1936 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1936 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten champion
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP No. 7
1936 record 7–1 (6–0 Big Ten)
Head coach Pappy Waldorf (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Single wing
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1936 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7 Northwestern $ 6 0 0     7 1 0
#1 Minnesota 4 1 0     7 1 0
Ohio State 4 1 0     5 3 0
Indiana 3 1 1     5 2 1
Purdue 3 1 1     5 2 1
Illinois 2 2 1     4 3 1
Chicago 1 4 0     2 5 1
Iowa 0 4 1     3 4 1
Wisconsin 0 4 0     2 6 0
Michigan 0 5 0     1 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 7–1 record (6–0 against Big Ten Conference opponents), won the Big Ten championship, outscored their opponents by a combined total of 132 to 73, and were ranked #7 in the final AP Poll. Their only loss came on the last day of the season against Notre Dame.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 3, 1931 Iowa Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL W 18–7  
October 10, 1936 North Dakota State* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 40–7  
October 17, 1936 Ohio State Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 14–13  
October 24, 1936 at Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 13–2  
October 31, 1936 Minnesota Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 6–0  
November 7, 1936 Wisconsin Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 26–18  
November 14, 1936 at Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI W 9–0  
November 21, 1936 at Notre Dame* Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN L 6–26  
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. "Northwestern Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
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