1936 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1936 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 7–1 record (6–0 against Big Ten Conference opponents), won the Big Ten championship, outscored their opponents by a combined total of 132 to 73, and were ranked #7 in the final AP Poll. Their only loss came on the last day of the season against Notre Dame.[2]

1936 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
1936 record7–1 (6–0 Big Ten)
Head coachPappy Waldorf (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSingle wing
CaptainSteve Reid[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1936 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Northwestern $ 6 0 0  7 1 0
No. 1 Minnesota 4 1 0  7 1 0
Ohio State 4 1 0  5 3 0
Indiana 3 1 1  5 2 1
Purdue 3 1 1  5 2 1
Illinois 2 2 1  4 3 1
Chicago 1 4 0  2 5 1
Iowa 0 4 1  3 4 1
Wisconsin 0 4 0  2 6 0
Michigan 0 5 0  1 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
October 3Iowa
W 18–7
October 10North Dakota Agricultural*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
W 40–7
October 17Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
W 14–13
October 24at IllinoisNo. 4W 13–2
October 31No. 1 MinnesotaNo. 3
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
W 6–0
November 7WisconsinNo. 1
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
W 26–18
November 14at MichiganNo. 1W 9–0
November 21at No. 11 Notre Dame*No. 1L 6–26
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 146. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. "Northwestern Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 7, 2015.


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