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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: Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1875  <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024
1939 Season Highlights
 Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 
1939 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Oklahoma  0   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Ohio State  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Wisconsin  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Illinois  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Minnesota  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Purdue  0   3   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Notre Dame  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Iowa  7   7   T       
 
1939 Season Totals
  Record3-4 -1
  Points Scored47
  Scoring Average5.9
  Points Allowed67
  Defense Average8.4
  Opponents Record35-24
  Conference Record3-2
  Home Record2-2 -1
  Away Record1-2
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1939 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 3-4-17574 2-32948  Robert C. Zuppke
Minnesota 3-4-115482 2-3-19276  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Indiana 2-4-27096 2-35669  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Iowa 6-1-113091 4-1-18285  Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Ohio State 6-218964 4-19541  Francis A. Schmidt
Northwestern 3-4-14767 3-2-14737  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Michigan 6-221994 2-26257  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Purdue 3-3-25653 2-1-23030  Allen H. Mal Elward
Wisconsin 1-6-154113 0-5-13383  Harry A. Stuhldreher

1939 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1939 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.