American college football season
1984 Northwestern Wildcats football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 2–9 (2–7 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Dennis Green (4th season)
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Captains | - Jim Bobbitt[1]
- Phil Leonard
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Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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The 1984 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Dennis Green, the Wildcats compiled a 2–9 record (2–7 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Sandy Schwab with 845 passing yards, Casey Cummings with 386 rushing yards, and Tony Coates with 311 receiving yards.[3] Defensive lineman Keith Cruise received first-team All-Big Ten honors from both the Associated Press and the United Press International.[4][5]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | at Illinois | | L 16–24 | 75,753 | |
September 8 | at No. 19 Washington* | | L 0–26 | 55,364 | |
September 15 | Syracuse* | | L 12–13 | 23,199 | |
September 22 | Indiana | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| W 40–37 | 30,341 | |
September 29 | at Wisconsin | | L 16–31 | 78,509 | |
October 6 | Iowa | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 3–31 | 36,598 | |
October 13 | at Michigan | | L 0–31 | 102,245 | [6] |
October 20 | at Minnesota | | W 31–28 | 56,934 | |
October 27 | Purdue | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 7–49 | 28,884 | |
November 3 | at Michigan State | | L 10–27 | 63,619 | |
November 10 | No. 13 Ohio State | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 3–52 | 31,087 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1984 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "1984 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "1984 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "Byars Unanimous All-Big Ten Choice". The Blade (Toledo). November 28, 1984. p. 36.
- ^ "1984 All-Big Ten Football team". UPI.com. November 19, 1984.
- ^ Tommy George (October 14, 1984). "Michigan pounds Wildcats, 31–0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 9D – via Newspapers.com.
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