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Northwestern Football Team History

Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Ryan Field
Capacity: 47,130
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Richard E. Dick Hanley
Conference: Big 10-

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1875 <-- 1928 <- 1929 -> 1930 --> 2024

1929 Season Highlights

Richard E. Dick Hanley enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Northwestern.

1929 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Butler	13	0	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Cornell (Iowa)	27	18	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Wisconsin	7	0	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Minnesota	14	26	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Wabash	66	0	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Illinois	7	0	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Ohio State	18	6	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Indiana	14	19	L
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Notre Dame	6	26	L

1929 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	172
Scoring Average	19.1
Points Allowed	95
Defense Average	10.6
Opponents Record	31-17
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	2-0

1929 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1929 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-2	179	55		3-2	71	49	Clarence W. Doc Spears
Illinois	6-1-1	155	27		2-1-1	48	14	Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana	2-6-1	58	133		1-2-1	26	65	Harlan O. Pat Page
Purdue	8-0	187	44		4-0	82	16	James M. Jimmy Phelan
Northwestern	6-3	172	95		3-2	60	51	Richard E. Dick Hanley
Iowa	4-2-2	128	28		2-2-2	36	28	Burt Ingwersen
Ohio State	4-3-1	95	69		2-2-1	20	51	Sam S. Willaman
Michigan	5-3-1	109	75		1-3-1	23	57	Harry G. Kipke
Wisconsin	4-5	88	78		0-4	12	47	Glenn F. Thistlethwaite

1929 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1929 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.