American college football season
The 1974 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season . In their second year under head coach John Pont , the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference .[ 2]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mitch Anderson with 1,282 passing yards, Jim Pooler with 949 rushing yards, and Scott Yelvington with 417 receiving yards.[ 3] Three Northwestern players received All-Big Ten honors: (1) offensive tackle Paul Hiemenz (AP-1; UPI-2); (2) wide receiver Steve Yelvington (AP-2); and (3) running back Jim Pooler (AP-2).[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 14 at Michigan State L 7–4149,103 September 21 No. 1 Notre Dame * L 3–4955,000 September 28 at No. 10 Nebraska * L 7–4976,101 October 5 Oregon * Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL W 14–1027,481 October 12 at Iowa L 10–3551,200 October 19 Purdue Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 26–3127,557 October 26 No. 1 Ohio State Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 7–5542,337 November 2 at Minnesota W 21–1332,922 November 9 Indiana Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL W 24–2225,382 November 16 Wisconsin Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 7–5228,533 November 23 at Illinois L 14–2833,753 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1974 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Mitch Anderson Sr RB 44 Rich Boothe Jr RB 20 Greg Boykin Jr QB 3 Randy Dean So OT 74 Rich Dembowski Jr OT 68 Paul Hiemenz (C) Sr C 57 Larry Lilja (C) Sr RB 24 Jim Pooler Jr G 67 Mark Ruff Sr G 62 DeWayne Shambley So WR 46 Bill Stevens Sr FB 39 Jim Trimble Sr TE 95 Scott Yelvington So
Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 58 Mike Andler Sr DB 8 Doug Baske Sr DE 43 Doug Belko Sr DT 93 John Holliday Jr DT 86 Randy Kuceyeski Jr DE 98 Rob Mason Sr LB 33 Carl Patrnchak Sr LB 32 Joe Patrnchak Sr DE 13 D. R. Phillips Sr SS 22 Pete Shaw Jr DB Robert Dean So
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