1931 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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The 1931 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1931 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dick Hanley, the Wildcats compiled a 7–1–1 record (5–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in a three-way with Purdue and Michigan for the Big Ten championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 138 to 40.[2]

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–1–1 (5–1 Big Ten)
Headcoach
CaptainDal Marvil[1]
Quick facts Northwestern Wildcats football, Big Ten co-champion ...
1931 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–1–1 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainDal Marvil[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 â†’
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1931 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Purdue +5–1–09–1–0
Michigan +5–1–08–1–1
No. 4 Northwestern +5–1–07–1–1
Ohio State4–2–06–3–0
Minnesota3–2–07–3–0
Wisconsin3–3–05–4–1
Indiana1–4–12–5–1
Chicago1–4–02–6–1
Iowa0–3–11–6–1
Illinois0–6–02–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Nebraska*
W 19–735,000[3][4]
October 10vs. Notre Dame*
T 0–070,000[5]
October 17UCLA*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 19–035,000[6]
October 24at Ohio State
W 10–041,455[7]
October 31Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 32–640,000[8]
November 7Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 32–1448,000[9]
November 14Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 7–619,000[10]
November 21at Iowa
W 19–0[11]
November 28vs. Purdue
  • Soldier Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–740,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
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