1945 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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The 1945 Northwestern Wildcats team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 11th year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–3–1 against Big Ten opponents), finished in fourth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 148 to 127.[2]

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPDick Conners
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1945 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDick Conners
CaptainMax Morris[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
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1945 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Indiana $5–0–19–0–1
No. 6 Michigan5–1–07–3–0
No. 12 Ohio State5–2–07–2–0
Northwestern3–3–14–4–1
Purdue3–3–07–3–0
Wisconsin2–3–13–4–2
Illinois1–4–12–6–1
Minnesota1–5–04–5–0
Iowa1–5–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Four Northwestern players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1945 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Max Morris at end (AP-1, UP-1); Jim Lecture at guard (AP-1 UP-1); Dick Conners at halfback (UP-2); and Paul Schuetz at Northwestern (UP-2).[3][4] Morris was also selected as a consensus first-team All-American.[5] Conners ranked 14th in the nation with 671 rushing yards.[6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 22Iowa State*
W 18–634,725
September 29Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
T 7–730,000
October 6Michigan
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 7–2032,772
October 20at No. 5 Minnesota
L 7–3055,940
October 27No. 4 Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 26–1442,000
November 3at No. 6 Ohio StateNo. 20
L 14–1674,079
November 10at Wisconsin
W 28–14
November 17No. 7 Notre Dame*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 7–3446,294
November 24Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 13–735,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings

See also: 1945 college football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked
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AP———20—————
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