1985 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1985 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1985 record 3–8 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Dennis Green (5th season)
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1985 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Iowa $ 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 2 Michigan 6 –1 –1  10 –1 –1
Illinois 5 –2 –1  6 –5 –1
No. 14 Ohio State 5 –3 –0  9 –3 –0
Michigan State 5 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
Minnesota 4 –4 –0  7 –5 –0
Purdue 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Wisconsin 2 –6 –0  5 –6 –0
Indiana 1 –7 –0  4 –7 –0
Northwestern 1 –7 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dennis Green, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (1–7 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for last place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Greenfield with 2,152 passing yards, Stanley Davenport with 598 rushing yards, and Curtis Duncan with 498 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 7 at Duke* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC L 17–40  
September 14 at Missouri* Faurot Field • Columbia, MO W 27–23  
September 28 Northern Illinois* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 38–16  
October 5 at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN L 7–26  
October 12 Minnesota Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 10–21  
October 19 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 17–14  
October 26 No. 1 Iowa Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 10–49  
November 2 at Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 7–31  
November 9 No. 4 Ohio State Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 17–35  
November 16 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 0–32  
November 23 Illinois Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) L 20–45  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. ↑ "1985 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1985 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.


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