Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 7 at Duke * L 17–4021,000 [4]
September 14 at Missouri * W 27–23
September 28 Northern Illinois * W 38–16
October 5 at Indiana L 7–2636,905
October 12 Minnesota Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 10–2124,512
October 19 at Wisconsin W 17–1478,401
October 26 No. 1 Iowa Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 10–4947,269
November 2 at Purdue L 7–3153,640
November 9 No. 4 Ohio State Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL WTBS L 17–3526,477
November 16 at Michigan State L 0–3255,439
November 23 Illinois Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry ) L 20–4533,054
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1985 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
10
Greg Bradshaw
So
TE
88
Rich Borresen
Sr
OT
75
Matt Burbach
Jr
RB
43
Casey Cummings
Sr
RB
1
Stanley Davenport
So
TE
83
Bob Driscoll
So
WR
82
Curtis Duncan
Jr
QB
14
Mike Greenfield
So
G
61
Steve Hofmann
Jr
OT
70
Daryl Newell
Sr
QB
17
Sandy Schwab
Sr
C
50
John Yale
Sr
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt