1942 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1942 Northwestern Wildcats football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 1–9 0–6 Pappy Waldorf 8th Single-wing Ed Hirsch Nick Burkehttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=6 Year-by-Year Results 2007 147 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 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.1942 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 22, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1942-schedule.html Quarterback Otto Graham was selected by both the Associated Press and United Press as a second-team All-Big Ten player.Four Badgers Placed On All Big Ten Grid Team The Milwaukee Sentinel (AP story) November 29, 1942 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19421128&id=dk5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FQ0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6363,4680737July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Wisconsin End Top Gridder On All Big Ten Eleven Tommy Devine Reading Eagle (UP story) December 1, 1942 15 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19421201&id=Zr8hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7JwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2875,540714 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.Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2 Twin City Sentinel Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 16, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1942 AP September 26 l y Iowa Pre-Flight Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 12–20 20,000 Seahawks Rap Purple, 20 to 12 The Des Moines Register Sec Taylor September 27, 1942 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17735314/seahawks_rap_purple_20_to_12/ October 3 w y Texas Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 3–0 43,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123754395/northwestern-tips-texas-30-on-last-pe/ The Pantagraph Northwestern tips Texas, 3–0, on last period field goal October 4, 1942 April 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 10 l Purdue Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 6–7 33,000 October 17 l y Michigan 3 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry 16–34 32,188 October 24 l Ohio State 1 Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 6–20 40,000 October 31 l y Minnesota 10 Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 7–19 37,000 November 7 l Illinois 20 Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL rivalry 7–14 35,300 November 14 l Wisconsin 7 Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 19–20 November 21 l y y Notre Dame 8 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 20–27 26,098 November 26 l y Great Lakes Navy Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 0–48 18,500 Great Lakes Power Plays Crush N. U. 48-0 Chicago Tribune Wilfrid Smith November 27, 1942 2-1, 2-21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17890243/great_lakes_power_plays_crush_n_u_480/ Newspapers.com References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Wildcats football