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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: Richard E. Dick Hanley
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1875  <-- 1929 <- 1930 -> 1931 --> 2024
1930 Season Highlights
 Richard E. Dick Hanley enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 The Wildcats won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1930 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Tulane  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Ohio State  19   2   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Illinois  32   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Centre  45   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Minnesota  27   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Indiana  25   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Wisconsin  20   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Notre Dame  0   14   L       
 
1930 Season Totals
  Record7-1
  Points Scored182
  Scoring Average22.8
  Points Allowed36
  Defense Average4.5
  Opponents Record37-19
  Conference Record5-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record3-0
1930 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1930 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 3-4-112681 1-31248  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Indiana 2-5-128121 1-3760  Harlan O. Pat Page
Illinois 3-57897 0-41684  Robert C. Zuppke
Northwestern 7-118236 5-012315  Richard E. Dick Hanley
Michigan 8-0-111123 4-04920  Harry G. Kipke
Purdue 6-215041 3-27127  Noble E. Kizer
Ohio State 5-2-113948 2-2-13741  Sam S. Willaman
Wisconsin 6-2-122740 1-2-12727  Glenn F. Thistlethwaite
Iowa 4-48874 0-1020  Burt Ingwersen

1930 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1930 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.