1994 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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]

1994 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–7–1 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gary Barnett (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron Vanderlinden (3rd season)
Captains	Hugh Williams^[1] Bill Koziel Michael Senters Korey Singleton
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion † Michigan State forfeited 5 wins including 4 conference victories, over Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue. Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 3	vs. No. 3 Notre Dame*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	ABC	L 15–42	66,946
September 10	No. 24 Stanford*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	ESPN	T 41–41	27,436
September 17	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 14–10
October 1	No. 20 Ohio State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		L 15–17	34,753
October 8	No. 24 Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		L 14–46	46,437
October 15	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		W 37–31	44,377
October 22	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 20–7	39,208
October 29	Illinois	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)		L 7–28	40,365
November 5	Michigan State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		L 17–35	47,754
November 12	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 13–49	66,532
November 19	at No. 2 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		L 17–45	96,383
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1994 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 9 Lloyd Abramson RB 24 Darnell Autry So QB 12 D'Wayne Bates Fr QB 6 Tim Hughes So OT 74 Paul Janus So RB 34 Dennis Lundy G 70 Matt O'Dwyer QB 10 Steve Schnur So WR 7 Mike Senters	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 36 Casey Dailey So LB 51 Pat Fitzgerald So CB 16 Chris Martin Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 13 Brian Gowins Fr	Head coach Gary Barnett Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

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

1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
2. "1994 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
3. "1994 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.