1937 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1937 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPDon Heap
CaptainDon Heap[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1937 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Ohio State 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Indiana 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 2
Chicago 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–4 record (3–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Iowa State*
W 33–037,673
October 9Michigan
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 7–023,837–32,000[3]
October 16Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 14–735,000
October 23at No. 12 Ohio StateNo. 7
L 0–767,521[4]
October 30at Wisconsin
W 14–6
November 6IllinoisNo. 19
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 0–642,000
November 13at No. 10 Minnesota
L 0–763,000
November 20No. 12 Notre Dame*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 0–742,573
  • *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 March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1937 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Tod Rockwell (October 10, 1937). "Wolverine Line Hustles Purple in 7–to–0 Battle". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ohio State Erases Northwestern From Unbeaten List". Sunday Times Signal. Associated Press. October 24, 1937. p. 1:11. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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