1935 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1935 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1935 record 4–3–1 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Pappy Waldorf (1st season)
Offensive scheme Single wing
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1935 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#1 Minnesota + 5 –0 –0  8 –0 –0
#5 Ohio State + 5 –0 –0  7 –1 –0
Purdue 3 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Indiana 2 –2 –1  4 –3 –1
#16 Northwestern 2 –3 –1  4 –3 –1
#18 Iowa 1 –2 –2  4 –2 –2
Chicago 2 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Michigan 2 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Illinois 1 –4 –0  3 –5 –0
Wisconsin 1 –4 –0  1 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UP Sports Writers

The 1935 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1935 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–3–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

On October 5, Northwestern hosted the first night game in Big Ten history, losing 7-0 against Purdue before a crowd of 30,000 persons.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28DePaul*
W 14–0
October 5Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–730,000[2]
October 19at Ohio State
L 7–2842,355[3]
October 26at Minnesota
L 13–2152,000[4]
November 2Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 10–336,000[5]
November 9at Notre Dame *
W 14–734,430
November 16Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 32–1320,000[6]
November 23Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
T 0–030,000[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1935 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Wilfrid Smith (October 6, 1935). "Purdue Defeats N.U., 7-0, on 53 Yard Run". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Irving Vaughan (October 20, 1935). "Fleet Buckeyes Prove Skill with Power and Deception". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ George A. Barton (October 27, 1935). "Gophers Down Cats, 21 to 13". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Irving Vaughan (November 3, 1935). "N.U. Whips Illinois, 10-3, on 42 Yard Run". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Edward Burns (November 17, 1935). "Northwestern's Runs Defeat Wisconsin's Passes, 32-13". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "N.U. and Iowa Tie, 0-0: Hawkeyes Miss Chances After Heap Is Injured". Chicago Tribune. November 24, 1935. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.


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