Northwestern Football Team History
Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851 Stadium: Ryan Field Capacity: 47,130 Colors: Purple & White Coach: Robert W. Bob Voigts Conference: Big 10-
1950 Season Highlights
Robert W. Bob Voigts enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
1950 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Iowa State
23
13
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Navy
22
0
W
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Minnesota
13
6
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Pittsburgh
28
23
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Wisconsin
13
14
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Ohio State
0
32
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Purdue
19
14
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Michigan
23
34
L
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Illinois
14
7
W
1950 Season Totals
Record 6-3
Points Scored 155
Scoring Average 17.2
Points Allowed 143
Defense Average 15.9
Opponents Record 35-45
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 2-2
1950 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1950 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1950 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
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