1951 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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The 1951 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 5–4 record (2–4 in Big Ten, sixth), and were outscored 124 to 112.[2]

Record5–4 (2–4 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPJohn Steeb
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1951 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJohn Steeb
CaptainDon MacRae[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
 1950
1952 
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1951 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Illinois $501901
Purdue410540
No. 8 Wisconsin511711
Michigan420450
Ohio State222432
Northwestern240540
Minnesota141261
Indiana150270
Iowa051252
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Against Navy on October 20, Charlie Hren rushed for 218 yards to set a school record.[3] It stood for 18 years, until Mike Adamle shattered it with 316 yards against Wisconsin in 1969.[4][5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Colorado*W 35–1442,000
October 6Army*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 20–1440,000
October 13at MinnesotaW 21–751,915
October 20Navy*No. 18
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 16–740,000
October 27No. 14 WisconsinNo. 13
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–4150,000
November 3at Ohio StateL 0–371,089[6]
November 10Purdue
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 14–3538,000
November 17at MichiganW 6–057,634
November 24Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 0–352,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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