1937 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1937 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1937 record 4–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Pappy Waldorf (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Single wing
MVP Don Heap
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1937 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Minnesota $ 5 –0 –0  6 –2 –0
No. 13 Ohio State 5 –1 –0  6 –2 –0
Indiana 3 –2 –0  5 –3 –0
Michigan 3 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Northwestern 3 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Purdue 2 –2 –1  4 –3 –1
Wisconsin 2 –2 –1  4 –3 –1
Illinois 2 –3 –0  3 –3 –2
Chicago 0 –4 –0  1 –6 –0
Iowa 0 –5 –0  1 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–4 record (3–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
October 2 Iowa State* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 33–0    
October 9 Michigan Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 7–0    
October 16 Purdue Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 14–7    
October 23 at No. 12 Ohio State No. 7 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio L 0–7    
October 30 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin W 14–6    
November 6 Illinois No. 19 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois (Rivalry) L 0–6    
November 13 at No. 10 Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis L 0–7    
November 20 No. 12 Notre Dame* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois (Rivalry) L 0–7    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. ↑ "1937 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.


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