Svetlana Velmar-Janković

The 1985 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dennis Green, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (1–7 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for last place in the Big Ten Conference.^[2]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Greenfield with 2,152 passing yards, Stanley Davenport with 598 rushing yards, and Curtis Duncan with 498 receiving yards.^[3]

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 17–40	21,000	[4]
September 14	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 27–23	46,015	[5]
September 28	Northern Illinois*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 38–16	28,882	[6]
October 5	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 7–26	36,905	[7]
October 12	Minnesota	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		L 10–21	24,512	[8]
October 19	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 17–14	78,401	[9]
October 26	No. 1 Iowa	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		L 10–49	47,269	[10]
November 2	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 7–31	53,640	[11]
November 9	No. 4 Ohio State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	WTBS	L 17–35	26,477	[12]
November 16	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 0–32	55,439	[13]
November 23	Illinois	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)		L 20–45	33,054	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game