1936 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1936 Northwestern Wildcats football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 7 7–1 6–0 Pappy Waldorf 2nd Single-wing Steve Reidhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=5 Year-by-Year Results 2007 146 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20190316165052/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf March 16, 2019 live March 14, 2019 Dyche Stadium Big Ten champion The 1936 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 7–1 record (6–0 against Big Ten Conference opponents), won the Big Ten championship, outscored their opponents by a combined total of 132 to 73, and were ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll. Their only loss came on the last day of the season against Notre Dame.Northwestern Yearly Results (1935-1939) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse August 7, 2015 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northwestern/1935-1939_yearly_results.php September 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905180758/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northwestern/1935-1939_yearly_results.php dead Schedule 1936 AP October 3 w Iowa Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 18–7 October 10 w y North Dakota Agricultural Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 40–7 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86840223/veterans-star-as-nu-routs-bison-40-to/ Chicago Tribune Veterans star as N.U. routs Bison, 40 to 7 October 11, 1936 October 10, 2021 Newspapers.com October 17 w Ohio State Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 14–13 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110317661/northwestern-comes-from-behind-to-conque/ Springfield News-Sun Northwestern comes from behind to conquer Ohio State, 14 to 13 October 18, 1936 September 27, 2022 Newspapers.com October 24 w y 4 Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 13–2 30,579 October 31 w 3 Minnesota 1 Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 6–0 48,347 November 7 w 1 Wisconsin Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 26–18 November 14 w y 1 Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry 9–0 28,295 November 21 l y y 1 Notre Dame 11 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN rivalry 6–26 52,131–55,000 N.D. Upsets Purple, 26 to 6: 55,000 Watch Irish Conquer Unbeaten Foe; Running Attack and Blocking Bring Easy Victory The South Bend Tribune Jack Ledden November 22, 1936 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-nd-upsets-purpl/201648057/ Newspapers.com References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Northwestern Wildcats football