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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  <-- 1943 <- 1944 -> 1945 --> 2024
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
  Record1-7 -1
  Points Scored102
  Scoring Average11.3
  Points Allowed160
  Defense Average17.8
  Opponents Record41-25
  Conference Record0-5
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record0-2 -1
1944 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1944 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Indiana 7-329279 4-311979  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois 5-4-1273149 3-3122105  Ray Eliot
Minnesota 5-3-1225162 3-2-1134116  George W. Hauser
Ohio State 9-028779 6-015354  Carroll C. Widdoes
Michigan 8-220491 5-213765  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Purdue 5-5207166 4-214387  Cecil Isbell
Wisconsin 3-6112180 2-466110  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa 1-753240 0-620204  Ed Slip Madigan
Northwestern 1-7-1102160 0-5-140114  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf

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 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.