1942 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1942 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. In their eighth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 1–9 record (0–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[2] Quarterback Otto Graham was selected by both the Associated Press and United Press as a second-team All-Big Ten player.[3][4] He was also selected as a third-team All-American by The Sporting News and the Central Press.

1942 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1942 record1–9 (0–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle wing
MVPEd Hirsch
CaptainNick Burke[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1942 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 5 1 0  9 1 0
No. 3 Wisconsin 4 1 0  8 1 1
No. 9 Michigan 3 2 0  7 3 0
Illinois 3 2 0  6 4 0
Iowa 3 3 0  6 4 0
No. 19 Minnesota 3 3 0  5 4 0
Indiana 2 2 0  7 3 0
Purdue 1 4 0  1 8 0
Northwestern 0 6 0  1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26Iowa Pre-Flight*L 12–20
September 26Texas*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
W 3–0
October 10Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
L 6–7
October 17at No. 3 MichiganL 16–34
October 24No. 1 Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
L 6–20
October 31at No. 10 MinnesotaL 7–19
November 7No. 20 Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois (rivalry)
L 7–14
November 14No. 7 Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
L 19–20
November 21at No. 8 Notre Dame*L 20–27
November 26Great Lakes Navy*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
L 0–48
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 147. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. "1942 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. "Four Badgers Placed On All Big Ten Grid Team". The Milwaukee Sentinel (AP story). November 29, 1942.
  4. Tommy Devine (December 1, 1942). "Wisconsin End Top Gridder On All Big Ten Eleven". Reading Eagle (UP story). p. 15.


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