1953 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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The 1953 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 3–6 record (0–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 205 to 166.[2]

Record3–6 (0–6 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPBob Lauter
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1953 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–6 (0–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBob Lauter
Captains
  • Joe Collier
  • Dick Thomas[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
 1952
1954 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Michigan State +510910
No. 7 Illinois +510711
No. 15 Wisconsin411621
Ohio State430630
Minnesota331441
No. 20 Michigan330630
No. 9 Iowa330531
Purdue240270
Indiana150270
Northwestern060360
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 26Iowa State*W 35–037,960
October 3Army*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 33–2030,000
October 10MinnesotaNo. 18
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 13–3040,000
October 17at No. 5 MichiganL 12–2064,420
October 24Pittsburgh*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 27–2128,000
October 31at Ohio StateL 13–2780,562
November 7Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 13–3440,000
November 14at IndianaL 6–1420,000
November 21Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 14–3951,039
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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