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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
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 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.[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]

Schedule

September 1at Illinois

L 16–24 September 8at No. 19 Washington*

L 0–26 September 15Syracuse*

L 12–13 September 22Indiana

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

W 40–37 September 29at Wisconsin

L 16–31 October 6Iowa

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

L 3–31 October 13at Michigan

L 0–31 October 20at Minnesota

W 31–28 October 27Purdue

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

L 7–49 November 3at Michigan State

L 10–27 November 10No. 13 Ohio State

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

L 3–52

Template:CFB Schedule End

Roster

1984 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 88 Rich Borreson Jr
WR 82 Curtis Duncan So
WR 6 Steve Tasker Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 53 Ted K So
LB 26 Alex Moyer Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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.