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Northwestern Football Team History


Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
 Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Ryan Field
Capacity: 47,130
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Gary Barnett
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1875  <-- 1993 <- 1994 -> 1995 --> 2024
1994 Season Highlights
 Gary Barnett enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 
1994 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  vs. Notre Dame  15   42   L    @ Chicago, IL   
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Stanford  41   41   T       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Air Force  14   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Ohio State  15   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Wisconsin  14   46   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Minnesota  37   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Indiana  20   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Illinois  7   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Michigan State  17   35   #Won       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Iowa  13   49   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Penn State  17   45   L       
 
1994 Season Totals
  Record4-6 -1
  Points Scored210
  Scoring Average19.1
  Points Allowed351
  Defense Average31.9
  Opponents Record68-56
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record1-4 -1
  Away Record3-2
1994 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1994 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 7-5309156Won  30-04-4194136  Lou Tepper
Indiana 7-4294285 4-4172239  Bill Mallory
Minnesota 3-8256348 1-7183289  Jim Wacker
Ohio State 9-4336211Lost  17-246-2190149  John Cooper
Michigan 8-4330268Won  24-145-3220177  Gary O. Moeller
Wisconsin 8-3-1357238Won  34-205-2-1212156  Barry Alvarez
Iowa 5-5-1307324 3-4-1200254  Hayden Fry
Purdue 5-4-2336346 3-3-2215269  Jim Colletto
Northwestern 4-6-1210351 3-5140258  Gary Barnett
Michigan State 0-11280267 0-8205219  George J. Perles
Penn State 12-0564252Won  38-208-0385170  Joe Paterno

1994 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1994 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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