American college football season
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 .[2]
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.[3]
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 7 at Duke * L 17–4021,000 [4] September 14 at Missouri * W 27–23 September 28 Northern Illinois * W 38–16 October 5 at Indiana L 7–2636,905 October 12 Minnesota Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 10–2124,512 October 19 at Wisconsin W 17–1478,401 October 26 No. 1 Iowa Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 10–4947,269 November 2 at Purdue L 7–3153,640 November 9 No. 4 Ohio State Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL WTBS L 17–3526,477 November 16 at Michigan State L 0–3255,439 November 23 Illinois Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry ) L 20–4533,054 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1985 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Greg Bradshaw So TE 88 Rich Borresen Sr OT 75 Matt Burbach Jr RB 43 Casey Cummings Sr RB 1 Stanley Davenport So TE 83 Bob Driscoll So WR 82 Curtis Duncan Jr QB 14 Mike Greenfield So G 61 Steve Hofmann Jr OT 70 Daryl Newell Sr QB 17 Sandy Schwab Sr C 50 John Yale Sr
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