1940 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1940 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP No. 8
1940 record 6–2 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Pappy Waldorf (6th season)
Offensive scheme Single wing
MVP Paul Hiemenz
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1940 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 6 –0 –0  8 –0 –0
No. 3 Michigan 3 –1 –0  7 –1 –0
No. 8 Northwestern 4 –2 –0  6 –2 –0
Ohio State 3 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Wisconsin 3 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Iowa 2 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Indiana 2 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Purdue 1 –4 –0  2 –6 –0
Illinois 0 –5 –0  1 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 6–2 record (4–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference, and were ranked #8 in the final AP Poll. Their only losses came against #1 Minnesota and #3 Michigan.[1][2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
October 5 at Syracuse* Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, New York W 40–0  
October 12 Ohio State Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 6–3  
October 19 at Wisconsin No. 4 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin W 27–7  
October 26 Indiana No. 7 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 20–7  
November 2 No. 4 Minnesota No. 8 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois L 12–13  
November 9 Illinois No. 10 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois (Rivalry) W 32–14  
November 16 at No. 6 Michigan No. 10 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan L 13–20  
November 23 No. 14 Notre Dame* No. 10 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois (Rivalry) W 20–0  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Players

  • Alf Bauman – tackle (consensus 1st-team All-American; 1st-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UP)
  • Ollie Hahnenstein – halfback (2nd-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UP)
  • Paul Hiemenz – center (1st-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UP)
  • Joe Lokane – guard (1st-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UP)

References

  1. ↑ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1940 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.


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