1935 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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The 1935 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1935 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–3–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–3–1 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeSingle wing
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1935 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–3–1 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle wing
CaptainWally Cruice[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1934
1936 â†’
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1935 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Minnesota +5–0–08–0–0
No. 5 Ohio State +5–0–07–1–0
Purdue3–3–04–4–0
Indiana2–2–14–3–1
No. 16 Northwestern2–3–14–3–1
No. 18 Iowa1–2–24–2–2
Chicago2–3–04–4–0
Michigan2–3–04–4–0
Illinois1–4–03–5–0
Wisconsin1–4–01–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from United Press
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On October 5, Northwestern hosted the first night game in Big Ten history, losing 7–0 against Purdue before a crowd of 30,000 persons.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28DePaul*
W 14–0
October 5Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–730,000[3]
October 19at Ohio State
L 7–2842,355[4]
October 26at Minnesota
L 13–2152,000[5]
November 2Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 10–336,000[6]
November 9at Notre Dame *
W 14–734,430
November 16Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 32–1320,000[7]
November 23Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
T 0–030,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game
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