The Northwestern Wildcats were 3-8 in 1974.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 140 | 3,157 | 794 | 4.0 | 1,802 | 540 | 3.3 | 1,355 | 254 | 5.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 112th | 95th | 41st | 105th | 88th | 85th | 95th | 55th | 29th | 110th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 385 | 4,896 | 5.8 | 3,557 | 658 | 5.4 | 1,339 | 180 | 7.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 182nd | 129th | 128th | 128th | 125th | 128th | 72nd | 31st | 105th | ||||||||||
Net | -245 | -1,739 | +794 | -1.9 | -1,755 | -118 | -2.1 | +16 | +74 | -2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 180th | 125th | 41st | 126th | 125th | 109th | 125th | 52nd | 18th | 119th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |