1984 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1984 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Dennis Green, the Wildcats compiled a 2–9 record (2–7 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.

1984 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–9 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Bobbitt
  • Phil Leonard
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1984 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Ohio State $ 7 2 09 3 0
Illinois 6 3 07 4 0
Purdue 6 3 07 5 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 3 18 4 1
Wisconsin 5 3 17 4 1
Michigan State 5 4 06 6 0
Michigan 5 4 06 6 0
Minnesota 3 6 04 7 0
Northwestern 2 7 02 9 0
Indiana 0 9 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Sandy Schwab with 845 passing yards, Casey Cummings with 386 rushing yards, and Tony Coates with 311 receiving yards. Defensive lineman Keith Cruise received first-team All-Big Ten honors from both the Associated Press and the United Press International.

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