1974 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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.

1974 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Captains
  • Paul Hiemenz
  • Larry Lilja
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1974 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Ohio State + 7 1 010 2 0
No. 3 Michigan + 7 1 010 1 0
No. 12 Michigan State 6 1 17 3 1
Wisconsin 5 3 07 4 0
Illinois 4 3 16 4 1
Purdue 3 5 04 6 1
Minnesota 2 6 04 7 0
Iowa 2 6 03 8 0
Northwestern 2 6 03 8 0
Indiana 1 7 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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. 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).

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