1984 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1984 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1984 record 2–9 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Dennis Green (4th year)
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1984 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#13 Ohio State $ 7 2 0     9 3 0
Illinois 6 3 0     7 4 0
Purdue 6 3 0     7 5 0
#16 Iowa 5 3 1     8 4 1
Wisconsin 5 3 1     7 4 1
Michigan 5 4 0     6 6 0
Michigan State 5 4 0     6 6 0
Minnesota 3 6 0     4 7 0
Northwestern 2 7 0     2 9 0
Indiana 0 9 0     0 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1984 college 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.[1]

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.[2] Defensive lineman Keith Cruise received first-team All-Big Ten honors from both the Associated Press and the United Press International.[3][4]

References

  1. "1984 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. "1984 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. "Byars Unanimous All-Big Ten Choice". The Blade (Toledo). November 28, 1984. p. 36.
  4. "1984 All-Big Ten Football team". UPI.com. November 19, 1984.
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