1984 Northwestern
2–9 (2–7 Big Ten), coached by Dennis Green. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Indiana 40–37Sep 22
By 3 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Illinois | L 16–24 | 15% |
| Sep 8 | at 19Washington | L 0–26 | 17% |
| Sep 15 | vs Syracuse | L 12–13 | 28% |
| Sep 22 | vs Indiana | W 40–37 | 52% |
| Sep 29 | at Wisconsin | L 16–31 | 18% |
| Oct 6 | vs Iowa | L 3–31 | 24% |
| Oct 13 | at Michigan | L 0–31 | 14% |
| Oct 20 | at Minnesota | W 31–28 | 34% |
| Oct 27 | vs Purdue | L 7–49 | 41% |
| Nov 3 | at Michigan State | L 10–27 | 21% |
| Nov 10 | vs 13Ohio State | L 3–52 | 14% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 52–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 123rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 2–7 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 138–349
- Coach
- Dennis Green
- Elo
- 1289 −69 this season
- SP+ rating
- -14.8 No. 93 of 106; offense No. 85, defense No. 89
- SRS
- −10.7 No. 89 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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- Captains
- Jim Bobbitt and Phil Leonard
Drafted in 1985
The 1985 draft| Rd 3 | Alex Moyer LB | Miami Dolphins |
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Keith CruiseDLAP-1; UPI-1
From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1984 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 7–2 | 9–3 | 13 |
| Illinois | 6–3 | 7–4 | |
| Purdue | 6–3 | 7–5 | |
| Iowa | 5–3–1 | 8–4–1 | 16 |
| Wisconsin | 5–3–1 | 7–4–1 | |
| Michigan State | 5–4 | 6–6 | |
| Michigan | 5–4 | 6–6 | |
| Minnesota | 3–6 | 4–7 | |
| Northwestern | 2–7 | 2–9 | |
| Indiana | 0–9 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.