1984 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1984 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–9 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Bobbitt[1]
  • Phil Leonard
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1984 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Ohio State $ 7 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Illinois 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Purdue 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 – 3 – 1 8 – 4 – 1
Wisconsin 5 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Michigan State 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Michigan 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
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 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Illinois
L 16–2475,753[6]
September 8at No. 19 Washington*
L 0–2655,364[7]
September 15Syracuse*
L 12–1323,199[8]
September 22Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 40–3730,341[9]
September 29at Wisconsin
L 16–3178,509[10]
October 6Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 3–3136,598[11]
October 13at Michigan
L 0–31102,245[12]
October 20at Minnesota
W 31–2856,934[13]
October 27Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–4928,884[14]
November 3at Michigan State
L 10–2763,619[15]
November 10No. 13 Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 3–5231,087[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 88 Rich Borresen Jr
WR 82 Curtis Duncan So
QB Sandy Schwab Jr
WR 6 Steve Tasker Sr
QB 11 Mike Wall Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 54 Tom Flaherty Jr
DT 53 Ted Karras So
LB 26 Alex Moyer Sr
LB 57 Mike Witteck Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1984 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "1984 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Byars Unanimous All-Big Ten Choice". The Blade (Toledo). November 28, 1984. p. 36.
  5. ^ "1984 All-Big Ten Football team". UPI.com. November 19, 1984.
  6. ^ "Illini slow in defeat of Wildcats". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 2, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Huskies sputter, but win anyway". The Sunday Oregonian. September 9, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Syracuse scores on fina play, escapes defeat by Northwestern". Omaha World-Herald. September 16, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "IU drops wild game to Wildcats". The Muncie Star. September 23, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Badgers hang on to 31–16 victory". Green Bay Press-Gazette. September 30, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Iowa defense sparkles". Quad-City Times. October 7, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Tommy George (October 14, 1984). "Michigan pounds Wildcats, 31–0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 9D – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Wildcats trim Gophers". The Winona Daily News. October 21, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Purdue sharp in romp over Wildcats". Journal and Courier. October 28, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Freshman leads MSU to 5th win". The Grand Rapids Press. November 4, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Bucks belt Northwestern". The Plain Dealer. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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