1936 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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The 1936 Northwestern Wildcats football 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 No. 7 in the final AP Poll. Their only loss came on the last day of the season against Notre Dame.[2]

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
APNo. 7
Record7–1 (6–0 Big Ten)
Headcoach
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1936 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record7–1 (6–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainSteve Reid[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 â†’
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1936 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Northwestern $6–0–07–1–0
No. 1 Minnesota4–1–07–1–0
Ohio State4–1–05–3–0
Indiana3–1–15–2–1
Purdue3–1–15–2–1
Illinois2–2–14–3–1
Chicago1–4–02–5–1
Iowa0–4–13–4–1
Wisconsin0–4–02–6–0
Michigan0–5–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Iowa
W 18–7
October 10North Dakota Agricultural*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 40–725,000[3]
October 17Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 14–1335,000[4]
October 24at IllinoisNo. 4
W 13–230,579
October 31No. 1 MinnesotaNo. 3
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 6–048,347
November 7WisconsinNo. 1
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 26–18
November 14at MichiganNo. 1
W 9–028,295
November 21at No. 11 Notre Dame*No. 1
L 6–2652,131
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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