American college football season
1974 Northwestern Wildcats football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 3–8 (2–6 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | |
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Captains | - Paul Hiemenz[1]
- Larry Lilja
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Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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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]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 14 | at Michigan State | | L 7–41 | 49,103 |
September 21 | No. 1 Notre Dame* | | L 3–49 | 55,000 |
September 28 | at No. 10 Nebraska* | | L 7–49 | 76,101 |
October 5 | Oregon* | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| W 14–10 | 27,481 |
October 12 | at Iowa | | L 10–35 | 51,200 |
October 19 | Purdue | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 26–31 | 27,557 |
October 26 | No. 1 Ohio State | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 7–55 | 42,337 |
November 2 | at Minnesota | | W 21–13 | 32,922 |
November 9 | Indiana | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| W 24–22 | 25,382 |
November 16 | Wisconsin | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 7–52 | 28,533 |
November 23 | at Illinois | | L 14–28 | 33,753 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
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 | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "1974 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "1974 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "All-Big Ten selections". The Daily Northwestern. November 26, 1974. p. 13.
- ^ "Buckeyes Dominate All-Big Ten Team". Ludington Daily News (UPI story). November 27, 1974. p. 6.
- ^ Ed Sainsbury (November 27, 1974). "Many Buckeyes on all Big Ten". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 9.
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