American college football season
1986 Northwestern Wildcats football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 4–7 (2–6 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Francis Peay (1st season)
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Defensive coordinator | Bob Junko (1st season) |
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Captain | Game captains[1] |
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Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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Seasons |
1986 Big Ten Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 8 Michigan + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
No. 7 Ohio State + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
No. 16 Iowa | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Minnesota | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Purdue | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll |
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.[2]
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.[3] Kicker John Duvic was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player by the Associated Press,[4] while tight end Rich Borresen received first-team All-Big Ten honors from the UPI.[5]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | | Duke* | | L 6–17 | 21,514 | [6] |
September 20 | | Army* | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| W 25–18 | | |
September 27 | | at Princeton* | | W 37–0 | 8,750 | [7] |
October 4 | | Indiana | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 7–24 | 24,873 | |
October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | | L 23–44 | 55,177 | |
October 18 | | Wisconsin | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 27–35 | 34,462 | |
October 25 | | at No. 11 Iowa | | L 20–27 | 67,250 | |
November 1 | | Purdue | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 16–17 | 25,417 | |
November 8 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Ohio State | | L 9–30 | 89,808 | |
November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Michigan State | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| W 24–21 | 26,711 | |
November 22 | | at Illinois | | W 23–18 | 70,568 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Personnel
1986 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | OL | | Michael Baum | TE | | Rich Borresen | QB | | Greg Bradshaw | RB | | Ron Burton Jr. | RB | | Stanley Davenport | Jr | WR | | Walter Ding | TE | | Bob Driscoll | WR | | Curtis Duncan | QB | | Mike Greenfield | Jr | OL | | Steve Hofmann | WR | | George Jones | WR | | Marcus Lang | WR | | Randy McClellan | OL | | Tom Nickles | RB | | Brian Nuffer | RB | | Claudell Robertson | RB | | Greg Schultz | OL | | Jeff Stainton | OL | | John Yale | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | LB | | Alan Brown | LB | | Bob Bucaro | DL | | Bob Dirkes | DL | | Dave Helding | DL | | Ted Karras | LB | | Tom Kaukialo | DB | | Todd Krehbiel | DB | | Rich Myers | DB | | Kyle Palmer | LB | | Charles Plant | DB | | Jeff Robinson | LB | | John Ruden | DL | | Kelvin Scott | DB | | Brett Whitley | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | | Shawn Carpenter | K | | John Duvic | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- No position listed: Curtis Spears
References
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "1986 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "1986 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "Harbaugh heads All-Big Ten team". The Michigan Daily. November 26, 1986. p. 8.
- ^ "Woodson, Waiters Both All-Big Ten". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. November 25, 1986. p. 10.
- ^ "Duke's big plays stop NU". Chicago Tribune. September 7, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kloehn, Steve (September 28, 1986). "Northwestern Overwhelms Princeton, 37-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
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