The 1983 Northwestern Wildcats team represented

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during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach

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, the Wildcats compiled a 2–9 record (2–7 against

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opponents) and finished in a tie for eighth place in the

. The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Sandy Schwab with 1,838 passing yards, Ricky Edwards with 561 rushing yards, and Ricky Edwards with 570 receiving yards. Punter John Kidd received first-team All-Big Ten honors from both the

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and the

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Schedule

Personnel

*QB Sandy Schwab, Soph.

References

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