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1986 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainBy Game[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Illinois 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Purdue 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Francis Peay, the Wildcats compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Greenfield with 1,653 passing yards, Stanley Davenport with 703 rushing yards, and Curtis Duncan with 437 receiving yards.[3] Kicker John Duvic was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player by the Associated Press,[4] while tight end Rich Borresen received first-team All-Big Ten honors from the UPI.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6Duke*
L 6–17
September 20Army*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 25–18
September 27at Princeton*
W 37–0
October 4Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–24
October 11at Minnesota
L 23–44
October 18Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 27–35
October 25at No. 11 Iowa
L 20–27
November 1Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 16–17
November 8at No. 11 Ohio State
L 9–30
November 15Michigan State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 24–21
November 22at Illinois
W 23–18
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

  • Stanley Davenport, Jr.
  • QB Mike Greenfield, Jr.

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. ^ "1986 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "1986 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Harbaugh heads All-Big Ten team". The Michigan Daily. November 26, 1986. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Woodson, Waiters Both All-Big Ten". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. November 25, 1986. p. 10.


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