1986 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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.

1986 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Junko (1st season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Michigan + 7 1 011 2 0
No. 7 Ohio State + 7 1 010 3 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 3 09 3 0
Minnesota 5 3 06 6 0
Michigan State 4 4 06 5 0
Indiana 3 5 06 6 0
Illinois 3 5 04 7 0
Northwestern 2 6 04 7 0
Purdue 2 6 03 8 0
Wisconsin 2 6 03 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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. Kicker John Duvic was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player by the Associated Press, while tight end Rich Borresen received first-team All-Big Ten honors from the UPI.

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