1939 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1939 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1939 record 3–4–1 (3–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Pappy Waldorf (5th season)
Offensive scheme Single wing
MVP Jack Haman
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1939 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 15 Ohio State $ 5 –1 –0  6 –2 –0
No. 9 Iowa 4 –1 –1  6 –1 –1
No. 20 Michigan 3 –2 –0  6 –2 –0
Purdue 2 –1 –2  3 –3 –2
Northwestern 3 –2 –1  3 –4 –1
Illinois 3 –3 –0  3 –4 –1
Minnesota 2 –3 –1  3 –4 –1
Indiana 2 –3 –0  2 –4 –2
Wisconsin 0 –5 –1  1 –6 –1
Chicago 0 –3 –0  2 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 3–4–1 record (3–2–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 7 Oklahoma* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois L 0–23    
October 14 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio L 0–13    
October 21 Wisconsin Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 13–7    
October 28 Illinois Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois (Rivalry) W 13–0    
November 4 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis W 14–7    
November 11 Purdue Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois L 0–3    
November 18 at No. 9 Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana (Rivalry) L 0–7    
November 25 No. 9 Iowa Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois T 7–7    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. ↑ "1939 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.


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