1949 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1949 Northwestern Wildcats football Big Nine Conference Big Nine 4–5 3–4 Bob Voigts 3rd Don Burson Gaspar Perricone Steve Sawlehttp://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 1949 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1949 Big Nine Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 4–5 record (3–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.1949 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 22, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1949-schedule.html Quarterback Don Burson was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player by both the Associated Press and the United Press.Karras Makes All Big 9 Grid Team Daily Illini November 23, 1949 http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=DIL19491123.2.60#Coaches Snub OSU Stars In Picking All-Big 10 Team The Pittsburgh Press (AP story) November 30, 1949 40 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19491129&id=ingbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Xk0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4456,5510322 Schedule 1949 AP September 24 w Purdue Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 20–6 35,000 October 1 l y Pittsburgh Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 7–16 41,000 David Condon 41,000 See Wildcats Hit By Panthers Chicago Sunday Tribune October 2, 1949 Part 2-1,5 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-pitt-upsets-northwestern/147320062/ Newspapers.com October 8 l y 20 Minnesota 5 Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 7–21 63,063 October 15 w Michigan 7 Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL rivalry 21–20 54,816 The King Is Dead! Northwestern 21, Michigan 20 Detroit Free Press Tommy Devine October 16, 1949 C1, C3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8230448/the_king_is_dead_northwestern_21/ Newspapers.com October 22 l y 13 Iowa Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA 21–28 October 29 l y Ohio State 18 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 7–24 81,872 November 5 l Wisconsin Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 6–14 51,000 November 12 w y Colgate Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 39–20 40,000 Late Colgate Rally Fails; Wildcats Win Irving Vaughan November 13, 1949 sect. 2, p. 1 Chicago Sunday Tribune Chicago, Ill. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67219315/1949-colgate-northwestern/ November 19 w y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois, IL rivalry 9–7 67,872 Rankings 1949 college football rankings AP 1 9 20т NR 13 NR NR NR NR NR NR References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Wildcats football