1985 Northwestern
3–8 (1–7 Big Ten), coached by Dennis Green. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Illinois 38–16Sep 28
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Duke | L 17–40 | 37% |
| Sep 14 | at Missouri | W 27–23 | 23% |
| Sep 28 | vs Northern Illinois | W 38–16 | 44% |
| Oct 5 | at Indiana | L 7–26 | 37% |
| Oct 12 | vs Minnesota | L 10–21 | 45% |
| Oct 19 | at Wisconsin | W 17–14 | 18% |
| Oct 26 | vs 1Iowa | L 10–49 | 18% |
| Nov 2 | at Purdue | L 7–31 | 29% |
| Nov 9 | vs 4Ohio State | L 17–35 | 16% |
| Nov 16 | at Michigan State | L 0–32 | 22% |
| Nov 23 | vs Illinois | L 20–45 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 45–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 1–7 tied for 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 170–332
- Coach
- Dennis Green
- Elo
- 1315 −44 this season
- SP+ rating
- -16.1 No. 97 of 106; offense No. 89, defense No. 89
- SRS
- −12.0 No. 87 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Casey Cummings and Jim Torkelson
1985 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 7–1 | 10–2 | 10 |
 Michigan | 6–1–1 | 10–1–1 | 2 |
| Illinois | 5–2–1 | 6–5–1 | |
| Ohio State | 5–3 | 9–3 | 14 |
| Michigan State | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Minnesota | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Purdue | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
| Indiana | 1–7 | 4–7 | |
 Northwestern | 1–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.