1936 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1936 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten champion
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP No. 7
1936 record 7–1 (6–0 Big Ten)
Head coach Pappy Waldorf (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Single wing
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1936 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Northwestern $ 6 0 0  7 1 0
No. 1 Minnesota 4 1 0  7 1 0
Ohio State 4 1 0  5 3 0
Indiana 3 1 1  5 2 1
Purdue 3 1 1  5 2 1
Illinois 2 2 1  4 3 1
Chicago 1 4 0  2 5 1
Iowa 0 4 1  3 4 1
Wisconsin 0 4 0  2 6 0
Michigan 0 5 0  1 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 7–1 record (6–0 against Big Ten Conference opponents), won the Big Ten championship, outscored their opponents by a combined total of 132 to 73, and were ranked #7 in the final AP Poll. Their only loss came on the last day of the season against Notre Dame.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
October 3 Iowa Dyche StadiumEvanston, Illinois W 18–7  
October 10 North Dakota Agricultural* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 40–7  
October 17 Ohio State Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 14–13  
October 24 at Illinois No. 4 Memorial StadiumChampaign, Illinois (Rivalry) W 13–2  
October 31 No. 1 Minnesota No. 3 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 6–0  
November 7 Wisconsin No. 1 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 26–18  
November 14 at Michigan No. 1 Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan W 9–0  
November 21 at No. 11 Notre Dame* No. 1 Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, Indiana (Rivalry) L 6–26  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. "Northwestern Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 7, 2015.


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