1938 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1938 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP No. 17
1938 record 4–2–2 (2–1–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Pappy Waldorf (4th season)
Offensive scheme Single wing
MVP Bob Voigts
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1938 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Minnesota $ 4 –1 –0  6 –2 –0
No. 16 Michigan 3 –1 –1  6 –1 –1
Purdue 3 –1 –1  5 –1 –2
No. 17 Northwestern 2 –1 –2  4 –2 –2
Wisconsin 3 –2 –0  5 –3 –0
Ohio State 3 –2 –1  4 –3 –1
Illinois 2 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Iowa 1 –3 –1  1 –6 –1
Indiana 1 –4 –0  1 –6 –1
Chicago 0 –4 –0  1 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–2–2 record (2–1–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
October 1 Kansas State* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 21–0    
October 8 Drake* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 33–0    
October 15 Ohio State Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois T 0–0    
October 22 at Illinois No. 18 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois (Rivalry) W 13–0    
October 29 No. 2 Minnesota No. 12 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 6–3    
November 5 Wisconsin No. 7 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois L 13–20    
November 12 at No. 18 Michigan No. 17 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan T 0–0    
November 19 No. 1 Notre Dame* No. 16 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois (Rivalry) L 7–9    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. ↑ "1938 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.


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