Northwestern Football Team History
Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851 Stadium: Ryan Field Capacity: 47,130 Colors: Purple & White Coach: Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf Conference: Big 10-
1936 Season Highlights
Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
The Wildcats won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
1936 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Iowa
18
7
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs. North Dakota State
40
7
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Ohio State
14
13
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Illinois
13
2
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Minnesota
6
0
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Wisconsin
26
18
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Michigan
9
0
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Notre Dame
6
26
L
1936 Season Totals
Record 7-1
Points Scored 132
Scoring Average 16.5
Points Allowed 73
Defense Average 9.1
Opponents Record 28-26
Conference Record 6-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 2-1
1936 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
7 7-1-0
AP
1936 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1936 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.