1942 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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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]

Record1–9 (0–6 Big Ten)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeSingle-wing
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1942 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–9 (0–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPEd Hirsch
CaptainNick Burke[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
 1941
1943 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1942 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Ohio State $510910
No. 3 Wisconsin410811
No. 9 Michigan320730
Illinois320640
Iowa330640
No. 19 Minnesota330540
Indiana220730
Purdue140180
Northwestern060190
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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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.

Northwestern was ranked at No. 35 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Iowa Pre-Flight*L 12–2020,000[6]
October 3Texas*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 3–043,000[7]
October 10Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–733,000
October 17at No. 3 MichiganL 16–3432,188
October 24No. 1 Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–2040,000
October 31at No. 10 MinnesotaL 7–1937,000
November 7No. 20 Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 7–1435,300
November 14No. 7 Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 19–20
November 21at No. 8 Notre Dame*L 20–2726,098
November 26Great Lakes Navy*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–4818,500[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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