1983 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1983 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record2–9 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Captains
  • Mike Guendling [1]
  • Todd Jenkins
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
Seasons
←  1982
1984  →
1983 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Illinois $ 9 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 8 Michigan 8 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 14 Iowa 7 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 9 Ohio State 6 –3 –09 –3 –0
Wisconsin 5 –4 –07 –4 –0
Purdue 3 –5 –13 –7 –1
Michigan State 2 –6 –14 –6 –1
Indiana 2 –7 –03 –8 –0
Northwestern 2 –7 –02 –9 –0
Minnesota 0 –9 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Dennis Green, the Wildcats compiled a 2–9 record (2–7 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference. [2]

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The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Sandy Schwab with 1,838 passing yards, Ricky Edwards with 561 rushing yards, and Ricky Edwards with 570 receiving yards. [3] Punter John Kidd received first-team All-Big Ten honors from both the Associated Press and the United Press International. [4] [5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10No. 19 Washington *
L 0–3426,165 [6]
September 17at Syracuse *
L 0–3525,979 [7]
September 24at Indiana
W 10–840,347 [8]
October 1 Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–4932,180 [9]
October 8at No. 15 Iowa
L 21–6166,125 [10]
October 15at No. 13 Michigan
L 0–35103,914 [11]
October 22 Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 19–821,411 [12]
October 29at Purdue
L 17–4860,134 [13]
November 5 Michigan State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 3–927,463 [14]
November 12at No. 10 Ohio State
L 7–5588,703 [15]
November 19No. 4 Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 24–5652,333 [16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

References

  1. ↑ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ "1983 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1983 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Illini Puts 6 On All-Big Ten Team". Sarasota Herald-Tribune (AP story). December 1, 1983. p. 15B.
  5. ↑ Barry Minkoff (November 22, 1983). "All-Big Ten". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 12.
  6. ↑ "Northwestern victim of James' rebuilding". The Sunday Oregonian. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Norley directs Syracuse over winless Northwestern, 35–0". Democrat and Chronicle. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "FG boosts Wildcats 10–8 over Hoosiers". Star Tribune. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Badgers romp, 49–0". The Reporter. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Hawkeyes frolic; Wildcats tamed in Iowa City". The Daily Nonpareil. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Joe Lapointe (October 16, 1983). "U-M wins easily, but Bo fumes: Coach raps his offense". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1H, 8H – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Rain or shine, Gophers can't win". The Duluth News Tribune. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Purdue wins big over Northwestern". The Muncie Star. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Winnin' ugly: MSU 9, NU 3". The Grand Rapids Press. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "According to script, Ohio State murders Northwestern". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Illinois brushes aside NU". Chicago Tribune. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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