1938 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season

1938 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record4–2–2 (2–1–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Pappy Waldorf (4th season)
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPBob Voigts
CaptainCleo Diehl[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Minnesota $ 4 1 0 6 2 0
No. 16 Michigan 3 1 1 6 1 1
Purdue 3 1 1 5 1 2
No. 17 Northwestern 2 1 2 4 2 2
Wisconsin 3 2 0 5 3 0
Ohio State 3 2 1 4 3 1
Illinois 2 3 0 3 5 0
Iowa 1 3 1 1 6 1
Indiana 1 4 0 1 6 1
Chicago 0 4 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 4–2–2 record (2–1–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Kansas State*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 21–035,000
October 8Drake*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 33–0
October 15Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
T 0–038,000[3]
October 22at IllinoisNo. 18
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 13–037,000
October 29No. 2 MinnesotaNo. 12
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 6–348,000
November 5WisconsinNo. 7
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 13–20
November 12at No. 18 MichiganNo. 17
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
T 0–071,010
November 19No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 16
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 7–946,348
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 146. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1938 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Wildcats Held To Scoreless Tie By Buckeye Eleven". Daily Press. Associated Press. October 16, 1938. p. 2C. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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