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1985 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1985 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

September 7at Duke*

L 17–40 September 14at Missouri*

W 27–23 September 28Northern Illinois*

W 38–16 October 5at Indiana

L 7–26 October 12Minnesota

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

L 10–21 October 19at Wisconsin

W 17–14 October 26No. 1 Iowa

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

L 10–49 November 2at Purdue

L 7–31 November 9No. 4 Ohio State

  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL

L 17–35 November 16at Michigan State

L 0–32 November 23Illinois

L 20–45

Template:CFB Schedule End

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.