1994 Northwestern Wildcats football team
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 3–7–1 (2–6 Big Ten) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Ron Vanderlinden (3rd season) |
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| Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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| 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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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 |
| L 15–17 | 34,753 | |
| October 8 | No. 24 Wisconsin |
| 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 |
| L 7–28 | 40,365 | |
| November 5 | Michigan State |
| 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 | ||
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Roster
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Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Matt O'Dwyer | Guard | 2 | 33 | New York Jets |
| Michael Senters | Wide Receiver | 5 | 135 | Carolina Panthers |
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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