1941 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 11
Record5–3 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPAlf Bauman
CaptainFloyd Chambers[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Michigan 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
No. 13 Ohio State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Northwestern 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Iowa 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Purdue 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Illinois 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Northwestern Wildcats team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 5–3 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten.[2]

Four Northwestern players received honors on the 1941 All-Big Ten Conference football team: tackle Alf Bauman (AP-1; UP-1); end Bob Motl (AP-1; UP-2); halfback Otto Graham (AP-2); and guard George Zorich (UP-2).[3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Kansas State*
W 51–340,000[5]
October 11Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 41–1440,000[6]
October 18No. 6 MichiganNo. 5
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 7–1447,000[7][8]
October 25at No. 11 Ohio StateNo. 13
W 14–771,896[9]
November 1at No. 1 MinnesotaNo. 9
L 7–864,464[10]
November 8IndianaNo. 10
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 20–1435,000[11]
November 15No. 5 Notre Dame*No. 8
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 6–748,000[12]
November 22IllinoisNo. 10
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 27–026,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1941 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
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AP5 (1)13910810911

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 147. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1941 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Four Minnesotans On Big Ten Team". The Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. AP. November 27, 1941. p. 16.
  4. ^ "Eleven Best in Big Ten Circles on Honor Rolls". Freeport Journal-Standard. Freeport, Illinois. November 21, 1941. p. 13.
  5. ^ Edward Burns (October 5, 1941). "Wildcats Rout Kansas State Eleven, 51 To 3". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Arch Ward (October 12, 1941). "Wildcats Roll Over in 2d Half, 41-14". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Wilfrid Smith (November 2, 1941). "Michigan Passes Beat Northwestern, 14-7: Kuzma Tosses Twice to Score for Wolverine; Fraumann, Rogers Cross Goal". Chicago Tribune – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Michigan Victor on Long Pass, 14-7; Kuzma's 2 Touchdown Tosses, Second Gaining 46 Yards, Defeat Northwestern". The New York Times (AP story). October 19, 1941.
  9. ^ Wilfrid Smith (October 26, 1941). "Wildcats Beat Ohio State On Passes, 14 to 7: Otto Graham Pitches for 2 Touchdowns". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Charles Johnson (November 2, 1941). "Gophers Cage Wildcats, 8-7". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Irving Vaughan (November 9, 1941). "Northwestern Subdues Indiana and Billy Hillenbrand, 20 to 14". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Edward Burns (November 16, 1941). "Notre Dame Wins, 7 to 6; Blocks N.U.'s Kick: Strategic Play Blocks N.U.'s Extra Point Kick, Wins for Irish". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Irving Vaughan (November 23, 1941). "Northwestern Whips Illinois, 27-0: DeCorrevont's 3 Touchdowns Lead Wildcats". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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