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-
1944 Season Highlights
Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
1944 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. DePauw
62
0
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Wisconsin
6
7
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Great Lakes Navy
0
25
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Michigan
0
27
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Indiana
7
14
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Minnesota
14
14
T
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Purdue
7
27
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Notre Dame
0
21
L
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Illinois
6
25
L
1944 Season Totals
Record 1-7
-1
Points Scored 102
Scoring Average 11.3
Points Allowed 160
Defense Average 17.8
Opponents Record 41-25
Conference Record 0-5
Home Record 1-5
Away Record 0-2
-1
1944 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1944 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1944 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 college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.