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-
1931 Season Highlights
Richard E. Dick Hanley enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
The Wildcats won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
1931 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Nebraska
19
7
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Notre Dame
0
0
T
@ Chicago, IL
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
UCLA
19
0
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Ohio State
10
0
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Illinois
32
6
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Minnesota
32
14
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Indiana
7
6
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Iowa
19
0
W
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
Purdue
0
7
L
@ Chicago, IL
1931 Season Totals
Record 7-1
-1
Points Scored 138
Scoring Average 15.3
Points Allowed 40
Defense Average 4.4
Opponents Record 44-32
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 5-1
-1
Away Record 2-0
1931 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1931 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1931 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 first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.