Northwestern Football Team History
Northwestern Wildcats
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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851 Stadium: Ryan Field Capacity: 47,130 Colors: Purple & White Coach: Dennis Green Conference: Big 10-
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1983 Season Highlights |
Dennis Green enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Northwestern. |
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1983 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 10 | vs.
Washington
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0 |
34 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 17 | @
Syracuse
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0 |
35 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 24 | @
Indiana
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10 |
8 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 1 | vs.
Wisconsin
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0 |
49 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 8 | @
Iowa
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21 |
61 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 15 | @
Michigan
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0 |
35 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 22 | vs.
Minnesota
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19 |
8 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 29 | @
Purdue
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17 |
48 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 5 | vs.
Michigan State
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3 |
9 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 12 | @
Ohio State
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7 |
55 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 19 | vs.
Illinois
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24 |
56 |
L |
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1983 Season Totals |
Record | 2-9
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Points Scored | 101 |
Scoring Average | 9.2 |
Points Allowed | 398 |
Defense Average | 36.2 |
Opponents Record | 69-55
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Conference Record | 2-7 |
Home Record | 1-4
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Away Record | 1-5
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1983 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1983 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1983 All Big 10 Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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