1974 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1974 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Captains
  • Paul Hiemenz[1]
  • Larry Lilja
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1974 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Michigan State 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Illinois 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Iowa 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Indiana 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach John Pont, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mitch Anderson with 1,282 passing yards, Jim Pooler with 949 rushing yards, and Scott Yelvington with 417 receiving yards.[3] Three Northwestern players received All-Big Ten honors: (1) offensive tackle Paul Hiemenz (AP-1; UPI-2); (2) wide receiver Steve Yelvington (AP-2); and (3) running back Jim Pooler (AP-2).[4][5][6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Michigan State
L 7–4149,103[7]
September 21No. 1 Notre Dame*
L 3–4955,000[8]
September 28at No. 10 Nebraska*
L 7–4976,101[9]
October 5Oregon*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 14–1030,481[10]
October 12at Iowa
L 10–3551,200[11]
October 19Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 26–3127,557[12]
October 26No. 1 Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–5542,337[13]
November 2at Minnesota
W 21–1332,922[14]
November 9Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 24–2225,382[15]
November 16Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–5228,533[16]
November 23at Illinois
L 14–2833,753[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Mitch Anderson Sr
RB 44 Rich Boothe Jr
RB 20 Greg Boykin Jr
QB 3 Randy Dean So
OT 74 Rich Dembowski Jr
OT 68 Paul Hiemenz (C) Sr
C 57 Larry Lilja (C) Sr
RB 24 Jim Pooler Jr
G 67 Mark Ruff Sr
G 62 DeWayne Shambley So
WR 46 Bill Stevens Sr
FB 39 Jim Trimble Sr
TE 95 Scott Yelvington So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 58 Mike Andler Sr
DB 8 Doug Baske Sr
DE 43 Doug Belko Sr
DT 93 John Holliday Jr
DT 86 Randy Kuceyeski Jr
DE 98 Rob Mason Sr
LB 33 Carl Patrnchak Sr
LB 32 Joe Patrnchak Sr
DE 13 D. R. Phillips Sr
SS 22 Pete Shaw Jr
DB Robert Dean So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1974 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "1974 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "All-Big Ten selections". The Daily Northwestern. November 26, 1974. p. 13.
  5. ^ "Buckeyes Dominate All-Big Ten Team". Ludington Daily News (UPI story). November 27, 1974. p. 6.
  6. ^ Ed Sainsbury (November 27, 1974). "Many Buckeyes on all Big Ten". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 9.
  7. ^ "Spartans explode, crush Northwestern 41–7". The Grand Rapids Press. September 15, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Notre Dame crushes Wildcats". The Journal Times. November 22, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cornhuskers smash outclassed Wildcats". The Sioux City Journal. September 29, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Anderson's aerials boost Northwestern over Oregon". The News Tribune. October 6, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hawks wallop Wildcats". Quad-City Times. October 13, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Purdue tops Wildcats". Chronicle Tribune. October 20, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Griffin ties mark in win". The Pantagraph. October 27, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Running of Pooler, Trimble spark Northwestern victory". The Sioux City Journal. November 3, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Northwestern closes door, leaves Hoosiers in basement". The Indianapolis Star. November 10, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Marek scores 4 TDs again as Badgers rout Wildcats". The Herald-Times. November 17, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Illini beat Wildcats for a winning season". Omaha World-Herald. November 24, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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