1947 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1947 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Nine Conference
1947 record 3–6 (2–4 Big Nine)
Head coach Bob Voigts (1st season)
MVP Art Murakowski
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1947 Big Nine football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Michigan $ 6 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
Wisconsin 3 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
Minnesota 3 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Illinois 3 –3 –0  5 –3 –1
Purdue 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Indiana 2 –3 –1  5 –3 –1
Iowa 2 –3 –1  3 –5 –1
Northwestern 2 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Ohio State 1 –4 –1  2 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1947 Big Nine Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 3–6 record (2–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 27 Vanderbilt* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois L 0–3    
October 4 UCLA* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 27–26    
October 11 at No. 17 Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis L 21–37    
October 18 No. 1 Michigan Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois L 21–49    
October 25 Indiana Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 7–6    
November 1 Wisconsin Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois L 0–29    
November 8 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio L 6–7    
November 15 No. 1 Notre Dame* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois (Rivalry) L 19–26    
November 22 at No. 12 Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois (Rivalry) W 28–13    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. ↑ "1947 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.


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