American college football season
1994 Northwestern Wildcats football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 3–7–1 (2–6 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Gary Barnett (3rd season)
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Defensive coordinator | Ron Vanderlinden (3rd season) |
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Captains | - Hugh Williams[1]
- Bill Koziel
- Michael Senters
- Korey Singleton
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Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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Seasons |
1994 Big Ten Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 2 Penn State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
No. 14 Ohio State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Wisconsin | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | | | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 |
No. 12 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Purdue | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | | | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 |
Iowa | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 |
Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Northwestern | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 |
Minnesota | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Michigan State † | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | | | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 |
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- $ – Conference champion
- † Michigan State forfeited 5 wins including 4 conference victories, over Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue.
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1994 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Gary Barnett, the Wildcats compiled a 3–7–1 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 Steve Schnur with 899 passing yards, Dennis Lundy with 1,189 rushing yards, and Mike Senters with 385 receiving yards.[3] Paul Burton was selected by the Associated Press as the first-team punter on the 1994 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | vs. No. 3 Notre Dame* | | ABC | L 15–42 | 66,946 |
September 10 | No. 24 Stanford* | | ESPN | T 41–41 | 27,436 |
September 17 | at Air Force* | | | W 14–10 | |
October 1 | No. 20 Ohio State | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | L 15–17 | 34,753 |
October 8 | No. 24 Wisconsin | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | L 14–46 | 46,437 |
October 15 | at Minnesota | | | W 37–31 | 44,377 |
October 22 | at Indiana | | | W 20–7 | 39,208 |
October 29 | Illinois | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL (rivalry)
| | L 7–28 | 40,365 |
November 5 | Michigan State | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | L 17–35 | 47,754 |
November 12 | at Iowa | | | L 13–49 | 66,532 |
November 19 | at No. 2 Penn State | | | L 17–45 | 96,383 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1994 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Team players in the NFL
References
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "1994 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "1994 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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