGaw Memorial Hall
1961-01-07at Purdue BoilermakersL 64–79Lambert Fieldhouse
1961-01-14vs Ohio State BuckeyesL 45–79McGaw Memorial Hall
1961-01-16at Minnesota Golden GophersL 54–66Williams Arena
1961-01-21at Michigan State SpartansW 77–62Jenison Field House
1961-01-23vs Purdue BoilermakersW 64–62McGaw Memorial Hall
1961-01-28vs Minnesota Golden GophersL 59–66McGaw Memorial Hall
1961-02-04at Indiana HoosiersL 78–90New Field House
1961-02-11vs Wisconsin BadgersW 54–52McGaw Memorial Hall
1961-02-13at Ohio State BuckeyesL 65–89St. John Arena
1961-02-18at Illinois Fighting IlliniW 78–72Huff Hall
1961-02-25vs Michigan WolverinesW 66–56McGaw Memorial Hall
1961-02-27vs Indiana HoosiersW 60–58 (OTOT)McGaw Memorial Hall
1961-03-04at Wisconsin BadgersL 61–75Wisconsin Field House
1961-03-11vs Iowa HawkeyesL 62–63McGaw Memorial Hall

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