1939 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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The 1939 Northwestern Wildcats team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 3–4–1 record (3–2–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

Record3–4–1 (3–2–1 Big Ten)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeSingle-wing
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1939 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–4–1 (3–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPJack Haman
CaptainHal Method[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
 1938
1940 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1939 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Ohio State $510620
No. 9 Iowa411611
No. 20 Michigan320620
Purdue212332
Northwestern321341
Illinois330341
Minnesota231341
Indiana230242
Wisconsin051161
Chicago030260
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Northwestern was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 29 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[3] and at No. 30 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Oklahoma*L 0–2345,000[5]
October 14at Ohio StateL 0–1355,622[6]
October 21Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 13–740,000[7]
October 28Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 13–035,000[8]
November 4at MinnesotaW 14–753,200[9]
November 11Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–340,000[10]
November 18at No. 9 Notre Dame*L 0–753,000[11]
November 25No. 9 Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
T 7–740,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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